Wednesday 18th January 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 December Meeting - to be agreed

5. Matters Arising from the Minutes

6. Planning Applications

• None received

7. Finance

• 7.1 Dec-Jan income, expenses, bank balances

8. Correspondence

9. Borderlands Updates

10. Notified reports

• 10.1 Tyne Bridge Drains - Cllr Wilkinson
• 10.2 Highways issues - Cllr Irving
• 10.3 Environmental health - Cllr Irving
• 10.4 Community transport/minibus - Cllr Kirkbride
• 10.5 Bellingham schools update - Cllr Kirkbride
• 10.6 Planning concerns/update - Cllr Kirkbride
• 10.7 Cemetery fees - Cllr Dickson-Green
• 10.8 Car chargers - Cllr Dickson-Green

11. Any urgent issues for consideration at the next meeting

12. Agreement of date of next meeting - February 15th

Clerk’s Notes to the Agenda

5. Matters arising - updates required

Clerk

• Cemetery repair quotes
• Kompan repairs
• Redesmouth Ct letters
• Adoption of path at Percy Terrace
• Precept
• Pay letters to contractors
• Investigation into withdrawal of Embracing Care
• Job description for handyman
• New Councillor notices

Cllrs Huddleston, Brebner & Tilley

• Coronation planning

Cllr Kirkbride

• Look into interest in skate park
• Information re: funding sources
• Information re: new scheme for police speed check
• Investigate security light on Fire Station

Cllr Moore

• Repair to tyre play area
• Contract amendments - Fairstead

Cllr Dickson-Green

• Chapel lighting
• Update DOI
• WeFibre rollout information
• Christmas light replacement

7 Finance:

7.1 Income and expenses - Dec-Jan

Income:

• Interest: £7.07
• Toilet honesty box: £13.39
• Allotment income - £37.50

Invoices to be paid (to date):

• B Dickson-Green (clerk pay) = £212.51
• CM Commercial (landscaping) = £957.60
• Hostworld internet (.gov.uk) = £100.80
• E Taylor (handyman) = £356.25
• Town Hall (rental for Dec) = £20.00
• DD - Wave (water rates) = £19.00
• N Green (cleaning) = £154.34
• NTRCP (storage) = £120.00
• K. Irving (expenses - defibrillator) = £151.99

Bank account balances as at 12/1/23:

Current account £27,985.59
Reserves Account: £11,223.83
Cemetery Maintenance Fund: £4,741.36