Minutes for 2025

Minutes from 16.01.2025

THORNTON LE FEN PARISH COUNCIL

Minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 16th January 2025 at 6:00pm in the school hall.

 

Present: Cllrs: Liz Quiney, Lucie Holland, P. Corke, Keren Harrisons and Tim Harris.

 

Apologies: Cllr P. Hawkes and Cllr B. Czornookyj. Please note Cllr Czornookyj did attend the meeting via zoom.

 

Public: There was 3 members of public present.

 

Public Forum – None.

 

  • Chairman’s announcements

 

 None.

 

  • Apologies for absence and reasons given

 

Apologies received and accepted from Cllrs Czornookyj and Cllr Hawkes.

 

  • The notes from the meeting of the Council held on Thursday 21st November 2024 (attached) to be approved as Minutes and signed by the Chairman

 

It was: -

Proposed by Cllr Holland and Seconded by Cllr P. Corke and RESOLVED that the notes from the 21st November be approved as minutes and signed by the chairman.

 

  • Reports from County and District Councillor if present.

 

None.

 

  • Update on village project

 

Cllr Quiney circulated the final designs for the benches, village signs and air men silhouette. She told all that all of the benches are slightly different and the signs will be to, to name the different areas. The pride team has started doing the works and will be carrying on next week when they are next available. Cllr Quiney told the council that she has written to National Grid about the electric transformer box as she would like it to be a part of the memorial with the air men present. She told the council that the first part of the funding some come January.

 

  • Report back from local village nativity event

 

Cllr Quiney told all that everyone thoroughly enjoyed it but it was quite a lengthy walk, especially for little ones. If this is done again for this year then it would be a good idea to shorten the length. Cllr Holland told all that it was a great village event and it was fantastic to see so many involved. Cllr Quiney told all that she decorated the village bus stop for this and will do it for valentines and easter as well.

 

  • Councils’ resilience plan

 

 

Cllr T. Harris offered to spear head the council’s resilience plan and the clerk will send over a blank copy which she has.

 

  • To consider and approve the Following payments

 

  1. Witham Timber via L. Quiney - £602.11
  2. LALC – ATS - £144.00
  3. LALC – Annual subs – £154.36
  4. Clerks Salary - £489.40
  5. HMRC PAYE - £108.00

It was: -

Proposed by Cllr Holland and Seconded by Cllr P. Corke and RESOLVED that the above payments be approved and duly paid.

 

  • To consider current banking provider and applying for online banking for ease of payments

 

It was: -

Proposed by Cllr Holland and Seconded by Cllr P. Corke and RESOLVED that the council stay with Lloyds and apply for online banking. 

 

  • Planning Application/s

 

S/183/01711/24 – Manor Farm, Leagate Road, Thornton Le Fen. Planning permission for construction of vehicle access and a driveway. The council submitted no objections to this application.

 

  • Correspondence for the Council

 

None.

 

  • Highways Matters

 

  1. Speeding in village – A member of public who has been helping the council retrieve their data of their speed sign presented all with a traffic analysis report and the data over the last few months shows that around 20% are speeding. Cllr Quiney has asked that ‘sid the smiler’ be used in the parish. She is also going to put together a proposal for the clerk to send to Cllr Ashton with the parish council permission asking for TRO’s to be carried out. The head of Gipsey Bridge academy told all that she has safeguarding concerns about members of public standing outside the school waiting for the bus when children are in the playground.
  2. Dog fouling issues – Cllr Quiney has spoken to the dog warden who send out some anti dog fouling posters and has asked them to attend the village to put some no dog fouling paint on the pathways which are regularly a ‘hot spot’.

 

  • The date of the next meeting is scheduled for Thursday 13th March 2025 to commence at 6.00 p.m. in Gipsey Bridge Academy school hall. 

 

  • Any other matters for discussion only or on the next agenda
  1. Cllr Quiney handed out no pylon’s posters and dog fouling posters
  2. Cllr Czornookyj has put a statement together to go on to the website and social media sites explain about why the parish council has increased the precept and what this works out as for a band D property to help give people a better idea of what the increase is and what it will be used for. The council were all happy with this.

 

The meeting closed at 6:54pm

 

Members of the parish are welcome to stay at the end of the meeting for an informal discussion with council members.