MINUTES OF GEDNEY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD AT GEDNEY VICTORY HALL ON
APRIL 12th 2022
Presiding
over the meeting, Cllr Rollings
In
Attendance:
Cllr
Reynolds, Cllr Shaw, Cllr Buddle, Cllr Young, County Cllr Coupland, a member of
the Press,
5
members of the public and Mrs J Ripley, Parish Clerk.
(GDE
= Gedney Drove End WMP = Walker Memorial Park QMNR = Queen Mother Nature
Reserve)
(GDVG
= Gedney Dyke Village Green)
During
a short public forum, permission was sought to place a Christmas tree on the Green
in Gedney Dyke next to the children’s play area for Christmas 2022 and for
Council to continue with this in future years.
This item will be placed on
the May meeting agenda.
3
members of the public left the meeting 7.05pm
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155.21 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
with reasons : Cllr
Hammersley sent his apologies and Council RESOLVED to accept them. 156.21 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
- to receive Declarations of Interest
in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and to consider any applications for
dispensation. None. 157.21 SIGNING OF THE MINUTES Clerk’s
Notes from the meeting on 8th March 2022 were taken as read and
signed as minutes by the Chairman. 158.21 TO RESOLVE ON CO_OPTION TO COUNCIL Item was
deferred to Closed session. 159.21 TO CONSIDER PLANNING
MATTERS AND RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY *H06-0254-22 Mr Baxter, Field
Bungalow, Blazegate,
Gedney Demolition
of bungalow and erection of replacement 3 bed bungalow with associated garage
with hard and soft landscaping - re-submission of H06-1264-21 Council prefers the proposal for
one bungalow, however, do still have concerns over flood risk *H06-0134-22
Mr Hay, Caudwell Farms, adj Park View, Dawsmere Rd Residential
development ( Amendments) Following the amendments to this application Council
remove the objection on overshadowing. However,
they do still request the materials are more in keeping with the surrounding
properties. H06-0304-22 Mr & Mrs
Constantinou, 88 Gedney Rd, Long Sutton Demolition
of utility and proposed extension to form dining room & alterations to
include new pitched roof, replace tiles to existing dwelling, cedar cladding
to parts of house & garage and replacement windows and doors Council has no objections to this
application H06-1210-21 Mr M Godfrey/GCM Plant
Hire, Rear of Station House , Station Rd, Gedney Storage
compound & storage building & offices associated with existing B1 Use
– retrospective Council request more information
and clarity on this application and the plans H06-0334-22 Mrs S Smith, Montana
House, 2 Churchgate Mews, Gedney Use of site for the keeping of
more than 6 dogs – retrospective Council object to this
application, they consider the number of canines requested to be too many for
the positioning of this property within a residential area. 3
members of the public re-entered the meeting
7.10pm Approval by South Holland District
Council: H06-0806-21 JEPCO, Norfolk House
Farm, Main Rd, GDE Proposed
greenhouse with reservoir and fencing H06-0073-22 Mr & Mrs Goose,
Old School House, Church St Dawsmere Conversion
of building H06-0134-22 Mr Hay, Caudwell
Farms, adj
Park View, Dawsmere Rd Residential
development H06-0154-22
Mr Scholl, Harford Gate Cottage, Harford Gate, Gedney Renovations & alterations to
dwelling Approval
by LCC: Refusals
by South Holland District Council: H06-0132-22
Mr Hay, Caudwell Farms, Marsh Lane, GDE Change of use of barn to 2
dwellings H06-0133-22 Mr Hay, Caudwell
Farms, adj Birchwood, Dawsmere Rd Residential
development Withdrawn:
None Appeals:
None 160.21 CLERKS REPORT The
Clerk advised: All
correspondence from the March meeting has been dealt with. NALC
salary scales for cost-of-living increase 2021 have now been agreed and
issued. This has been implemented and back dated to April 2021.
The
Gravel has been delivered to Mr Disdel for
maintenance of parking area at Dawsmere Cemetery. The
new LGA Code of Conduct is due for discussion and possible adoption by SHDC at their May meeting. SHDC
will then inform their Parish Councils to do the same. VAT
refund application has been submitted for the previous financial year. 1612.21 REPORT TO COUNCIL FROM OUTSIDE BODIES Three reports on Platinum Jubilee
committee meetings attached 162.21 TO CONSIDER FINANCIAL MATTERS AND RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY a.
Items for payment under section 137: None b. Accounts for payment
Cllr Reynolds proposed payments
be made as put before them, Cllr Buddle seconded, Item RESOLVED. Cllrs Rollings & Shaw checked
and signed payments c.
Money in: Cemetery £800. Allotment rent £1163.50 d.
Year End bank reconciliation and spend against budget- circulated Cllr
Buddle checked the bank reconciliation against the bank statements. e.
To sign off Year End accounts Council
RESOLVED to sign of Year End Accounts as put before the. The Chairman signed
them. 3
members of the public left the meeting 7.25pm 163.21
TO CONSIDER CORRESPONDENCE AND RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY E Mail Anglian
Water – Payment information for web site SHDC
Planning - Information on when and how
to apply for s106 money Santec – Flood
risk study (circulated) Letter Burial
Booking – Private SHIDB –
Access for maintenance information Richard
King Memorials – Memorial application (item -10a) Barclays
bank – Statements 164.21 TO CONSIDER PARISH COUNCIL
RESPONSIBILITES AND RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY a. Cemetery- To discuss walkway: Following a discussion, it was
RESOLVED that Council meet at the cemetery at 6.30pm on May 10th For a site visit prior to the
Council meeting. Memorial applications: All
applications were agreed. b. Walker Memorial Park To discuss new swings: Due to discussing quotations this
item was deferred to closed session. Basketball facilities have been
requested also by the children of the village,
Councill RESOLVED against this. c. Queen Mother Nature Reserve. Council RESOLVED to open large
parking area as ground is now firm. d. Gedney Dyke Village Green Play
Area : All fine e. Allotments – All rent invoices
have been sent out for April 2022 f. Any Other area: 165.21
CONSULTATIONS None 166.21 HIGHWAYS & FOOTWAYS a. Update on outstanding matters Report from Cllr Hammersley: There have been a further 8
reports on Fix- My-Street for the Gedney Parish. The item that was raised by the
Chair at the March Meeting, namely the holes at Engine Dyke, was reported.
The latest update was 28th March work is scheduled to
be carried out. No date was mentioned , the local residents are not happy
with the situation so hopefully it will not be too long. b. To report any new matters. The Clerk informed Council that
Engine Dyke would be closed for – Drainage works and repair Broken pipes 9/5/22 to 20/5/22 167.22 TO DISCUSS QUEENS PLATINUM
JUBILEE AND RESOLVE ACCORDINGLY Proposed way of paying grant to
committees was discussed. 168.21 DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
10th May at Gedney Drove End Village Hall 7pm 169.21 To Resolve for the council
to move into closed session for discussion of the following agenda items. Due to the confidential nature of
the business to be transacted. This was proposed, seconded and
RESOLVED County Cllr Coupland, member of press
and the public left the meeting at 7.45pm Item 164.21 b Council RESOLVED to
apply to the Windcluster fund for a grant to
purchase and instal A set of swings and a swing basket
along with safety matting. Three quotations were considered and the Quotation from Wicksteed
at £8389.80 was chosen. District Cllr Reynolds has kindly agreed to give a
grant towards this project. Item 158.21 The Clerk read out two
co-option applications, a discussion was had and both applicants were invited
to answer questions. Council RESOLVED to Co-opt Mr L
Marchant and Mr K Riley. There
being no more business to transact the meeting closed at 8.10pm Signed
Date Chairman Reports
on Meeting of Gedney Jubilee Committee 28th
March 2022 12 people attended including me representing the
GPC. A Committee was formed with me as a member to formulate and progress the
ideas for the Jubilee celebrations for HM the Queen. After various ideas were proposed and discussed
it was finally decided that there will be a picnic held on Sunday 5th June
2022 from 12 noon to 5 pm. The Sunday was chosen as Fleet are having their
event on the Saturday and this will avoid a clash of events. Those attending
will be asked to bring their own food and drink including alcohol if desired
and blankets or garden chairs to sit upon. It is hoped that refreshments (but
not alcohol) will be available at the venue but that has yet to be finalised.
By allowing visitors to bring their own alcohol the organisers will not need
to apply for an alcohol licence. Visitors to the event will be allowed to
bring their dogs if they so desire but they should be kept on a lead. It was
mentioned that they did not expect any other animals to attend. (I am looking
for a suitable time to tell Alfie that he will not be going.)
Entertainment will be supplied by the music
provider who was used at last year's fete. There will be a Childrens' fancy dress
competition as well as an adult Jubilee Crown competition held at 3pm.There
will be a number of free games for the children to play to keep them amused
with small prizes to be won. Flags, bunting and decorations will need to be
sourced and obtained. Two of the committee with experience are producing a
flyer and once it is agreed then between 1500 and 2000 will need to be
printed off for distribution. The event will be displayed on Facebook and
other social media platforms and the Voice newspaper will be approached to do
an editorial on the event. I was asked about any funding available from the
PC and I explained that the PC had voted on giving a £250 donation to any
event held in the parish and felt sure that this would be honoured. It was
stressed that this event is for the whole of Gedney and people from all over
the parish are welcome to attend and celebrate such a momentous
occasion. There is a follow up meeting on the 11th April
which I shall be attending to assess the progress of each point raised and
the committee has exchanged phone numbers and emails to keep in touch. It is
aimed to get the flyers out to the people of Gedney Parish by the 2nd week in May. If any PC member would like to attend the meeting you would be more than welcomed and if you have
any ideas or suggestions that could help the event be a success please let me
know. 11th April 2022 I attended the second meeting of the above
committee last evening. Various plans were agreed and items such as
bunting, flags etc were sourced and priced up. The games for the children
were agreed and the supplying of the music was discussed. The two flyers were
looked at in detail and a mix of the two was agreed as the best way to
publicise the event. It should be noted that a few of the committee
members represent Gedney Dyke as they view this event as including their area
which is why there is not separate event being planned by the residents
there. The Chairman of the committee will be getting in
touch with Jane regarding what will be required by the PC to access the
£250.00 donation towards the events costs. The next meeting will be
on the 16th May at 7pm and I will be in attendance. All in all things are
progressing well and it should be a good event to honour HM the Queen. Cllr
A Hammersley
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Report on Meeting of Gedney Drove
End Jubilee Committee
All plans coming together.
Celebrations will start at Midday on Saturday June 4th
There will be a dog show
Face Painting
Childrens Competitions
Craft Stalls
Cake stall
The Ice cream man will be at the site for 2Hrs
At 3pm. Free Tea will be served.
In the evening the Pub Is Hosting a BBQ.(Not Free)
People are donating strawberries, lettuce, cakes and scones. and a. Raffle prize.
A local lad Is doing a 8 mile sponsored run round the village proceeds going to the Jubilee Celebration Fund .
A first aider will be in attendance.
The Parish Council is being asked to donate a grant of £250 to buy the bunting table cloths napkins flags etc. ( all of which will be saved and used at a later date i.e Coronation)
Will Attend next Meeting And update you all on that.