Annual Parish Meeting Minutes

MINUTES OF THE SALTFLEETBY ANNUAL PARISH MEETING

25th MAY 2021 at 7pm in the MARSHLAND COMMUNITY CENTRE

Present: L Dover (Chairing the meeting), C Owen (Minute-taking), 13 residents, 6 Councillors

Apologies - None received.

1. Chairman’s welcome & Minutes from the meeting of 20th May 2019 for acceptance.

The Chair welcomed everybody & particularly the residents present.

Minutes from the Meeting on 20th May 2019 – The Minutes had been on the web site & distributed at the meeting & it was resolved to accept the minutes as correct; Madam Chairman signed the Minutes.

2. Parish Council Chairman’s Report on the past 12 months – Cllr Dover – Please see attached Appendix A for details of the report.

Additional comments and discussion around the state of the new village signs where rusting has occurred on all signs. The number of accidents that have occurred at the end of Three Bridges Lane due to the lack of signage and the speed limit being 60mph.

3 & 4. Financial Report – C Owen (Clerk & RFO) – Please see attached Appendix B for details.

5. Gayton Wind Farm Community Fund – It was reported that the Fund cannot be used for Statutory Services such as maintenance of St Clements Churchyard/Highways maintenance etc. Please see Appendix C for details. It was discussed about advertising the Fund through Facebook, website.

6. Gayton Wind Farm Community Funding Grants –

SCA - due to Covid, the SCA had no events in 2020. The previous year, staging, lighting and PA equipment had been purchased. There were a number of successful events including Cleethorpes Band, Rake Up Band, Xmas Concert and New Years Eve Party. It was reported that the committee has changed. There is a new secretary from next month and the committee are hoping to get up and running again starting with a Car Boot Sale on Bank Holiday Monday and the Coffee Mornings on the 3rd Friday of each month.

It was reported that the SCA may consider minibuses for events in which they may put in applications to the Gayton Wind Farm Fund to cover the costs.

Louth & District Archery Club – the grant received was used to purchase much needed equipment for the club for new members to use. Anyone is welcome to come along and have a go.

Saltfleetby Bowling Club – the grant received was used to purchase a new bowling mat and the club is starting back during the 1st week of June 2021.

Louth Town Walking Football – There was no one in attendance but Steve Clark did mention the purchase of the equipment for the club.

7. District & County Councillor – Councillor McNally had nothing to add apart from that work had started on the new Horncastle site for the district council and that the move should take place in Sept 2021. There is a hope that Tedder Hall will be disposed of over 5 years.

8. Any resident questions – The state of the public pavements were discussed (weed treatment) and the quality of the surface. Cllr McNally to take away and look into.

The meeting closed at 8pm