November 2026
GREAT LIMBER PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Wednesday 4th November 2026 at 7.00pm in the Village Hall.
Present: Cllrs S Christmas, S Acomb, S Hudson, B Moor, K Read, R Hoyle
In attendance: Cllr Lawrence, Cllr Bean and the Clerk.
No members of the public were present
1. Co-option of Councillor: It was proposed, seconded and RESOLVED to co-opt Rosemary Hoyle onto the council
2. Apologies for absence and reasons given: Cllrs S Bedford, O Bierley, S Anderson
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 2nd September 2026: The minutes were approved and signed as a true record.
5. Chairman & Council's comments: The Chair reported that the shop is doing extremely well and is proving to be a great asset to the village. The Council would like to wish her every success with the venture. Thanks, were also expressed to the Brocklesby Estate for their continued support. The chair also wanted to thank the clerk, Cllr Acomb and Kenny for their work in getting the speed signs up and running. The new speed limit near the crossroads is still ongoing. They have done some speed readings, and the mean speed was 45.6mph. This result makes it a borderline case, so the matter has now been referred to the planning and regulation committee for members to decide on the limit for this site.
6. Clerk's Report on matters outstanding: nothing to report
7. LCC Report: Cllr Bean said he was disappointed that our grant application for the maintenance work on the pond had been declined but thought he would be able to offer a contribution towards it. The work on the footpaths is still ongoing.
8. WLDC Report: Cllr Bierley’s report had been received. There is a consultation on the green bin service provided by West Lindsey. They are consulting on whether to extend the service to run throughout the year.
9. Finance
- Accounts for payment: Staff Costs August £311.99, Staff Costs September £278.71, AJ Williams September £535.20, Elan City £2285.00, David Beer £100, Sign Trade Supplies £152.86, AJ Williams October £535.20
- Approve precept estimate for 27-28. The Clerk had previously circulated a budget forecast, which showed projected operating costs for the next financial year of £12,181.50. The anticipated year-end balance is £4,404.32. As the Council aims to maintain a minimum reserve of £3,000, this leaves a projected surplus of £1,404.32. Discussions took place regarding the budget and the level of precept required. It was felt that any increase should be kept to a minimum in order to avoid placing any additional financial burden on residents. It was RESOLVED to submit a precept estimate of £12,390 which is a 5.04% increase.
10. Planning: to discuss any applications: There were no planning applications to consider.
11. Parish Matters:
- Speed sign update – The speed indicator devices have been installed on High Street and Brickyard. The highest speed recorded at High Street was 108mph in a 40mph limit. The highest speed on Brickyard was 56mph in a 30mph limit. In the 10 days that the signs have
been installed they have recorded 8 vehicles travelling in excess of 80mph. The hedge between Anderson corner and the crossroads needs trimming to enable the sign to work more efficiently. The area immediately around the sign will need to be cut by hand to avoid any damage to it. Cllr Read to arrange for this work to be done.
Cllr Acomb to make enquiries to establish whether a lamp post on the High Street could be used for the sign.
- Footpath between both crossroads – Clerk to ask AJ Williams for a quote to clear this footpath
- Overgrown hedges – As a result of the letters being issued most of the residents have cut the hedges. The hedge at No 45 is still obstructing the footpath so Cllr Bean will take this to LCC for their continued action.
The meeting closed at 20:06
Meeting dates for 2027
6th January, 3rd March, 5th May, 7th July, 1st September, 3rd November