June 2025 draft

Dogdyke Parish Council Meeting

Monday 30th June 2025

The Royal Oak, Tattershall Bridge, 7pm

In attendance- Cllrs , P Scofield, R Wilson, C Brown, A Means, N Harvey.  

No members of public.

  1. Welcome from Chairman
  2. Apologies and reasons heard from Cllr J Turner & Cllr G Forman – Resolved.
  3. No declarations of interest or requests for dispensation received.
  4. Cllr A Means proposed the notes of the Annual meeting held on May 12th having been previously circulated, as a true and correct record, seconded Cllr C Brown, all voted in favour RESOLVED Chairman signed & dated the minutes.
  5. No District or County Councillors in attendance – Council wished to record thanks to both Cllr D East and Cllr A Whittle for the help with the issues reported at Witham Drive – most have been completed.
  6. The Barn Tattershall Bridge,  the property has changed hands the new owners are keen to get things clear and have been given details of enforcement officer at NK – this Council have also be in touch  with planning at NK – awaiting feedback from all.
  7. Finances – Proposed payments be made Cllr A Means, seconded Cllr C Brown – all voted in favour RESOLVED Salary June £282 HMRC £64 Salary July £322.60 HMRC 23.40 Grass cutting cemetery and village £240 room hire x May & June £30 each.
  8. Items to report – Pot holes on River bank Rd , Dip in Twenty Ft Road, not fixed, re report also entrance to Tims Bungalow, re report, Tree in centre of village and shrubbery trees at foot of bridge in Chapel Hill.
  9. Thank you as above item 5. Emails sent.
  10.  Letter received – The Great Grid upgrade – National Grid consultation, although the parish will not be directly affected by this the general feel is that it should be refused and an underground alternative be the way forward. Clerk will pass on these comments.
  11. .uk email – Clerk is seeking advice and has asked LALC if there is a possibility of them signing up and charging each Parish pro rata for the number of addresses required. Written confirmation has been received that states Councils will not fail at Audit if they have not changed to a gov.uk email.