June 2025 DRAFT Minutes
Minutes taken by The Clerk (Locum) Mrs. Laura Forman
for the Parish Council meeting at Wyberton Parish Council, which was held on
Wednesday 11th June 2025 at 7.00pm at Wyberton Community Centre
(These minutes will be checked at the next meeting before the council amends/approves them as a correct record)
Present: Cllr David Williams (Chair), Cllr Mike Sharp (Vice Chair), Cllr Richard Austin, Cllr Allan Fryer and the Locum Clerk Laura Forman.
Also present: Cllr Barry Daish and Cllr Chris Mountain.
Two members of the public.
The meeting was called to order at 19:01pm
1. Chairman to open the Monthly Parish Council Meeting.
Hello, and welcome to the meeting.
2. Apologies for absence: To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have
been given to the Locum Clerk prior to the meeting.
· Cllr Maxine Stones – Prior Commitment.
· Cllr Jason Stevenson – Work Commitment.
3. Public Forum To resolve to suspend the meeting for a maximum of 10 minutes to allow members of the public to ask questions or make short statements to the council.
- Two members of the public were present.
4. Declarations of interest (if any): To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011 – being any pecuniary interest in agenda items not previously recorded on Members’ Register of Interests
- None declared.
5. Minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Wednesday 14th May 2025 – To resolved as a correct record and to authorise the Chairman to sign the official minutes.
· Proposed by Cllr Richard Austin, seconded by Cllr Allan Fryer.
· Cllr David Williams (Chair) agreed and signed the minutes.
6. Lincolnshire County and Boston Borough Councillors.
1. - Cllr Mr. Richard Austin
Cllr Richard Austin has attended the recent briefing for the Grimsby to Walpole overhead power lines and believes that Wyberton Parish will be consulted as it lies within the 1 kilometre of the proposed route.
Cllr Richard Austin also reported on the Local government reorganization, stating that final plans of unitary proposals need to be sent to the Government by end of November 2025.
Cllr Richard Austin informed the Parish Council that Boston Borough Council has been presented with a gold watch once owned by Herbert Ingram. The watch had been discovered by divers in Lake Michigan, Chicago and is now on display at the Guildhall.
Cllr Richard Austin also reported that Kia Motors had presented the Mayor of Boston with an all-electric car for use throughout the next year.
Cllr Austin informed the Parish council that the volunteer that tended to the burial ground at St Leodegar’s church has now moved out of the area and that members of the church would cover the maintenance of this area on a short-term basis, but these works would need to be included when gathering quotations for the following year.
The following point was discussed at the end of the meeting:
Cllr Richard Austin mentioned that the government is requesting for Neighbourhood committees
to be established as part of the reorganisation process; and expressed an interest in how these
committees will work alongside the Parish council.
2. - Cllr Barry Daish – Present – Nothing to report.
Cllr Barry Daish stated that it is important that he is contacted in the correct way via email, so that all issues can be communicated to the correct democratic services and be dealt with appropriately.
3. - Cllr Mr. Chris Mountain
Cllr Chris Mountain reported that he had recently represented the area at a summit concerning flooding in the House of Commons; stating that a bill will be discussed in Parliament in the next two months.
Cllr Chris Mountain discussed the recent planning application for the final plot at the Quadrant. The application has gone through with the new restaurant outlet to be erected beside the Kia garage.
7. Clerks Report – Ongoing issues
a) Noticeboard - Update
· Following discussion, all agreed for the Clerk to contact the solicitor to advise as to whether planning permission is required for the installation of the noticeboard and for Cllr Mike Sharp and Cllr Allan Fryer to contact contractors for quotations.
b) Donation to the Boston Woods Trust
• A donation of £1,000.00 has been made to Boston Woods Trust and the Clerk has received an email from Boston Woods Trust thanking the Parish Council
c) Additional works to the Fire Alarm system
• The Clerk has received a reduced quotation for the works and it was confirmed that option 1 will go ahead as previously resolved and option 2 is to be reviewed at a later date.
d) Drainage works at the Community Centre.
• The Clerk confirmed that the insurance policy does cover drainage works but Cllr David Williams stated that the paperwork is unclear as to what is covered exactly.
• Resolved – The clerk to contact the Insurance company for clarification.
e) Resident request for a Salt/Grit bin.
• Following discussion it was resolved for the Clerk to contact the resident to advise that they submit their request via the Fix my street application.
8. Councillors update on previous agenda items – To Note / To discuss and resolve
8.1 Speeding and Traffic / Radar signs – Meeting Update – Cllr Allan Fryer.
· Cllr Allan Fryer confirmed that he has still not received an update from Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership following their meeting.
· The Clerk sent details of an offer from Elan City for some solar powered speed signs via WhatsApp to Cllr Allan Fryer, who requested that this be added to the agenda.
· Cllr Allan Fryer confirmed that a mobile speed sign is preferred so that it be positioned in problem areas.
· Resolved – The Clerk to chase Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership for a response.
8.2 United Charities Trust - Update – Cllr D. Williams
· Cllr David Williams confirmed that a handwritten letter had been received from the trustees in June 2025 stating that they had consulted with the Charities commission and were told that they still hold responsibilities. A letter of response from the Parish council is due to be sent out informing the trustees that as their trusteeships have become invalid; they have thus become encumbered with personal liabilities and that the Parish Council would require confirmation from their solicitors that there are no outstanding issues before they may be considered for re-appointment (although this would be considered bad governance according to the Charity commission’s guidelines).
· Following discussion, it was proposed by Cllr David Williams and seconded by Cllr Richard Austin that Mr. Colin Clark be appointed as trustee of the United Charities trust following receipt and acceptance of the paperwork. All voted in favour.
· Following discussion, it was proposed by Cllr David Williams and seconded by Cllr Allan Fryer that Mr. James Cantwell be appointed as trustee of the United Charities trust following receipt and acceptance of the paperwork. All voted in favour.
8.3 East Coast Community Fund – Grant Application – Cllr D. Williams
· Cllr David Williams has confirmed that he is yet to receive a quotation for an electrical contractor for the proposed heating system.
· Cllr David Williams confirmed that further quotations had been received for replacement furniture for Prince George Suite, but they were not suitable and that sourcing suitable options was ongoing.
· All agreed for the Clerk to chase the electrical contractor for the outstanding quotation and for further quotes to be obtained for different items at the Community Centre.
8.4 Replacement benches to Wybert’s Park
· Following discussion, it was resolved for Cllr Chris Mountain to make enquiries about the possibility of salvaging two benches from those removed from Boston central park. – Awaiting further information.
14. Councillors to discuss and resolve the following items:
14.1 Grass Cutting at St Leodegar’s Church – Cllr Richard Austin.
- Cllr Richard Austin previous advised in his report at Boston Borough Councillor that the volunteer who usually tends to an area of the burial ground at St Leodegar’s church has moved away. Members of the church to volunteer to cover the duties in the interim but these works would need to be covered in the quotations for the next year.
- Resolved – All agreed for these works to be included in the quotations for the next year.
15: Finance
15.1: Approve Payments of Accounts
· Resolved – All Councillors approved, and Cllr David Williams signed the payment list.
· Payments to be made May 2025 - £7,987.57
· Payments made in between meetings - £1,250.25
· Receipts received from 15th May 2025 – 11th June 2025 - £5,055.33
15.2: Bank statements – 11th June 2025
· Treasurers Balance - £8,625.32
· Business Bank Insta - £35,770.05
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11: Planning matters: Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - To consider and make observations on all planning applications received and to note planning approvals, refusals, enforcement complaints and appeal decisions advised by the Borough Council – The parish clerk has delegated authority to respond to planning applications, in consultation with the Councillors via email.
To include those received between the day of posting this notice and the day of the meeting
B/25/0305 – Eastern Link 3 and Eastern Link 4 – Stage 2 Statutory Consultation under Section 42 of the Planning Act 2008 and the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedures) Regulations 2009 (the APFP Regulations), as amended by the Infrastructure Planning (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2024.
Notification under Regulation 13 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (the EIA Regulations).
· No objections received.
B/25/0157 – Pincushion Inn, 289, London Road, Wyberton – Advertising consent for internal and external illuminate signage.
• Comments – The proposed signage for the Pincushion Inn looks impressive and will mark the area as the centre of Wyberton again.
Next Meeting: Wednesday 9th July 2025 at 19.00 pm
With no other matters, the meeting closed at 20:34 pm
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