March 2025 Agenda
Dear Parish Councillors Bowell, Dilks (also County and District), Fowler, Gilbert, Halls, Hosking, Laws, Leader, Neville, 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 18 March 2025 at 7.30pm.
Julie Fortnum
Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer
Published on Wednesday 12 March 2025
AGENDA
Open Forum
25.136 To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.
25.137 To receive declarations of interest under the Localism Act 2011.
25.138 Following receipt of an application, to consider filling by co-option, the remaining vacancy for Parish Councillor.
25.139 To approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on Tuesday 18 February 2025.
25.140 To receive the Clerks report and receive an update on matters arising from previous minutes.
25.141 To receive reports from the District/County Councillors.
25.142 Financial matters:
1.To approve the expenditure for March 2025.
2.To note the income for March 2025.
3. To consider the grant application from the Rotary Club of the Deepings in respect of the Deepings Charity Run taking place on Sunday 18 May 2025
25.143 Planning matters:
1. To receive the minutes and any recommendations from the Planning and Transport committee meeting held on Tuesday 11 March 2025.
25.144 To consider the following correspondence.
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. Resident of the Springfields development off Linchfield Road requesting the placement of litter bins on the estate especially near the public rights of way.
2. Bourne, Stamford and the Deepings Neighbourhood Policing team priority setting survey https://forms.office.com/e/4Vj3348uBu Deadline: 19 March 2025
3. South Kesteven District Council consultation on customer experience strategy - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SKCES2025 Deadline: 7 April 2025
4. Lincolnshire County Council public rights of way improvement plan survey - Draft Rights of Way Improvement Plan | Let's Talk Lincolnshire Deadline: Monday 9 June 2025
5. Artist and Storyteller Rose Croft providing an update on the ‘Deep In Places project’
6. Member of the public – requesting burial plot in section C of the Cemetery where the conifer hedge is.
25.145 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. Keeping your Internal Auditor happy Webinar offered by Scribe accounting Systems from 11.30am until 1pm on Tuesday 25 February 2025 https://www.scribeaccounts.com/blog/preparing-for-your-internal-audit-a-town-and-parish-clerks-essential-checklist
2. Resilient together – risk management for local and parish councils’ Webinar offered by Clear Councils from 12 noon to 1pm on Wednesday 26 February 2025
Resilient together’ - our free Risk Management webinar for Local and Parish Councils on Vimeo
3. Meeting with Contract Manager and Team Leader from Glendale grass cutting contractors for 2025 at 10.30am on Wednesday 5 March 2025
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5. To receive the minutes and any recommendations from the recreation and open spaces committee meeting held at 8pm on Tuesday 11 March 2025
25.146 To consider re-opening discussions with Lincolnshire County Council, South Kesteven District Council and Anthem Academy Trust (The Deepings School) about the Astro-turf on the playing field, following the demise of the Deepings Leisure Centre
25.147 To agree to allow to the Deepings Neighbourhood Plan Group continuing to work with South Kesteven District Council on behalf of Deeping St James Parish Council regarding the impact of the proposed development in Deeping Gate on the other side of Market Deeping Town Bridge.
25.148 Parish Pump - items for information or inclusion on future agendas.
Dates for the diary
Friday 21 March to Sunday 6 April 2025 – Keep Britain Tidy ‘Great British Spring Clean’
Friday 28 March to Sunday 30 March 2025 – The Whale Plastic Ocean event on Jubilee Park off Thackers Way
Friday 28 March 2025 - Mayor of Market Deeping’s Civic Dinner at The Black Horse Baston
7pm Tuesday 8 April 2025 – Planning committee meeting
8pm – Finance policy and personnel committee meeting
Friday 11 April 2025 – The Deeping Lions Charter Dinner at The Black Horse
7.30pm Tuesday 15 April 2025 – Council meeting
Future community events
Sunday 11 May 2025 – V.E Day: The Deepings in World War Two Exhibition at Deepings Community Centre. Organised by Deepings Heritage
Sunday 18 May 2025 – The Deepings Charity Run, starting/ending on the playing field Spalding Road/Linchfield Road Deeping St James. Organised by the Rotary Club of the Deepings,
Thursday 12 June 2025 (TBC) – Great Big Green Week event on Jubilee Park off Thackers Way Deeping St James. Organised by SKDC
Saturday 28 June 2025 - Rose and Sweetpea Show and Garden Fete in the Vicarage and Priory Hall Gardens Church Street Deeping St James. Organised by the Priory Church
Sunday 13 July 2025 - Funday Sunday on the John Eve Field Godsey Lane Market Deeping. Organised by DSJPC, MDTC Lions and Rotary.
Sunday 3 August 2025 - Deeping Raft Race and Street Fair on the River Welland, Bridge Street Deeping St James and High Street Market Deeping. Organised by the Deepings Raft Race committee
Sunday 7 September 2025 - Deepings Duck Race and Street Fair on the River Welland Bridge Street Deeping St James. Organised by the Deeping Lions Club
Friday 12 December 2025 – Carols in the Marquee at the Waterton Arms. Organised by DSJPC
TBC – Deeping Dog Show on Jubilee Park off Thackers Way Deeping St James. Organised by DSJPC