MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF SCAMPTON PARISH COUNCIL HELD ON THURSDAY 2 APRIL 2026 AT BSA HALL, AISTHORPE
ATTENDANCE: Cllrs. Bulteel (In the Chair), Sneath, Newham and Quincey, together with Brian Elliott (Parish Clerk) and 3 members of the public.
APOLOGIES - Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs. Patterson, Somerville and Thompson.
REGISTER OF MEMBERS’ INTEREST – No interests were declared.
04.02-01 OPEN FORUM – The only points raised were covered on the agenda.
04.02-02 MINUTES – Councillors Sneath and Quincey proposed and seconded ratification of the previous meeting's minutes, which were approved for signature.
04.02-03 COMMUNITY SOCIAL EVENTS – Arrangements were well in hand for the 16 May fete with pre-approved spending of £85 on leaflets noted.
04.02-04 POLICIES – A new policy on IT was formally adopted on a proposal by Cllrs Sneath and Bulteel.
04.02-05 AIR CREW STATUES – The latest budget for this project was noted and it was hoped that work on the statues would be completed in April or May.
04.02-06 CORRESPONDENCE – The main correspondence centred on (a) concerns from Scampton Cliff residents about grass cutting, nuisance and contact with the Home Office, (b) new police recruitment, (c) a vacancy for a Webmaster at the Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils (LALC) and (d) Advanced Driver Courses for Lincolnshire drivers aged 17-24 for £64 (instead of £204) arranged by the Police and Crime Commissioner.
Item (a) will be taken up with other bodies; item (b) was noted; items (c) and (d) will be publicised.
04.02-07 NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN – Notes from the meetings of the working group were expected to be issued shortly.
04.02-08 FUTURE OF SCAMPTON – Cllr Bulteel outlined the latest available information on the former RAF site and the future of amenity land there. He would reply direct to a detailed letter from the ROSE group on the future of the Barnes Wallis Centre.
04.02-09 SPEED AWARENESS - Speed recording equipment results were noted and the question of vehicles racing on Scampton Way was again considered.
Cllr Newham left the meeting
04.02-10 HIGHWAYS– Outstanding speed and safety issues were being escalated within the Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) hierarchy as progress had been slow.
As for grass cutting, a minor revision to the contractor’s prices was accepted and new quotes would be sought as additional cutting became necessary. It was agreed that the contractor should be paid in two stages during the year rather than on a monthly basis, subject to the contractor’s agreement.
04.02-11 LITTER PICKS – Arrangements for the disposal of any litter that could be safely collected from Tillbridge Lane were explained.
04.02-12 FINANCE – End of year and pre-audit formalities were carried out and, as a result, (a) the payments shown in the schedule were approved with the invoice to JSR Engineers recorded as Section 137 expenditure, (b) the provisional accounts for 2025-2026 were received (c) the Training Contract with LALC will not be renewed and (d) unqualified compliance with the assertions in the Annual Governance Statement was accepted. A composite resolution to that effect was proposed by Cllr Sneath and seconded by Cllr Quincey.
In addition, a transfer to the Charity Bank of £10 000 was agreed on a proposal by Cllr Bulteel (seconded by Cllr Sneath).
04.02-13 INFORMATION SYSTEMS: Approval was given for the purchase of a Canon PIXMA G3570 printer at a cost of around £200 (excl. VAT).
04.02-14 HEALTH & SAFETY – The Chairman will continue trying to get redundant lamp standards at Scampton Cliff removed.
04.02-15 WEB PAGES & SOCIAL MEDIA, ENERGY, DEFIBRILLATORS, FUTURE PLANS, PLANNING, DISTRICT COUNCILLOR REPORT, and COUNTY COUNCILLOR REPORT: Nothing to report.
04.02-16 NEXT MEETING – The next meeting will be on Thursday 7 May 2026 at the usual venue but with a 6 pm start (and followed by the Parish Meeting at 7.30 pm) but the agenda is reduced to – 1. Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman, 2. Approval of Minutes, 3. Highways, 4. Future of Scampton, 5. Community events, 6. Air Crew statues and benches, 7. District Councillor’s report, 8. County Councillor’s report, 9. Correspondence, 10. Finance and 11. Planning.
There being no further business the meeting closed at 8.00pm.
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