Agenda March 10th 2025
Wainfleet St Mary Parish Council
St Michaels Lane, Wainfleet St Mary, Lincs.
Dear Councillors
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Meeting of Wainfleet St Mary Parish Council will take place on Monday March10th 2025 at 18.10 in the Community Hall, St Michaels Lane, Wainfleet St Mary, PE24 4HB.
ALL COUNCILLORS ARE HEREBY SUMMONED TO ATTEND
There will be a 10-minute public forum at 18.00 when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council – your presence is also requested for this forum.
Members of the public are welcome to stay for the remainder of the meeting except for closed sessions, but they may not speak on any matter after the public session is closed.
Maureen Clarke – Parish Clerk Monday 3rd March 2025
Agenda
Owing to the leave being enjoyed by the Chair and Vice Chair invitations are invited to nominate a Councillor to chair this meeting.
Public
An opportunity for the public to ask the Council questions and to bring new observations.
County Report from LCC/ELDC Councillor W Bowkett
- Members Present
- Apologies for Absence
To receive and accept apologies for absence where valid reasons have been given.
- Declarations of Interest and Dispensation Requests
Members must declare any personal interest in any item on the agenda and state whether they are also prejudiced. In the case of personal interest, the member may speak and vote on the matter.
In the case of prejudicial interests, the member must withdraw while the matter is discussed.
4. Draft Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting Monday February 10th 2025.
To confirm the draft minutes of the General Meeting held Monday February 10th as a true record.
5. Community Hall Committee Report.
Report from the Hall Committee to update members on actions and events.
6. Clerk’s Report - To update the members on items from the previous meeting with the Clerk’s Report.
7. Working Group Reports
To discuss and agree actions and associated expenditure ``
- Allotments: Working policy and update from the Chair of the Working Group to include the drone reports.
- Grass Cutting, Trees and Hedges.
- Play Area – Questions required for survey to enable QR code and funding to be looked for.
- Community Hall
- Planning – no applications currently
- Open Spaces – Report on mole traps – may need to be removed as Grass Cutting starts in this month.
. 8. Finance and Bank Accounts
Payments for approval and signature
Banking reconciliation reports
Budget reports.
9. Request to graze the Hall Field
Contact requesting consideration to allow horses to graze the Hall Field –
Request from the Friendship group to allow a pony to meet and greet for one morning to coincide with their dates
Information emailed under separate cover with the Agenda.
10. Review of the works to be carried out at The Pinfold railings along the Steeping.
Discussion in the February public session with a request for it to be an agenda item to enter into correspondence with Lincolnshire Highways.
11. Spring and Summer Newsletter
Comments/additions/amendments to the draft of the Spring/Summer newsletter – agree date of print and distribution.
12. Correspondence.
The Ossian Transmission Infrastructure project – re-issued to amend an error in the original information.
Acknowledgement from LCC reference the A52 speed proposals
13. Items for Inclusion in the April Agenda
14. Date of next meeting.
Close of meeting
Date: 3rd March 2025
E mail: wsmpclerk@btinternet.com Website: https://wainfleet-saint-mary.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk
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