May 2026 Minutes
Corringham Parish Council
Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council May 12th 2026, 7.15 pm Corringham Village Hall
Present:
Parish Councillors: D Semley, S Blades, J Tipping, M Parr, R Craven, K Bacon, S Bibb
Clerk: D Groves
In Attendance: County Councillor C Reeve
7.15pm – Public Forum: No members of the public present.
Due to Cllr Semley being delayed until 7.20pm, Cllr Blades invited Cllr Reeve to provide an update in regards to any ongoing matters. Cllr Reeve advised that, due to there being no official traffic calming policy, Lincolnshire County Council were in the process of formulating guidelines regarding this. He had recently visited the Bioplant at Hemswell Cliff, which was very informative. A general discussion took place regarding the new food waste collections and Cllr Reeve advised it was going well.
Item:
11. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN & VICE CHAIRMAN – Cllr Semley resigned from her position as Chairman before leaving the room to allow councillors to discuss freely and vote on the matter. The Council RESOLVED to invited Cllr Semley to become Chairman for the coming year. Cllr Semley accepted the position.
Cllr Blades stood down from her position of Vice Chairman and Cllr Semley thanked her for all her hard work during the past year. Having previously advised he wished to stand, the Council RESOLVED to invite Cllr Johnson to take the position of Vice Chairman.
12. CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME – Cllr Semley welcomed everyone to the meeting. She was happy to be re-elected and thanked councillors for their vote of confidence.
13. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE – Cllr Johnson.
It was RESOLVED to accept Cllr Johnson apology for absence.
14. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST AND DISPENSATION REQUESTS – Cllr Parr, declared an interest in Item 6vi Review of Allotment Fees.
15. MINUTES - It was RESOLVED to accept the minutes from the Ordinary Meeting held on April 7th 2026 as a true and accurate record.
16. BUSINESS MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION – To consider and review:
i. Village Hall Update
The village Hall report had been received and was read out.
VH activities continue as normal
The AGM took place on Friday 10 Apr 26 with a healthy attendance and this saw the new committee voted in with the addition of a new member.
We hosted a highly successful Music Masters Event on the 17 Apr 26. 60 tickets sold out and the MC are very pleased with the way this event was managed. We hope to increase the number of events we hold. but are very conscious of the disruption of the those living in the immediate vicinity of the hall.
We have been successful in gaining funding that will support the fire safety works urgently required and are pleased to report that the fire detection system has now been installed with the doors being followed up ASAP. This is a great relief to a long standing shortfall in current Fire Regs. We would like to reiterate that the hall is still compliant with all current legislation.
Nothing further to report.
Scotty Wilkinson (Chair)
ii. Clerk Updates
a. April Salary – Additional 2.5 hours overtime due to training. It was RESOLVED to pay overtime retrospectively
b. Minutes – In line with the financial year, paragraph numbering of the minutes had been reset to 1 from April 2026.
c. Requests via Social Media – In response to a request on social media, the Clerk replied, advising all requests for consideration by Council are to be submitted in writing to the Clerk or by attending the Public Forum.
iii. Review of Policies - The following policies were reviewed and it was RESOLVED to accept them as current:
Code of Conduct
Data Breach Policy
Electronic Comms, Social Media & Press Policy
Expenses Policy
Financial Regulations v.2
Grant & Donation Policy
Reserves Policy
Scheme of Delegation
Standing Orders
iv. Review of Finance Committee Terms of Reference - The policy was reviewed and it was RESOLVED to accept it as current.
v. Review of Asset Register – Cllr Semley advised that there had been some minor changes to the register. A recent check of assets highlighted there may be a requirement to replace one of the benches. All asset holders will now be required to sign against the item they hold. It was RESOLVED to accept the updated asset register and amendments.
vi. Review of Allotment Fees – Cllr Semley had received the 2 yearly price increase for the Thonock allotment rent, which is in line with the RPI, as previously agreed. It was RESOLVED to accept the increase for Thonock allotment rent from from £206 to £221.
After discussion, it was RESOLVED there would be no increase in the fees for rental of an allotment.
vii. Review of Burial Fees – After discussion, it was RESOLVED there would be no increase in Burial Fees.
viii. Review of Subscriptions - It was RESOLVED to renew subscriptions to:
a. LALC Website administration scheme
b. LALC Training scheme
c. LALC internal audit scheme
d. LALC subscription
e. SLCC subscription
ix. Future Meeting Dates June 2026 – May 2027 - A list of dates, corresponding to 1st Tuesday of each month, was presented. It was RESOLVED to accept these as the dates for meetings.
x. Annual Insurance Policy – Cllr Semley had received alternative quotes. The best option and price would be to purchase the same policy direct from the current insurers, Zurich and not via a broker as in previous years. It was RESOLVED to accept the insurance quote of £300 from Zurich.
xi. Emergency Planning - Due to the absence of the Cllr Johnson it was RESOLVED to carry this item over to the next meeting.
xii. Aisby Loop Road – Cllr Craven escorted Cllr Reeve and representatives from Lincolnshire Highways during a visit to the affected areas. In respect of the flooding, a specialist team have been allocated to carry out further assessments and any works arising from this. In respect of damage caused by HGV’s, Highways will look into the options available to them, however they did stress these are limited. It was RESOLVED to place this item on hold pending any further updates from Highways.
xiii. Recreation Ground – Cllr Semley had recently received an offer from a parishioner to assist with the email proposal from Lincolnshire CC, regarding this land. To move the matter forward, it was proposed to set up a working group. It was RESOLVED Cllr Semley, Cllr Bibb and Sally Wilson would form the working group.
xiv. Annual Parish Meeting – A discussion took place regarding the arrangements for the meeting. The Clerk advised invitations had been sent to all relevant community groups and she would hasten any invitees that had yet to reply. It was RESOLVED the Clerk would purchase refreshments. It was RESOLVED that any expenses incurred for refreshments be presented at the following meeting for payment.
17. FINANCIAL REPORTS – To receive the financial report and approve payments.
RFO Report May 2026
ITEM DESCRIPTION COMMENT ACTION
1. Monies in bank as of 30th April 2026 Current Account = £3,738.80
BMM (Reserve) Account = £45,538.53
Total = £49,277.33
Bank reconciled to 30th April 2026
2. Bank activity Interest on reserve account April 2026 = £33.16
3. Paid invoices & expenses April 2026 Clerk Salary = £275.68
Clerk Overtime payment- £172.30
PayPal – Ionos – emails – 1p
4. Income WLDC – Precept - £18,000
IONOS – Refund - £37.20
Allotment rent - £120.00
5. Income expected
6. Payments awaiting approval
7. Payments expected None
8. VAT Vat claim for 2025/26 - £1,094.33
Bank Reconciliation
Apr-26 Current Account Reserve Account Totals
Balance B/fwd 01/04/2026 £1,029.57 £30,505.37 £31,534.94
Income £18,157.00 £33.16 £18,190.16
Plus income £19,186.57 £30,538.53 £49,725.10 check
Account transfer -£15,000.00 £15,000.00 £0.00
£4,186.57 £45,538.53 £49,725.10 check
Expenditure £447.98 £0.00 £447.98
Minus expenditure £3,738.59 £45,538.53 £49,277.12
In Bank 30/04/2026 £3,738.80 £45,538.53 £49,277.33
Diane Semley 09/05/2026
i. It was RESOLVED to accept the RFO report as presented.
ii. The following payment was approved as follows:
West Lindsey District Council – Aisby Defibrillator Maintenance Service - £104.50
iii. Year End & AGAR – Cllr Semley stood down as Chair for the signing of the AGAR documents to allow her to sign as RFO. Cllr Blades took the Chair. Cllr Semley took the Council though the AGAR documents. It was RESOLVED to accept the AGAR documents as a true and accurate record and to sign accordingly. AGAR documents were duly signed.
Cllr Semley informed the Council that the Internal Audit is underway and all AGAR documents have been sent to the auditor. As the Audit is not complete the Exercise of Public Rights period was not set.
18. PLANNING MATTERS – None of significance received.
19. CORRESPONDENCE – Circulated prior to meeting.
Middle Street Culvert – Cllr Semley has resubmitted a FixMyStreet request for a culvert on Middle Street that kept flooding. The original request had been marked as completed, however the issue still remains due to the area not being properly cleared. Cllr Reeve would investigate this further.
Wildlife Grant – Cllr Semley had received a reminder regarding the wildlife grant. She advised this was in hand.
CACG Grant Application - A grant application had been received in regards to the 2026 Summer Fete. After a short discussion it was agreed to approve the request. It was RESOLVED the Clerk would write to the applicant and confirm a payment of £2500 had been approved.
Letter of Reply – Cllr Semley read a letter, sent on behalf of Bishop of Lincoln, in response to ongoing matters he had been made aware of. No action required.
20. ONGOING MINOR ITEMS AND AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NEXT MEETING –
Aisby Defibrillator – Cllr Craven advised the defibrillator had been installed and can be used if required.
Village Hall Clock – Cllr Bacon asked if anyone had an update regarding why the village hall clock was still missing. Cllrs Semley and Craven understood it was still being repaired. Cllr Semley would investigate further and advise at the next meeting.
21. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – It was RESOLVED that the date for the next meeting of the Parish Council, which will be Tuesday 2nd June 2026 at 7.15 pm.
Meeting closed 9.10 pm