Notes October 5th meeting
Dogdyke Parish Council Meeting
October 5th 2026
In attendance – Councillors, Chairman Pete Schofield, Chris Brown, Andrew Means, Guy Forman, Richard Wilson & Neil Harvey
Clerk- RFO Kathleen Roberts
Agenda
10/1 Welcome to the meeting from Chairman Pete Schofield.
10/2 Apologies received and accepted from Cllr Jim Turner
10/3 There were no declarations of Interest to note.
10/4 Cllr A Means proposed the notes previously distributed are a true and correct record of the meeting held 13th July, seconded Cllr N Harvey all in favour RESOLVED
10/5 No district or County Councillor reports.
10/6 Budget to actual comparison sheet discussed and attached – Chairman signed this – Councillors proposed that this be done at six months and year end only due to the size/scope of budget seconded, RESOLVED
10/7 Purchase and servicing of litter bins for Tattershall Bridge –Cllr Scofield and Clerk had met with NK environment officers who explained the requirements from their side of things and agreed that bins were required, however the Parish Council have to provide the bins, NK will service them weekly once in place, three sites were agreed pending Parish Council approval. Following discussion Councillors approved the purchase of two bins at a cost of £200 each plus £60 installation cost. All service collections of waste will be FOC. Clerk to seek as much funding as possible towards this. RESOLVED
10/8 Planning- 26/0995/FUL|Conversion of existing barn to ancillary domestic use (games room, garden store and outdoor kitchen) together with change of use of associated land to form extended residential curtilage for replacement dwelling approved under 19/1462/FUL.Witham View Walcott Bank Tattershall Bridge Lincoln Lincolnshire LN4 4JP – Councillors wished to record they had no objections and support this application.
10/9 Clerk instructed to send a formal thank you to the Balfour Beatty team for the works carried out under the scheme of works , thanks also to Cllr Neil Harvey for his help in providing the waste clearance to his site.
10/10 Finances Interim AUDIT 2026/27 - £80. Grass cutting Cemetery and centre village x 2 cuts @ £120 total £240 invoices 37/40. Room hire and refreshments R. Oak £30 Salary Clerk AUGUST £282.60 HMRC £63.40. September £282.40 HMRC £63.60 Oct £295.20 HMRC £66.80 all Proposed, seconded and RESOLVED
10/11 Fix my Street reports
1. New footpath – work is scheduled to correct the subsidence date TBC
2. Dip in the road near sewage plant – FMS- no change
3. Pot holes from Tattershall Bridge to Chapel Hill – FMS photos sent of
Edge erosion at T Bridge end – no change FMS
4. Replacement Gate post on river bank Chapel Hill – Completed
5. Request funding Citizens Advice – RESOLVED £75
6. Remembrance wreath – RESOLVED £35 - Thank you Cllr Forman to lay
the wreath at War Memorial.
Councillors new reports for action – Cemetery hedge needs cutting. Road sides on Twenty foot need filling, large deep drop offs. Dog fouling on the riverbank PROW request for signage to remind owners to pick up and dispose of correctly. Speed limits have been reduced but signage is confusing as some of the original signage is still in place; also to request the limit is dropped to 40mph from Tattershall Bridge to Elizabeth Ave (this has remained at 50mph). Trees/hedges need cutting back around the signs from the bridge to the turning to the river bank. Clerk, to action all of above.
10/12 No public present – Council resolved to move into closed session to conduct the Clerks review – All councillors present felt that the Council administration is carried out efficiently and they would always speak directly to the clerk if they thought otherwise, through the Chairman the clerk was thanked for keeping all the paperwork in order and up to date making sure the Council was legal and solvent at all times.
The Clerk in response replied that she is very happy working for the Councillors all who want to be there working for the benefit of the Community; all willing to be hands on when the need arises. There are lots of online training/information sessions that could be accessed for free by any of the Council as the annual training fee is currently still in force until April 2027.
All agreed that should any issues arise they will be dealt with at the time of occurring.
A further review will be carried out in 12 months time.
Meeting was drawn to a close coming out of closed session. No confidential notes required.