02 October 2025
Stickney Parish Council
The next meeting will take place on Thursday 02 October 2025 at 7.30pm in the Youth Centre, Hall Lane
There will be a 15 minute public forum prior to the commencement of the meeting when members of the public may make representations, answer questions and give evidence to the Council in respect of the business on the agenda (Standing Order 3e). Members of the public are welcome to stay for the remainder of the meeting, with the exceptions of any closed sessions, but they may not speak on any matter after the public session is closed.
Agenda
1. To accept apologies and reasons for absence
2. To receive reports from:
a. County Cllr Hume
b. District Cllrs Ashton and Jones
3. To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011
4. Notes of the meeting held on 04 September 2025 to be approved and signed as the minutes
5. Clerk’s report
6. Chairman’s report
7. To receive the External Audit Report for the year ended 31 March 2025
8. Finance Report:
a. Authority for payment:
i. Salaries (September + back pay) 1171.64
ii. Clerk’s expenses TBA
iii. Reconomy (Cemetery Skip - September) 46.20
iv. Malc Firth Landscapes (Play Area grass cutting) 63.50
v. Royal Bank of Scotland charges 4.25
vi. Haines Watts (PAYE work) 27.60
vii. Clockwise Restorations (Church clock service) 240.00
viii. Bolingbroke Deanery (October magazine) 117.00
ix. PKF Littlejohn (External Audit) TBA
b. To report balances in bank accounts
9. Planning applications received for decision at this meeting. (NB: Plans can be viewed at www.e-lindsey.gov.uk or via Parish Council website)
10. To report planning decisions received from ELDC
11. To discuss gov.uk email addresses and costs
12. Cemetery:
a. To receive report on the cemetery hedge
b. To discuss tenders received for play area and cemetery/churchyard grass cutting
13. To discuss Christmas 2025:
a. grant application update
b. Christmas tree siting in churchyard update
c. To confirm date of 2025 Christmas event
14. To receive update regarding licence for William Lovell from LCC
15. To discuss possible cycle route from Stickney to Sibsey Northlands
16. Highways:
a. To receive update on volunteers for the Community Speed Watch Scheme
b. To discuss interactive speed signs
c. Any other Highways issue
17. Play Area report and inspection report
18. To considers ‘white gates’ for the boundaries to the village
19. To consider seating in the brick bus shelter at Main Road
20. Correspondence received for this meeting – not covered on the agenda
21. Matters for next agenda
22. Date and time of next meeting:
06 November 2025 at 7.30pm Parish Council meeting with a Public Forum from 7.15pm