2025 Parish Council Minutes of Meetings

NOTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL OF

LEADENHAM

Held on TUESDAY 8 July 2025 at 7.00pm at Leadenham Village Hall.

PRESENT: Chair: Cllr Melanie Nelstrop

Councillors: Cllr Martyn Everett, Cllr Karin Willgoose, Cllr David Nelstrop, Cllr Peter Linacre

Sharon Johnson (Clerk/RFO).

Also present DCllr Lucille Hagues (part meeting) CCllr Marianne Overton (part meeting)

1. Apologies for Absence - Vice-Chair Cllr Spencer Hall

2. Declaration of Interests - none

3. PUBLIC FORUM – none

19:05 Cllr Lucille Hagues left the meeting

4. Minutes - It was unanimously RESOLVED that Notes of the Meeting of the Parish Council held on 10th June 2025 be approved as a true record and signed as Minutes.

5. VILLAGE HALL - No update from LVH200 regarding lease/operational arrangements were received

6. Planning Applications and Issues

a) Applications received: None

b) Decisions received: None

7. Solar Farm

a) No updates

b) Communication - Deferred

8. Reports of Representatives

To receive reports from the following:

a) District Councillor (DCllr Lucille Hagues, Cllr M Overton). DCllr Hagues reports can be found here

b) County Councillor (Cllr M Overton). Newsletters can be found here.

9. Parish Clerk – Clerk provided updates

a) Tree works – ACTION: Clerk to contact NKDC tree survey officer regarding report validity. Cllr D Nelstrop to chase Simpsons

b) Grass cutting – Cllr’s reported they were pleased with recent work

c) Defibrillator – ACTION: Clerk to investigate servicing contract

10. CORRESPONDENCE

a. Tennis club email ACTION: Clerk to respond & review lease arrangements for playing field

b. '3 Villages and a Hamlet' Newletter. – ACTION: Clerk to respond with Councillor vacancy and advice about hedges

c. Memorial bench – ACTION: Clerk to respond

19.55 CCllr M Overton arrived and gave update on Solar Farm and grant information

20.20 CCllr M Overton left the meeting

11. FINANCIAL MATTERS July 2025

1. To approve the Statement of accounts and bank reconciliation at 07/07/2025.

1. Statement of Accounts at 07/07/2025:

Lloyds Community Account (****9760)                        £897.24

Lloyds BB Inst (savings) Account (****7762)               £49,559.63

Equals Account (****9509)                                           £32.93

Total                                                                              £50,489.80

Royal Fund                                                                   £331.80

Incl Interest accrued: (June)                                        £23.93

Income included in balances: None

Transfers: None

2. To ratify payments made between 17/06/2025 – 30/06/2025:

3. To consider any payments at 07/07/2025:

None

Balance of accounts at 07/07/2025:

INCOME/GRANTS for note only:

CIL

CIL Deadlines

Ringfenced for election costs £3,000

S137 £10.81 per elector. x310 = £3,351.10

It was RESOLVED that the bank reconciliation, statement of accounts, Transfers and payments be approved

2. Letter to Equals signed by chair to authorise transfer of account holder details to new RFO

12. MEMORIAL

War Memorial – Cllr Hall currently obtaining 3 quotes - Deferred

13. PLAY AREA

a) Benches – to be delivered by 15July ACTION: Clerk to chase with contact details for delivery

b) Refurbishment - 2 quotes obtained, awaiting a further

c) ROSPA inspection – RESOLVED to arrange accompanied visit and to purchase inspections APP from ROSPA – ACTION: Clerk to arrange

14. VILLAGE MAINTENANCE – ACTION: Clerk to advertise for local handyperson in Newsletter and Facebook and contact neighbouring Parishes

15. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING. None

16. Date of Next Meeting. The next meeting is Tuesday 9th September 2025.

17. TO RESOLVE WHETHER TO EXCLUDE THE PUBLIC AND PRESS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS. 

Should this resolution be passed, members of the public and press will be required to leave the meeting at this stage.

a) Clerks salary – RESOLVED to increase one pay point

There being no further business the Chair ended the meeting at 20:30

Please be advised that these are notes of the meeting taken by the Clerk and cannot in any way be regarded as the official minutes of council proceedings until they are approved and signed at the next Parish Council meeting.