Agenda November 2026
Members of Rippingale Parish Council are hereby summoned to attend the Meeting on
9th November 2026 at 7.00 pm at Rippingale Village Hall, Station Street, Rippingale.
Members of the public are invited to attend.
Councillor attendance is required at this Forum. Matters requiring a further discussion and/or decision that do not appear on this Meeting Agenda will be considered for inclusion on the next Meeting Agenda. Please note that the meeting may be recorded and published in the press and/or on social media. Anyone not wishing to be filmed should sit on the back row of the public area and any such video of the Meeting must not include the back row.
Following the Meeting, or prior to any Closed Session, the Chairman will open a Public Forum to last around 15 minutes for any comments resulting from the Formal Meeting.
Laura Davies, Clerk to the Council 29th October 2026
Chairman’s Opening remarks
Public Questions, Comments or Representations. Members of the public should email the Clerk with questions, comments or representations prior to the meeting to enable research and preparation of the appropriate response, which may otherwise be deferred to the next meeting.
Formal Meeting Agenda
1. To receive Apologies for Absence and approve Reasons Given.
2. To receive any new Declarations of Interest.
3. To Consider and cooption of D Warcup
4. To approve the Minutes of the last Parish Council Meeting held on 14th September 2026
Matters arising from previous minutes (not raised elsewhere in this Agenda)
5. To review policies and procedures.
External & Community Group Updates:
6. County & District Council Reports – as available.
7. Community Groups & Organisations –
a. Village Hall Management Committee -
b. Hospital Car Scheme
c. RGAG
d. PCC
e. Police Update
f. Feast Committee
g. Jubilee Playing Field / Youth Engagement Initiative
Parish Matters
8. Hedge Cutting 2026 – to be discussed in closed session
9. Jubilee Playing Field
a. To receive an update on annual playground inspection for insurance purposes.
b. To Discuss location and placement of Yeti notice board
10. Allotments.
A. Siting for Phase 3 of the water harvesting initiative needs to be discussed and agreed.
b. Split plots should be re-measured as a priority and all plots re-measured over time.
c. Maintenance and safety of the Orchard. The large trees in the orchard need to be dramatically reduced in height and scale. The seating under one of the trees is broken, it is recommended not repairing these until the trees are deemed safe to sit under.
d. To discuss and consider new numbers for all of the plots as some are missing and others broken.
e. To discuss the vine at Plot 13 as concerns raised about light and the support structure.
11. Planning: To receive and consider planning applications:
a. B phase two consultation is open on pylons Weston Marsh to East Leicestershire https://www.nationalgrid.com/the-great-grid-upgrade/weston-marsh-to-east-leicestershire
b. Planning correspondence received.
12. Feast
a. To discuss and review the Feast Bank account
13. Other Matters
a. To receive an update on the flooding and the emergency volunteer group.
b. To discuss Parish Website, who has ability to update and what needs updating.
Financial Matters:
14. Bank Accounts
a. To receive an update on the JPFT funds transfer to a new bank
b. To discuss insurance for Trustees on JPFT – as the current cover is not considered to be adequate to protect against the potential risks of managing a public space"
15. Financial Reports:
a. To receive an update of the Expenditure in Period
b. To Approve payments
- Poppy Wreath
- Christmas Tree
c. To Discuss and review the AGAR for 2025/2026.
Closed Session
16. To appoint Hedge cutting contract for 2026/2027. Figures circulated
Public Response. Items for the next meeting and issues/points arising from discussion for future discussion.
Next meeting TBC General Meeting at 7.00pm in Rippingale Village Hall