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Wednesday 18th December 2024, 7pm. Bellingham Town Hall – Meeting Room. |
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Present: Clerk. No members of the Public. |
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Part A |
Public Participation - None |
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Part B |
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Apologies for Absence |
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Cllrs Moore, Kirkbride. |
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County Councillor Report |
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None received. |
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Declarations of interest |
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No changes to report. |
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Minutes of the last meeting |
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Agreed as correct and signed. |
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Matters arising from the minutes |
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1. Karbon have suggested 3 options for a joint walk around, its hoped a meeting will take place in January. 2. Rubbish abandoned near Hareshaw Linn has now been cleared. 3. An interim, annual, cemetery inspection has found nothing of concern. A larger inspection is due next year. 4. Cllr Moore met with C.Cllr Riddle at Percy Terrace to discuss removing the path. Its hoped this would allow cars to park nearer the wall and keep the carriageway clear for emergency vehicle access. Removing the path is prohibitively expensive (approx. £70,000) so resurfacing the road and raising the level of that is to be explored instead. The matter is currently with NCC Highways. |
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Planning |
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6.1 |
Applications |
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24/04087/FUL Anton Hill Farm Wark Hexham Northumberland NE48 3PU – No Objections. |
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6.2 |
Decisions from NCC - None |
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7. |
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Finances |
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7.1 |
Income |
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Allotments (various) - £75 |
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7.2 |
Expenditure |
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Chris Mowatt (Landscaping) - £968, C Woodcock (Clerk Wages) - £205.95, Natalie Green (Cleaning) - £199.33, Brierley Maintenance (Street Cleaning - 30hrs) - £480, Town Hall Rent - £20, Anglian Water £17, £4, £238.28. NCC (Interim cemetery inspection) - £118.56+ vat, Clerk expenses, minutes book - £8.99, Redesmouth Forestry (Christmas Lights) £1200. |
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All expenses approved. |
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7.3 |
Bank Balances |
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£18,153.21, £7,051.92, £11,452.57 |
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7.4 |
Budget & Precept |
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Budget update delivered by clerk to council and discussed. It was agreed to increase the precept by approximately 0.5% and request £40,000. This will help offset the increased costs the parish is incurring. |
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Correspondence |
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8.1 |
Micro Providers |
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Plans for a trial by NCC to support independent business in the area by connecting them with locals who have unmet care needs are progressing. A public meeting is scheduled for next year with details to follow in January. There is now training and support to be included for those wishing to set up their own business. |
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Northumberland National Park |
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Work on the new car park extension at Hareshaw Linn has been delayed by some significant archeological finds. It is still expected the work will be complete in the early months of 2025. |
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Borderlands |
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A scheme for Bellingham backed by the North Tyne & Redesdale Partnership is progressing to the next level which is to be presented before the Borderlands Partnership Board. |
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Reports |
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10.1 |
Cllr Knudsen – Ongoing concerns re Mart Site Planning procurement |
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The parish council will not be able to report their concerns to the planning ombudsmen as this must be done by an individual. MP Joe Morris is to be appraised of the background to this situation and advice taken. |
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Any urgent business |
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11.1 Cllr Irving again raised the issue of poor parking, having observed the yellow lines being repeatedly ignored by locals who appear assured there will be no reprisal. 11.2 An area of flooding towards Redesmouth was noted. CW to flag to NCC via Fix my Street. 11.3 The steps from Percy Terrace which are regularly used, including by school children are very dark. It is recalled that a street light used to be near there before it was moved. Can something be done by NCC? |
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Any restricted business - None |
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Date of next meeting |
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Confirmed as Wednesday 15th of January 2025, 7pm. |
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Meeting Closed: |
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19.55 |
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