Wednesday 19th April 2023 - 7pm
Bellingham Town Hall
Community Room
Agenda
Part A
Public Participation
Part B - Parish Council Meeting
1. Apologies for Absence
2. County Councillor Report - Cllr Riddle Update
3. Declarations of Interest
4. Minutes of March Meeting - to be agreed
5. Matters Arising from the Minutes
6. Planning Applications
- 23/00629 PRUTPO - The Rectory Bellingham update
- 23NP0032 - Steel Frame Shed at Hareshaw Head Cottage
- 21/04592/FUL - Hareshaw Linn Caravan Park update
7. Finance
- 7.1 Mar - Apr income, expenses, bank balances
8. Correspondence
9. Borderlands Updates
10. Notified reports
- 10.1 Footpaths - Cllr Irving
- 10.2 Defibrillator - Cllr Irving
- 10.3 Allotment inspection - Cllr Wilkinson
- 10.4 Drop kerbs - Cllr Richards
- 10.5 Coronation update - Cllr Huddleston
11. Any urgent issues for consideration at the next meeting
13. Agreement of date of next meeting - May 17th
Clerk’s Notes to the Agenda
Part A - public participation
To include representation from Alex McLennan re: various local issues
To include discussion with applicant for vacant Parish Council position.
5. Matters arising - updates required
Clerk
- NCC meeting re: village maintenance
- Meeting with new playground contractor
- Contact with Environment Agency re: North Tyne River
- Contact NCC re: Boat Road riverside walk
- Contact Cllr Riddle re: yellow lining
- Contact Adam Peart re: Jubilee Field path
- Contact Karbon re: antisocial behaviour at Hillside
- Repairs to ladies facilities in Bellingham
Cllr Kirkbride
- Investigation of community transport
Cllr Moore
- Measure area/consider new item for playground
Cllr Dickson-Green
- Chapel lighting
- Christmas lights
- Memorial plaque
- Car chargers
All
- Rights of way review
6 Planning applications
Update - 23/00629/PRUTPO - The Rectory Bellingham - approved.
23NP0032 - Steel Frame Shed at Hareshaw Head Cottage - can be found at https://nnpa.planning-register.co.uk/Planning/Display/23NP0032
21/04592/FUL - Hareshaw Linn Caravan Park - Appeal has been lodged.
7 Finance
7.1 Income and expenses - Mar-Apr
Income:
- Interest: £10.19
- Allotment Income: £212.50
- Market income: £110.00
- Honesty Box income: £59.70
- Precept: £17,998.50
- PodPoint (EV Chargers): £90.53
Cemetery Income: £750.00
Invoices to be paid:
- B Dickson-Green (clerk pay) = £212.51
- CM Commercial (landscaping) = £957.60
- NALC Subscription = £237.83
- E Taylor (handyman) = £448.80
- Town Hall (rental for Apr) = £70.00
- Town Hall (power for chargers) = £67.08
- DD - Wave (water rates) = £28.00
- N Green (cleaning) = £154.34
- B Tilley (Coronation expenses) = £1,393.20
- M Dickson-Green (Expenses) = £255.07
- Coronation event items: £204.49
- Memorial plaque: £18.90
- Market expenses: £20.00
- Stationery: £11.68
Bank account balances as at 16/4/23:
Current account £38,180.48
Reserves Account: £11,241.95
Cemetery Maintenance Fund: £5,674.10
