December DRAFT Minutes STILL TO BE APPROVED
Langworth Group Parish Council
Serving the grouped parishes of Barlings, Newball, Stainton by Langworth and Reasby
E:mail: langworthgroupparishcouncil@gmail.com
Draft Minutes of the Meeting of Langworth Group Parish Council held at Langworth Memorial Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 2 December 2025
Present: Cllrs M Herbert (Chairman), P Bowser, K Tyrrell, A Hyatt, R Waite, A Curtis, J Jarvis, Mrs M Vail (Clerk), C/Cllr & D/Cllr T Bridgwood.
There was 1 member of the public.
Meeting began at 7.32pm
1. Open session: No comment from member of the public.
2. Apologies: Cllr S Taylor, Cllr H Stilgoe-McCombe, D/Cllr M Palmer
3. Declarations of Interest: Cllr R Waite in respect of item 8.
4. To approve the minutes of the meetings held on 7 October 2025 and 4 November 2025:
RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 7 October 2025 as a true record, and these were duly signed.
Proposed: Cllr A Hyatt, seconded: Cllr K Tyrrell. All in favour with two abstentions (Cllrs J Jarvis and R Waite, who had not been present at this meeting).
RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 4 November 2025 as a true record, and these were duly signed.
Proposed: Cllr P Bowser, seconded: Cllr K Tyrrell. All in favour with two abstentions (Cllrs J Jarvis and R Waite, who had not been present at this meeting).
5. Comments from County Councillor, District Councillors and Chairman:
D/Cllr Bridgwood:
o Councillor Initiative Fund grant monies are available from all three D/Cllrs. Action: Clerk/Cllr J Jarvis to obtain and submit form.
o WLDC is into its budget setting cycle
o Food waste collection will start in April 2026: a 3-year allowance grant for rural areas will allow for long term planning.
C/Cllr Bridgwood:
o He has attended his first IDB meeting LCC, as Lead Flood Authority, are installing telemetry poles
o He has forwarded local traffic notifications to LGPC
o Comments regarding the state of footpaths have been forwarded to LCC managers, and he has requested a walk around in early 2026.
o He has forwarded on to the mayor s office a proposal from Fiskerton, Cherry Willingham, and Reepham PCs for a late-night bus service. A strategy is currently being formulated should LGPC wish to submit comments and supportive evidence on the proposal.
Chairman:
o No comments.
6. Clerks Report
i. Note Financial report for November 2025:
RESOLVED to approve the financial report.
Proposed: Cllr K Tyrrell, seconded: Cllr J Jarvis. All in favour
ii. D/Cllr Darcel CIF monies available:
Noted that CIF monies are available from all three D/Cllrs. Noted that three benches require replacing. After considering three quotes for benches:
RESOLVED to purchase three Peak benches from TDP at 425.95 + vat per bench, for a discounted price to be sought for bulk purchasing, and for the benches to be part funded by CIF.
Proposed: Cllr A Curtis, seconded: Cllr R Waite. All in favour.
Action: Clerk, Cllr J Jarvis.
iii. Triannual pension valuation: from year ending 31 March 2027 for 3 years, employer pension contribution rate will be 19.2% (down from 26.6%).
Noted. Action: Clerk to sign and return form acknowledging new contribution rate.
iv. Note Clerk s AL 24 Dec 2 Jan inclusive: Noted.
7. Correspondence:
TO NOTE ONLY:
i. WLDC Nov newsletter: Noted.
ii. LCC County Views Survey (26 January 2026) & November Newsletter: Noted.
iii. Community Resilience Newsletter: Noted.
iv. Invite to attend Witham Valley Access Project AGM Tuesday Nov 18th:
Noted. Cllr A Hyatt had attended; and reported that it had been a useful meeting. The Witham Valley Access Project are checking all local footpaths and are currently undertaking work in Cherry Willingham.
v. Project Groundwater Greater Lincolnshire hosted by LCC installation of telemetry devices that monitor local watercourse levels:
Noted that these devices do not replace local people and local knowledge, such as the flood wardens which the community used to have.
vi. UDLive: to arrange an onboarding session for parish members to introduce the abovementioned telemetry system and explain how it supports local flood preparedness:
A date is awaited for the onboarding session.
vii. Request from resident for permission to erect Christmas tree on green at Stainton by Langworth:
Noted that LGPC is unable to grant permission as it is not the landowner. Instead, the resident had been advised to approach LCC for permission.
8. Planning:
i. WL/2025/01124: Biodiversity Gain Application for the creation of other neutral grassland and woodland buffer for the purpose of selling Biodiversity net gain units:
Location: Land at Newball (Deadline to respond to WLDC - 04/12/2025):
Cllr R Waite declared an interest in this item due to a connection with the applicant.
Noted that all planning applications now must show a biodiversity net gain.
After consideration, RESOLVED that there are no objections. Action: Clerk
Proposed: Cllr P Bowser, seconded: Cllr A Curtis.
9. Grass cutting quotes 2026:
Three quotes had been sought, and two companies had responded. Both quotes were considered.
RESOLVED to accept the quote from Glendale at 5600.00 + vat. Action: Clerk
Proposed: Cllr K Tyrrell, seconded: Cllr P Bowser. All in favour.
10. Emergency Plan update: Nothing new to report.
11. Play Area:
i. Update on grant applications:
WLDC are to be approached. Jack Hubbard of Finding Fitness helps with applications for finding funding. A reminder was given about trying the FCC.
ii. Consider bench quotes: See 6ii above.
iii. Planned work:
RESOLVED for Cllr R Waite to arrange for permanent signs upon receipt of details from Cllr J Jarvis, and for LGPC to reimburse the expenditure. Cllr R Waite, Cllr J Jarvis, Clerk
To do: padlock, cutting vegetation back, and wash down of items.
12. Policies:
i. Approve IT Policy (new Audit requirement):
RESOLVED to approve and adopt the IT Policy, as circulated. Action: Clerk
Proposed: Cllr P Bowser, seconded: Cllr A Curtis. All in favour.
At this point in the meeting, the Chairman advised of a volunteer who delivers Langworth Local, needing to reduce his round. However, messages between the relevant parties were being passed through the conduit of the Clerk rather than directly to one another. Noted that this practice should not be happening as Langworth Local has no connection with the Parish Council. It was agreed for the Clerk to make the situation clear to all parties. Action: Clerk
13. Consider a noticeboard for Reasby parish: No decision was taken to proceed with this.
14. Date of the next meeting: Tuesday 6th January 2026, 7.30pm, Memorial Hall
Meeting ended at 8.34pm.
Mrs Michelle Vail Clerk to the Council Dated: 3rd December 2025
LANGWORTH GPC - BANK RECONCILIATION 1st November - 30th November 2025
CURRENT ACCOUNT, ACCOUNTS PAID
OPENING BALANCE, £2167.91
05/11/2025, Transfer in from deposit account, £7000.00
05/11/2025, Mrs M Vail, homework allowance + print, £26.00
05/11/2025, Glendale, Inv 2037, £819.09
05/11/2025, PKF Littlejohn, audit fees, £252.00
18/11/2025, Sage, payroll, £13.20
19/11/2025, LCC, grass cutting contribution, £1408.92
19/11/2025, HMRC PAYE/NI, £85.98
19/11/2025, LCC Pension, £306.30
19/11/2025, Mrs M Vail, salary, £896.32
27/11/2025, EKM Ltd, play area inspection, £60.00
28/11/2025, Service charge on bank account, £4.25
CLOSING BALANCE, £8113.69
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT
OPENING BALANCE, £64985.33
05/11/2025, Transfer out to current account, £7000
10/11/2025, Interest, £33.49
CLOSING BALANCE, £58018.82
Non-regular Accounts for Payment in ~December, NIL
TOTAL, £0.00
Ear Marked Reserves
Elections reserve, £4,000.00
CIL monies, £2,712.40
New play equipment, £8,557.27
Total, £15,269.67