Wednesday 15th February 2023 - 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 January Meeting - to be agreed
5. Matters Arising from the Minutes
6. Planning Applications
- 23NP0010 West Highridge - National Park Planning
7. Finance
- 7.1 Jan-Feb income, expenses, bank balances
- 7.2 Grant application - Bellingham in Bloom
8. Correspondence
9. Borderlands Updates
10. Notified reports
- 10.1 Black Bull Flagstones - Cllr Irving
- 10.2 Cemetery - Cllr Irving
- 10.3 Car chargers - Cllr Dickson-Green
11. Any urgent issues for consideration at the next meeting
12. Agreement of date of next meeting - March 15th
Clerk’s Notes to the Agenda
5. Matters arising - updates required
Clerk
- Kompan meeting
- Advertising for vacancy
- NCC conference
- Northumberland Estates re: Fairstead contract
- Contact Highways re: issues again
- Contact Cllr Sanderson re: Middle School meeting
- Query s106 process with NCC re: Mart Field
Cllr Irving
- Security Light - Fire Station
Cllr Kirkbride
- Investigation of community transport
Cllr Moore
- Investigate if play area tyres can be repaired or need removing
Cllr Dickson-Green
- Chapel lighting
- Christmas lights
- Memorial plaque
All Councillors
- Review of job descriptions
6. Planning application
Details can be found at this link:
http://nnpa.planning-register.co.uk/plaPlanningAppDisplay.aspx?AppNo=23NP0010
7 Finance:
7.1 Income and expenses - Jan-Feb
Income:
- Interest: £8.14
- Podpoint (EV charger income): £132.74
Invoices to be paid (to date):
- B Dickson-Green (clerk pay) = £212.51
- CM Commercial (landscaping) = £957.60
- NCC (grave inspections) = £134.17
- E Taylor (handyman) = £500.50
- Town Hall (rental for Jan) = £20.00
- DD - Wave (water rates) = £19.00
- N Green (cleaning) = £154.34
- David Allen (Christmas Lights) = £1,500.00
- C.A. Taylor (Christmas Light power) = £20.00
- Fountain Cottage (Christmas Light Power) = £20.00
- Rocky Road (Christmas Light Power) = £20.00
- Michael Bacon (toilet repairs) = £15.00
- Country Store = £120.69
Bank account balances as at 12/2/23:
Current account £26,046.77
Reserves Account: £11,229.55
Cemetery Maintenance Fund: £4,743.78
7.2 Grant application
Bellingham in Bloom - purchase of plants for hanging baskets and tubs in Bellingham - £650.00
