2024-25 Parish Council Minutes of Meetings

Coningsby Town Council Meeting  

June 27th at 7:30pm in Coningsby Community Hall 

In attendance with Councillor Mathew Mason as chair, Cllrs: Amanda Bowen, Paddy Donnellan, Dick Johnson, Tabby Bannister, Tracey Firth, Kevin Moorhouse, Ruth Sharples  and Mary Walker. 

Clerk – Kathy Roberts 

Deputy Clerk – Sarah-Louise Kulwicki 

District Councillor James Knowles 

County Councillor Tom Ashton 
 
Three members of public in attendance – no public forum required observers only.  

One minute silence was held in memory of Joan Roseveare MBE who served as the clerk to the council and has sadly passed away, also remembering Ben Bennett who passed away last month, Coningsby Cobbler and former councillor. 

The meeting opened at 7:30pm  

1.   Welcome from Chairman.  

Chairman thanked everyone for attending 

2.   To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Town Clerk prior to the meeting.  

Apologies received and accepted from Cllr Waites, Olive and  District Cllr Foster. Nothing received from Cllr A. Hall. 

3.   To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests and any written requests for dispensation. 

Cllr Mason declared an interest on item 7 as this is in close proximity to his home residence. 

4.   Notes previously circulated from 23rd May 2024 meeting – to resolve as correct record of meeting. 

Proposed by Cllr Donnellan and Seconded by Cllr Bowen and Resolved to approve the notes as a true and correct record of the meeting. Chairman signed and dated the minutes.

5.   Reports from County Councillor & District Councillors 

Cllr Knowles also wished to record his condolences to Mrs Roseveare MBE remembering also the sad loss of Sq Mark Long who died in the tragic Spitfire accident.

Cllr Ashton reported that the consultation for Hawthorn Hill currently out. He also told the council that the meeting with the EA and their repairs to the River Bain look to be effective and had been engineered in a very thorough way. He told the council that he will get back to them about the flooding on the footpath near the church and he told all that the parking issues at the ginger cow are being investigated and the council are looking at no loading enforcement but this would go to consultation. 

6.   Finances - to approve future and retrospective payments and note income received by Council as listed for June 2024 details with Councillors including bank reconciliation for previous month.  

Proposed by Cllr Bowen and Seconded by Cllr Bannister and Resolved. 

Income 

7.   Hawthorn Hill, Dogdyke Road Speed reductions – documents emailed to councillors 

Cllr Moorhouse Proposed that the speed limit be changed to 40mph not 50mph. 

Cllr Bowen Proposed that the speed limit be the 40mph as in the consultation, Seconded by 

Cllr Johnson and Resolved.  Council will reply full support for the proposals as stated on documents and maps provided. 

8.   Youth Club – update and information on progress D of E scheme. 

Cllr Bowen reported that the scheme should be going live on the 1st July. 

9.   Planning applications and decisions – one application had been issued today extension to Silver Street Dentist. 

10.   Report from Football Club / Council sports & field group – notes 

Proposed by Cllr Johnson and Seconded by Cllr Walker and Resolved that Coningsby FC fee be increased to £1,300.00 

11.   Report from HR & Finance – notes with Councillors 

Proposed by Cllr Mason that the clerk’s contract be approved, seconded by Cllr Bowen and Resolved. The clerk was asked to carry out the new staff members review and ensure he gets a risk assessment for litter picking. 

12.   Report and feedback from Cemetery group – Clerk to allocate jobs identified during the walk around, including to investigate the grass cutting contract to see what the current contractors should be doing. The clerk was asked to get some prices for the hedge cutting to the back of the hedges, possibly a farmer with a small flail? 3 gravestones were identified as unstable, clerk has tried to find owners unsuccessfully to date. Cllr Donnellan has offered to clean and paint the front wall railings in his free time. Fees discussed – no increases. Removal of additional items on the Ashes scattered plot nothing more than a name plate allowed. Signage to be provided to explain this.

13.   Report from meeting held with Tattershall with Thorpe Cllrs.  

See notes, the clerk was asked to add this to the next council meeting agenda for further discussion.

14.   Clerks report  

1.   Asset transfer – valuations are being done on the grounds. 

2.   Lease documents for Hall car park – with solicitors  

3.   Custodian Trustee documents – with solicitors  

4.   Land Registry – Comm Hall 

5.   Additional areas of grass cutting added by LCC -increase in payments.  

6.   Smiths maintenance contracts signed 5 year plan as agreed bi-monthly visits. 

7.   The clerk was asked to get in touch with the allotments manager and arrange a meeting. 

8.   Cllr Johnson reported to the council the Coningsby Charities financial situation and the chairman signed the documents. 

9.   The clerk was asked to get some prices to repair the underbite on the skate park.