MINUTES OF MEETING OF BUCKNALL PARISH COUNCIL
HELD AT 6.45PM THURSDAY 24 MARCH 2022
IN BUCKNALL VILLAGE HALL
Present: Mr D Forman (Chair); Mr D Mills (Vice-Chair); Mrs L Mills (Clerk); Mrs J Moreton (JM); Mr D Wilkinson; Mrs S Adams; Mr J Poole; Mr J Moore (JMo); Mr S Perry
In attendance: Cllr W Gray
Cllr Bradwell was unable to attend.
1. APOLOGIES: None
2. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
The Minutes of the meeting held on 6 January 2022 had been previously circulated. All agreed that they were accurate, therefore DF signed them as correct.
3. MATTERS ARISING
None
4. PUBLIC FORUM - MR PRITCHARD, RED HOUSE FARM
Mr Pritchard was not able to attend on this occasion.
5. COVID-19 UPDATE
All restrictions have now been lifted, although cases are rising around the country.
6. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
DF mentioned a letter he had circulated in February regarding motorcycle noise. Councillors confirmed that they had read the letter but did not wish to sign the petition mentioned.
Static caravan off Chestnut Avenue - this is still in situ and ELDC need to be informed.
ACTION: LM to email ELDC with this information.
Chapel Walk - LCC and ELDC both say that the footpath does not belong to them. DF stated that it is not shown as a footpath on the Definitive Map.
ACTION: LM to make enquiries into how the footpath can be added to the Definitive Map.
There are currently no safeguarding issues.
Updates provided by Cllr Gray, EDLC:
Grants available for residents - subject to eligibility - at the moment via the ELDC website: Green Homes Grant Funding - for making homes more energy efficient; and the Household Support Fund - for households in financial hardship.
Extra recycling bins will be shortly provided to households, for paper, cardboard etc. Glass will then be able to go in the current recycling bin. The new bins should be distributed in time for the start of the summer months. He also explained that Lincolnshire’s waste is recycled correctly, as long as none of it is ‘contaminated’. Incinerated waste is used for heating places such as hospitals.
Ukrainian support - lots of information regarding what is needed can be found on the ELDC website.
Community Lottery Scheme - residents can buy a ticket for £1.00 which supports local schemes, which are in turn nominated by by the community (same as in Tesco etc.). The lottery scheme is also planned to start in the summer.
A new initiative - ‘Pride in East Lindsey’ - consisting of cleaning teams who will visit areas to identify places that need sprucing up. Parish Councils can also contact the teams to ask for areas to be looked at and dealt with as necessary.
There being no further business, the meeting closed at 7.01pm