2025 Minutes

KIRTON PARISH COUNCIL 
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL 
HELD ON TUESDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 2025

Present: Councillors:     Cllr M Sohail, Chair, Cllr A Bowen, Vice Chair, Cllr M Elston, Cllr L O’Connor, and Cllr Pryke.
                
Also Present:                         Clerk D. Fairweather.
    County Cllrs Lock and Daish

Following the resignation of Cllrs Astill and Huggins, the Chair thanked them for their services to the Parish Council.
PUBLIC FORUM
Public again with their concerns over parking at the junction of King Street, and the speed and noise of vehicles. Emergency vehicles having difficulty in accessing properties. Speed reduction signs required on main road. Chair reiterated the Parish Council are in total support of the residents and, together with the Borough and County Councillors are working towards some form of improvement.

REPORTS FROM ELECTED COUNTY COUNCILLORS
Cllr Daish has information from residents and is taking the matter to Democratic Services. There are various issues with some of the suggested solutions, including parking for residents. Also, residents have witnessed, traffic wardens not issuing tickets on offending vehicles. Proof would have to be collated, by the means of form to complete. Situation with traffic in and out of Kings Court. To be officially reported to LCC by Parish Council.
REPORTS FROM ELECTED BOROUGH COUNCILLORS
Cllr Pryke – attended a ‘Pylon’ meeting and was advised the response to the consultation was exceptionally low.
Consultation on ‘Where should Lincolnshire Go’ with the proposals for unitary Councils.

112-25 TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE were received from Cllrs F. Baillie, T. Hartfil-Allgood, D. Jarvis and Borough Councillors Middleton & Rylott, all resolved to accept reasons given.

113-25 TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST UNDER THE COUNCIL’S CODE OF CONDUCT RELATING TO BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA
None

114-25 TO APPROVE NOTES OF MEETINGS HELD ON 5TH & 28TH AUGUST 2025.
Could not be ratified.

115-25 TO RECEIVE MATTERS ARISING & CLERKS UPDATES FROM THE MINUTES NOT INCLUDED ON THIS AGENDA
Town Hall damage to finial on wall. Having met contractors on site it was confirmed the damage was not as serious as initially expected. It was felt rising ceiling joist should be checked also.
Town Hall damage to store cupboard floor. Contractor awaiting costings of replacement supplies. It has been the ingress of water causing the damage via the rainwater goods, and they are to be rerouted as a matter of urgency. It was agreed a specialist be instructed to check joists under main hall.

116-25 TO RECEIVE EVENT UPDATES
Picnic in the ark postponed, ideas for a Halloween party. Town Hall available. Thoughts of what to provide.
Bingo to return this month. Bingo machine to be purchased as borrowed at present and may not be able to continue with that favour.

117-25 TO APPROVEE & ADOPT THE Civility & Respect Policy
Could not be ratified.

118-25 TO DISCUSS SPEED RE-ACTIVE ROAD SIGNS
At the request of Cllr Pryke. Frampton are also looking into reactive road signs on roads that are shared. There is a clear demand for many roads in the village. Trying to increase the numbers on our Community Speed Watch. Clerk to investigate grant funding.

119-25 TO DISCUSS HEALTH & SAFETY ISSUES
At the request of Cllr Hartfil-Allgood. There appears to be a line between who is be responsible for what at the Town Hall. Parish Council should be as owners but from history Town Hall have dealt with most of the H & S reporting. Cllr Hartfil-Allgood had suggested to start to itemise areas that require attention and arrange a meeting with H & S officer for THMC.

120-25 FINANCE
To Approve Payment of Accounts as per schedule and Bank Balances
Could not be ratified.

121-25 PLANNING – To Discuss Applications Received Since Last Meeting
Nothing this month.

122-25 MEMBERS REPORTS
THA sent via Clerk. Has also received a complaint of parking and yellow lines at Willington Road junction. Hardwick Road streetlights are, at last, working again. Has been speaking with residents on setting up a neighbourhood watch scheme for Hardwick Estate.
RP – complaint received regarding the lack of dog walking places. Complaint from residents of Church Lane and cars blocking driveways and dog walkers not clearing after their dogs. Footpath from London Road is being used as an access to Park where there should be a fence erected along the boundary by the contactors.
A complaint of light pollution from industrial area. Would be part of approval at application stage so no action can be taken.

Date of next meeting 7th October 2025