2020 Parish Council Minutes of Meetings

Corringham Parish Council
Clerk to the Council: Mrs A Hayward
Lindale Villa, Gringley Rd, Walkeringham DN10 4HT
Tel: 01427 891118, email: angela@lindalevilla.com

Minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Tuesday 1 December 2020 at 7.30 pm held remotely via Zoom

Present:   Cllrs. P Hardwick (Chair), P Arthy, S Blades, J Stanser, J Sims, M Parr, R Brown, A Lowe-Hall and A Hayward (Clerk) Members of the Public: 0

01.12.20   Chairman’s Remarks
Cllr. Hardwick welcomed everyone to the meeting.  Cllr. Hardwick reported that she and Cllr. Arthy had laid a wreath on behalf of the Parish Council on Remembrance Day.  This year, the Royal British Legion did not supply a wreath as they would do normally.  It was agreed that the Parish Council would still make a donation of £25 to the RBL.  It was also agreed that next year the Parish Council would consider buying a couple of large poppies (made by a local) or possibly silhouettes of soldiers which were on display this year.
  
02.12.20   Apologies for absence and reasons given      
Cllr. Semley (work commitment)
Dist. Cllr. Howitt-Cowan (other commitment)

Resolved:  apologies accepted
      
03.12.20   Declarations of interest
The following declarations of interest were made:

Cllrs. M Parr & P Hardwick – allotment matters
Cllrs. J Sims & P Hardwick – village hall matters

04.12.20   Public Discussion
None
            
05.12.20   Notes of the last meeting of the Council
The minutes of the meeting held on 3 November 2020 were discussed and resolved as being a true record. 

06.12.20   Reports from Outside Agencies and Sub-Committees
Corringham Village Hall
Cllr. Hardwick reported that things were still very quiet at the moment due to COVID restrictions.  The gymnastics club has been able to start again.  The refurbishment of the toilets is going well.   Cllr. Hardwick conveyed her thanks to the volunteers and helpers.

Neighbourhood Plan – Consultation Events
Cllr. Hardwick reported that everything was going to plan with the upcoming public consultation.

New Website
The Clerk reported that the work on the new website was on-going.  The deadline for completion was the end of December.
   
07.12.20   Matters for Consideration
Replacement Fence
Cllr. Stanser reported that he awaited two further quotes.  Item deferred until the next meeting.  Cllr. Hardwick reported that the school had been in touch enquiring as to when the work would be carried out as they were concerned about the safety of the fence.  It was believed by members that the fence under the Parish Council’s jurisdiction did not affect the school.  Cllrs. Stanser would chase up the quotes.

2021/22 Precept
It was resolved to set the final figure at £10,200 in line with the 2020/21 precept claim.  Clerk to send the claim form to WLDC Financial Services.  

Facebook Advertising File
Item deferred until the next meeting.

Aisby/Corringham Connectivity
Cllr. Brown gave a brief overview of the connectivity issues in Aisby.  There are currently 16 houses with around 6 businesses working from home some out of necessity due to the COVID-19 restrictions.  Most residents are using Quickline and broadband speeds at less than 10 mb are very low.  Corringham however is at on average around 30 mb.  Corringham has fibre to the centre and copper to the door.  Aisby would like similar.  It was agreed that the Parish Council would be supportive of Cllr. Brown investigating further the options open to the two villages in terms of collective bargaining power of Corringham and Aisby, initiatives and grants.  Agenda item for next meeting.

Aisby Village Planters
Cllr. Brown asked whether the Parish Council could look to ‘beautify’ Aisby by introducing some planters and also introducing some speed signs.  Cllr. Arthy suggested that we could install some passive signs but were unsure of the speed limits in the village.  It was agreed to find out what the Highway’s policies/rules were for installing planters onto the verges and also to seek clarification on the speed restrictions in Aisby

Cllr. Lowe volunteered to find out more about Community Speedwatch schemes.
   
08.12.20   Financial Matters
Financial Report:

Income to date:         £19,723.19
Outgoings to date:      £  9,417.35
Funds available:       £17,168.10

The following payments were proposed, seconded, voted and agreed.

09.12.20   District and County Councillors’ reports 
County Councillor
No report received.
       
District Councillor 
No report received.   

Police Report
No report received.
            
10.12.20   Planning Matters
New Planning Applications:
None

WLDC Planning Decisions
None
                           
11.12.20   Councillors’ reports and items for inclusion on the next agenda
None   
             
12.12.20   The date of the next meeting is planned for Tuesday 12 January 2021 at 7.30pm to take place remotely via Zoom.   

Meeting closed at 8.10 pm