August 2025 Minutes
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF SCOTTON PARISH COUNCIL HELD ON FRIDAY 8TH AUGUST 2025 AT 6PM IN SCOTTON VILLAGE HALL
1) PRESENT - Cllr R Walker (Chair), Cllr S Walker (Acting Clerk and RFO), Cllr K Ibbeson, Cllr H Alexander & Cllr Y Huddleston
2) OPENING REMARKS - Cllr R Walker opened the meeting at 6pm
3) PUBLIC SESSION - No members of the public present
4) APOLOGIES - District Cllr K Carless & County Cllr C Reeve
5) COUNTY AND DISTRICT COUNCILLORS - None present
6) DECLARATION OF Interest - Remains unchanged
7) MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY 3RD JULY 2025 - The minutes were accepted as a true record of the proceedings
8) FINANCE - Two payments were agreed
a) £200 to Mr C Williams for grass cutting
b) £800 to be paid to WLDC for the new defibrillator due to be fitted on 12th August
c) It was agreed that if the hedging on Beck Lane is not trimmed by LCC The Parish Council would ask the Ramsay brothers to carry out the work
9) PINFOLD UPDATE - The conifers in the planters will be repositioned in the autumn. Cllr Alexander agreed to purchase new plants for the planters up to the agreed budget of £50
10) ORCHARD UPDATE - Mr Williams has trimmed the access route to the orchard. Cllr Alexander to apply for new saplings from the Woodland Trust when they become available
11) WESTFIELD POND - The residents held a meeting on the 17th July at the village hall. No feedback as to the outcome has been received by the Parish Council.
12) PLANNING APPLICATIONS
a) Westgate - No decision by WLDC
b) Eastgate - The council agreed to submit their objections to the application. Cllr R Walker to submit.
13) COUNCILLORS REPORTS - Cllr Alexander asked if anything had been heard from WLDC regarding the road signs within the village being refurbished. Nothing has been heard, and no work has been carried out. It was agreed that Cllr R Walker will resubmit the request on Fix My Street.
NEST MEETING THURSDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2025 AT 6PM SCOTTON VILLAGE HALL
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