Dear Councillor                                                                         

You are hereby summoned to the Meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Monday 22 September 2025 at 7pm; this Meeting will be held at the Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Benhall.

 

Members of the public are welcome to attend and are invited to submit their views, questions and issues for consideration, at the discretion of the Chairman, during the Open Forum and before the Meeting proper commences (or by sending these to the Parish Clerk, details below). Members of the public may not take part in the discussions of the Parish Council once the meeting has been called to order. Please note: We have been reminded that all attendees at the Parish Council should not consume alcohol during the meeting. We thank you for helping us to comply with the law by not bringing alcoholic drinks into the meeting room.

 

Councillor Bev Barclay

Parish Council Chair

To commence with an OPEN FORUM – An opportunity for residents to present questions, views or issues for consideration

 

AGENDA

1 Apologies and approvals for absence.

2 To receive declarations of interest from Councillors for the items on the agenda.

3 To receive reports from District and County Councillors

5 Minutes of the Meeting held on 21 July 2025

6 Matters arising

(a) From the 17 March 2025 meeting: Review of income and costs for the cemetery: Results of survey of other local Councils fees and comparable costs (Cllr P Nicholson)

(b) From 21 July 2025 meeting: Overgrown hedgerows blocking footpath on B1121 – Result of report to SCC (Clerk)

7 To review and approve the Financial Risk Assessment

8 To review and approve the Asset Register

9 To review and approve the Internal Control Statement

10 To approve insurance cover for the coming year

11 Responsible Finance Officer’s report: Statement of financial activity in Quarter 2 of the 2025/6 financial year, reconciliation of accounts, CIL spend etc.

12 Energy Projects update (Cllr Fox)

13 Reports and updates from Parish representatives

(a) Planning plus Cycle, wheel, walk etc

(b) The Wadd

(c) Village Green and play area

(d) Trees

(e) Cemetery

(f) Newsletter insert to Ebb and Flow

(g) Emergency Planning

(h) Ex-servicemen’s Club

(i) Welcome letter(to report any distributed)

14 Correspondence

15 Any other urgent business (For discussion, if urgent – A resolution may not be made if the item is not substantive on the agenda)

 

Next scheduled meeting will be held on Monday 24 November 2025

 

 

Katherine Abbott

Parish Clerk/Responsible Finance Officer

                                                    

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