July 2021 Minutes
Kettlethorpe Parish Council
Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 5th July 2021 at 7.40 pm in Kettlethorpe
Village Hall
Present
Cllr Richard Elliott, Chairman,
Cllr Richard Barnard,
Cllr Tim O’Callaghan,
Cllr Catherine Turner,
Cllr Jez Willis,
Mr Mr. Ronald Gee, Clerk..
APOLOGIES - Cllr Lizzie Smith, D/Cllr Jane Ellis.
2. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
The minutes of the June meeting, which had been circulated to all members were proposed, seconded, and approved by the Meeting.
3. MATTERS ARISING
3.1 Local Policing issues – The June Crime Report listed 1 burglary, 6 thefts, 2 vehicle crimes and 1 criminal damage. There were no reported crimes for Kettlethorpe Parish, but in nearby Newton on Trent, offenders broke into a shed to steal a rotavator and slashed all 4 tyres of a truck parked on a driveway.
3.2 Jubilee Park
i. Park sign – Thanks were offered to the member of the Council had cleaned up and refixed the Jubilee Park wall sign.
ii. New Springies etc – It was known that the Springies required refurbishing, and some unknown person had tried to paint them, but had not made a very good job of it. It was felt that rather than spending £3,250 for Sutcliffe’s, the Council could renovate them a lot cheaper.
The meeting was also reminded that the soft pour tarmac required attention and suggested that a strip of about 8 ins to 10 ins wide would be needed to replace the original joint. The Chairman offered to check the FCC website and whether RoSPA had any contacts that they could recommend.
3.3 Highways .
i. Footpaths and Footbridge, Sallie Bank – A strong letter had been sent to LCC asking when this outstanding work would be carried out but so far, only a ‘we will reply soon’ response has been received. The Chairman recently saw someone, believed to be from LCC, checking the bridge measurements and got the impression that he was estimating repair work in readiness for the next financial period.
ii Entry to the Chicken Farm site from A1133 – a resident had reported that heavy lorries had been accessing the site very early in the morning via Marsh Lane and that construction work was being carried out in contravention of the planning regulations, despite previous Parish complaints to WLDC. An e-mail and photograph of the construction work was sent to WLDC asking that they formally instruct that work should stop immediately until the new access road is completed.
3.7 Propeller Memorial – The Chairman is to get in touch about the repair.
3.8 Parish Cemetery i. messy seat, (bird lime) - A preliminary cleaning of the seat has been carried out, but further action is required. One idea is to shift it from under the tree to another location, with a new base of concrete or paving slabs. As an alternative, it was suggested that the seat could remain in its present position and some form of readymade shelter could be provided. A check is to be made on a similar construction seen in a village garden and the clerk was to obtain prices from woodyards.
ii. Slippery path (moss) – there has been insufficient time to deal properly as help is needed to kill the moss and then scrape it off. The work is in hand.
3.9 Bird nuisance, Home Farm Close –The birds are still apparently a nuisance, perching on roofs which are turning green as a result and defecating on cars, and the remains of a dead bird have been seen nearby in the road. The Parish Council have been advised that an Environmental Officer from WLDC had visited a house on Home Farm Close in July, where written advice was left.
3.10 Newark Road – residents tipping rubbish– It was hoped that the fliers that were distributed round the area after the last meeting would have the desired effect in deterring this fly tipping.
3.11 Queen’s Jubilee event – Several ideas was were put forward for consideration, for example, a village party with mini events; individual street parties or a fun competition with the village split into two ‘lots’, South versus North. The Council could purchase gifts for the children, such as mugs, medallions, or crowns, with party packs of festive items such as bunting, flags etc. It was agreed that if there is to be some form of event, the ball must be set rolling now and not left too late.
4. CORRESPONDENCE
All relevant items were circulated during June and a full list was forwarded at the month end.
5. PLANNING
None
6. FINANCE
6.1 MKS - grass cutting services £262 + VAT – £314.40. Payment was proposed, seconded, and agreed by the meeting
6.2 PAYE and Salary - Payment of these items was agreed in accordance with the proposal made at the April 2021 meeting.
6.3 Parish Accounts – The balance at the bank to month ending 30th June 2021 is £17,823.61with an expenditure of £3,190.30.
7. MATTERS ARISING
7.1 Kettlethorpe village sign – reported by a resident as being in a poor state. To be investigated when time permits.
7.2 Community Defib service membership scheme – This scheme is to provide peace of mind to defibrillator owners by offering regular maintenance and replacement parts, but as the Chairman is already Co-ordinator of the Laughterton and District LIVES group, he already deals with much of what is on offer.. More thought is to be given to this issue.
8. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
8.1 As in previous years, August is the Council holiday month, consequently, the next meeting will take place on Monday 6th September at the usual time of 7.40 pm in Kettlethorpe Village Hall..
Meeting closed 9.10 pm