24th May 2022

Minutes of Parish meeting held 24th May 2022 in the village hall of Aby

Attendees: T Wood (Chairman), D Stovin (Vice Chairman), P Parker, G Parker, M Wood, M Steed,

J Wilkinson (RFO), M Steed (Clerk)

No members of the public attended.

Public Meeting

Correspondence received from Aby Fly Fishers suggesting that the parish council

make a request to erect signage to highlight soft verges or to give way to on coming traffic

signs.

An email to be drafted and sent to highways regarding this matter - Action T Wood

Parish Council Meeting

19.     Chair welcome and open meeting

20.      Apologies. 

           No apologies.

21.    Approve previous minutes (03/03/22).

         Minutes approved.    

22.    Matters arising from previous minutes:

         9a. Organise re-opening of bank account/mandates for new signatures. - Completed

         9e. Locate deeds and lease for the Village Hall. - Action D Stovin

               Obtained contact though LALC. Enquiries made to solicitor who specialises in

               deeds for communities. Costing to be sort.

         10. Financial Matters - Following Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2020/21

                documents – Approved documents scanned and sent to Governance office. – Completed

          12. Approve Policies. -  All policies were approved.

          16. Bus stop update

                Seeking a written report from Senior Transport Offer Samantha Flacks who has declined

                 our request to move the bus stop verbally. 

           18. Community Awareness.

                 Notices to be placed around the village and on Facebook to ask the community to inform

                 Parish Council of any fireworks happening - Action T Wood

           19. Old Parish Council Documents.    

                 Obtained LALC Retention Document policy. To sort through the boxes of old documents to

                 see what can be shredded as per retention document policy.

                 - Action M Steed (Mrs) & T Wood                

23.    Financial Matters.

          a. Approved/signed Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2021/22 documents.    

          AGAR Certificate of Exemption, AGAR Annual Governance Statement,AGAR Accounting

          Statements & Notice of Public Rights & Publication of AGAR

          b. Discuss payment for grass cutting

           Discussed and agreed £100 contribution to be made to J Milligan

          c. Payment of contribution to be approved - N. Jebbett £30 (internal audit fee)

          Approved

24.    Parish Council website.

         Parish Council website now up and running however some elements are still under

         development.               

25.    Planning applications.

         Update on Quarry - Two applications were made and have since been rejected by the 

         District Council

         Belleau Bridge Trout Farm - Parish Councillors accepted the application

26.    Guest invites for future PC meetings.

          It was discussed that Cllr. A Grist and Cllr. C Mathews be invited to our next meeting.

27.    Neighbourhood watch.

         It was discussed that we could make enquires to whether ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ is

         something that still happens. - Action T Wood

28.    Defibrillator Training.

         Enquires made to see if a training course can be completed at the village hall for any

         residents in the village.  Waiting on confirmation.

29.    Relationship between Village Hall and Parish Council.

          Discussed as part of matters arising 9e.

30.    Trustees.

          Discussed as part of matters arising 9e.

31.    Queens Platinum Jubilee.

         Funding was made available to all Parish Councils in the East Lindsey district for the Queens

         Platinum Jubilee or Community enhancements.  We managed to secure a grant of £1000.              

         Discussion held for allocation of monies. The decision was agreed to buy a re-cycled plastic

         bench (sustainable material) and plaque commemorating the Platinum Jubilee, for placement

         in the village green. The balance of the monies to go to the village hall project to replace the

          doors and windows. 

         To investigate cost.  Action M Steed (Mr)

    

30.    Date of next meeting

         6th July 2022 at 6.45pm