Agenda – February 2025

A MEETING OF BOZEAT PARISH COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, 17^th FEBRUARY 2025, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT 7pm.  PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD AT BOZEAT TLC, DYCHURCH LANE, BOZEAT.

*PLEASE NOTE THAT MEETINGS MAY BE RECORDED

A G E N D A

1. To consider accepting apologies for absence.
2. To record any new declarations of interest from members in items to be discussed.

• To approve the minutes from the Annual Finance meeting of Bozeat Parish Council held on 13^th January 2025.
• To approve the minutes from the meeting of Bozeat Parish Council held on 27^th January 2025.

4. Matters arising from the previous meeting/s: –
5. Circulating documents – to note the progress of any packs that are circulating.
6. Training – to agree any training courses requested by members of the council and receive reports on any attended.
7. Doctor’s surgery – update on service issues.
8. Emergency Plan – report from the Community Resilience Network meeting attended by the Clerk.
9. Commemorative nameplate – to note that the family have been contacted to arrange installation on the village sign.
10. Review of Fixed Asset Register – to approve revisions to the register.
11. Local Government elections – 1^st May 2025 – to encourage participation.
12. Flooding – replacement sand bags.
13. Assets of Community Value – to note that the application to include St Mary’s Church Hall on the register has been approved.

5. Council services – to receive reports.
6. Cemetery – general report.
7. Cemetery – repairs to the surface of a section of the access lane.
8. Cemetery – tree safety assessments – to consider arranging for safety checks of the trees.
9. Cemetery – to consider setting up a working party to consider the future management of the Green Burial area.
10. Cemetery – to confirm changes to the fees from 1^st April 2025
11. Allotments – general report.
12. Allotments – rent collection for 2025.
13. Allotments – to consider a change to the guidelines [where a tenant is renting two separate half plots, they will be considered to be the equivalent of a full plot for rent purposes].

6. Local environment – to receive the following reports.
7. Highways – including speed reduction measures near the primary school.
8. Highways – request for parking restrictions on London Road, opposite Selby Gardens.
9. Street Lights – update on faulty light in Court Lane.
10. Parish Paths Warden/Rights of Way – responsibility for the footway running from Hewletts Close onto TA21/TA22.
11. Village Warden.
12. Village Green.
13. Speed Monitoring Equipment – to arrange training in setting up and data collection.
14. Planters – to consider making a payment to those individuals/groups who are taking care of planters on the village approaches.

7. Planning – to receive a report.
8. Current/new planning applications.
9. Solar Farm proposals – to receive reports from recent events and formulate a response to any future planning application.

8. Representatives’ reports – to receive the following reports.
9. Bozeat Playing Field Association.
10. Bozeat Primary School – roof issues.
11. Police Liaison.
12. Public transport.
13. NNC parish and ward meetings.
14. BEES Group – to approve a quote of £441.72 for the preparation of a section of verge in Easton Lane ready for the planting of wildflower seeds.

9. Village Hall Working Party – to accept a report.

10. Flag-Flying Policy – to consider an amendment to the current policy – that a Bozeat flag be purchased and it be flown at half-mast when considered appropriate by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman.

11. Police – to note any local crimes that are notified to the council.

12. Local events.
    1. 8^th May 2025 – VE80 – to consider taking part in national events.
    2. 10^th May 2025 – Waendel Walk checkpoint.
    3. Opening event for new Village Hall [to include a Thank You event for village volunteers.
    4. 13^th July 2025 – Summer Fete.

13. Finance
14. Payments – to receive a report and to approve payments to be made this month.
15. VAT exemption for the water supply to the allotments.

14. Correspondence – to acknowledge receipt of correspondence received since the last meeting.

15. On hold – to note the following agenda items are on hold
    • Audit of local council adopted policies and procedures.
    • Cemetery – tree safety assessments.
    • Cemetery – repairs to railings – to consider replacing sections with a new hedge.
    • Village Green CCTV and planters.

16. To receive any items for the next agenda.

17. Date and time of next meeting – to note that the next meeting of Bozeat Parish Council will be held on Monday, 17^th March 2025, immediately following the Annual Parish Meeting for Bozeat. Both meetings will be held at TLC, Dychurch Lane, Bozeat and immediately follow Public Participation at 7pm.

Signed by Lyndis Payne, Clerk to Bozeat Parish Council.