October 2026 DRAFT Minutes STILL TO BE APPROVED
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 6 October 2026
Present: Cllrs M Herbert (Chairman), K Tyrrell, S Taylor, A Hyatt, A Curtis, R Waite, B Sharpe, J Jarvis, Mrs M Vail (Clerk), D/Cllr M Palmer. There were no members of the public.
Meeting began at 7.30pm
1. Open session: No members of the public were present.
2. Apologies: Cllr P Bowser, C/Cllr and D/Cllr T Bridgwood
3. Declarations of Interest: None.
4. To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 1 September 2026:
RESOLVED to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 1 September 2026 as a true record, and these were duly signed. Action: Clerk.
Proposed: Cllr S Taylor, seconded: Cllr K Tyrrell. All in favour.
5. Comments from County Councillor, District Councillors and Chairman:
D/Cllr M Palmer:
o The Police and Crime Commissioner has obtained funding for three years for 127 new Officers; some are already in training
o Residents are urged to report all incidents as this provides statistical evidence to support police funding and deployment
o Local Government Review is paused for review. May 2027 elections will take place and WLDC will continue.
o No further update on the Scampton site
o Soft plastics will be recycled from 2030, and a bottle/can deposit return scheme is scheduled for October 2027
Chairman:
o Will be attending the Woodhall Spa Emergency Response conference on 7 October 2026.
o Brought the latest LALC Training Bulletin to the attention of Councillors. Councillors to advise the Clerk if they are interested in attending any course.
6. Review Action Log:
The Action Log was reviewed. Updates included:
o Benches: Cllr M Herbert and Cllr J Jarvis have met to consider installation of the three new benches. The old benches will need removing and disposing of. Action: Cllr P Bowser to liaise with handyman for quote.
o Play Area: Action: Clerk to seek grant monies.
o Speed Cameras: to be installed before November meeting. Action: Cllrs R Waite and A Curtis.
o ACIS Hedging: there have been three unsuccessful attempts to follow up on the work agreed at the site meeting in Spring. Action: Clerk to establish who ACIS is answerable to.
o Noticeboards: some maintenance is required.
RESOLVED to ask handyman. Action: Cllr P Bowser.
Proposed: Cllr M Herbert, seconded: Cllr K Tyrrell. All in favour
7. Clerks Report
i) Note national pay award of 3.3%, from 1st April 2026:
Noted. Not applied as yet to the payments for Facebook administration this to be discussed at a later date.
ii) To receive the financial reports for Aug and Sept 2026:
RESOLVED to approve the financial report for August 2026.
Proposed: Cllr S Taylor, seconded: Cllr K Tyrrell. All in favour
RESOLVED to approve the financial report for September 2026.
Proposed: Cllr S Taylor, seconded: Cllr K Tyrrell. All in favour
iii) Note Spend Against Budget Report to end Sept 2026: Noted.
RESOLVED to accept the report.
Proposed: Cllr R Waite, seconded: Cllr K Tyrrell. All in favour
iv) Note successful completion of external audit:
Noted. The external auditor had not raised any matters of concern.
v) LALC portal:
The Clerk is to update the LALC portal with Councillors email addresses. This will allow LALC to send communications direct to Councillors (eg E-news), subject to Councillors accepting LALC s invite to join. Action: Clerk
vi) Bus shelter progress update, including:
* agreeing possible dates to meet on site
LCC s Travel Projects Manager has requested a meeting on site to review the location. Noted that a concrete pad for the shelter is likely to be required, which will need to be budgeted for.
RESOLVED that Cllrs M Herbert and R Waite will meet with him. Action: Cllr M Herbert.
Proposed: Cllr A Curtis, seconded: Cllr R Waite. All in favour.
* approve sign and return of LCC Application Form for community asset on Highway:
RESOLVED to sign and return this form.
Proposed: Cllr A Curtis, seconded: Cllr R Waite. All in favour.
Noted that a map showing the exact location of the bus shelter is required to be returned with the form, to be provided to the Clerk following the meeting with LCC s Travel Projects manager. Action: Cllr M Herbert, Action: Clerk
Additionally, D/Cllrs M Palmer and T Bridgwood have each agreed to fund 500.00 from their respective CIF grant monies, and a grant application has been submitted to LCC through C/Cllr T Bridgwood for 600.00. A LCC Bus Shelter grant of 3000.00 is to be applied for.
8. Correspondence: To note only:
Receipt of the following items were noted:
i) LCC Sept newsletter
ii) WLDC Aug newsletter
iii) Environment Agency Sept update
iv) Community Resilience News
9. Play Area: Consider ROSPA annual play inspection report:
A summary was given of the points raised in the ROSPA report. Action: Cllr J Jarvis to obtain quotes for maintenance jobs.
10. Date of the next meeting: Tuesday 3rd November 2026, 7.30pm, Memorial Hall
11. Resolve to move into Closed Session as the following items contain information of a confidential or sensitive nature:
RESOLVED to move into Closed Session.
Proposed: Cllr M Herbert, seconded: Cllr B Sharpe. All in favour
D/Cllr M Palmer left the meeting at 8.11pm.
12. Three-month review of Facebook:
A review was carried out, and the Clerk and Parish Council agreed for the Clerk to continue as Facebook administrator. The drawing up of an agreement, and application of any pay award to be considered at a later date.
13. Approve appointment of Locum Clerk and associated expenditure to attend and minute the November and December 2026, and January 2027 meetings:
RESOLVED to approve expenditure of 25.00 per hour, and 55p per mile for a locum Clerk.
Proposed: Cllr M Herbert, seconded Cllr K Tyrrell. All in favour.
Meeting ended at 8.27pm
Mrs Michelle Vail Clerk to the Council Dated: 28 October 2026
LANGWORTH GPC - BANK RECONCILIATION 1st Aug - 31st Aug 2026
CURRENT ACCOUNT, ACCOUNTS PAID
OPENING BALANCE, £5143.09
13/08/2026, Mrs M Vail, (homework allowance £22.50, mileage £22.80, print £6.50), £51.80
13/08/2026, Glendale, 3074, £840.00
18/08/2026, Sage, £16.80
19/08/2026, HMRC PAYE/NI, £216.34
19/08/2026, LCC Pension, £235.69
19/08/2026, Mrs M Vail, salary, £1149.29
28/08/2026, Service charge on bank account, £4.25
CLOSING BALANCE, £2628.92
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT
OPENING BALANCE, £75,239.88
10/08/2026, Interest, £32.98
CLOSING BALANCE, £75,272.86
Non-regular Accounts for Payment in ~Sept, NIL
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
LANGWORTH GPC - BANK RECONCILIATION 1st Sept - 30th Sept 2026
CURRENT ACCOUNT
OPENING BALANCE, £2628.92
16/09/2026, Transfer from deposit to current account, £5000.00
16/09/2026, Mrs M Vail, (homework allowance £22.50, mileage £10.80, print £9.60), £42.90
18/09/2026, PKF Littlejohn, external audit fees, £252.00
16/09/2026, ROSPA Play Safely, £114.00
16/09/2026, LCC, install SID Posts, £800.00
16/09/2026, Glendale 3194, £840.00
17/09/2026, Sage, £16.80
18/09/2026, HMRC PAYE/NI, £296.87
18/09/2026, LCC Pension, £283.30
18/09/2026, Mrs M Vail, salary, £1279.83
28/09/2026, Service charge on bank account, £4.25
CLOSING BALANCE, £3698.97
DEPOSIT ACCOUNT
OPENING BALANCE, £75,272.86
09/09/2026, Interest, £30.93
16/09/2026, Transfer to current account from deposit account, £5000.00
CLOSING BALANCE, £70,303.79
Non-regular Accounts for Payment in ~Oct - NIL
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