January 2025 Meeting Agenda

Letwell Parish Council

The Village Hall

 

15th January 2025

Dear Councillor

You are hereby summoned to attend the next meeting of Letwell Parish Council to be held at 7pm on Thursday 23rd January 2025 in Letwell Village Hall, Baker Hades Road, Letwell, S81 8DE.

Yours sincerely

Yvonne Colverson

Clerk

A period of not more than fifteen minutes will be made available for members of the public, and Members of the Council, to comment on any matter prior to the start of the meeting. 

Agenda

Apologies for Absence

To receive, and approve if appropriate, apologies for absence and reasons given.

Declaration of Members Interests

  1. Members are reminded to declare any interest in any item on the agenda at this time, or at any time during the meeting, in accordance with Letwell Parish Council’s Code of Conduct.  (Where a Member indicates that they have an interest, but wish to make representations regarding the item, those representations must be made during Public Speaking prior to the start of the meeting).
  2. To receive, and approve if appropriate, requests for dispensation from Members on matters in which they have an interest and wish to vote. 

To approve Minutes of the previous meetings

 Parish Council meetings held on 21st November 2024 and the Finance meeting held on Monday 9th December 2024

Clerk's report

To receive a report from the Clerk stating actions undertaken since the meeting held on 21st November 2024

Exclusion of press and public

To resolve items, if any, to be discussed with the press and public excluded. Section 1(2) of the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960

Item for consideration and Resolution

  1. 80th Anniversary of VE Day.  To discuss possible events to mark this anniversary.
  2. Community Action Committee – To consider, and resolve if appropriate, the formation of a Community Action Committee to carry out actions currently delivered by the Letwell Community Group.   Deferred from November 2024 meeting. 
  3. Champing in the Village Hall – further information requested at November meeting
  4. Land adjacent to bus shelter – to consider suggestions received from members of the community relating to potential improvements to this area.  See appendix A
  5. Insurance Provision – To consider insurance provision and resolve, in principle, provider.
  6. Staffing considerations – to be discussed with public and press excluded

Finance

  1. Account balances – to receive balances of Council accounts
  2. Payments – To receive and approve payments
  3. Bank reconciliation – To receive and approve bank reconciliation to 31st  December 2024
  4. VAT Claim
  5. To approve the budget and precept request for the financial year 2025/26.  See appendix B

Items to be included on the next agenda

Date and time of next meetings

To resolve a date time for the next full council meeting