October 2021 Agenda CF Cttee

Cherry Willingham Parish Council

A meeting of Cherry Willingham Parish Council’s Cherry Fields Committee will be held on Wednesday 13th October 2021 at 7pm at The Millennium Hall

It is expected that all Members of the Committee will make every effort to attend.  Any Member of the Committee not able to attend should pass their apologies to the Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. A Public Forum of no more than 15 minutes will be held.

The Public may address the Parish Council on current matters or issues that may become future agenda items. Any member of the public who would like to attend the meeting should contact the Clerk, before 12:00 noon on Tuesday 12th October, who will give guidance on the etiquette for the meeting. If you are telephoning, please leave a message giving your name and contact number and the clerk will call you back.


1)   Welcome and resolve to receive apologies received by the Clerk and accept reasons for absence.

2)   Members' disclosure of pecuniary interests.

3)   To receive the notes of the CFC meeting held on 8th September 2021 and to agree for them to be signed as a true record.

4)   To receive a report on maintenance and project work undertaken since the last meeting.(NH/BR)

5)   To note the additional sum of £500 granted from the Parish Council from balances towards the cost of maintenance, including equipment hire.

6)   To receive a report on Expenditure v Budget year to date(NH)

7)   To receive a report on the Co-op grant application (HM)

8)   To receive an update on the purchase of posts, gates, tree planting accessories and tree stock.(NH)

9)   To review the remaining programme of works for the forthcoming months, including hiring a pedestrian flail mower to clear weed growth between last year's trees prior to next year's spraying and arrangements for tree planting events. . (NH/BR)

10)   To receive an update on the Community Orchard (NH)

11)   To receive an update on the application to the Environment Agency re improvements to the River bank access (NH)

12)    To discuss and agree any actions in relation to the residents survey results as applicable to this committee.

13)    To receive a update on signs for ‘Warning Pedestrians crossing’ on Fiskerton Road near the entrance to Cherry Fields and the signpost on the embankment and agree any actions. (HM)

14)   To consider enquiring about the cost of an extra Dog bin to be placed near the Delph or Culvert Bridge (BR)

15)   To finalise the Maintenance and Project Budgets for 2022-2023 and agree as applicable.

16)   To discuss holding a Community Picnic in 2022 and consider dates

17)   To receive brief reports from members on actions/issues arising since last meeting and resolve actions required (if not itemised on agenda above and dealt with already):

a)   Health and Safety (AG/NH/BR)

b)   Grants (HM)

c)   Ditch maintenance (AG)

d)   General path/track and site maintenance (BR/NH)

e)   Grass Cutting (NH/BR)

f)   Woodland and Meadow Project (NH)

g)   Dog exercise area and off lead strip

h)   Bike Track (BR)

i)   Car Park and Gate-opening and closing (BR)

j)   Oasis

18)   To agree the date of next meeting.                                              

Gill Shaw Clerk to the Council