Agenda - 31 July 2025
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the next meeting of Covenham Parish Council will be held on Thursday, 31 July 2025, 7pm at the Parish Rooms, Main Road, Covenham St Bartholomew LN11 0PF.
Nadine Must
Parish Clerk
26 July 2025
Councillors are hereby summoned to attend
PUBLIC FORUM
Members of the public are welcome to join the meeting for questions or comments prior to the start of the main agenda. This session will also include reports from Outside Bodies.
a) Public Feedback
b) ELDC Ward Member – on holiday, apologies received
c) LCC Ward Member
AGENDA
07/25-1 Record of Members Present and Apologies
07/25-2 To receive any Declarations of Interest on any item on the agenda - in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011, and to consider any applications for dispensations in relation to disclosable pecuniary interests
07/25-3 Minutes from 29 May 2025 – to approve as a correct record the notes of the meeting and authorise the Chair to sign the official minutes.
07/25-4 Council Matters
a) Chair’s Remarks – to receive any update
b) Clerk’s Report
c) Communications Received – to note and for consideration below
d) Council Logo – to consider an emblem for parish council use
e) Gardening Contract – to consider preferred contractor for maintenance of St Mary’s Closed Churchyard
f) Lincolnshire Police Briefing Sessions – to consider and appoint a parish councillor to represent the council at the sessions starting on the 23rd September 2025
g) Stage 2 Consultation National Grid Upgrade – to consider a Council response to submit in addition to residents’ submissions.
h) Dedicated Gov.uk email address for Parish Council to comply with Assertion 10 for AGAR 2025/26 – to decide on preferred choice of either one dedicated email for Clerk’s use or for all parish councillors and clerk
07/25-5 Parish Rooms
a) Deed of Release of Restrictive Covenant – update
b) ELIF Funding application – to note unsuccessful application
c) Awards for All funding application - update
07/25-6 Finance and Budgets
a) Bank Mandate Changes – to nominate one or more Councillors to be bank signatories
b) Payments - to receive and resolve to accept payments for July 2025 and to note receipts and payments received in between meetings
c) Latest Receipts and Payments Monitoring – for information
d) AGAR – update
07/25-7 Community Amenities and Groups
a) Covenham Reservoir Steps DMMO application – update
b) St Bartholomew Church – to consider actions with regard to any dead/diseased trees in the churchyard which may be a safety hazard.
07/25-8 ELDC/LCC Services
a) Grange Lane drains - update
b) Dog bin – to note that bin has been fixed on LCC footpath post and ELDC informed.
c) Rotted bridge footpath between Grange Lane and Birketts Lane – update
d) Pear Tree Lane – to consider request from residents to apply a weight and speed restriction
07/25-9 Planning Matters
a) update on applications
b) Applications for consideration
07/25-10 Date of Next Meeting – Thursday, 2 October 2025, 7pm Parish Rooms