Wednesday 21st February 2024 - 7.00pm
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 January Meeting - to be agreed
5. Matters Arising from the Minutes
6. Planning Applications
6.1 Decision from NCC - None
6.2 Planning Application - 23/03985/FUL Land NE of Bridgeford View (new documents)
7. Finance
7.1 Jan- Feb income, expenses and bank balances
7.2 Grant Request: Fireworks Display
8. Correspondence
8.1 Town and Parish Conference
9. RAMP / Borderlands Updates
10. Notified reports
10.1 Clerk - Landsape Tender
10.2 Clerk - Maintenance of Cemetery records
10.3 Cllr Tilley - Photograph Display Damage
10.4 Cllr Wilkinson - Bellingham in Bloom
10.5 Cllr Wilkinson - Allotment Update
10.6 Cllr Irving - Rats, Lock up Lane
10.7 Cllr Irving - Village Cleaning (to include Broken Glass)
11. Any Urgent Business
12. Restricted Business
12.1 Clerk’s contract
13. Agreement of date of next meeting - March 20th
Clerk’s Notes to the Agenda
5. Matters arising - updates required
5.1 Clerk Update re Toilet Block refurbishment
5.2 Clerk Prices & Location of new bin
5.3 Clerk Tyne Bridge Drainage
5.4 Clerk Black Bull Steps
6. Planning applications
6.2 23/03985/FUL Land North East Of Bridgeford View - further reports have been submitted on the original application
7.1 Finance income and expenditure
Income:
Allotment - £12.50 (13b)
Interest - £7.70
Interest - £12.51
Honesty Box (toilets) - £21.39
Invoices paid:
Anglian water - £5 (01.02)
Anglian water - £4 (01.02)
Natalie Green - £154.34 (30.01)
Kompan (Towards playground improvement) - £14,311.94 (30.01)
Invoices to be paid:
C Holbrow Exiam (Village Maintenance): £tbc
C Woodcock (Clerk Wages): £212.51
M B Handyman (Toilet repair): £80
Redeswood Forestry (1 day pollarding & Christmas Lights) : £2310
Bank Accounts as of 15/2/24
Treasurers Account - £30,441.77
Cemeteries Account - £6,983.81
Reserve Account - £11,341.96
7.2 Grant Application - £300 towards Bellingham Firework Display
This is a draft agenda and subject to change.
Clerk: Christine Woodcock, 44 Brierley Gardens, Otterburn.
