BRACEBOROUGH & WILSTHORPE PARISH COUNCIL – Serial No 154/14
Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Monday 7TH July 2014 at St Faiths Church, Wilsthorpe at
19.30pm.
Present-Cllrs. D Kentish, B Odell, J Shorrock, Mrs S Burgoin, Clerk-Ms R H Woolley,
C.Cllr M Trollope-Bellew
Public: 2 - Geoff Burgoin, Ambrose Kingston
Public Forum commence
Mr Burgoin was pleased to see a reactive speed sign at Wilsthorpe.
Parish Council meeting commence 19:35
067/14 CHAIRMAN’S REMARKS- Cllr Kentish opened the meeting. He thanked Ambrose Kingston for
arranging a contractor to cut the verges at various danger points within the Parish.
068/14 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE – D.Cllr Channell & Cllr Morriss, their apologies were accepted.
069/14 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST - None
070/14 MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING
It was proposed by Cllr. Mrs Burgoin and seconded by Cllr Odell that the minutes of the last meeting
held on Monday 9th June 2014 be accepted. It was agreed that the Chairman Cllr Kentish sign them as a
correct record. All Agreed.
071/14 CLERKS REPORT
1. 057/14 (1) Solar Farm, Greatford – no information to date; have sent an email asking for an
update from the applicant. Action Clerk.
2. 057/14 (2) The Elms, repair of verge –Kevin Brumfield contacting contractors. Monitor
3. 057/14 (3) Soakaway & pull-in opposite the Hall – Kevin Brumfield to investigate. Monitor.
4. 057/14 (4) Road Safety Partnership, traffic calming signs – The scheme has been approved and
signs should be available to purchase in the very near future. Action Clerk.
5. 057/14 (5) The clerk has reported the lack of verge cutting to both authorities & maps have
been received showing who is responsible for areas within the villages. No Action.
6. 061/14 (a.1) The clerk has reported the lack of verges being cut along the highways to C.Cllr
Davies. Awaiting response.
7. 061/14 (a.11) Grants available for Parish Council to take over responsibility for grass cutting.
There will be none from the District as they do not cut any grass in either. The County Council
will not pay for the cutting of the verges along the roads outside the villages but along the
highways inside pays £294/ha for 7 cuts. This year equals £190, commences April, LCC need to
be informed by December, payment is usually increased by 1-2% per year. Parish Council need
to have insurance.
All Councillors present felt that this was worth further investigation.
8. 061/14 (c) C.Cllr Trollope-Bellew reported the damage outside Autumn Cottage, Wilsthorpe on
10.06.14 by telephone.
It was reported that no repair had been undertaken to date. Action Clerk/C.Cllr.
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072/14 FINANCIAL MATTERS
a) Report on balances
Current A/c
b/f
-cheques-cleaner/Clerk/church
BIAA
Melton Mowbray BS
TOTAL
I.
£1,177.39
(£160.79)
£1,057.07
£2,605.54
£1,016.60
£1,057.07
£2,605.54
£4,679.21
059/14 (aiii) Error in regards to Printmarshall cheque debited from current account,
difference of 3p – nothing to report. Action Clerk.
b) Payment-
1. C Harris - com/cleaner
2. RH Woolley- salary
(Paid by monthly Standing order)
3. St Faith’s PCC-use of Church for PC meetings
£50.48
£95.31
£15.00
It was proposed that items 1 & 3 be paid. Cllrs Kentish & Odell signed cheques 350/1.
c) Additional – None
073/14 PLANNING
a) Late Items –S14/1327 Mrs Sheehan, Copper Horse Cottage, Braceborough-Erection of 1.8m
fence. Approved 30.06.14
074/14 HIGHWAYS
a) Cllr Kentish gave a report on the Neighbourhood Police Panel Meeting held at South Witham.
The big issue was speed management. A reactive speed sign had been placed along Spa Road,
Braceborough last week and was now at Wilsthorpe. He understood that LCC had received
£5.5million pounds to help with highways repairs. C.Cllr Trollope-Bellew informed the meeting
that the County Council had also placed £5.8million to the scheme.
b) Cllr Mrs Burgoin reported that a motor home had been parked by the Chipping Dump on a
number of occasions. C.Cllr Trollope-Bellew had reported it to LCC Highways. Monitor.
075/14 Village Concerns
a) Parish Plan/Development Statement – It was reported that all the questionnaires had been
received and the Councillors were ready to proceed with the next stage. Action PCllrs.
b) Proposed level crossing closure at Greatford & Tallington Railway Crossing plus footpath from
Casewick to Barholm.
A question & answer session took place. It was proposed that the Parish Council objects as
following:Tallington Level Crossing – To both routes suggested, only the original northern route (not
included) would solve the problem.
 Red Route – too steep, unsuitable for disabled access, HGV’s turning into the village off
the bridge, vehicular access onto Searson Close, noise, Visual impact, difficult in windy,
ice & snow conditions, loss of amenities.
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Blue Route – It is understood that properties will have to be demolished which is
unacceptable and against LCC recommendation.
It was agreed to write to Tallington PC informing them of concerns/write letter to
Network Rail. Action Clerk.
Casewick to Barholm Footpath
Concern was expressed that if this was closed people would still use the old route over the
railway and therefore should remain open. It was agreed that the Parish Council would
object to both options. Action Clerk
Greatford (Banthorpe) Level Crossing
 Closure of Crossing – It was agreed that Councillors did not wish to see this closed
but there were two other routes available.
 Diversion of footpath (McMillan Way). It was agreed that the logical solution would
be for it to follow the bridleway onto the Carlby/Greatford Road and then rejoin at
the Cocked Hat. There would be very little difference in mileage. All agreed.
 It was also proposed that a footbridge could be built over the crossing.
 Underpass for pedestrian access, concern about expense.
Action Clerk
c) Additional –
I.
Clerk reported that Cllr Morriss had painted the bench at Braceborough and when
the weather had improved would do Wilsthorpe. Action PM
II.
Cllr Shorrock reported that the defibrillator would be placed in Wilsthorpe Church
behind the curtain; they were awaiting a cover but did not require connection to
electric supply. Action JS/Church.
076/14
1.
2.
3.
CORRESPONDENCE
LCC Wildlife grants to assist Councils to improve their environment. Emailed Cllrs 16.06.14
LCC Highways update. Emailed Cllrs 25.06.14
Network Rail presentation on proposed closure of road bridges at Tallington & Greatford
Crossing plus footpath between Casewick & Barholm. Emailed Cllrs 25.06.14
4. Additional – None.
077/14 REPORTS FROM OUTSIDE BODIES .
C.Cllr Trollope-Bellew reported:I.
Lincolnshire County Council would be expected to make savings of £90 million next year, which
meant about 500 redundancies.
II.
Caroline Walker from Peterborough Hospital Trust attended a LCC Health Security Committee
meeting. Still problems at City Hospital. It is still hoped to sell part of Stamford Hospital and
reinvest the money by improving facilities on the site.
III.
A trial is taking place at Stamford Fire station with a combined Fire/Ambulance hub. It is hoped
to improve response time in the south which is very poor.
Cllr Shorrock suggested that more first aid training should take place within the villages.
078/14 CLOSED SESSION - None
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079/14 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Date of next meeting- Monday 8th September 2014 at Braceborough & Wilsthorpe Village Hall at
7.30pm.
Meeting closed 21:00hrs
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