Wednesday 16th November 2022 - 7pm
Bellingham Town Hall
Community Room
Agenda
Part A
Public Participation
Part B - Parish Council Meeting
1. Apologies for Absence
2. County Councillor Report
3. Declarations of Interest
4. Minutes of October Meeting - to be agreed
5. Matters Arising from the Minutes
6. Planning Applications
- 6.1 Update on lining in Bellingham centre
7. Finance
- 7.1 Oct-Nov income, expenses, bank balances
- 7.2 Audit outcome
- 7.3 Grant Applications:
- £150 NT&RCP Over-60s Christmas Dinner
- £400 Bellingham Parish Children’s Christmas Party
- 7.4 Reserves transfer
8. Correspondence
9. Borderlands Updates - Cllr Tilley/Cllr Dickson-Green
10. Notified reports
- 10.1 King’s Coronation - Cllr Huddleston
- 10.2 Playground maintenance and upgrades - Cllr Dickson-Green
- 10.3 Cemetery chapel - Cllr Dickson-Green
- 10.4 Percy Terrace steps - Cllr Irving
- 10.5 Clubs Expo - Cllr Dickson-Green
- 10.6 Market update - Cllr Dickson-Green
11. Any urgent issues for consideration at the next meeting
12. Agreement of date of next meeting - December 21st
Clerk’s Notes to the Agenda
5. Matters arising - updates required
Clerk
- Allotment rules to publish
- Dropped kerbs either side of Tyne Bridge
- Speeding concerns in village
- Gravestone repairs/war memorial update
- Puddle outside St Cuthbert’s
- Handrail - Karbon Homes
Cllr Tilley/Moore
- Info re: Zip Wire repair
Cllr Moore
- Jubilee Field/tree planting
- Jubilee Field surface dressing update
Cllr Tilley
- First and Last Tour
Cllr Dickson-Green
- Christmas updates
Cllr Kirkbride
- Update on Community Speed check
5.1 Costing for Allotment Sign
- Allotment rules - A3 metal sign = £49.34 delivered
6 Planning Applications
- None Received
7 Finance:
7.1 Income and expenses - Oct-Nov
Income:
- Interest: £0.71
- Indoor market income: £90.00
- Toilet honesty box: £24.48
- Allotment fees: £25.00
- ?Cemetery fees: £925.00
Invoices to be paid (to date):
- B Dickson-Green (clerk pay) = £189.74
- CM Commercial (landscaping) = £957.60
- E Taylor (handyman) = £668.93
- Town Hall (rental for Nov) = £70.00
- DD - Wave (water rates) = £19.00
- N Green (cleaning) = £137.80
- Bellingham Country Store (consumables) = £161.69
- A Graham (chapel window sills) = £260.00
- M Dickson-Green (expenses) = £337.80
- Stationery (book of condolence): £10.05
- Chapel materials: (skirting, floor seal, paint): £327.75
- Elsdon Memorials (war memorial) = £414.25
Bank account balances as at 10/11/22:
Current account £39,453.85
Jubilee Field Account: £2,217.69
Cemetery Maintenance Fund: £5,086.89
8. Correspondence
INCLUDES: Request for skate park development in Bellingham (indicative cost = £3,200 for a 4ft high x 22ft long x 10ft wide - excluding installation.
10. Reports
10.2 Playground
Cost - roundabout = £9,200 installed (approx) from Kompan
10.3 Chapel update
Lighting information:
2x Viugreum 100W Outdoor LED Floodlight,3200K Warm White @ £20.99 Inc VAT Ea from Amazon (may get away with one - would need to check in situ.)
Either - 1x EcoFlow Delta Mini Portable Power Station - 882Wh capacity (approx 4 hours run time). - £999.00 inc VAT from Amazon
or: 1x Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer 500 - 518Wh capacity (Approx 2 1/2 hours run time) - £473.33 Inc VAT from Amazon
