November 2025 Agenda
Notice of a General Meeting of Billingborough Parish Council in the Sports Pavilion at the Recreation Ground on Tuesday 11 November 2025
Members of Billingborough Parish Council are hereby summoned to attend the above commencing at 6.45pm. Members of the public are invited to attend. The meeting will be preceded with a Public Forum at 6.30pm, at which time any parishioner is invited to ask questions, make suggestions, raise issues or give feedback to the Council; All Members are requested to be in attendance. The Public Forum will be followed by the formal Council Meeting. If no public are present at 6.30pm the full meeting of the Council will commence. Unless stated in the Agenda, any items raised at the Public Forum requiring a decision, will appear on the Agenda at the next meeting. This meeting will be recorded.
Hayley Beaver; Clerk to the Council 6 November 2025
Agenda
1. Chairman’s opening Remarks
2. Apologies for absence.
3. Receive any new declarations of interest.
4. To consider any requests from Members for a dispensation on any items on the agenda. To agree, or not, by resolution to any dispensations, including voting rights.
5. Approve draft minutes of the meeting held 14 Oct 2025.
6. Receive any external reports.
7. Receive any Community groups or Organisation reports.
8. Clerk’s Report and matters arising.
9. Finance Matters:
a) To resolve to approve the accounts up to 31 Oct 2025.
b) To resolve to agree to the payment of invoices on the previously circulated list of transactions for approval.
c) To discuss next year’s budget, Precept and any ideas received from Parishioners or Councillors to be included, and to resolve on the following items:
i) To discuss and resolve on any changes to requested income streams, to include: cemetery fees, land rental fees, (Cem Field (for 2 years)), the grass cutting on Blasson Way, donations received form the Cricket Club and Horbling PC, for the next financial year.
ii) To discuss and resolve on any change to the contractors’ hourly rate for F/Y 26-27.
iii) To discuss quotes received for the printing of the newsletter.
iv) To discuss and resolve on which Subscriptions and Direct Debits are to be carried on to next year’s budget. Consideration not limited to but must include: ICCM, ICO, CPRE, LALC, LALC ATS, SLCC, SCRIBE Accts, LALC INT AUDIT, LALC WEBSITE MAINTENANCE, SKDC WASTE, EE Parish phone, SMARTEST ENERGY pav electric.
v) To discuss and agree quotes received for both village grass and hedge cutting, and the cutting of the cemetery grass.
vi) To discuss any requests for donations received and any change to regular donations, eg RBL and LIVES.
vii) To discuss and resolve on which Cllr and /or parishioner proposed projects to include in the budget for 2026-27.
viii) To consider the amount required for the precept.
10. Village Matters:
a) To consider any quotes received for works in this financial year.
b) To consider any update on the application received by SKDC to register the Fortescue Arms as an Asset of Community Value – if required
c) Planning applications – if required.
d) To consider any matters related to flood prevention – if required.
e) Items for next agenda.
NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY 13 JAN AT THE PAVILION, RECREATION GROUND.