January 2025
GREAT LIMBER PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday, 8th January 2025 at 7pm in the Village Hall.
Present: Cllrs S. Hudson (Chairman); J Hoyle, B. Moor, S Bedford.
In attendance: District Cllr A. Lawrence; and Clerk.
Cllr S Hudson thanked everyone for coming and wished everyone a Happy New Year. Cllr Hudson spoke of the sad passing of Cllr T Robinson. Cllr Robinson was the longest serving councillor of 23 years and was responsible for organising the play area and has also recently facilitated the pond project. Discussions took place on what could be done in his memory.
Cllr S Hudson welcomed Janet Milson as the new clerk.
1. Co-option of councillor: No interest has been received for the one vacancy but now with another two potential vacancies some replacements need to be found. Cllr S Hudson asked councillors to give some thought to this
2. Apologies for absence and reasons given: C. Reed S. Christmas, apologies accepted.
Cllr O Bierley and Cllr T Smith had also sent their apologies.
3. To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011: None
4. To approve the Minutes of the last meeting held on 6th November 2024: The minutes were signed as a true record.
5. Chairman & Council's comments: The repainting of the telephone box and replacement shelves will be progressed in the spring when the weather is better. The library is well used and appreciated by the residents of the village. The speed sign needs a new power supply Cllr S Hudson is still waiting for a price. It was resolved that Cllr S Hudson could purchase this and claim the money back. Cllr Hudson thanked Cllr J Hoyle for all the work he has done whilst on the council. Cllr J Hoyle confirmed that the clerk had already taken on the Facebook page. Cllr Hoyle had brought up the gritting of the footpaths, but this is not something that the parish council has funding to do.
Cllr B Moor said that the dog bin on the corner of Brickyard had been missing for a while. Clerk to request a replacement.
6. Clerk's Report on matters outstanding:
The clerk wanted to thank Helen Pitman for her hand over which has been excellent.
7. LCC Report: Cllr Smith was not in attendance.
8. WLDC Report: Cllr Bierley's report was circulated prior to the meeting. Cllr Lawrence had nothing to add. Key points from Cllr Bierley’s report could be put on Facebook and details on how to claim from Household Support Fund are on the West Lindsey website. West Lindsey have again won the award for best refuse collection for the third year running which is a great achievement. The green bin service starts on 24th March at an annual cost of £46 for eighteen fortnightly collections.
9. Finance: to approve accounts:
Accounts for payment: Resolved to pay: J Milson £524.84; D Beer, website support £100
A letter to Nat West was signed to change the address for the bank statements.
9/24/25
10. Planning: To comment on any applications received: None.
11 Update on highways issues: None
12. Town End House, Great Limber – residents had asked about this property at the last meeting and some discussions had taken place. Cllr S Bedwell confirmed that the owner’s agent had said that the property is in a reasonable condition and has had a new roof. It requires a major renovation, and this will be done in due course. Unfortunately, it keeps getting pushed down the list as priority must be given to renovations in occupied properties. Councillors expressed concern that the property had been vacant for a few years but appreciated that discussions were needed regarding a different access to the property.
The meeting closed at 7:45pm
Date of next meeting 5/3/25