2019 Annual Parish Meeting

Minutes of Waddingham Annual Parish Meeting on Wednesday 8th May 2019 in the Jubilee Hall

The Annual Parish Meting was help in the Jubilee Hall under the Chairmanship of Councillor Lauretta Williams. Fifteen electors were in attendance.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read with no response from the Parishioners.

The financial report was given with no response from the parishioners.

The Chairman gave her report for the year which included the following  that had occurred in the Parish in the last year.

Chairman’s Report 

The members of the Parish Council remain the same as the previous year and they attended 8 Parish council meetings through the year. The agendas and minutes of these meetings are available on the parish website. As all of the Parish Council applied to be elected for a further term and no one else, no election was required and the Parish Council has the same members for the next four years.

A request of £8000 for the Parish Council Precept for 2018-2019 was made and granted by West Lindsey District Council. The council now has a good contingency fund. 

The Annual Return of Accounts for Waddingham Parish council is currently being internally audited.

The grass cutting contact has been awarded to Martyn Snell  for the next three years and due to the earlier tendering process he has been able to start the cuts earlier and so the village green is looking as we would like it to. There have been problems with damage caused by chafer grubs and the council is investigating the best way to deal with this.

A survey of the trees that the Parish has responsibility for was carried out and the report is available on the website. All the trees were deemed to be in good condition.

The flood relief channel has been regularly assessed throughout the year. We are aware of a slippage in the bank and we are tendering for quotes to deal with this.

The policies and orders have been reviewed, approved and adopted as required.

There continue to be concerns raised by the public about the Flood Risk designation of areas in the Parish. We are now waiting for the scheduled review of the area by the Environment agency.

The first project paid for by the Constable Ings fund was carried out leading to a beautiful display of daffodils along the beck. We encourage anyone with an idea for a project to improve the environment in the Parish to apply for funding to carry it out. Details for how to apply are on the website.

The new noticeboard has been installed.

The council have been supporting the residents of Redbourne road to try to improve the road safety on this road. 

There were two planning applications for major developments within the Parish this year. Public meetings were hosted by the Parish Council about both and lengthy responses were written and submitted on behalf of the Parish by some members of the council. 

The Neighbourhood Plan is now in its consultation phase. There will be a public meeting in the village hall on Saturday 11th May 2-4pm. This is your chance to make your views known. 

During the consultation there were some concerns raised about the facilities in the parish and their sustainability. Following a public meeting it was decided to apply for the Marquis of Granby Public house to be made an Asset of Community Value. This was completed by some members of the parish council.  

The Chair thanked the councillors and the clerk for their continued hard work for the Parish this year.

The meeting closed at 7pm