2025 Upcoming Parish Council Meetings

Westborough and Dry Doddington Parish Council meetings

The council meets 5 times a year, usually at 7.30pm on the second Thursday of the month. Meetings alternate between Westborough and Dry Doddington Village Halls. In addition each village has an Annual Parish meeting, usually in April or May of each year. Please check the website or notice boards for any additional or rescheduled meetings.

Thurdsay 8 May 2025 - Dry Doddington Village Hall, 7.30pm

Thursday 10 July 2025 - Westborough Village Hall, 7.30pm

Thurdsay 9 October 2025 - Dry Doddington Village Hall, 7.30pm

Thursday 8 January 2026 - Westborough Village Hall, 7.30pm

Thurdsay 12 March 2026 - Dry Doddington Village Hall, 7.30pm

Thursday 14 May 2026 - Westborough Village Hall, 7.30pm

You can view the agenda for the next meeting below:

The agenda of the next meeting will be published below once available - at least 3 clear days before the meeting.

You are hereby invited to attend a meeting of the Full Council which will be held on Thursday, 10 July commencing at 7.30pm at Westborough Village Hall.

The business of the meeting is set out in the agenda below

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Public Forum: to receive questions and comments from residents of the village on any matter relating to items on this agenda. (15 minutes maximum)

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To note apologies for absence.

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To receive any declarations of interest in accordance with the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 and consider any dispensation requests received by the Clerk

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To welcome representatives of the Environment Agency to answer questions on flooding in the parish.

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To receive the minutes of the previous Full Council Meeting and resolve to sign these as a true record of the meeting(s).

Minutes of Annual Parish Council Meeting on 08 May 2025

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To review and adopt the following policies and procedures based on NALC/LALC and SLCC templates

Code of Conduct
Complaints policy and procedure
Grant Policy
Co-option Policy
Risk Management Policy

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To receive and note the Clerk’s Report and confirm the receipt of the 2025 Practitioner’s Guide.

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To receive a grant application from Westborough Village Hall Committee for the renovation of the hall’s roof and consider awarding a grant from the Copley Solar Fund.

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To consider changing the clerk’s email address to a free .gov.uk address and choose one of the permissible addresses.

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Financial Matters:

To receive and note the council’s receipts and payments over budget report to 30 June 2025 and review the current budget and any virements.
To receive and note the council’s bank reconciliation to 30 June 2025.
To authorise the following known upcoming payments:

Payee Name	Reference	Transaction Detail	Budget Code	£ Total
B Boyer	SO	Staff Costs July and August	Staff Costs	338.60
B Boyer	SO	WFHA July and August	Office expenses incl. WFHA and mileage	52.00
Zurich Insurance	P008	Council Insurance 2025/26	Insurance	160.64
South Kesteven DC	P009	Aqua Sacs	Other Projects - Copley Fund Reserve	456.00
John Forman	P010	Scissors for flood store	Other Projects - Copley Fund Reserve	5.19
John Forman	P011	Grass cutting Westborough	Volunteer Mowing, Comm cleaner projects	151.00
Stuart Surr	P012	Grass cutting Westborough	Volunteer Mowing, Comm cleaner projects	90.00
A J Chandra	P013	Grass cutting Westborough	Volunteer Mowing, Comm cleaner projects	60.00

Plus any expenditure approved at this meeting and yet unknown amounts for out of pocket expenses to be presented on the day.

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BANKING

To consider adding Bankline authorisation to the NatWest bank accounts: https://www.natwest.com/business/ways-to-bank/bankline-for-communities.html
To consider opening a CCLA Public Sector Deposit Fund Account to maximise income from interest: https://www.ccla.co.uk/investments/investor/local-authorities

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To receive the results of a poll on public spaces for children and teenagers and consider what action to take. (Cllr Birnage)

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To consider planning applications for comment.

S25/1207 | Section 211 Notice for the felling and removal of Yew tree. | The Cottage Long Lane Westborough Lincolnshire NG23 5HH

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To note planning decisions made since the last meeting.

S25/0173 | Erection of permanent agricultural workers dwelling and associated works. | J And J Alpacas Meadow Farm Clensey Lane Dry Doddington Lincolnshire NG23 5HT - Declined

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To receive and note reports from members including Highways updates. (for information only).

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To receive the County and District Councillor’s reports (for information only).

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To note correspondence previously circulated by email.

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Items for notification to be included in a future agenda. For information only.

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To note the date and time of the next Full Council meeting as 09 October 2025 at 19.30 at Dry Doddington Village Hall.