August 2024 Agenda
DEEPING ST JAMES PARISH COUNCIL
The Institute, 38 Church Street, Deeping St James, PE6 8HD
E-mail: clerk@deepingstjames-pc.gov.uk
Tel: 01778 343266
Webpage: //deeping-st-james.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Facebook: Deeping St James Parish Council
Parish Clerk: Julie Fortnum
Dear Parish Councillors Bowell, Dilks (County and District), Fowler, Gilbert, Halls, Hosking, Rose, Shinkins-Hoppe, Smith, Stevens and Townsin.
A copy of the agenda has been issued to District Councillors Denniston and Ley
You are hereby summonsed to attend a meeting of Deeping St James Parish Council which will be held in the meeting room at The Institute 38 Church Street Deeping St James PE6 8HD on Tuesday 20 August 2024 at 7.30pm.
Julie Fortnum
Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer
Published on Wednesday 14 August 2024
AGENDA
Open Forum
25.43 To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.
25.44 To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011.
25.45 To approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on Thursday 16 July 2024.
25.46 To receive the Clerks report and receive an update on matters arising from previous minutes.
25.47 To receive reports from the District Councillors and County Councillor.
25.48 Financial matters:
1. To approve the expenditure for August 2024.
2. To note the income for August 2024.
3. To consider the grant application from the Deepings Lions Club for the Deepings Duck Race 2024 to be held on Sunday 12 September 2024
25.49 Planning matters:
1. To receive the minutes and any recommendations from the Planning and Transport committee meeting held on Tuesday 13 August 2024.
25.50 To consider the following correspondence.
1. Deepings Leisure Centre Group CIC – Response to the message that the Parish Council agreed to send at the July Council meeting
2. South Kesteven District Council – Public Spaces Protection Order Consultation – The Spinney Market Deeping.
3. South Kesteven District Council – following DSJPC’s request for an application form for the Community Orchard grant an invitation to attend events organised by Stamford Community Orchard Group has been received.
4. Neighbourhood Policing team – link to the latest quarterly newsletter
South Kesteven Neighbourhood Policing - quarterly update July to September (cloud.microsoft)
5. Deepings Practice Patient Participation Group invitation for two representatives to attend a meeting at the Deepings Practice at 12.30pm on Wednesday 4th September 2024
6. Invitation to the Community Policing panel meeting at 7pm on 26 September 2024 at the Deepings Community Centre and also a report on Andrew Bowell and Christine Halls’ meeting with Chief Inspector Jon Shield on 19 July 2024 and a request for funding to cover the meeting room hire.
7. Priory Hall Committee – A thank you for the grant funding towards the testing of the Oak Tree in the car park and confirmation that the tree is in good health and does not require any work
8. Deepings Youth Group – Interim Report and accounts from 1 April 2024 to 13 July 2024
9. South Kesteven District Council - Invitation to attend drop-in sessions with the Leader of SKDC and representatives of the Corporate Management Team as part of a Parish/Town Council Forum at 4 venues across the district one of them being the Open-Door Church at 18.45pm on Tuesday 8 October 2024.
25.51 To receive reports and minutes from committees, advisory committees, meetings, seminars, training and events or meetings of external bodies attended on the Council’s behalf and consider any recommendations from them:
1. Deepings Fun day Sunday working party held in Market Deeping Town Hall on Thursday 18 July 2024
2.Open afternoon at the Sensory Garden, Deepings Community Centre held on Saturday 20 July 2024
3. Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils Summer Conference and AGM held at the Belton Woods Hotel on Wednesday 24 July 2024
4. Joint Councils highway verge grass cutting meeting at Market Deeping Town Hall on Wednesday 31 July 2024
5. Funded activities for primary school children run by Our Forest Garden, Artivity Studio and Madcaps Out of School Club between Monday 22 July and Friday 9 August 2024.
6. Attendance at SKDC UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Rural England Prosperity Fund Board meeting at 10am on Monday 1 August 2024 and the meeting of the Jubilee Park improvements working party held on Thursday 8 August 2024
7. Deepings Raft Race held on Sunday 4 August 2024
8. The Deeping St James Allotments show and BBQ held on Sunday 11 August 2024
9. Legend on a bench reveal in the Rectory Paddock Church Street Market Deeping on Wednesday 14 August 2024 Legend on the Bench - Home (https//legend-on-the-bench.co.uk)
25.52 To agree who is to lead the footpaths walks on 5th, 12th, 22nd September 2024 and advise members about the refreshments afterwards.
25.53 To receive an update about the Coronation Community Orchard grant application and taking account of additional information that has been obtained.
25.54 Parish Pump - items for information or inclusion on future agendas.
Dates for the diary
12noon – 5pm Sunday 1 September 2024 - Deepings Duck Race Bridge Street DSJ
Saturday 31 August 2024 - The 50th Anniversary of the Rotary Club of the Deepings dinner
7pm Tuesday 3 September Cemetery Committee meeting
8pm Tuesday 3 September 2024 – Recreation and Open Spaces Committee meeting
6pm Thursday 5 September 2024 – Frognall Footpath Walk
7pm Tuesday 10 September 2024 – Planning and Transport Committee meeting
8pm Tuesday 10 September 2024 – Allotments Committee meeting
6pm Thursday 12 September 2024 – Linchfield Footpath Walk
7.30pm Tuesday 17 September 2024 – Parish Council meeting
2pm Sunday September 2024 – Station Road, Lakes and Riverbank Walk
Sunday 29 September 2024 – Bark in Park Dog Show at Jubilee Park DSJ