Wigmore Group Parish Council
Councillors are summoned to join a meeting of the Parish Council on
Thursday 22 April 2021 at 7.30pm via Zoom Meeting ID: 981 6052 9601 Passcode: 992009
The Press & Public are cordially invited to join the meeting, or to submit a comment or question for the Parish Council. For further information please contact the Clerk, Maggie Brown, 07398 222 310 or clerk@wigmoregrouppc.co.uk or The Quern, Chapel Lawn, Bucknell, SY7 0BW.
AGENDA
1. Apologies. To receive apologies for absence.
2. To receive Declarations of interests and written requests for dispensations.
3. Co-option. To consider co-option of two Parish Councillors, for Leinthall Starkes and Wigmore.
4. Notice of Vacancy for a second Leinthall Starkes Councillor.
5. Open Session
5.1. To receive report from Ward Cllr Carole Gandy.
5.2. To receive views of residents on parish matters.
6. Minutes. Motion. To approve minutes of scheduled meeting 8 March 2021.
7. Finance
7.1. To select councillor to be additional signatory on the bank mandate.
7.2. To receive Quarter End report from the Responsible Financial Officer.
7.3. Motion. To note payments made between meetings as in Appendix 1.
7.4. Payments. Motion. To approve payments as in Appendix 1.
8. Wigmore Village Hall
8.1. To receive a report from the Finance Working Group following correspondence received from Trustees of the Wigmore Village Hall Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
8.2. To agree response to the Trustees.
9. St James Church, Wigmore. To consider the Parish Council’s response to consultation on the closure of St James Church, received from the Secretary to Hereford Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee. Brought forward from March to allow time for public response. Deadline Friday 30 April 2021. Please see further information on the Parish Council Website.
10. Dog Waste Bin / Notices. To consider
10.1. Motion. To fund collection of waste.
10.2. Motion. To purchase a waste bin to be placed by School Lane Footpath.
10.3. Motion. To provide signs Please Clean up After Your Dog on Farmland on Public Rights of Way subject to further consultation with the Footpaths Officer.
11. Poor’s Wood Common
11.1. To receive report on works undertaken by Forestry England without the Parish Council’s knowledge or consent.
11.2. To note response sent to Forestry England.
12. Lengthsman
Motion. To agree contract between Herefordshire Council and Wigmore Group Parish Council be signed and returned to Balfour Beatty.
13. Bury Lane Playing Field
13.1. To note monthly inspection of play equipment on 26 March 2021.
13.2. To agree expenditure on identity verification for update of records with Land Registry.
13.3. To consider quotes for Annual Inspection, to take place after repairs are completed.
14. Streetlights
To consider any action required to further arrangements for transferring responsibility of 10 streetlights from Wigmore Group Parish Council to Herefordshire Council.
15. Asset Register
15.1. To receive report on condition of assets.
15.2. Motion. To agree repairs/maintenance of assets as required.
15.3. Motion. To adopt updated Asset Register including Poor’s Wood Common
16. Meetings.
16.1. To note dates / times of Annual Parish Meetings of the electorate for Elton, Leinthall Starkes, Pipe Aston & Wigmore.
16.2. Motion. To agree date and time for Annual Meeting of the Parish Council on 6th or 10th May.
17. Information items, correspondence & training. To note and action, as necessary.
18. To raise matters for next meeting (date to be confirmed at item 16.2).
19. Motion. To resolve to exclude the press and public from the following confidential item.
In accordance with the Clerk’s contract of employment, clause 6, to agree whether the Council consents to her undertaking additional paid employment.
Maggie Brown
Mrs Maggie Brown, Clerk to the Council
Email clerk@wigmoregrouppc.co.uk Telephone 07398 222 310
16 April 2021
Appendix 1
Lloyds Bank Balance at 3/3/21 38,413.66
Less March payments 5,423.60
Less payments made between meetings:
Andy Williams Tree Services works on Tree 6 in Closed Churchyard 1,920.00
Phil Blackburn for erecting temporary fence in Community Field 90.00
Southern Electric for Streetlights 2 Feb to 1 Mar 2021 24.90
The Ink Spot for Mortimer Voices, March 2021 edition 84.00
Phil Blackburn for erecting board in Pipe Aston, and maintenance on Wigmore (shop) and Elton boards, and work on footpath from Ford Street to the School. 150.00
Clerk Payroll – March (Month 12) 532.83
#Clerk Expenses – April 67.18
HMRC PAYE (Month 12) 133.20
Lloyds Bank Balance at 15/4/2021 29,987.95
Ringfenced funds: Bury Lane Community & Playing Field: maintenance fund 3,445.01
Bury Lane Community & Playing Field: development fund 8,675.00
Election Fund 1,809.02
Traffic/Signage 2,036.00
Streetlights 2,000.00
Reserve Fund 7,500.00
General Revenue Reserve 3,755.13
TOTAL ringfenced 29,220.16
Un-ringfenced funds available: NB precept not yet received. 767.79
Payments for approval. Amounts include VAT where applicable.
D M Payroll Services – fee for internal audit 2020-21 100.00
Un-ringfenced balance after 22 April Payments 667.79
# Subscription to Zoom £7.19; Subscription to Microsoft 365 £59.99 (WGPC laptop)