2026 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

11th March 2026

CAYTHORPE AND FRIESTON PARISH COUNCIL

Dear Councillor,

You are hereby summoned to attend:

Caythorpe and Frieston Parish Annual Council Meeting

to be held on Wednesday 11th March 2026

commencing at 7.30pm in the Village Hall

The Agenda for the meeting is to be found below. If you are unable to attend please notify me of your apology.

There will be a 15 minute public forum between 7.15 and 7.30 when members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council, and your attendance is also requested during this period.

Mrs Debbie Manderfield

Clerk to the Parish Council

 

AGENDA MEETING  Number 6

  1. Chairman’s remarks
  2. Apologies for absence and acceptance of any reasons given
  3. Declaration of Interests - To receive declarations of interests in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 and to consider any requests for dispensations
  1. Approval of minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 14th January 2026,  meeting number 5
  1. To receive written applications for the office of Parish councillor and to Co-opt a candidate to fill the existing vacancy

There is 1 candidate

  1. Parish Clerk’s Report on Matters Outstanding

This has been circulated previously

  1. Financial Matters:
    1. Authorisation of BACS/Cheque payments.
    2. Review of CFPC accounts. Bank rec & management accounts.
    3. Update from Cllr Page - Finance committee Chair
    4. Insurance Renewal – Clerk
    5. Asset Register - Clerk
  1. Registers
    1. Risk Register Review and accept. – previously circulated
    2. Maintenance Register Review and accept – previously circulated
  1. Project Register update – to receive updates and to approve actions on the following:
    1. Emergency Plan – Cllr Topley
    2. Burial Ground Plot Marking – Clerk/Cllr Sandy
    3. New Dog Bins – Cllr Farr
    4. Re-staining of Burial Ground Gates and staining of new gate – Clerk
    5. Supporting Speed reduction to 50mph on A607 inc Interactive Signage – Cllr Bamford
    6. New 30mph Village Signs – Cllr Manderfield
    7. Allotment Gate - Clerk
    8. Fireworks Donations – Cllr Farr
    9. Overhanging Greenery – Cllr Stevenson/ Manderfield
  1. New Proposals
    1. To review a quote from Community Heartbeat for replacing  3x Defibrilators at a cost of £4422, and a second quote for a donation to London Hearts of £2866 - Cllr Macer
    2. To consider the possibility of purchasing Caythorpe CPO at a cost of £5000, plus additional relevant costs – Cllr Crawley
  1. Planning Matters
    1. Planning Issues
    2. Report from Cllr Page – Planning Committee Chair
  1. Community Activities by Portfolio Councillor – Reports issued prior to meeting.

It is imperative that all councillors produce reports prior to the meeting

  1. Cllr Crawley  - Litter Picking,  Environmental Sustainability, Playing Field Committee
  2. Cllr Manderfield - Village Hall committee, Highways
  3. Cllr Macpherson – Allotment Committee, War Memorial & Remembrance Day Parade
  4. Cllr Farr – Gala Working Party, Dog Fouling, Children & Child Care
  5. Cllr Topley – Emergency Plan, Christmas Celebrations
  6. Cllr Stevenson – Gala Working Party, Shops, Businesses & Employment, Footpaths & Public Transport
  7. Cllr Clayton – News & Views, Facebook, Volunteering & Skill Sharing
  8. Cllr Macer – Community Heartbeat
  9. Cllr Sandy – Housing, Burial Ground
  1. Items of urgent business.
  1. Arrangements for next meeting:
  1. The next Parish Council Meeting Number 1  of 2026 will be held on Wednesday 13th May 2026 commencing at 7.30 p.m. in the village hall.