Annual Parish Meeting May 2024
Doddington and Whisby Parish Council
Annual Parish Meeting Minutes
Held at The Grain Store, Doddington Hall
28th May 2024 at 7pm
Present: Councillors Gillian Beale, Mick Cunniffe, Sarah Hall, Mark Hollingworth
Also present Councillor Richard Johnstone (NKDC), Councillor Alan Briggs (LCC), Reverand Sam Durant, Kerrie Vickers (Parish Clerk)
Apologies were received from Cllr Chris Goldson (NKDC)
Councillor Hall chaired the meeting and welcomed everyone.
1. Approval of Previous Minutes
The minutes of the meeting held 22nd May 2023 were agreed as an accurate record of the meeting and signed by the Chair of the meeting.
2. Chair’s Report
Appendix A
3. To receive a report from representatives.
Councillors had been newly elected and therefore no report from the previous year
a. Lincolnshire County Council
b. North Kesteven District Council
Appendix B
4. To receive a report from St Peter’s Church.
Appendix C
5. To receive questions and comments from members of the public
No members of the public in attendance.
Meeting concluded at 7.30pm
Appendix A
Doddington & Whisby Parish Council
Chairmans Report May 2024
Parish Councillors
We currently have five Parish Councillors following two resignations and two co-options during the last year. Emily Mathers was Chair for most of the year before resigning in March. We thank Emily for all her work on the council.
Parish Clerk
Sue Aikman was a clerk until March 2024, she has left us in a better organisational state than she found us, and we thank her for her work during the year. Kerrie Vickers joins us today and we look forward to working with her.
Parish Council Focus
The parish council has continued to focus on traffic volume and speed through the village and flooding on Main Street. Progress with other public bodies is slow but we will continue to make representations with the relevant people.
A temporary pelican crossing is due to be installed during the summer months so that we can better understand the impact on traffic flow and residents.
Litter and Fly tipping.
Both continue to be an issue in the vicinity, trying to organise a litter pick this autumn proved difficult, but the aim is to continue to organise these when possible.
Fly tipped items are removed promptly when reported to NKDC.
Defibrillator
The cabinet was replaced this year and a contract put in place to have the defibrillator checked monthly by LIVES.
Sarah Hall
Chair – Doddington & Whisby Parish Council
Appendix B
District Councillor Report Annual PC Meeting
NKDC has made some significant achievements during the year.
Climate Change initiative- The target for both the Council and the District is to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030. Support to residents to achieve a 90% level for right materials in right bins. Successful continuation of 'Purple bins' programme. Reviewing Climate Emergency Action Plan annually. 195 solar panels installed on Council Offices with a reduction in Council electric bill by 21% and saving of 14 tonnes of CO2 a year. Numerous programmes to support householders & businesses to connect to grants & opportunities to boost energy and cut carbon. 4 new electric vehicles onto the road for our waste fleet.
Communities—Flooding – working with Resilience Forum and partners to promote individual & parish level sign up to flood alerts. Some difficulty in focussing responsible bodies to act collectively to solve problems are ongoing. Supported the creation 'warm hub' networks.
Homes- Won the coveted national recognition -the LGC Award for Housing for the Councils approach in building better homes. Brought back into use 20 long term empty homes. £22m spend on upgrading council owned properties—ground source heat pumps installed in many. With 200 of the 600 retrofitted, across 40 NK villages. Over the last 14 years to April 2024 - 563 new or regenerated homes in Sleaford & Hykeham and many villages. Including the efficient Passivhaus technologies.
Council - now managing the new designated boundary changes with expanded Ward covering Skellingthorpe, Eagle & Swinethorpe, North Scarle & Doddington & Whisby. The Council has 43 Councillors and continues to have a Conservative majority currently at 25 Conservatives, 11 Lincs Independents, 5 non-political Independents, of which Chris & I are 2 and 2 Labour.
Completed creation and approval of the new Central Lincs Local Plan Lincolnshire (CLLP) on which our Planning decisions are based. This provides for a greener future for the area through to 2040.
The Council continues with a prudent management process, and we are proud that the future looks stable and secure., (unlike a number of Council who find themselves in severe difficulty (Birmingham/Nottingham etc)
Please keep reporting Odours, Noise & Air Quality -
Plant Direct - 01522 682626
EH Contact phone number: 01529 308287/308308 day/night. ehteam@n-kesteven.gov.uk
For further information and assistance - please contact:
email: Cllr_Richard_Johnston@n-kesteven.gov.uk mob. No. 07847 235 285
Cllr_Chris_Goldson@n-kesteven.gov.uk Tel No: 01522 689302