Minutes

Public Forum. There were no members of the public present at the meeting.

a) ELDC Ward Member Cllr Adam Grist did not attend.

b) LCC Division Member Cllr Alex McGonigle reported that 

i. LCC is still waiting for feedback from the government on the Local Government Reorganisation proposal that they have submitted.  

ii. there will be a change in Highways policy whereby lowering of speed limits be a preventative measure instead of waiting for accidents to happen first before policy changes.  

iii. LCC is also in need of foster carers for the whole county. 

iv. He also recommended using FixmyStreet for any Highways issues as this was regularly monitored.

v. There are still ongoing objections to the Grimsby to Walpole Project.

vi. He agreed that having an Emergency Plan for the Parish was a good idea as noted on the agenda for consideration.

 

The LCC Division Member left at 7:48pm.

 

Present: Cllr Lou Fear (LF) (Chairman), Cllr R Larkin (RL) (Vice Chairman), Cllr Steve Samuel (SS), Cllr J Stainton (JS) and Cllr Kim Larkin (KL) 

Also in attendance: LCC Cllr A McGonigle (LCC) and Nadine Must (Parish Clerk)

Apologies accepted: Russell Howard (Churchwarden) 

 

25/11-2 To receive any Declarations of Interest on any item on the agenda. None received

 

25/11-3 Minutes from 4 August 2025.  It was RESOLVED that the notes of the meeting were accurate and the Chairman signed the minutes.

P: SS; S: KL, All in favour

 

a) Chairman’s Remarks.  The Chairman did not have any further updates.

b) Actions from Previous Meeting. Report noted.  

i. The application for a new bank account may now progress with the remaining councillors as signatories.

ii. The Parish Council contact email has migrated to clerk@tathwellandhaugham-pc.gov.uk using the free offer from Parish Online.

c) Facebook Poll results on projects to consider. The Vice Chairman circulated the results of the poll which showed that entrance gates received the most votes followed by a new marquee.  Both will be eligible for grant funding and will be considered for application.    A dog poo bin and road speed bumps both gathered the same number of votes in third place. Bespoke village signs, more benches and a village hall had the least votes. It was resolved to have the sizes of gates and marquee to be measured to gather some quotes.

P: JS; S: SS, All in favour

 

d) IT Policy.  The draft proposed policy was approved to comply with Assertion 10 of the Smaller Authorities Practitioners’ Guide for FY2025/26 annual accounts.

P: RL; S: SS, All in favour

 

e) Emergency Plan.  The Council agreed to have a plan and the Parish Clerk will draft an appropriate template for consideration at the next meeting.

P: KL; S: RL, All in favour

 

f) Remembrance Sunday.  The Chairman sent his apologies and the Vice Chairman will represent the Parish Council in the commemoration and lay a wreath which had been procured by the Churchwarden.

 

a) Cornerways Bench. The siting of the bench including comments from parishioners were considered.  It was resolved to move the bench at a more suitable place with good views of the village and a good place to rest for walkers which is at the top of Thacker’s Lane.  The Chairman will get permission from the landowner.  The Chairman will get the unused anchor kit bought with the Haugham bench and Cllr KL will anchor the seat in the new place.

P: SS; S: LF, All in favour

 

b) Wightman Corner.  The report prepared by Cllr KL was circulated with the agenda and discussed at the meeting.  It was resolved for parish councillors to have a working party to look at the site including the trees and boules pitch and agree to make necessary remedial works to enhance the area and keep it tidy.

P: RL S: LF, All in favour

 

c) Portaloo Hire.  It was noted that the Arts Festival Committee was reconsidering their decision on hire or purchase.  It was agreed to defer the parish council decision until after the committee meeting decision.

 

P: LF; S: RL, All in Favour

 

b) Budget Monitoring and Latest Receipts and Payments.  Noted.  The current spend against budget was noted.

 

c) Budget for Financial Year 2026/27 and Precept.  It was resolved to accept the draft budget as proposed for next year and the Council agreed a Precept of £4,976 which is a 3% increase from the previous year.

 

P: LF; S: KL, All in Favour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a) 03448/25/FUL Planning Permission. Change of use of existing paddock to form an extension to the domestic curtilage| Church Lane House, Tathwell Road, Haugham.  The Council had no comments on the application.

 

The Council moved into closed session in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 due to the confidential nature of the business to be discussed.

25/11-8 Complaints and allegations.  The Council discussed the claims made by two previous councillors in their resignation notices as well as the email exchanges between parish councillors and the parish clerk. The Code of Conduct and Civility and Respect Pledge which all Councillors had to abide by were reaffirmed.  No further actions required with the resignations submitted.  The village Facebook site is not a parish council page and it was agreed to remind parishioners that any complaints about the Parish Council should be directed to the Parish Clerk or to any of the Parish Councillors for consideration at the next meeting. The Council has a Complaints Procedure and due process will be followed.

End of Closed Session

 

 

The meeting closed at 9:35pm