May 2025
MEETING OF REEPHAM PARISH COUNCIL
Wednesday 14th May 2025 at 7.30pm in Reepham Methodist Chapel
AGENDA
The meeting will be preceded, if required, by a meeting of the Planning Panel
Matters raised by members of the public
1. Election of Chairman and sign the Declaration of Acceptance of Office form
2. Election of Vice Chairman
3. Election of a Chair for the Planning Committee and Committee members
4. Election of other Committee members (Personnel; Footpaths; Tree Planting; Amenity Areas)
5. Confirm Cllr A Brammer as Play area inspector
6. Appoint Reepham & C W Village Hall member
7. Apologies
8. Councillors to confirm that their published Register of Interest Forms are up-to-date
9. Declarations of Interest
10. Minutes of Meeting held on 25 March 2025
11. Clerk’s Report:
Any update from National Rail ref brambles
12. Correspondence:
To note:
WLDC Newsletter
13. Financial matters
a) Presentation of Accounts for Payment:
M Vail – May salary £ 248.15
PAYE – May £ 62.00
Sage payroll, May £ 12.00 (inc. £2.00 VAT)
Glendale, £ 377.28 (inc. £62.87 VAT)
TOTAL £ 699.43 (inc. £64.87 VAT)
b) Approve Insurance cover for 2025/26 at £644.60 (note: this is year 1 of a 3-year Long Term Agreement with Clear Councils, who you were previously with, formerly known as BHIB. Premium in 2024/25 was £512.33)
c) Audit:
i. Resolve to sign of Certificate of Exemption from External Audit
ii. To receive the Internal Audit Report 2023/2024
iii. To resolve to approve Section 1- Annual Governance Statement 2023/2024
iv. To resolve to approve Section 2 - Accounting Statements 2023/2024
14. Planning Matters
Report from Planning Committee
Lansdown Villa wall – update
Goods Farm Development
Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group: update, finances, website, referendum
15. Roads and footways
Mellows Close to Manor Rise footpath – holding item
Mellows Close yellow lines – holding item
Bus shelter for Lincoln bound travellers at the bus stop in Fiskerton – holding item
Meadow Close Road Surface – update from LCC
16. Field Footpaths and Bridleways
Reepham /Greetwell PF 131: Delayed works: holding item
Note: wooden bridge rotten hand rail on the footpath between the airfield and the field footpath has been replaced
17. Conservation area
Village Green – project update, litter bin & noticeboard update, reconsider removal of tree
18. Amenity areas
Play Area inspections – internal, damage to slide walkway
19. Trees/vegetation
20. Business for next agenda:
Revised Standing Orders
Revised Financial Regulations
21. Date of next meeting:
Tuesday 24th June 2025, 7.30pm, Methodist Chapel
Mrs Michelle Vail, Parish Clerk/RFO 8 May 2025