Minutes 21st January 2025
MUMBY PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING
HELD 21st January 2025
Present: Cllrs Taylor, Bradley, Morlini & McCaig
Mrs J. Cooper (Parish Clerk)
Cllr S Eyre (ELDC)
1 Member of the Public
During the public session Mr Trevor Oliver gave the Council an update on his plans for Mumby Church. He is currently in negotiations with the Diocese to take on a lease of the building, with the intention of running workshops in traditional crafts such as lead window work, stonemasonry; limestone working, as well as other lost crafts. He has no plans for any major alterations to the building apart from some minor internal work to provide hand washing facilities and some general repairs, he would like to install / repair existing paths to the church and look to having a parking area with the possibility of a path access to the cemetery. He would also look to providing some community use space. Currently he is looking at obtaining a lottery grant for this project. Discussion on some of the old paperwork and records still in the church, and he will be looking at better storage if not transferring the older documents to the archives.
68 APOLOGIES
Apologies and valid reasons for absence were received from Cllr Smith and these were accepted.
69 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
There were none.
70 VACANCIES
The Clerk had received expression of interest from a potential councillor and it was agreed this be on the next agenda for co-option.
71 MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD 19TH NOVEMBER 2024
Minute no 54 – it was agreed to amend this to read “…after the meeting”.
72 REPORT FOLLOWING THAT MEETING
The Clerk confirmed that the No Pylons signs had been removed by LCC and she was in contact with an officer regarding their retrieval.
73 ANY OUTSTANDING VILLAGE MATTERS
There were none.
It was agreed that the Clerk contact Cllr Davie again to see if he could expediate the issue of the footpath as it was felt imperative that this was sorted as soon as possible.
74 REPORTS FROM OUTSIDE BODIES
There was no LCC representative
Cllr Eyre had nothing to report from ELDC other than potential for a Lincolnshire Mayor to be elected which could result in a Unitary Authority.
75 GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE
The Clerk had forwarded emails from National Grid and LCC.
76 MUMBY CHURCH
a) Proposals for its future. This had been covered in the public session and members confirmed their support for this proposal.
b) Access – The Clerk read out email from the Diocese – the Registrar had been approached but felt that there was no justification to create a new access.
77 ALLOTMENTS
Cllr McCaig raised the question of whether it would be justified to look at purchasing adjacent land to extend the allotments, and whether there was anything further the Council could do to assist allotment holders. It was felt that as there was no waiting list there was no justification to look into additional land, and that the allotment holders had not raised any queries. This was noted as no further action required.
78 FINANCIAL
a) Accounts for payment:
It was resolved that the following account be paid by BACS:
Clerks salary & PAYE (December/January) £693.20
Wren Farm – meeting £ 15.00
b) Clerks salary – it was resolved that this be at the current level of Scale Point 21.
c) Income/expenditure to 31st December 2024 – this was noted.
d) Precept – after discussion it was resolved that the precept remain at £7382.
e) Internal Auditor – it was agreed to remain with the existing auditor.
79 PLANNING
There were no applications or decisions to note.
80 MEETING DATES
These were noted as the third Tuesday each month except February, June, August and December
81 NEXT MEETING
This was set at 18th March 2025 at 7pm
82 ANY OTHER MATTERS FOR GENERAL DISCUSSION/INCLUSIION IN NEXT AGENDA.
Next Agenda to include co-option
There being no further business the meeting closed at 7.55pm