June 2025 Minutes
A meeting of Dunholme Parish Council took place on Monday 2nd June 2025 in the Jubilee Room of the Village Hall.
Present: Cllrs A Pache (Chair), P Cutter, Mrs C Forrester, P Firth, Ms J Guest and Ms S Keetley,
Clerk: Mrs L Richardson
25/06/01 Chairman’s remarks
Welcome to the meeting.
The Parish Council has received notification on a local Solar Farm – a consultation event
is taking place on Scothern on 6th June 2025. At this time the Parish Council has not
been asked to oficially comment on the plan.
25/06/02 To receive and decide upon applications for co option onto the Parish Council
Proposed Cllr Ms Keetley, seconded Cllr Mrs Forrester and agreed by all to approve the
application for co option onto the Parish Council from Tony Dalton-Minter. The Clerk
will send the necessary paperwork for completion.
25/06/03 To receive apologies and reasons for absence
Proposed Cllr Cutter, seconded Cllr Mrs Forrester and agreed by all to accept apologies
and reasons for absence from Cllr Seal.
25/06/04 Disclosure of pecuniary interests
None declared.
25/06/05 Notes of the meeting held on Monday 12th May 2025 to be approved and signed as minutes
Proposed Cllr Cutter, seconded Cllr Firth and agreed by all to approve the notes of the
last meeting as a true record of events.
25/06/06 Accounts and Finance
a) To receive and decide upon an application for a financial donation from Dunholme News
towards printing costs
Proposed Cllr Mrs Forrester, seconded Cllr Cutter and agreed by all not to give a
financial donation to the Dunholme News of £4,000. It was felt that Section 137 was not
appropriate in this instance due to the money involved for 5 months of newsletters and
the instability of a new committee not being found to produce the newsletter.
b) To receive and decide upon an application for a financial donation from Dunholme St Chads
PCC towards grass cutting costs
Proposed Cllr Ms Keetley, seconded Cllr Mrs Forrester and agreed by all to make a
financial donation of £750 to Dunholme St Chads PCC towards their grass cutting costs.
c) To approve the payment of accounts
Proposed Cllr Mrs Forrester, seconded Cllr Cutter and agreed by all to make the
following payments:-
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Supplier
|
Detail
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Gross
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VAT
|
Net
|
|
Onsim
|
Landline Charges
|
13.32
|
2.22
|
11.10
|
|
Clear Insurance Management Ltd
|
Annual Insurance
|
2963.39
|
0.00
|
2963.39
|
|
Lindum Fire Services
|
Fire Alarm Inspection
|
114.00
|
0.00
|
114.00
|
|
Mrs B Edwards
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Vilage Maintenance Facilitator
|
270.12
|
0.00
|
270.12
|
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Future Farming Limited
|
Grass cutting and village maintenance contract
|
1650.00
|
275.00
|
1650.00
|
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Mrs L Richardson
|
Clerks Salary and expenses
|
1062.84
|
0.00
|
1062.84
|
|
Cllr T Pache
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Printer Ink
|
34.99
|
0.00
|
34.99
|
|
James Wilkinson
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Bouncy Castle Hire - Summer Fete
|
250.00
|
0.00
|
250.00
|
|
Amazon
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Laminator and Pouches
|
46.65
|
0.00
|
46.65
|
|
EE
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Broadband and Mobile phone
|
64.58
|
10.76
|
53.82
|
25/06/07 Parish Council Building and Assets:-
To receive an update on the village hall and Bowls Club progress
No update to minute.
25/06/08 To receive an update regarding sustainability within the village
Some of the hedging has struggled and so a couple more packs are going to be ordered
to try and fill in the gaps.
Allotment training has been attended by Cllr Ms Guest and further training is being
looked into.
25/06/09 To receive an update of the Parish Council website
The new website is now live.
A note has been added to Facebook and the Clerk will ensure the old website is taken
down or a line added to redirect to the new website.
25/06/10 To approve the review of the following policies:-
Proposed Cllr Ms Guest, seconded Cllr Mrs Forrester and agreed by all to approve the
below policies:-
a) Standing Orders
b) Financial Regulations
c) Grants and Donations Policy
25/06/11 To discuss and take any necessary action regarding the village garden fete
The garden fete is due to take place on 14th June 2025.
A marquee will be situated within the fete for the Parish Council to promote our
projects etc.
25/06/12 To discuss and take any necessary action regarding the telephone communication within
the Parish Council with the public
The Clerk is awaiting a quote for a plan to include a landline number and an option for
extensions to other Councillors.
25/06/13 Village Maintenance
a) To discuss and take any necessary action regarding village maintenance needed
around the village
- The dog waste bin on Ryland Road needs moving up the public footpath slightly.
- New liners for the bins near the church need to be purchased as they are rusty
and breaking.
- A village litter pick is going to be arranged for around September.
b) To agree and take any necessary action regarding replacing the broken toilet brackets
in the sports units
Proposed Cllr Pache, seconded Cllr Ms Keetley and agreed by all to set a budget of £100
to replace and fit the broken toilet brackets.
Signed (Chairman) ……………………………………….. 30th June 2025