FPC - September
Washingborough Parish Council
Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on Wednesday 17th September 2025 at 6.00pm in the
Community Centre, Small Hall, Fen Road, Washingborough, Lincoln. LN4 1AB
Present:
• Cllr G Peck (Chairman)
• Cllr Mrs B Bland
• Cllr R Harrington
• Cllr Mrs A Nixon
• Cllr A Redgrift
• Cllr Mrs L Simons
• Cllr Mrs W Skelton
In Attendance: Miss K Broddle (Clerk) and Mrs E Salter (Assistant Clerk).
Members of the Public: There was one member of the public present.
a. Public Forum: None.
b. Reports from LCC and NKDC: None.
31. Localism Act 2011 requirements:
a. Apologies and reason for absence were received and accepted from Cllr A Fraser, Cllr Mrs L Hannam, District Cllrs C Goodwin & I Carrington and County Cllr L Cawrey.
No apologies were received from Cllr Mrs J Aspinall.
b. Declarations of interest: None.
c. Applications for dispensation: None.
32. Draft notes of the Parish Council meeting held on 16th July 2025 were proposed, seconded and
resolved as the minutes.
33. Matters raised at Public Forum: None.
34. Clerks Report (for information only).
a. To note that following an initial meeting with LCC flood resilience representatives, an open session, for our residents is to be held in the Community Centre shortly. Further information has been received to indicate that the meeting will now be for invitees only.
b. To note the External Auditors comments on the 2024/25 audit.
c. A reminder that the Macmillan coffee morning is being held on Friday 26th Sept from 10am – 12noon.
d. To advise that the yearly inspection of the fire alarms in the Community Centre and Pavillion have been undertaken with a small fault found and resolved to the Pavilion alarm.
e. To advise that the yearly service of the FCU heaters in the Community Centre has taken place and faults have been found.
f. To advise that the PAT testing has taken place with no problems found, apart from a case missing from a drill.
g. To advise that the annual emergency lighting inspection has taken place, with a number of lights needing replacement.
h. To note the resignation of Cllr C Cobham.
i. Road Closure – B1190, between Church Hill Roundabout and The Orchard, 20/10/25 to 14/11/25.
35. To discuss and resolve the following:
a. Item 27b deferred from July 2025 meeting, for more clarification - the invitation from County Councillor Cawrey to Councillor Sean Matthews, leader of Lincolnshire County Council to attend a future Parish Council meeting. It was proposed, seconded and resolved to invite
Cllr Matthews to the Annual Parish Meeting which will be held on 4th March 2026. It was also noted that Cllr Matthews is welcome to attend any of the Parish Council meetings should he wish.
b. The decision regarding the bridge over the South Delph, following the end of the consultation period for residents of the village. Members were informed that only 6% of the village had voted. Contact has been made with Sustrans, who have offered to visit the site to see if it falls into some of their funding. They have also advised that there may be some funding from LCC available. It was proposed, seconded and resolved to follow up these avenues.
c. Representative/s to attend the NKDC Parish and Town Council Forum on 6th November at 10am. It was proposed seconded and resolved for Cllrs Peck & Nixon to attend.
d. The request from Mr G Kerrigan (Branston Academy) to supply litter picking equipment to year 9 students who are undertaking a DofE Bronze volunteering activity and to be the volunteer’s assessor. It was proposed, seconded and resolved for the volunteers to use the Council’s litter picking equipment and that any rubbish collected from the village must be taken home or to school and disposed of in the relevant bins. It was noted that members are unable to act as assessors as they have not undertaken the relevant DofE training.
e. The following policies that have been reviewed, with no updates or amendments needed:
a. Whistleblowing
b. Safeguarding
c. Equal Opportunities
d. Data Breach
e. Dignity at Work
f. Members Code of Conduct
g. Formal Complaints
h. Filming and recording of meetings
i. Councillor Vacancy
j. Communications
k. Abusive, persistent and vexatious complaints
It was proposed, seconded and resolved to accept the above reviewed polices.
f. The. request from Cllr Redgrift for the village signs to be painted. It was noted the four village signs that were installed by NKDC may not be suitable for painting, it was therefore proposed, seconded and resolved for the Groundsman to clean them in the first instance.
g. The paperwork from Anglian Water regarding essential work that will require access onto the Council’s property.
It was proposed, seconded and resolved to request a meeting with Anglian Water regarding this.
h. The details for Council to apply for a Corporate Multi Card. It was proposed, seconded and resolved for the Clerk to apply for a Corporate Multi Card.
i. The preferred room, of either the small hall in the community centre or the spare room in the pavilion for the Council’s meetings to be held in. It was proposed, seconded and resolved to remain meeting in the small hall and to review following the January 2026 meeting that will take place in the pavilion.
j. An update from the Flooding Working Party, including the meeting with Anglian Water, regarding raw sewage on the playing field following the 2024/5 flooding and the meeting with AW, EA & IDB. Members were informed that the Emergency Plan has now been logged with the Lincolnshire Resilience Forum team and that we are awaiting a date for a training session.
It was noted that a site meeting had taken place with Anglian Water following the leakage of sewage during flooding in January. Anglian Water were not aware of any problems regarding this matter, but have given a contact should anything happen again.
A multi-agency meeting with the Parish Council has been arranged in October to discuss ongoing flooding issues. It was proposed, seconded and resolved for the flooding working party to meet beforehand to discuss the questions that need to be asked.
36. Planning Matters.
a. To resolve any comments on the following applications received: None.
b. To ratify comments on the following applications returned under Clerks delegated powers:
i. 25/0975/TCA: 24 High Street – T1 Cherry – fell. T2 Smoke tree – reduce long ends by up to approx. 1m. Council did not wish to make any comments on this application.
ii. 25/0859/ADV: Land at Lincoln Road and Ferry Lane – erection of 1no.Sainburys Main Illuminated Building Sign; 2no. Welcome Wall Signs; 1no. Illuminated Store Totem; 2no. Pedestrian Totem Signs; 2no. Non-Illuminated Car Park Totem Signs; 11no. Bollard Pose Mounted Signs; 5no.Lamp Post Mounted signs; 4no. Post Mounted Signs; 4no. Trolley Bay signs. – Council returned the following comments: these signs should be unobtrusive and not invasive to the residents opposite. Any lit signage should be switched off, no later than 10pm and switched on in the morning no earlier than 8am.
All comments were ratified by the Council.
c. To note the decisions from NKDC on the following applications:
i. 25/0403/VARCON: Penfold Barn, 19 School Lane - Approved.
ii. 25/0189HOUS: 1 The Orchard – Approved.
iii. 25/0703/HOUS: 11 The Fields - Approved
iv. 25/0711/FUL: Unit 2 Five Mile Business Park, Blackthorn Way - Approved
37. Financial Matters.
a. The payment schedule of August 2025 was ratified.
b. The payment schedule for September 2025 was proposed, seconded and resolved and the salaries were noted.
c. The accounts and budgets for August 2025 were noted.
d. The Unity Trust Bank statements for July and August 2025 were noted.
e. The local government service pay agreement 2025 and the implementation for all members of staff. It was proposed, seconded and resolved to accept the new pay scales for staff and to backdate the payments to April 2025
f. The cost of £240 from Selmec, to investigate the issues with the FCU heaters in the Community Centre. It was proposed, seconded and resolved for the investigation works to be carried out by Selmec. It was noted that the heaters are very old and may be close to end of life.
g. To resolve the purchase of a poppy wreath for Remembrance Day services. It was proposed, seconded and resolved to purchase a wreath for £50.00 under section 137.
h. To discuss the quote to replace the failed emergency lighting in the Pavilion and Community Centre with LEDs, and to install an emergency light in the Office. It was proposed, seconded and resolved to accept the quotation for the failed emergency lights and installation of emergency lighting in the office from Deacon Electrical Solutions Ltd.
i. To retrospectively authorise the purchase of a new line marker machine for the playing fields, at a cost of £700. It was proposed, seconded and resolved to authorise the payment.
38. To resolve moving into Closed Session (Public Bodies Admission to Meetings Act 1960).
39. Staffing matters.
a. To advise that the Clerk’s appraisal has taken place - noted
b. It was proposed, seconded and resolved that the post of Groundsman and of Environmental Officer are moved on to the National Association of Local Councils scale payment points (scp) 6 – 17 as from April 2026 and that the current postholders are moved to scp 13 from 1st April 2026.
40. Councillor resignation
Council were advised of the reasons for the resignation.
There being no further business, the meeting closed at 7.30 pm
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS: September Amount
Petty Cash
16-Sep-25 Pitstop Petrol £37.25
16-Sep-25 Santa & Elf Costume Hire £53.00
£90.25
Current Account
17-Sep-25 NKDC NDR (P) £358.00
17-Sep-25 NKDC NDR (CC) £522.00
17-Sep-25 ESPO Gas (CC) £129.42
17-Sep-25 ESPO Gas (P) £66.82
17-Sep-25 Gas (CC) £129.83
17-Sep-25 Gas (P) £65.95
17-Sep-25 Wave Water Rates (P) £193.00
17-Sep-25 XLN/Daisy Broadband & Phone £125.33
17-Sep-25 JKBS Work to Office Door £61.80
17-Sep-25 Origin White Line Marker £366.30
17-Sep-25 N-Power Christmas Tree Lights (2024) £12.12
17-Sep-25 WCH Chandlers Credit Charge £48.45
17-Sep-25 Selmec Work to Fire Alarm Pavilion £185.24
17-Sep-25 Safe & Sound Intruder Alarms Annual Service £660.00
17-Sep-25 Graham Brown IT Issue £40.00
17-Sep-25 ESPO Line Marker £80.28
17-Sep-25 Glendale Grass Cutting Chapel Park £151.54
17-Sep-25 Unity Trust Bank Charges £9.90
£3,205.98
Salaries etc.
£10,987.36
Total expenditure: September 2025 £14,283.59