September 2022
ROTHWELL PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of Parish Council Meeting held at Rothwell Village Hall on Wednesday 7th September 2022 at 7.30 p.m.
Present: Cllrs S. Davey, C. Dale, R Thomas, J Raftery, M Colebrook
E. Ellinor, W. Emms
Also Present: D. Beer (Clerk), Cllr Tom Smith,
1. Apologies for absence - none
2. Declarations of Interest - none
3. To approve minutes of the meeting held 5th July 2022 – approved and duly signed
4. Chairman & Council’s comments: None
5. WLDC and LCC Councillors update:
Cllr Smith reported the reply he had had from Anglian Water explaining the interruption to supply, due to maintenance. It was noted that recent heavy rains had caused problems of surface water particularly on the bridle path.
Cllr Smith agreed to chase up the clearing of drains, particularly the 2 drains at the top of Beckside. He also agreed to chase Highways regarding the potholes on School Lane.
6. Clerk's report on matters outstanding:
Re inconsiderate parking: PC Dawn Cowling has written to say she has made attempts to contact the owners of the offending cars without success, but will persevere.
7. Finance:
Accounts for payment:
Clerk’s invoice: £295.87
HMRC: £63.60
Banking – the remaining balance from NatWest has now been paid into Unity account.
The balance in the account is now £11,262.62
8. Planning applications – none.
9. Correspondence: None
10. Other business: A member of the village hall committee has asked if a mural could be painted inside the bus stop to brighten it up. The Council agreed in principle that this would be a nice idea but would want to know the subject of the mural before committing.
They also asked whether the noticeboard could be moved to the outside of the bus shelter for better visibility, but, after some discussion, it was felt that it would be damaged by rain if placed outside. A new waterproof board would be too costly, so Cllr Colebrook suggested looking into moving the board to the opposite wall where it could perhaps be seen more clearly.
A discussion was had regarding the positioning of the one remaining tree to commemorate the Jubilee and a position on the verge between the village sign and the pub car park was suggested as being the most appropriate.
Date of next meeting was agreed as Wednesday 9th November.
The meeting closed at 8.00 p.m.