June 2022 Minutes
Brant Broughton and Stragglethorpe Parish Council
Minutes of Parish Council meeting held at The Village Hall, West Street, Brant Broughton on
23rd June 2022.
Present: Cllr M George (MG) (in the Chair), Cllrs J. Salmon (JS) and K. Salmon (KS), S. Swain (SS), and P Thornburn (PT), also Dist Cllr M Green. There was one member of the public present.
22/29: Declarations of interest: There were none.
22/30: Public time: The member of the public had nothing to raise.
Dist Cllr M Green gave a list of road closures and advised that NKDC meetings are now face to face again. There is a possibility that NKDC will let out some of their offices - there are people who will continue to work from home.
22/31: Apologies – Cllr Dunning. Noted that Karen Cain had resigned – thanks to her for all the work she did whilst a councillor.
22/32: Minutes of the meetings held on 12th May had been read, were approved, and it was unanimously resolved that they be signed.
22/33 – Church representative – it was resolved that Cllr Thornburn be appointed as Church representative in place of K Cain. He was advised that the Quakers and Wesleyan Chapel are to be included.
22/34: Trees and Rectory Field – Our application to pollard the ash tree has been approved and the contractor will do the work on 3rd/4th October.
SS advised that the two tree guards had been delivered and will be fitted on Monday next.
Benches – agreed the Glasdon’s Lowther benches are the preferred option – with 5 slats and dark brown in colour. Will need to go into concrete – Clerk to check with Glasdon best installation option. Agreed unanimously.
Clerk to ask grass cutter to add the ginnell between Robinson Place and West Street to his routine maintenance for us and to strim footpath at the side of Rectory Field up to the houses, as a “one-off”. Agreed unanimously. Clerk advised of his price increase of £7 per cut (about 10%).
22/35: Bus shelter: A suitable noticeboard has been sourced by KS. Agreed it would need to close but not lock, enabling anybody to access it. Agreed dark green aluminium and to hold 9 sheets of A4 paper. Cost about £339. Agreed unanimously to go ahead. KS will order.
The book shelves are on hold as wood is scarce.
22/36: Planning:
22/0198 – Guildford House, West Street – various additions – approved.
22/0579 – Village Hall tree works – approved.
22/0676 – tree works at The Barn, West Street – pending consideration.
22/0758 – tree works at 120A High Street, BB – pending consideration.
22/37: Code of Conduct – agreed unanimously to adopt the new Code, same as NKDC are using. Clerk to print up and circulate for approval.
22/38: Queens Platinum Jubilee (QPJ): Councillors offered their thanks to all those who organised and to all who helped with the celebrations, which were very successful. Many people turned out and £473 was raised for the Air Ambulance.
22/39: Finance:
Resolved to sign the bank reconciliation/income/expenditure sheets at 31.5.22.
Payments since last meeting: Salary and expenses £387.31; Jubilee £211.79; Internal audit £30; ICO sub £35; Zurich insurance £285.31; VH Hire £15.
22/40: Next meeting – 4th August 2022.
Meeting closed at 8.02 pm.