October 2025
MEETING OF REEPHAM PARISH COUNCIL
Tuesday 28 October 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. Apologies
2. Declarations of Interest
3. Minutes of Meeting held on 30 September 2025
4. Clerk’s Report:
LCC invite to invoice for grass cutting reimbursement 25/26 of £1310.33
Clerk’s annual leave w/c 10 Nov
5. Correspondence:
To note:
WLDC – Sept newsletter
WLDC – PC casual vacancies to be advertised on WL website.
Action required:
Resident re. overgrown vegetation to rear of Manor Rise
6. Financial matters
a) Presentation of Accounts for Payment (Oct):
M Vail – Oct salary £ 256.13
PAYE – Oct £ 64.00
M Vail, reimburse replacement phone £110.00
Sage payroll, Oct £ 13.20 (inc. £2.20 VAT)
Glendale, 1895 £ 377.28 (inc. £ 62.87 VAT)
TOTAL £820.61 (inc £65.07 VAT)
b) Income April – Sept 2025
Precept £9,681.00
Bank Interest £ 391.85
VAT reclaim £ 2198.88
TOTAL £12,271.73
c) New Audit compliance requirements from 2026:
Clerk’s recommendation is for Councillors and Clerk to each have a .Gov email address costing in total:
* Year 1 £184 ex vat
* Year 2 £284 ex vat
* and £284 ex vat each year after.
d) Budget and Precept setting 2026-27 – estimate and final figure
7. Planning Matters
Report from Planning Committee
Goods Farm Development - readvertising of Notice of Public Path Diversion Order
Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group: update, finances and residual funds, website
Land to rear of Stonefield farm: feedback from Conservation Officer at WLDC
8. Roads and footways
Mellows Close to Manor Rise footpath – holding item
Mellows Close yellow lines – holding item, any LCC update
Bus shelter for Lincoln bound travellers at the bus stop in Fiskerton – holding item
Parking at school sports day
9. Field Footpaths and Bridleways
Reepham /Greetwell PF 131: Delayed works: holding item
10. Conservation area
Village Green – project update including finances, information board, arboricultural advice on the cherry tree and quotations
11. Amenity areas
Play Area inspections – internal, play area surfaces, roundabout repainting
12. Trees/vegetation:
Vegetation behind Manor Rise: TPO mapping – holding item
Draft policy for tree management
Note: tree/hedge work within Fiskerton Road amenity area (R1): 23rd/24th Oct.
Trees for Streets scheme
Condition of two trees in grass area on left side of Meadows Close (Cllr A Brammer)
13. Xmas: update, Carols around the Tree: Monday 15th Dec from 6-7pm, Santa
14. Business for next agenda:
Revised Financial Regulations
Revised Standing Orders
Meeting dates 2026
IT Policy (New Audit requirements from 2026)
15. Date of next meeting: Tuesday 25th November 2025, 7.30pm, Methodist Chapel
Mrs Michelle Vail, Parish Clerk/RFO 23rd October 2025
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