2025 Village Improvements Minutes

2025 Village Improvements May Minutes

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Minutes of Cherry Willingham Parish Council’s 

Village Improvements Committee held on Thursday 08th May 2025 at 10:00 

in the Millennium Hall.

Chair of the Committee - Cllr A Burge

Vice-Chair of the Committee - Cllr M Palmer


 

  1. To note and record apologies and absences.

Cllr K Mellor, Cllr S Bates, Cllr D Pitchford.

 

  1. To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and consider any requests for dispensations in relation to Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or other interests as outlined in the Council’s Code of Conduct.

None

 

  1. To receive notes of the Village Improvement Committee Meeting held on Thursday 6th March 2025 and approve as minutes.

RESOLVED unanimously to approve the minutes from the 6th March 2025 as a true record.

 

  1. To discuss and approve any necessary action relating to the Parish Office Sign.

RESOLVED unanimously to obtain a cost for the proposed sign and bring it back to the next VIC meeting.

This will uniform CWPC signage around the village.

(ACTION; Cllr B Robinson)

 

  1. To discuss and approve any necessary action relating to a bench at the Parade.

RESOLVED unanimously to purchase 3 slabs at 600x600 for the sum of upto £40.

(ACTION; RFO)

 

  1. To discuss and approve any necessary action with the Project of Entrance Gates.

RESOLVED to arrange a meeting with highways to discuss the visibility of the village gates. 

(ACTION; Clerk & Admin Assistant)

 

  1. Items in progress: to consider and agree any actions as appropriate:

  2. Noticeboard.

RESOLVED to bring back to the next meeting the specification agreed would be 12 A4 sheets, made of a composite dark wood effect, 2 doors, and a magnet backing with the Cherry Willingham Parish Council branding on the noticeboard.

(ACTION; Clerk & Admin Assistant)

  1. Grass Verges.

RESOLVED to place a note in the Cherry News magazine to discourage parking and to continue to monitor the situation.

(ACTION; Cllr M Palmer & Cllr A Burge)

  1. Resilience Policy - Sand & Sandbags

Completed.

  1. Gilbert's pond update.

A maintenance plan is now in place. The information board is looking tired and a quote for a new one to be obtained.

(ACTION; Clerk & Admin Assistant)

  1. Speed watch. (Cllr Bates)

Cllr S Bate is absence, a few sessions have been completed.

  1. Litter picking. (Cllr Fleetwood)

Litter pickers still continue to work regularly.

  1. Notice Boards, Map

This to be deferred and discussed when the new developments within the village start to take place.

 

  1. To discuss any items relating to the Allotments

    1. Grass cutting

RESOLVED unanimously to approve  grass cutting twice a year for the sum of £32+ vat and £78. This will come from the allotment fees

  1. Drainage

RESOLVED unanimously to spend upto £2000 to complete the project, to take to FC.

 

  1. To receive a report on Tanfaine.

Nothing to report at this time

 

  1. To record and resolve any maintenance issues with regard to VIC assets.

RESOLVED unanimously to purchase a new printer for the sum of upto £800. 

(ACTION; RFO)

 

  1. Matters for report and future agenda items.

Not at this stage.


 

  1. To confirm a date of the next VIC meeting.

Next meeting is on the 26th June 2025

 

Meeting closed 10:55










 

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Clerk - Signed   Date