Minutes

Langworth Group Parish Council   

Serving the grouped parishes of Barlings, Newball, Stainton by Langworth and Reasby

E:mail: clerk@langworthgroup-pc.gov.uk

Draft Minutes of the Meeting of Langworth Group Parish Council held at 

Langworth Memorial Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 1 September 2026 

Present:  Cllrs M Herbert (Chairman), K Tyrrell, S Taylor, A Hyatt, A Curtis, R Waite, B Sharpe, P Bowser, Mrs M Vail (Clerk), C/Cllr and D/Cllr T Bridgwood.  There was one member of the public.

Meeting began at 7.32pm                                        

1. Open session: No public representation.

2. Apologies: Cllr J Jarvis.  D/Cllr M Palmer.

             RESOLVED to accept the apologies.

             Proposed: Cllr M Herbert, seconded: Cllr A Hyatt.   All in favour.

3. Declarations of Interest: None.

4. To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 7 July 2026:

RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 7 July 2026 as a true record, and these were duly signed. Action: Clerk. 

             Proposed: Cllr S Taylor, seconded: Cllr P Bowser.   All in favour.

             Noted that planning application WL/2026/00502 Abbey Farm, as discussed at the July meeting, had been

             refused permission.

5. Comments from County Councillor, District Councillors and Chairman:

D/Cllr and C/Cllr T Bridgwood:

o August has been a quiet month, with September meetings due to take place shortly.

o Local Government Review: feedback is that the names for the two proposed Unitary Councils are too similar. Government proposes three Councillors for this area, whereas City Council proposes one Councillor, which would mean reduced representation.

o No updates available on the Scampton site.

Chairman:

o Will be attending a Community Resilience Forum event at Woodhall Spa on 7th October 2026. 

6. Review Action Log:

The Action Log was reviewed.  Updates included:

o Benches: Cllr M Herbert will assist Cllr J Jarvis to install the three new benches.

o Lincs Road Safety Partnership have offered to help set up the speed indicator devices once they have been installed by Cllrs R Waite and A Curtis.

A suggestion was made whether to engage a handyman due to there being a few outstanding jobs.

7. Clerks Report

i) To receive the financial report for July 2026:

RESOLVED to approve the financial report. Action: Clerk 

Proposed: Cllr K Tyrrell, seconded: Cllr B Sharpe.  All in favour

ii) Noticeboards   maintenance: To be added to the Action Log. Action: Clerk

iii) Wreath: To be ordered from local supplier. Action: Clerk

iv) Bus shelter quotes (grant up to  3000.00 available):

Several quotes were considered. Noted that the Clerk will need to liaise with, have input and approval from LCC Highways, C/Cllr T Bridgwood and LCC s bus infrastructure team.  Further noted that LGPC will need to budget to cover any shortfall between grant monies and the cost of a shelter.

Subject to obtaining the above consents, and to obtaining monies, RESOLVED to purchase a wooden bus shelter from Knights of Langworth at  7500.00 + vat.  Action: Clerk

                          Proposed: Cllr R Waite, seconded: Cllr A Curtis.   All in favour.

v) LCC Councillor Community Grant Fund available:

C/Cllr T Bridgwood explained the grant fund. The Clerk to apply for  600.00 towards the bus shelter.  

The Clerk to also apply for D/Cllr CIF grants towards the bus shelter.

Action: Clerk.

8. Correspondence: To note only: 

i) LCC July newsletter: Noted as received.

ii) WLDC July newsletter: Noted as received.

iii) Fire and rescue response review engagement:  Cllr M Herbert had attended.

Action may be required:.

i) Resident letters   1) Road Safety Concerns   A158 Crossroads with Scothern Lane and Barlings Lane

2) Driving standards and rural road safety in the Langworth area:

Noted that the Chairman had written to the resident.  Cllr T Bridgwood will follow up proposed actions relating to the A158

ii) Resident: waste bin missing/rubbish strewn about at layby at exit of Langworth on Scothern Lane:

The Clerk had reported this to WLDC. Rubbish has now been cleared.  Cllr M Herbert will check on bin. Action:  Cllr M Herbert.

9. Planning:

i) WL/2026/00649: remove existing agricultural building and erect 1no. dwelling being variation of conditions 2 and 4 of planning permission WL/2024/00131 / 147926 granted 19 August 2024 - change to the approved dwelling design. Location: LAND AT GATE CLIFFE FARM, BARDNEY ROAD, NEWBALL, LN3 5DQ

A submission to WLDC of  No objections  due to deadline for comments being 24/8/26 was ratified.

ii)     Proposed Conversion of the New Station Hotel, Langwith to a dental surgery. 

After consideration, RESOLVED to fully support this application.  Action: Clerk.

Proposed: Cllr M Herbert, seconded: Cllr S Taylor.  All in favour

         iii)   Sudbrooke Neighbourhood Plan Review - Amended Basic Conditions Statement   Consultation Councillors were advised to reply as individuals, not as parish councillors.

10. Policy Review: Vexatious Complaints Policy:

RESOLVED, with the addition of a title to the document, to approve the reviewed Vexatious Complaints Policy.

Action: Clerk

Proposed: Cllr M Herbert, seconded: Cllr P Bowser.  All in favour

A request from the Memorial Hall Committee whether they could repaint the play items had been made.

RESOLVED to approve. Action: K Tyrrell

Proposed: Cllr R Waite, seconded: Cllr M Herbert.  All in favour

The Memorial Hall Committee had raised the continual lack of a date for emergency response training. Cllr M Herbert advised that training is not offered and that he will raise this at the Community Resilience Forum event at Woodhall Spa on 7th October 2026.  Action: Clerk to update Action Log with feedback

11. Date of the next meeting: Tuesday 6th October 2026, 7.30pm, Memorial Hall

Meeting ended at 8.26pm.

Mrs Michelle Vail   Clerk to the Council                                                  Dated: 13 September 2026

LANGWORTH GPC - BANK RECONCILIATION 1st July - 31st July 2026

CURRENT ACCOUNT

OPENING BALANCE, £7776.56

16/07/2026, Sage, payroll, £16.80

16/07/2026, Mrs M Vail, (homework allowance £22.50, mileage £10.80, print £15.40), £48.70

16/07/2026, Mr M Herbert (Dog signs),£62.40

16/07/2026, EKM Ltd, £60.00

16/07/2026, Glendale 2948, £840.00

17/07/2026, HMRC PAYE/NI, £215.74

17/07/2026, LCC Pension, £235.69

17/07/2026, Mrs M Vail, salary, £1149.89

28/07/2026, Service charge on bank account, £4.25

CLOSING BALANCE, £5143.09

DEPOSIT ACCOUNT

OPENING BALANCE, £75208.97

09/07/2026, Interest, £30.91

CLOSING BALANCE, £75239.88

Non-regular Accounts for Payment in ~August/Sept 

TOTAL 0.00

Ear Marked Reserves

Elections reserve, £4,000.00

CIL monies, £356.25 Planning app. 144897

New play equipment, £11,262.85

Total, £15,619.10