July 2022 Minutes
Minutes of the meeting of Grainthorpe Parish Council meeting held on Wednesday 20th July, 2022 at 7.30pm in the Chapel Schoolroom, Grainthorpe.
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Present: Cllrs. P. Hibberd (Chair); J. West, M. Bark, G. Lovatt, and M. Bensley.
Apologies: None
Also present: Cllr. D. McNally (CC & ELDC); Cllr. P. Rickett (ELDC)
Clerk: Mrs. P. Plumridge.
Chair welcomed everyone to meeting which had been postponed for one week, due to Covid.
14.22 Apologies
None.
15.22 – Open Meeting
No members of the public present
16.22 Cllr Rickett & Cllr McNally
Cllr Rickett offered a lot of information in the form of an email which would be forwarded out to Cllrs. (or posted).
Council Decisions Record
There are no decision notices this week.
Directorate Key Updates
Please find here some key and exciting updates for the Programme Delivery Directorate.
Towns Fund Projects - Following Government announcements that funding bids have been successful the priority for the team, working side by side with Growth team colleagues, has been scheme design, planning application progression and resource planning for this major programme delivery. Activities covered in the previous update including contractor procurement, project assurance and general resourcing of key workstreams including client side cost management and project management have continued at pace through this month. Since the last update the planning application for the Culture House, Skegness has been submitted, the Boston Leisure model has progressed well and negotiations with the EA about the Colonnade at Sutton on Sea have been advanced significantly by the Growth team and we continue working hard on programme management to ensure that we have very clear, robust controls on all in-house delivery projects.
• East Coast Illuminations - Today East Lindsey District Council will sign and seal a new three plus three year Illuminations contract for Skegness and Mablethorpe with Blachere Illuminations; a company that the Council has worked with for many years whose amazing lights also light up Harrods, the Dorchester Hotel and have illuminated the Castles at Disney Land Resort Florida, Disney Land Paris and Disney Land Hong Kong. Their all new low energy, wide pattern LED lights will be housed in their revolutionary BIOPRINT material, a fully degradable bioplastic manufactured from organic sugar cane meaning that when the rigs are eventually disposed of they will leave no unwelcome footprint behind. The lights in Skegness will go on on Saturday 30 July and in Mablethorpe the following week on 6 August; they remain lit until the end of February - please do visit any time after dusk between these times and see what these two fabulous resorts have to offer when the sun goes down.
• Works well underway at Ayscoughfee - works to the central café block and toilets are now well underway at Ayscoughfee, the cafe improvement works that you will have seen taking place if you have visited in the last few weeks finish today with works to the toilets to now progress at pace. In addition, the main gates to the site were skilfully removed this week and headed off for comprehensive refurbishment.
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• Council Offices at Priory Road, Spalding Window Refurbishment - starting on 4 July, repair and replacement works to the windows in the old block at SHDCs main offices will begin in earnest.
Spalding Western Relief Road – Section 5 of the SWRR is now in full delivery mode, with officers continuing to work alongside the funders (Homes England), LCC Highways and various landowners to support delivery of the infrastructure
• Levelling Up Fund – Work continues on three levelling up fund bids for the partnership, with the directorate providing technical support to the bids that are being developed ahead of the submission deadline of July 6th 2022. Such technical support is vital in ensuring that the LUF bids are supported by a sound delivery strategy and business case.
• Food Enterprise Zone Holbeach - The team are working in collaboration with Lincolnshire County Council, the University of Lincoln and Greater Lincolnshire LEP to progress the delivery strategy for the Holbeach Food Enterprise Zone – a prestige employment site of significant strategic importance to the sub-region as a whole, and its agri-food economy. The FEZ HUB building is planned for its formal opening in July – the centre will provide ‘start-up’ business space for up to 30 businesses in the agri-food sectors.
The Horncastle HUB - is really looking like a state of the art headquarters any business or organisation can be proud of; we remain on track for completion in September ready for all of our new furniture and IT equipment to compliment the quality of the design and build we are delivering.
Emerging Policy – The draft South Holland Derelict and Untidy Sites Policy is a now confirmed agenda item for the July Policy Development Panel at South Holland.
• Biodiversity and Woodland – Following an extensive search for suitable woodland and biodiversity sites officers at South Holland have identified a site and agreed terms for its acquisition off market. This activity is well timed in the context of the emerging Partnership Tree Strategy.
Capital Programme – Numerous individual schemes are being progressed and brought to completion, Daffodil Walk in South Holland now has a bright and vibrant sign at its entrance and the customers at the swimming pool in Skegness are really befitting from the replacement of the pool plant equipment.
Rescheduled Meetings
Please be advised that the Audit and Governance Committee due to take place on Wednesday 29th June has now been rescheduled for Wednesday 6th July at 10:15am in the Council Chambers.
Please also be advised that the General Licensing Committee due to take place on Monday 27th June has now been rescheduled for Friday 29th July at 10am in the Council Chambers.
Public Sector Hub Update: 21/6/2022
The Following work is being carried out/ completed (Images attached):
• Raised flooring is continuing to be laid
• Vinyl flooring has been laid in the toilets and is to be trimmed and finished soon
• The water main has been secured in the ground
• The Northern carpark has been cleared and will be built up ready for tarmacking shortly
• All plasterworks have finished
Councillors Community Grant Scheme
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The Councillors’ Community Grants Scheme 2022/23 is now open. Attached is an editable PDF version of the application form and a copy of the Information Policy Booklet 2022/23. If you require any information or have any enquiries regarding the Scheme please do not hesitate to contact Daisy Fitzgerald at either community.grants@e-lindsey.gov.uk or on 01507 613442.
S&ELCP attended Lincolnshire Show
This week the S&ELCP attended the Lincolnshire Show. It was the first partnership outing and was very successful. We had on sale Boston Big Local’s limited edition of Boston Monopoly and had officers from across the Partnership there answering public questions on the Climate Strategy, and Levelling Up ideas to why the Partnership formed. Wellbeing Lincs were also at the show and had a stand next to the SELCP offering support to the public.
Gleeson Homes - Discounted Housing Scheme Property
Gleeson Homes have one remaining Discounted Housing Scheme property available on Park Avenue in Louth Park Avenue https://gleesonhomes.co.uk/developments/park-avenue/
Applicants can apply by registering an interest with Gleeson Homes and then completing an online application https://oneteamlincs.housingjigsaw.co.uk and are required to provide a copy of their mortgage agreement in principle. Applications will be assessed by ELDC Housing department against the criteria for the scheme. Applicants will need to demonstrate a local connection to Louth or the East Lindsey district.
Applications should be submitted as soon as possible in order to be considered. This is an ideal opportunity for people to get a step on the property ladder who may not be able to afford full market value. You purchase 100% of the property at 80% of the market value.
It’s Not Too Late to Get Your Covid Vaccinations
Against a backdrop of a rise in covid cases nationally, Lincolnshire people are being reminded to get their covid vaccinations, particularly anyone aged 75 and over as well as those who are immunosuppressed.
The Office for National Statistics has reported an increase in the percentage of people testing positive for covid, likely caused by Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5, and data from the UK Health Security Agency has revealed hospital admission rates are increasing, although admissions to intensive care units remain low.
In addition to spring boosters for people aged 75 and over and those who are immunosuppressed, there is still an ‘evergreen’ offer available for covid vaccinations in Lincolnshire, which means anyone who is yet to be vaccinated can get their 1st, 2nd, or booster vaccinations.
The pop-up vaccination sessions (listed below) do not require an appointment, you can just turn up – for the latest information on the locations and dates/times of these sessions, please visit www.lincolnshireccg.nhs.uk/grabajab. Alternatively, appointments for covid vaccinations can be booked online using the National Booking System or by calling 119.
In addition to the pop-ups listed below and also at www.lincolnshireccg.nhs.uk/grabajab, this weekend (Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th June) there will be walk-in sessions for 5-11 year-olds and 12-17 year-olds at PRSA Mass Vaccination Centre, Boston, as follows:
Saturday 25th June:
5-11 year-olds 10am – 2pm
12-17 year-olds 8am – 12pm
Sunday 26th June:
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5-11 year-olds 8am – 4.30pm
12-17 year-olds 8am – 4.30pm
The vaccination teams will be running the following pop-up walk-in sessions:
Saturday 25th June at Alford Corn Exchange, 9 Market Place, Alford LN13 9EB, between 10.30am and 1pm for spring boosters for people aged 75 and over and anyone aged 18 and over who is currently immunosuppressed, plus vaccinations for anyone eligible aged 18 and over (evergreen offer – i.e. 1st, 2nd and booster doses), and between 1.30pm and 4.30pm for 5-11 year-olds, and between 10.30am and 4.30pm for 12-15 year-olds.
Monday 27th June at Spilsby Market, Market Place Car Park and Buttercross Car Park, Spilsby PE23 5JT, between 9.30am and 12.30pm for spring boosters for people aged 75 and over and anyone aged 18 and over who is currently immunosuppressed.
Saturday 2nd July at Stickney Car Boot Sale, Main Road, Stickney, Boston PE22 8AG, between 8.30am and 12pm for spring boosters for people aged 75 and over and anyone aged 18 and over who is currently immunosuppressed
For more information visit www.lincolnshireccg.nhs.uk/grabajab
Discussion took place with Cllr McNally regarding the new recycling bin with a purple lid which would take paper and glass, these are being rolled out now. ELDC will work with householders to ensure that items are put in correct recycling bins, operatives will be available to help and advise.
CC are recruiting 10 new firefighters, one will be posted at Louth.
There is a tree planting scheme for landowners willing to plant 300+ trees.
17.22 – Clerk to receive declarations of pecuniary interest on any Agenda item in accordance with Localism Act and the Council’s Code of Conduct and Standing Orders.
None.
18.22 Minutes of previous meeting (04.05.22)
Agreed and signed.
19.22 Matters Arising
Playing Field Notice Board - quote from DAB Graphics cannot be guaranteed but will not go up more than £100, if at all. Grant application has been submitted, should know by 1st October.
Courses - Cllr Bensley found his Zoom course for new councillors on 17/5/22 very interesting and learnt a lot; it was informative, interactive and very beneficial. Cllr Hibberd
learnt a lot on 15/6/22 on his course on running meetings etc., there was a lot of paperwork generated which he will organise and put on file.
(Cllr Rickett left meeting at 8.07)
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20.22- Financial & Audit
Nine cheques were approved and signed.
651 – Marshchapel Parish Council – ½ share of 3 extra Jubilee mugs - £11.25
652 –R. Drinkel – Mower requirements- £53.33
653 - LALC –course lunch- £12.00
654 – Cancelled
655 – Wages office - £30.00
665 – P. Plumridge – 3 months wages
657 – P. Plumridge (ref HMRC) Paye*
658 - P Hibberd – travel expenses - £37.80
659 – P Plumridge (ref leaving gift for previous Chair) - £18.49
660 – P. Hibberd – prizes for Jubilee and Tractor Run - £14.50
* it was necessary for Clerk to forward a personal cheque to cover paye as we would miss deadline date for payment, (19th July), due to meeting being postponed for a week.
Financial statement submitted was approved and bank statement signed.
Model Financial Regs were readopted, proposed Cllr Lovatt, seconded Cllr West. All in favour.
21.22 Parish Matters
Extra Jubilee mugs have been distributed.
Jubilee celebrations went well ,the weather was good and there was a good turnout. It was an enjoyable evening and there are photos for the Grainthorpe News magazine. The lighting of the beacon went well. Chair purchased prizes for games and excess prizes were donated to Tractor Run raffle the following week.
Village signs, this is ongoing as we still have to find suitable site. Cllr McNally offered to help in that he will be in the village shortly with an officer responsible to Highways and would ask about suitable suggestions.
The Notice Board is being assessed for repair next week.
(Cllr Lovatt left meeting for 20 mins - 8-35 – 8-55)
There is still a problem with Ragwort at Poor’s End and we are unable to trace the owner of the field. Notwithstanding this it was agreed we have a duty to try and stop the seed blowing everywhere and try to minimise the spread. It was resolved that we would try and control it and ask N.Cook to top it. Cllr West proposed we spend up to £300, seconded by Cllr Bensley, all in favour. Cllr Hibberd to contact N.Cook.
We would continue to advertise to co-opt two new Cllrs, Cllr Hibberd suggested two names everyone was happy for him to approach.
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22.22 - Planning
N/062/01236/22 – Land opp Tree View Farm. This was discussed and it was agreed we would object due to it being in coastal hazard zone – Flood Zone 3 and against Policy SP17
23.22 – Date and Time of next Meeting
The next meeting will be on Wednesday 7th September at 7.30 pm in Chapel Schoolroom.
No further business meeting closed at 9.05 pm.
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7th September 2022