3rd September 2026
BILSBY & FARLESTHORPE PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD
3 September 2026 at 7pm in Holy Trinity Church, Bilsby
Present: Cllrs A Carolan (Chair), N. Gaston, D. Coppack, E. Cooper, S Mew and D. Morley.
Also present: Mr M Rudd (Parish Clerk). 1 member of the public was in attendance.
207. WELCOME:
The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting at 19:00 hours.
208. APOLOGIES:
Cllr N Simmonds (B&FPC), Cllr M Beecham (LCC) and Cllrs G Marsh & S Devereux (ELDC).
209. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
Cllr Morley had received complaints from residents of Farlesthorpe regarding the poor state of the Parish Council owned telephone box. Parish Councillors agreed to repaint the telephone box and authorised Cllr Morley to arrange the works.
210. TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST UNDER THE LOCALISM ACT 2011:
None.
211. TO APPROVE AS CORRECT THE MINUTES OF THE PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 9 JULY 2026:
Proposed, Seconded and RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting, having been circulated and read, were approved and signed by the Chair.
212. TO RECEIVE ANY UPDATES AND CORRESPONDENCE NOT ITEMISED ON THE AGENDA:
LCC had written to Parish Councils offering winter salt bags to support local maintenance initiatives. Parish Councillors decided the additional salt bags were not necessary.
213. FINANCIAL MATTERS:
a. Payments for approval:
M Rudd – Clerks Salary (6 July – 30 August 2026) - £323.28
CloudNext – Annual Domain Name & Hosting Gov.uk - £119.88
Proposed, Seconded and RESOLVED to approve payments.
b. Councillors noted the Financial Monitoring Report & Bank Reconciliation as at 31 August 2026.
214. PLANNING MATTERS:
a. 00906/26/FUL BRYANN, BILSBY ROAD, THURLBY – proposed extension and alterations to existing dwelling – ELDC Approved
215. TO DISCUSS AND AGREE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE BILSBY DCC CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE AND BILSBY COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE SWITCH ON:
It was agreed that the joint celebration would be held on Saturday 5th December. The Christmas tree light switch on would be at 4pm followed by a Carol Service and refreshments at 4:30pm.
Cllr Carolan stated he would write to local businesses to request donations towards the event. The Clerk would chase LCC regarding connecting the Christmas Tree to a local electricity supply and would also write to Cllrs G Marsh & S Devereux (ELDC) to request a Councillors Community Grant donation towards the event.
216. UPDATE ON DISCUSSIONS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF “BADGE”:
Cllr Carolan met with a representative of “BADGE”. The organisation is still ‘live’ and is looking to organise some community events in the near future. Cllr Carolan will continue to liaise with the organisation.
217. TO RECEIVE ANY GENERAL UPDATES FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF OUTSIDE BODIES:
a. East Lindsey District Council - none.
b. Lincolnshire County Council – None.
218. ANY OTHER MATTERS FOR GENERAL DISCUSSION (NOT DECISION) OR ITEMS FOR THE NEXT AGENDA:
Cllr Mew asked if there was any update on the application for a waste bin along Sutton Road. The Clerk will chase ELDC for an update.
219. DATE OF NEXT MEETING:
Thursday 3rd November 2026 commencing at 7pm
220. THERE BEEN NO FUTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING CLOSED AT 19:30.