February
AUBOURN AND HADDINGTON PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on
Wednesday 1st February 2012 in the Community Heritage Room
Aubourn Clock Tower
The Chairman of the Parish Council welcomed everyone to the February meeting.
121/27/12 PUBLIC TIME
There were no members of the public.
122/27/12 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
There were apologies from Cllr. G. Phillips who had tendered his resignation as he had
moved to Leicestershire. The Council would write to thank him for his service to the
Parish Council. There were apologies from Cllr. D. Knott due to illness. These apologies
were accepted by the Council.
123/27/12 PRESENT AT THE MEETING
Cllrs. Mrs. P. Woodman MBE, M. Coulson, Mrs. N. Wetherill, County Councillor Ray
Phillips, District Councillor Sue Howe and the clerk.
124/27/12 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Cllr. Mrs Woodman declared a prejudicial interest at item 13.2 – Finance Payment of
Accounts.
125/27/12 MINUTES OF THE LAST PARISH COUNCIL MEETING & MATTERS ARISING
The minutes of the last Parish Council meeting were agreed and signed as a true record.
1. Minute 108/24/11 item 1 – Website. The Clerk had started to set-up the new parish
website on the LCC facility and Cllr. Coulson agreed to assist with the transfer of the
domain name at the appropriate time to ease access to the website.
126/27/12 COUNTY AND DISTRICT COUNCILLORS REPORTS
1. County Councillor Ray Phillips reported that he had attended the recent meeting for
parishes organised by Cllr Lewis Strange (Portfolio Holder for Waste) and LCC Officers
held at the LCC Offices following the local opposition to the possible closure of
Leadenham and Whisby HWRC’s. Cllr Mrs Woodman and the clerk had attended with a
number of other local parish council representatives. The decision on the future of these
sites would be taken by LCC on 17th February when the budget would be set. Cllr.
Phillips also reported that he had received a number of complaints about the poor state
of Moor Lane, Aubourn and this had been reported to Highways Officers. He noted that
repairs were planned to Church Road in the coming months. The Council questioned
the decision by LCC Highways to permit the installation of the bollards in front of the
house at Hillside Farm when there were limited funds in the Highways budget.
2. Cllr. Mrs Howe reported on current issues in North Kesteven including the new
website for Witham Valley Country Park, the Sleaford Half Marathon on 13th February,
RAF Cranwell tours on 23rd March and craft and design events at Sleaford and Whisby
during the half term period.
127/27/12 POLICE REPORT
PC Truelove and PCSO Mackie were in attendance and reported that there were two
crimes reported in the last month – an arrest for drink driving and theft of horse from
the Sibsey Field. The horse had since been found and returned to the owner. PC
Truelove reported on the priorities agreed at the recent Neighbourhood Panel meeting
– dealing with scrap metal issues and inconsiderate parking of vehicles.
An update was given to the police regarding the repair of the Speed Indication Device
following the recent Cluster meeting. The Council requested the deployment of the
speed gun in Aubourn when it had been re-calibrated and PC Truelove agreed to
undertake this.
The Police, County and District Councillors were thanked for their attendance and they
left the meeting.
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128/28/12 PLANNING
There were no planning matters.
129/28/12 COUNCILLOR VACANCY
The clerk had contacted NKDC to inform them of the councillor vacancy following Cllr.
Phillips resignation. They had provided a notice which had been placed in the
noticeboard to advertise the vacancy. It was agreed to advertise the vacancy in the next
edition of the Witham Staple.
130/28/12 CLOCK TOWER
1. Maintenance – the fire equipment had been serviced.
2. Lighting – Cllr. Mrs Woodman would approach some other electricians to quote for the
work.
3. Walks Leaflets – NKDC had been approached to provide a further supply of leaflets and
a quote of £75 had been suggested with the graphics time offered free of charge. The
council agreed to go ahead and the clerk would contact Sally Porter at NKDC
accordingly.
4. Open Days – dates were agreed for opening between 2pm and 4pm as follows:-
April 15th, May 13th, June 17th and July 15th.
131/28/12 HIGHWAYS MATTERS
1. Bollards at the Green at Haddington – the clerk had received an enquiry regarding the
current positioning of the bollards and vehicles cutting over the grassed area. The
Council noted that Highways had moved them to the location and that there had not
been any other reported problems with them. It was agreed that no further action
would be taken.
2. Potholes – The clerk would contact LCC Highways officers to report the bad road
surface in front of the Clock Tower on Bassingham Road.
132/28/12 WHISBY & LEADENHAM WASTE DISPOSAL SITES
This had been discussed in the earlier part of the meeting.
133/28/12 DIAMOND JUBILEE
Cllr. Mrs Woodman reported that there was a meeting planned week commencing 20th
February to discuss arrangements for the event to be held in the gardens of Aubourn
Hall on Sunday 3rd June 2012.
134/28/12 REPORT FROM CLUSTER MEETING
Cllr. Mrs Woodman reported that there had been two meetings. A meeting was held
with just parish representatives on 25th January to discuss the future of the Cluster
group. It was agreed that the Cluster would continue to meet on a quarterly basis with
the administration being undertaken by a councillor from Beckingham. The next
meeting had been arranged for 25th April at Carlton Le moorland Village Hall.
135/28/12 REPLACEMENT SEAT IN AUBOURN AND SEAT IN CLOCK TOWER CHURCHYARD
The Clerk and Chairman had researched a number of suppliers since the last meeting.
An offer of a seat at no cost had been made by a resident at Carlton Le Moorland and it
was agreed to accept this however it required some maintenance work prior to
installation.
Other seats were proposed however delivery costs were very high and therefore made
them not affordable.
It was agreed that Councillors would view a suitable teak seat at Pennells and Cllr
Wetherill would research alternative suppliers and report back to the next meeting.
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136/29/12 FINANCE
1. Treasurers Report - the Treasurer’s report was presented and the balance in hand was
reported as follows: - Community Account - £2,113.45, Business Premium Account -
£5,187.73 and Clock Maintenance Account - £2,252.91. The Treasurers report was
accepted.
2. Payment of Accounts
Cllr. Mrs Woodman declared a prejudicial interest.
The following accounts were approved, agreed by Councillors and cheques signed
where required:-
D. Parker – Expenses December - £9.75 and January - £12.80
(Salary £484.00 and LCC Pension £172.25 paid through Standing Order on 1/2/12)
EON – Street Light Maintenance - £160.06
EON – Street Light Electricity – £233.14
NKDC – Dog Waste Bin service - £270.00
HSA Fire Protection – Service Fire Equipment - £43.00
R. Cassie (Mrs P. Woodman) – Cleaning the clock tower - £10.00
P. Woodman – 4 mouse traps - £11.96
137/29/12 CORRESPONDENCE
1. Resident e-mail – regarding bollards at Haddington
2. NKDC – Localism Act 2011 – Predetermination Rules effective from 15th January 2012.
3. NKDC – Empty Homes Update.
4. St. Barnabas Hospice – thanking the Council for the fundraising sum forwarded in
December.
5. CPRE – a guide to neighbourhood planning.
All correspondence would be circulated to Councillors.
138/29/12 ANY OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business.
139/29/12 DATE AND TIME OF THE NEXT MEETING
It was agreed to hold the next Parish Council meeting on Wednesday 7th March 2012 in
the Community Heritage Room Aubourn Clock Tower.
The meeting closed at 9.45pm.
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