2026 Parish Council Meeting Agendas

Agenda 7th May 2026

FISKERTON PARISH COUNCIL

Chairman: Cllr Adrian Walker          Clerk: Sharon Johnson

E: clerk@fiskerton-lincs.org.uk  Tel: 07707 807894

 

Notice of Meeting

Dear Councillors 

You are hereby summoned to attend the Annual Meeting of Fiskerton Parish Council, to be held on Thursday 7th May 2026 at 7:00pm in Fiskerton Village Hall at which the business listed in the agenda below will be transacted.  Apologies for absence should be reported to myself prior to the meeting. A timeslot of up to 15 minutes will be available early in the meeting for a public session if required.   

Sharon Johnson   Clerk/RFO: Fiskerton Parish Council 

 

Agenda

  1. Appointment of Chairman: signing of Declaration of Acceptance of Office as Chairman
  2. Appointment of Vice Chairman
  3. Open Session
  4. Apologies for absence
  5. Councillors to confirm that their published Register of Interests forms are up-to-date
  6. To receive any declarations of interest
  7. Approve minutes of meeting held on 2nd April 2026 as a true record
  8. To receive observations of the District and County Councillors
  9. To note 2 vacancies for co-option and consider any applications
  10. Chairman’s report
  11. Clerks report

 

  1. To: review and approve appointments and delegation arrangements for 2026/27 (note: initials indicate appointments as made in 2025/26):

 

  • Bank signatories – AW, CD, CH
  • Member to oversee accounting and finance – Vacant
  • Panel with delegated powers to deal with staffing matters (personnel, discipline, remuneration) – AW, JM CH
  • Planning Group – AW, LM, AND CH
  • Neighbourhood Plan Working Group, to include Paddock Action Working Group – All councillors, residents
  • VAS coordinator, charge batteries and move signs – AW, LM, KB
  • Website master – Clerk
  • Member to oversee training – Clerk
  • Remembrance overseer – Clerk, KB
  • Newsletter co-ordinator - AW
  • Policy Creation and Review Panel’– AW, KB
  • Terms of Reference Creation and Review Panel – AW, KB
  • Councillor to verify and sign 6 monthly bank reconciliations/bank statements (note: cannot be Chair, nor a signatory) – JM

 

Routine Inspections appointments

  • Flood alleviation scheme inspector - AW
  • Play area inspector - KB
  • Bus shelter inspector – KB
  • Allotments inspectors – LM, CH
  • Grass cutting inspector – LM
  • Inspector for public open space fences, gates and signs – Vacant
  • Defibrillator inspectors (weekly checks/online recording of same)
  • Village Hall – KB, AW, JM, Short Ferry – Kay Bosworth

 

 

Coordinators appointments

•           Village Hall – PC are custodian trustees, liaison with VH committee - AW

•           Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils coordinator - Clerk

•           LCC Highways liaison – reports and communications - Clerk

•           Community Hub liaison councillor – this is included within the VHMC. - AW

•           Public transport liaison councillor - AW

•           Litter picking coordinator – , KB

•           School coordinator – JM

•           Village signs/planters project leader/coordinator – AW, KB, JM

 

  1. Review meeting dates:

Schedule

2026 PC Mtg date

2027 PC Mtg date

1

Thu 15 Jan 26

Thu 28 Jan 26

2

Thu 26 Feb 26

Thu 11 Mar 26

3

Thu 02 Apr 26

Thu 22 Apr 26

(2nd Thu May)     AGM & 4

Thu 07 May 26

Thu 13 May 26

(4th Thu May)     APM      

Thu 21 May 26

Thu 27 May 26

5

Thu 2 Jul 26

Thu 24 Jun 26

6

Thu 13 Aug 26

Thu 5 Aug 26

7

Thu 24 Sep 26

Thu 16 Sep 26

8

Thu 5 Nov 26

Thu 21 Oct 26

9

Thu 17 Dec 26

Thu 9 Dec 26

 

 

FINANCE – annual financial matters

  1. Approve continuing direct debits to Sage; and to GiffGaff Mobile for mobile phone
  2. Approve continuing use by clerk of a FPC debit card
  3. Approve insurance quote for 2026/27 at £751.60 (note: year 5 of a 5-year long term agreement with Zurich)
  4. Resolve to approve the Clerk continuing to pay the following regular and expected payments which have been included in the annual budget, as allowed by Financial Regs
  1. up to the budgeted amount; and reported paid at the next possible FPC meeting
  2. if exceeding the budgeted amount, to seek approval at the next possible meeting prior to making a payment
  3. provide schedule in advance to Councillors
  • Sage, payroll & accounts package
  • GiffGaff phone
  • Clerk, salary, PAYE, pension
  • Clerk printing/paper/ink/stamps/envelopes/folders costs
  • Grass cutting
  • Date labels for APM banners
  • ROSPA Annual play inspection
  • PWBL
  • WLDC – annual defib scheme fees x 2 defibs
  • Village Hall hire for meetings
  • Hire of office space at village hall
  • Bus Shelter Maintenance
  • Reimburse any planter costs
  • Auditor fees both internal and external
  • Poppy wreath
  • McAffee computer protection
  • LALC Training
  • Rent to Hodgson Trust Charity for allotments
  • ICO Annual fee
  • Newsletter Booklets

 

ACCOUNTS

  1. To ratify payments for April 2026. Appendix 1 attached
  2. Note schedule of regular payments for May 2026 Appendix 1 attached
  3. To approve any non-regular accounts for May 2026 not listed above.
  4. Review asset register
  5. Review financial risk assessment

PLANNING

 

Application Number: WL/2026/00326 Valid Date: 02/04/2026

 

Proposal: Planning application to vary conditions 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 20, 22, 27 of the outline planning permission and conditions 14, 20, 23 of the full planning permission of hybrid planning permission 136826 granted 14 November 2019 re: amendments to landscaping scheme, approved drawings, and triggers for site delivery being the removal of condition 9 and vary conditions 11 & 18 of the outline and removal of condition 8 & 9 for the full planning permission WL/2024/00907 granted 14 February 2025 : regarding footpath and foot bridge.

 

Location:

LAND AT EASTFIELD RISE FARM
FISKERTON ROAD EAST
CHERRY WILLINGHAM
LINCOLN
LN3 4AE

 

 

PLAYPARK

 

  1. Playpark – To note monthly inspection and review rota

 

ALLOTMENTS

  1. To receive any updates
  2. To consider new plot expansion

 

CORRESPONDANCE

  1. To consider plaque offer for 49 Squadron crew (Lancaster ED426)

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

  1. To set village walk around date

MEETINGS:

  1. Matters for inclusion on next agenda:
  2. To consider requests for APM agenda

Date of APM: Thursday 21st May 2026 7 – 9pm, Fiskerton Village Hall

Date of next meeting:  The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday 2nd July 2026 7 – 9pm, Fiskerton Village Hall

 

  1. TO RESOLVE WHETHER TO EXCLUDE THE PUBLIC AND PRESS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS.

Should this resolution be passed, members of the public and press will be required to leave the meeting at the stage

  1. Allotment tenancy management

 

 

Miss Sharon Johnson Clerk/RFO to Fiskerton Parish Council   

Dated 30.04.2026