2024 Parish Council Minutes of Meetings

MARTON & GATE BURTON PARISH COUNCIL
Clerk to the Council: Mrs G Martin, 6 Mount Pleasant Close, Marton DN21 5AE
clerk.magbpc@gmail.com
https://Marton-gate-burton.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/

Minutes of the meeting held on 4 March 2024

PRESENT:

Cllr S. Spence (Chairman)
Cllr M. Allen
Cllr N Cody
Cllr L Musgrave
Cllr J Patrick
Cllr J. Ridley
Cllr V. White
      
Also Present: Sue Moody and Abigail Cody

1.APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Cllr C Durning, Cllr G Worrell and Cllr R Pilgrim (WLDC)

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

None.

3.PUBLIC FORUM.

A meeting is to be held  about the future of St. Margaret's Church. The outcome of this meeting will only affect this Council as we are responsible for the maintenance of the grounds as it is a closed burial ground.

A tree has come down in the cemetery  very near to some headstones. It is believed  that it is from the neighbouring land owner's hedgerow. Birds are nesting now and cannot be disturbed

4.NOTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 5 FEBRUARY TO BE APPROVED AS MINUTES

Cllr Cody proposed and Cllr Musgrave seconded that the notes be approved as a true record of the meeting.

5.REPORTS ON MATTERS FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING.

Cllr Pilgrim has received a reply  from WLDC regarding the school car park in the new housing development on Stow Park Road. The section 106 agreement sets out that the “Car Park works”should commence prior to the occupation of the 10th open market dwelling.

Sink holes have opened up on farmland between Marton and Gate Burton. Photographs were forwarded to Cllr Butroid who has contacted LCC Highways  who have said it is the responsibility of the landowner. Cllr Butroid is to be contacted again as it is felt that  the broken pipes that are the cause of the problem are the responsibility of the Highways Department.

6 PROPOSED SOLAR PARKS

A letter about the proposed compulsory acquisition of land  by the West Burton Solar Project was read to the meeting and discussion ensued about the gas and aviation fuel pipelines in the vicinity.

There is a map which shows the proposed location  27,000 acres of industrialisation in our countryside.

7 PLANNING

None

8 FINANCE

a) Cheques were signed for goods and services received.

9. CORONATION WOOD.

More people are now using the woodland. Wildflower  seeds have been sprinkled over the area

Some of the concrete has been removed.

Broad leaf weeds are hard to eradicate. Steve Porter has a compound to put on them.

Deer have been seen  and owls have been heard.  Barbed wire has been removed.

Some trees have come down further along Littleborough Lane,  causing vehicles to go off the road to get round them
 
10. CORRESPONDENCE

Another letter has been received from The Land Registry to update  the correspondence address.  A copy will be sent  to the Lincolnshire Archives.

The Community Engagement Officer at WLDC has written to say that the pads on the defibrillator are now out of date and that she has removed the defibrillator and replaced it with a loan device. Cllr Spence has the original one for safe keeping.

Information about the Community Defibrillator Scheme was shared with the meeting. Cllr Cody proposed, Cllr Allen seconded and it was agreed that we should join the scheme and do two things;

1.Enrol in the Scheme to have a new defibrillator (which will include the cabinet a First Responder  kit and community  training) for £400 plus an annual fee of £100 to cover quarterly maintenance checks  plus, in the event of deployment a loan device will be provided until  the  original one is located and made ready for use again. This new device to be  located in the uphill area of Marton. Discussion took place about the best location. The outside wall of the School building was the favoured place as the school grounds can be accessed even when the vehicular access  gate is locked. Another option would be outside the flats on Adams Way. Or, thirdly, on the outside wall of the electricity substation on the new housing development. Permission would be required from the appropriate authority for any of these options as  an electricity supply is required. Cllr Spence will contact the school in the first instance.
And 2.to enrol in the Scheme for the quarterly maintenance checks for the existing defibrillator for an annual fee of £100 as detailed above.

11.DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING

As the first Monday in April is Easter Monday, it was decided that the next meeting will be held on Wednesday 3 April commencing at 7:00PM.

Meeting closed at 8:45PM.