Meetings 2025

Agenda February 2025

Members of Rippingale Parish Council are hereby summoned to attend the Meeting on

10th February 2025 at 7.00 pm at Rippingale Village Hall, Station Street, Rippingale.

 

Members of the public are invited to attend.

 

The Meeting will be preceded by a Public Forum (starting at 7.00pm for up to 15-Minutes) to allow comments and issues to be brought to the attention of the Council.   

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. The Council Meeting will commence on the conclusion of the Forum. 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 2nd  Public Forum to last around 15 minutes for any comments resulting from the Formal Meeting.

 

Laura Davies, Clerk to the Council                                                                                                                   30th January 2025

 

 

Public Forum

  • Chairman’s Opening remarks
  • Comments, Questions & Queries from Press & Public

 

Formal Meeting Agenda

  1. To receive Apologies for Absence and approve Reasons Given. 
  2. To receive any new Declarations of Interest.
  3. To approve the Minutes of the last Parish Council Meeting held on 10th February 2025

 

  1. Parish Clerk’s Report (excluding matters raised later in the Agenda)
    1. Handyman - Village notice Board repairs
    2. JPF Septic tank cleaning – ongoing
    3. Contracts
      1. Dog waste bin emptying
      2. Allotment land maintenance
    4.  Allotments request the permission for the following :
      1. two flower beds, one in the trees which measures 3m wide by 4.8m long and the other one at the bottom of plot 2 where the tire is which measures 8m wide by 14m long. Both will have some timber clearly indicating where they are. 
      2. water pipe installation on the allotment side of the fence, the tank and fenced off area with wood chippings, this is at the side of the wood chippings bay. 
      3. Self-compostable toilet near the waste area, this will also need some wood chippings around and possibly some flowers as well. 
      4.  Permission for two notice boards, located at both foot entrances

 

  1. External & Community Group Updates:
    1. County & District Council Reports – as available.
    2. Community Groups & Organisations –
      1. Village Hall Management Committee  - Village Hall Trustee policy
      2. Hospital Car Scheme
      3. RGAG 
      4. PCC
      5. Police Update
      6. Feast Committee

 

  1.  Parish Matters:
    1. Newsletter To discuss and review printing quotations
    2. JPF
      1. To review and discuss the Goal post installation
      2. To discuss the Tennis net & post repairs
      3. To discuss and review progress on the removal of old Store
      4. To review the SKDC Prosperity Fund grant update
    3. Flooding
      1. To receive an update on the manhole cover repair report to “FixMyStreet”
      2. To receive an update on issue raised to LCC about Anglian Water infiltration
      3. Sand boxes
        1. To receive an up date on the Sand delivery
        2. To receive an update on the volunteers to move sand
      4. “Road Closed” signs –
        1. To discuss the delivery from LCC
        2. To discuss the Storage location
    4. Allotments.
      1. Allotment water supply
        1. To receive an update of the Deed of Easement
        2. To discuss and review the alternative quotes for on-site pipework
        3. To receive an Anglian Water updated quote for Hydrant connection only
    5. Neighbourhood Plan To receive an update on the correction of drafting error in Policy HD2
    6. Overgrown Hedges
      1. To receive an update on the 84 Station St to footpath – Ivy hedge (causing damage to private fencing) and Grinder’s Lane
    7. Dykes
      1. To receive an update on the following dykes,  Grinder’s Lane/Dovecote, Dyke to rear of Linnet – ownership and action to clear, Station St East to Station - ownership and action to clear, Station St West from Allotments to A15 - ownership and action to clear
      2. To receive an update on the request to the Black Sluice quote for second clearance
    8. Community Liaison
      1. To receive an update on the Youth Engagement Initiative
      2. To receive an update on the “Street Champions”  
      3. To receive an update on the Welcome Pack – update
      4. To discuss and review SKDC & LCC actions from walkabout
    9. Planning: To receive and consider planning applications:-
      1. 13 East Street - Monitoring
      2. Willow Development – monitoring

       6.10 War Memorial To discuss update of names and maintenance of the war memorial.

 

  1. Financial Matters:
    1. Bank Accounts access
      1. To receive an update on the RPC
      2. To receive an update on the  JPFT 
    2. Financial Reports:
      1. To review FY 2024/25 Accounts to date & Approval of Expenditure
      2. To discuss and review the budget for 2025/2026
      3. Forecast

 

  1. Urgent reports or any other issues. 

 

  1. Close meeting

 

2nd Public Forum.

 

Next meeting: 10th February 2025 at 7.00pm in Rippingale Village Hall                   

Laura Davies - Parish Clerk