June 2024 Minutes
Minutes of Anwick Parish Council meeting held on Tuesday 25th June 2024, 6.40pm in Anwick Community Centre, River Lane, Anwick.
1. Apologies for absence:- Cllr. A Key Lincs County Council
2. To receive any declaration of interest and to consider for dispensation in relation to DPI’s. – There were none.
3. Minutes of the Anwick Parish Council meeting held on Wednesday 8th May 2024- already emailed to the Councillors – Were AGREED as a true record, signed and dated by the Chair. The Clerk to include on the website.
ACTIION:- JF
4. Anti-Social Behaviour and Crime Issues –
(i) Crime and Statistics/Incidents for Anwick update. The meeting for this group clashed with the Parish Council meeting, so Cllr. E Coulson was unable to attend.
(ii) Reporting and Logging Antisocial Behaviour and Crime incidents (update following Police meeting) Cllr. T Curtis will provide an update.
ACTION:- TC
5. Highways Issues
(i) Pedestrian Crossing A153 – No Progress
6. Planting of trees Pumping Station update – Cllr. M Head and the Clerk met with Paul Waite from Anwick Garden Centre and chose what trees and shrubs would be suitable for the area. Help was asked with the planting and watering. Two residents very kindly offered to assist with the work, Paul also very kindly offered to provide bulbs later in the year for colour in the spring.
7. Properties River Lane Anwick update – The Clerk had received a response from NKDC and to date no decision had been made as to whether two properties might be converted into one property. NKDC had cleared the rubbish around the property and the hedge will be cut prior to new tenants moving in.
8. Sewage pollution River Slea update – Cllr. M Head, Jayne Bond and Julie Samuels met with plant managers from Moy Park and discussion took place around the waste from the chickens. The phosphate levels are monitored in and out and have problems with the volume of fat produced. Outflow from the Sewage Treatment Works goes into the dyke over various areas then into the River Witham. The water quality is good but that depends on the amount of waste from Moy Park. The quality of the water is moderate/poor which supports fish etc. The Clerk to contact Anglian Water to request attendance and talk about the water treatment to one of our meetings.
ACTION:- JF
9. Community Centre
(i) Kitchen refurbishment – The Clerk met with staff from NKDC who undertook an inspection of the kitchen and they were very happy and AGREED ‘GOOD TO GO’
(ii) Repair to the roof – The work has now been completed and Cllr. M Head checked the workmanship which was satisfactory.
(iii) Play park and playing field grass cutting - We now have a new contractor who cuts the playing field and M Jacobs cuts the play park and rear of the Community Centre.
10. Accounts
(i) Income and Expenditure to 12th June 2024 was AGREED then signed and dated by the Chair
(ii) Accounts for signing off to end of March 2024 prepared by the Clerk was AGREED then signed and dated by the Chair. The Clerk to include both papers onto to the website.
ACTION:- JF
11. Date, time and venue of meeting arranged for Tuesday 13th August 2024, 6.30pm in the Community Centre, River Lane, Anwick.