03 March 2025

Notice of the Meeting of Billinghay Parish Council      

Dear Councillor

You are hereby summoned to a meeting of Billinghay Parish Council which will be held at the schoolroom Billinghay Methodist Church, Victoria Street on Monday 3 March 2025 at 7pm. Public and press are welcome to attend for a short session prior to the meeting.

Signed:  

H. Key

Parish Clerk/RFO

Date:

26 February 2025

AGENDA

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

2. 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.

3. To elect a vice-chair.

4. To receive reports from County and District Councillors.

5. To accept the notes from the Meeting held 3 February 2025 as Minutes and a true record.

6. Matters arising and Clerk’s reports, (details forwarded prior to the meeting).

7. Correspondence items forwarded prior to the meeting:

NALC Bulletins, LALC Bulletins, Keep Britain Tidy, Citizens Advice Mid Lincolnshire donation email.

8. Finance

a. To approve the payments made during February 2025 (list circulated to Cllrs prior to the meeting).

b. To approve the grass cutting contract for the playing field. (Details forwarded to Cllrs prior to the meeting).

c. To approve the continuation of the LCC Parish Verge Agreement Scheme. (Details forwarded prior to the meeting).

d. To consider the quotations for the Grass Cutting Tender. (Details forwarded prior to the meeting).

e. To approve the purchase of weed killer for use in the Walcott Road cemetery, unused ashes areas 3 and 4.

f.  To consider the price increase of the room hire for the meetings held at the Methodist Church. (Details forwarded prior to the meeting).

g. To consider providing the refreshments for the Bernard Gilbert Day.

h. To approve the purchase of concrete for re-positioning the Zoetrope moved from the old cemetery.

9.  Planning Applications to consider as a Statutory consultee (as detailed below and those received after publication of the agenda which require a decision before the next meeting).

25/0187/VARCON Vary Condition 7 Land to The Rear Of 14 Walcott Road  

10. To report on risk assessment/safety checks. Reports from Cllr where applicable.

11. LCC Highways updates.   

Road Closures 10/03/2025 – 28/03/2025

Green Drove (Between Fen Road and Skirth Road)

First Hurn Drove (Between Skirth Road and a point 700m East)

Parson Drove (Between First Hurn Drove and Williamson Drove)

Williamson Drove

12. To consider the installation of a sign at the Walcott Road cemetery to mark a Commonwealth War Grave.

13. To discuss the arrangements for the Annual Parish Meeting.

14. Reports from Councillors and any agenda items for the next meeting.

Billinghay Parish Office ∙Ringmoor Close ∙Ringmoor House ∙Billinghay ∙Lincs ∙LN4 4EY  info@billinghay-pc.gov.uk   07483 346143 Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.