May 2010 Archives

NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972 and Rule 8(1) of the Local Elections/Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986 that

has ceased to be a member of the above Parish Council and that a casual vacancy exists in the office of Councillor for the said Parish.

On receipt of a request in writing from any ten local government electors for the said Parish, an election to fill the vacancy will be held within sixty days. If no such request is made the vacancy will be filled through co-option by the Parish Council.

Requests for such an election should be addressed to The Returning Officer, North Kesteven District Council, Kesteven Street, Sleaford, Lincs, NG34 7EF to arrive not later than fourteen days from the date of this notice (computed in accordance with Rule 2 of Schedule 2 of the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986).

DATED 26th May 2010

SIGNED
(Clerk to the Council, the Proper Officer for this purpose)

Name: Ms S Wetherall

Address: Metheringham Parish Council
PO Box 1055
Metherigham
Lincoln
LN4 3WW

Minutes of the Metheringham Sots Hole and Tanvats Parish Council Meeting held on Tuesday 30th March 2010 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.

Minutes of the Metheringham Sots Hole and Tanvats Parish Council Planning Meeting held on Wednesday 14th April 2010 at 7.30pm in the Church Hall.

Minutes of the Metheringham Sots Hole and Tanvats Parish Council Planning Meeting held on Wednesday 28th April 2010 at 7.30pm in the Church Hall.

Dear Councillors

You are summoned to the Annual Meeting of Metheringham Parish Council which will be held in the Village Hall on Tuesday 25th May 2010 at 7.30pm. Prior to the official start of the meeting a public forum of not more than 15 minutes will be held if required. The public may address the council between 7.15pm and 7.30pm on current matters, or issues which may become future agenda items and your attendance is also requested during this period. A Police Report will be given at this time.

Signed: Ms S N Wetherall AILCM
Clerk to Metheringham Parish Council
17th May 2010

AGENDA -25th May 2010

1. To elect a Chairman of the Council

2. To receive the Chairman's declaration of acceptance of office

3. To elect a Vice Chairman of the Council

4. To appoint representatives to outside bodies: These need to be independent of the outside body they are on and should report back to full council on a regular basis.

a) Bowls Club
b) Joint Management Committee
c) LALC County Committee
d) MACLA
e) Metheringham Area Cluster Group
f) Swimming Pool Association
g) NKDC Standards Committee
h) Community Plan - Steering Group
i) Village Hall Management Committee

5. To appoint the Planning Committee

6. To appoint leaders and members of Working Groups:

a) Allotments
b) Children's Playgrounds and Playing fields
c) Consultation and Questionnaires
d) Fayre and Feast
e) Forward Planning
f) Highways, Footpaths and car parks
g) Risk Assessment
h) Street Lighting
i) War Memorial and Spring

7. To consider the following:
a) Standing Orders MPC/001-R6 - This document has been completely revised, based on the NALC new model standing orders (previously circulated).
b) Financial Regulations MPC/002-R1
c) Equal Opportunities MPC/003-R1
d) Filling of Casual Vacancy MPC/004-R2
e) Disciplinary Procedure MPC/005-R2
f) Grievance Procedure MPC/006-R2
g) Complaints Procedure MPC/007-R2
h) Risk Assessment - General Procedure MPC/008-R3
i) Risk Assessment Report MPC/009-R5
j) Tenancy Agreement for Allotment Gardens MPC/010-R2
k) Freedom of Information - Publication Scheme MPC/011-R2
l) Dignity at Work/Bullying and Harassment Policy MPC/012-R1
m) Application form for section 137 Grant MPC/013-R1
n) Training - Statement of Intent MPC/014-R1
o) Community Engagement - Statement of Intent MPC/015-R1
p) Protocol between NKDC & MPC for Handling Notification of Complaints and Results of Hearings MPC/016-R1
q) Employee Terms & Conditions

8. To resolve to appoint a Responsible Financial Officer

9. To resolve to appoint an Internal Auditor

10. To agree annual rent for Parish Council Allotments

11. To agree the dates of full Council Meetings for 2010/2011 (previously circulated).

12. To resolve to accept Apologies for Absence and reasons given

13. Members Declarations of Interests: Members may make any declarations of interest at this point but may also make them at any point during the meeting in accordance with the 2000 Local Government Act.

14. Reports from representatives on outside bodies:
a) To receive a report from the County Councillor.
b) To receive a report from the District Councillor.
c) To receive reports from Council representatives on other outside bodies.
d) To receive a report from the Parish Dog Warden

15. Notes of the last Full Council Meeting held on Tuesday 30th March 2010, to be approved and signed as the minutes. Notes of the Annual Village Meeting 2010 to be approved - to go forward for acceptance as Minutes at the 2011 meeting.

16. Clerks report on matters outstanding (previously circulated).

17. Financial matters:
a) To consider a donation of £500.00 to Metheringham Area First Responders (LIVES), for delivering the Parish Council Annual Report.
b) To consider an invite to the East Midlands SLCC Regional Conference on 22nd June at Forest Pines Hotel & Golf Resort, Near Brigg and decide accordingly (previously circulated).
c) To resolve to approve the insurance renewal premium of approximately £4545.00 due on 1st June 2009.
d) To resolve to make a payment of £300.00 for repairs to motor at the swimming pool.
d) To consider accounts for payment
e) To receive a report from the RFO on the PC finances, Income and Expenditure
f) To receive the Internal Auditors report
g) To receive, approve and sign the Statement of Accounts for the Audit Returns 2009/2010 and answer each Section of the Annual Governance Statement.
h) To approve posting of notice of the Annual Audit on the PC notice board.

18. Planning Committee:
a) Notes of meeting held on 13th April 2010, to be approved as the minutes (previously circulated). Notes of the Special meeting held on 28th April 2010, to be approved as the minutes (Previously circulated).
b) Following the call for land carried out by Roy Pell at Community Lincs two sites have been put forward but only one is deemed suitable for development. The site is the land between Sleaford Road and Dunston Road to the north west of the village. To consider if the council are happy to progress, to look at the possibility of progressing this site, the landowners will be informed and the proposals can be discussed by NKDC, MPC and the developer.

19. Correspondence:
a) To note general correspondence (publications and letters are available for viewing)

20. To receive reports on Outside Meetings:
a) To receive a report from representatives on the LALC - Dealing with Council Finances training session held 31st March 2010.
b) To receive a report from Cllr Dr Allen on the Standards Committee meeting held 14th April.
c) To receive a report from representatives on the Metheringham Area Cluster Group meeting held 28th April.

21. To receive reports from Working Groups:
a) Children's Playgrounds and Playing Fields
b) Fayre & Feast
c) Forward Planning
d) Highways, Footpaths and Car Parks

22. Recreation field & related issues: To receive an update following Forward Planning Meeting held 4th May 2010.

23. Allotments: To receive an update following the request for land, relating to the proposal for new allotments and pavilion.

24. Annual Village Meeting 2010: To receive comments from members on the Annual Village Meeting.

25. Annual Report 2009/2010: To receive comments from members on the Annual Report for 2009/2010, to amend document accordingly and send for printing.

26. Council Members: To consider increasing the number of Councillors from eleven to thirteen, this item was deferred from the previous meeting.

27. St Wilfrid's Parish Church: To consider a request from the PCC that the Parish Council resume grass cutting in the south closed cemetery.

28. Date, time and venue of next meeting: Tuesday 29th June 2010 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.

Minutes of the Metheringham Sots Hole and Tanvats Village Meeting held on Tuesday 28th April 2009 at 7.30pm in the Village Hall.

Note: The minutes of the Annual Village Meeting are approved at the meeting the following year.

From Dot Howes

There will be a free open New Age Kurling session on Friday 28th May 2010 to coincide with the presentation of grant funding by Lincolnshire Co-Operative Society. The session will be open to everyone of all ages and abilities and will run from 6.00-8.00 p.m. in Metheringham Village Hall.

All Things Bright and Beautiful will be coming to the local parishes on Saturday 29th and Saturday 30th May. Each congregation is presenting its own contribution. Dunston St Peter's Church have put together a collection of over 20 wedding dresses for a display with photographs of weddings which took place in the village. St Wilfrid's Church, Metheringham will have information about the church and village and will also be putting on guided village walks. There will also be refreshments available. Both churches will be open from 10a.m. -4.00p.m. St Oswald's Church in Blankney will be open from noon till 4.00p.m.
on both days and there will be parish registers, old photographs and a flower display to look at.

From Dot Howes

Metheringham Methodist Church will be the venue for a Spring Fayre and Flower Display on Saturday 15th May from 9.00a.m. - 12 noon.

Also for the more active there will be a History Walk "Stepping Through Time in Metheringham" organised by Countryside NK to celebrate the launch of the village's newly revised and updated history leaflet.
The walk will begin in the Village Hall Car Park at 10.30a.m.

Metheringham WI will be meeting on Wednesday 19th May in the village hall at 7.15p.m. May is always the Resolutions meeting when members discuss and vote on the resolutions being taken to the NFWI Annual General Meeting at Cardiff in June. This year the proposal is for the mandatory clear labelling of food with true country of origin.
Following the Metheringham vote Dave Skepper will be talking about "Stagecoach". The competition is for something beginning with "C".

The Silver Sounds brass band are approaching the coming season with added confidence now they have been able to update their image thanks to new funding. After entertaining the audience at the Annual Village meeting with the Ivanhoe March, The Adventurer, Silver Trumpet and Zambezi the band's spokesman, Sam Palmer, said how grateful the band were to have been awarded grants, one from Grass Roots to help with uniforms and a banner and other local funding to purchase a gazebo to use at outdoor events. The band aims to push youngsters to improve their skills and to encourage new players. A summer school is planned which will shortly be publicised locally. The band is also promoting itself in local schools as well as through its' public performances.

Metheringham Fire and Rescue had 5 representatives from the local Retained Station at the Annual Parish Meeting in April. They spoke about who they are, what they do and how things have changed. Roy Darwood and Pete Leggett have both been in the fire service for 26 years and have seen many changes in the standards of equipment and training now given to retained personnel and the role of the station and fire fighters. Even Will Wright in his "nearly 4 years" at the station has seen 3 different appliances and 2 changes of uniform. Paul Stalybrass explained how the role nowadays is more focused on prevention and education and they are always looking for more new recruits to join. Community groups of all ages are all welcome to come and look round the station and try out the equipment and officers can advise on smoke alarms and hazard awareness.
There were 94 turnouts in the 2009/10 year including 36 fires, 18 Road Traffic incidents and including assistance for flooding and other emergencies.

MADSPA ( Metheringham and District Swimming Pool Association) are in their pre-season preparation phase and are looking for any volunteers to help with the maintenenace jobs needed. Pool representative Dian Robinson spoke at the Annual Village Meeting on April 27th to reiterate how the pool needs more help from people to do jobs at the pool and more support for its' fundraising activities if the pool if going to be run efficiently for the benefit of everyone in the area. Sessions this summer will include ordinary swims, senior citizens and ladies only sessions, children's lessons, Rookie lifeguard training, party hire.

She thanked those who had helped with grass mowing and the fire service for coming out to train at the pool and also to remove the picnic tables which had been moved when the pool froze over. Maintenance of the boiler and its associated bits is a never ending job and this time it is the motor that has stopped. Help is always appreciated from skilled electricians, plumbers, garden maintenance people etc. Further information is available from Dian on 07932 520362

Minutes of the Nocton Parish Council meeting held on Tuesday the 6th of April 2010 in the village hall

Present: Miss Storr Chair
Mr.Askew
Mr.Capewell
Mr. Morris
Mr.Rumbelow
Mr.Watchus
Mr.Rose D.Cllr.
Mrs.Overton C.Cllr.
Mrs. Green Clerk
Mr.Flannigan PCSO
4 members of the public