Wednesday 19th July 2023 - 7.00pm

Bellingham Town Hall

Community Room

Agenda

Part A

Public Participation

Part B - Parish Council Meeting

1. Apologies for Absence

2. County Councillor Report - Cllr Riddle Update

3. Declarations of Interest

4. Minutes of June Meeting - to be agreed

5. Matters Arising from the Minutes

6. Planning Applications

6.1 Decision: 23/00942/LBC - GRANTED

6.2 23/00298/COU - Change of use from a plumbers business storage to a private/personal storage building. | Storage Building Bellingham Hexham Northumberland NE48 2BS

7. Finance

• 7.1 Jun-Jul income, expenses, bank balances
• 7.2 2022-2023 Audit Paperwork for Approval

8. Correspondence

9. Borderlands Updates

10. Notified reports

10.1 Cllr Irving: Hareshaw Caravan Site

11. Any urgent issues for consideration at the next meeting

12. Agreement of date of next meeting - August 16th

Clerk’s Notes to the Agenda

5. Matters arising - updates required

Clerk

• Advertise for new Cllrs
• Confirm location of dropped kerbs with NCC
• Meet with Kompan re new play area equipment
• Send Local Transport Priorities to NCC 
• Follow up with J.Riddle re Foundry Yard car park
• Invite Cllr Sanderson to meeting re Bellingham School

Cllr Dickson-Green

• Liaise with NCC re footpath towards Riverdale

Cllr Moore

• Explore options for ongoing village maintenance & respond to play area safety reports
• Play area bolts to be secured to prevent removal

6. Planning Applications

Decision: 23/00942/LBC Listed Building Consent for North View - GRANTED

7 Finance

7.1 Income and expenses - Jun-Jul

Income:

• Advertising income : £25.00
• Indoor market income: £120.00
• Honesty box: £25.85

Invoices to be paid:

• B Dickson-Green (Clerk): £212.51
• C Woodcock (Clerk): £212.51
• E Taylor (Handyman): £527.25
• Town Hall rental: £70
• DD - Wave (water rates): £28.00
• DD - N Green (Cleaning): £154.34
• CM Commercial (landscaping): £957.60
• C Holbrow (Village Maintenance): £153.24

Bank account balances as at 16/6/23:

Current account £26,990.48
Reserves Account: £11,263.16
Cemetery Maintenance Fund: £6,835.36