Minutes 8 April 2025
DONINGTON ON BAIN PARISH COUNCIL
NOTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL HELD IN THE VILLAGE HALL ON TUESDAY 8 APRIL 2025
THE MEETING WAS OPENED AT 8.00PM.
Present: Cllr K White, Cllr Kevin Main, Cllr F Beaney (until 20.50).
In Attendance: Mrs V Davies, Clerk, ELDC Cllr D Simpson.
There was one member of the public.
50.2025 APOLOGIES WITH REASONS FOR ABSENCE AND ACCEPT APOLOGIES WHERE VALID REASONS, GIVEN TO THE PARISH CLERK PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
Apologies were received and accepted from Cllr Karl Kay. Cllr David Bellamy was also absent with no apologies sent.
51.2025 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.
There were no declarations of interest.
52.2025 TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING ON 4 MARCH 2025. Proposed Cllr Beaney, seconded Cllr White approval of the minutes. Cllr White signed the minutes.
53.2025 CLERKS REPORT.
The Parish Council noted the Carry forward 31.3.25 is £15,036.10.
The Parish Council noted that it was now recommended that the parish council adopt gov.uk email addresses. There should be a parish/town council corporate email for most public communications that is in use all the time and not dependent whether an individual leaves or the post-holder changes. At the end of this new financial year 2025-26 ending 31st March 2026 in that AGAR to be issued in March 2026 local councils will need to be able to meet the following assertion Every authority must have a generic email account hosted on an authority owned domain, for example clerk@abcparishcouncil.gov.uk or
54.2025 FINANCE. TO APPROVE THE CHEQUES AND NOTE THE FINANCIAL REPORTS.
Proposed Cllr Main seconded Cllr Beaney and agreed by all Cllrs to authorise the cheques for payment.
Chq no Payee Description £
1298 LALC Membership £156.70
1299 LALC Training Membership Scheme £144.00
1301 V Davies Clerk Salary £380.16
1302 V Davies Clerk Expenses £32.43
1303 K White Travel Expenses £45.90
COM Inst Account £1,013.03 (31.3.25)
Community Account (Previously Treasurers) £14,230.07 (31.3.25)
Income.
9.1.25 Lloyds Bank Interest £0.86
9.2.25 Lloyds Bank Interest £0.89.
9.3.25 Lloyds Bank Interest £0.78
13.3.25 ELDC Grant £250.00
Cllrs noted that the bank reconciliation had been verified by Cllr White.
Cllrs noted the income v expenditure report.
DISCUSSION OF GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR PLAYGROUND
It was proposed to submit a lottery grant to replace the playground.
54.2025 FLOOD PREVENTION
A site meeting had taken place to view the situation. Witham Third had advised that consent would be needed if the culvert where to be amended. It was proposed that residents be contacted to request that they clear the part of the culvert which bordered their property.
55.2025 PLAYGROUND/MUGA
Repairs were needed to the kissing gate/fence at the playground. (two posts would need to be replaced).
MUGA
There were no issues.
56.2025 PROPOSAL TO ERECT NEW VILLAGE SIGNS
There was no update.
57.2025 SPEEDING
There was no update. This would be progressed.
58.2025 PLANNING APPLICATIONS
There were no applications.
59.2025 ALLOTMENTS
There was one vacant allotment.
61.2025 CEMETERY
There had been a recent internment in the cemetery.
62.2025 NEWSLETTER
Cllr Main would draft the newsletter entry.
63.2025 ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Cllr Main would put the agendas and notices on the noticeboard.
64.2025 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Tuesday 6 May. Annual Meeting of the Parish Meeting.
The meeting finished at 9.00 pm. THESE NOTES ARE DRAFT UNTIL ADOPTED AT THE MAY MEETING.