Annual Parish Council Meeting Agenda 1st June 2026
Dear Councillor,
I hereby give you notice that the Annual Parish Council Meeting of Ropsley and District Parish Council will be held at Ropsley Hall on Monday 1st June 2026 at 7.45pm. All members of the Parish Council are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted as set out hereunder.
Public Forum: The Annual Parish Council meeting will be preceded at 7.00pm by the Annual Parish Meeting which is a public forum for which Councillors are also asked to be present, at which members of the public may ask questions or make short statements to the Council. Members of the public are welcome to stay for the Annual Parish Council meeting but may not participate unless invited to do so by the Chairman.
Clerk to the Council. Date: Saturday 16th May 2026
1. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN & DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE.
2. ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMAN & DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE.
3. WELCOME REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN.
4. APOLOGIES: TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND TO RESOLVE TO ACCEPT REASONS GIVEN.
5. TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST IN RELATION TO AGENDA ITEMS AND TO CONSIDER REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011.
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
6.1 To resolve to accept the Clerk’s notes of the Parish Council meeting held on 16th March 2026.
7. ANNUAL PROCEDURES.
7.1 To consider the annual review of policies.
8. ANNUAL RETURN.
8.1 To appoint the internal auditor for 2025/26.
8.2 To resolve to approve the Annual Governance Statement and to sign and date Section 1 of the Annual Return.
8.3 To resolve to approve the Accounting Statement for 2025/26 and to sign and date section 2 of the Annual Return.
8.4 To resolve to declare exemption from External Audit and to sign and date the Certificate of Exemption.
9. DISTRICT AND COUNTY COUNCILLORS’ REPORTS
10. CLERK’S REPORT
10.1 To note the contents of the Clerk’s Report with regards to actions from previous minutes.
11. FINANCE.
11.1 To note income received as follows:
Receipts received:
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A Campbell Cemetery fees Cemetery fees SKDC SKDC
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Calendar proceeds Memorial erection Memorial erection Precept Community Cleaner Grant
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165.87 35.00 75.00 15,000.00 463.32
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11.2 To resolve to approve expenditure as follows:
Payments Made:
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Employment costs Wave ICO Ropsley Village Hall Tidy Gardens ICCM Npower Cloud Next Employment costs Tidy Gardens
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March 2026 Water rates Annual subscription Room Hire Cemetery maintenance/hedges March Annual subscription Electricity Annual subscription April 2026 Cemetery maintenance April
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644.40 543.73 47.00 12.50 1,219.20 110.00 227.02 60.00 652.00 655.20
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11.3 To resolve to approve the April bank reconciliation.
11.4 To note the budget monitoring statement showing expenditure and income against the 2026/27 budget to date.
11.5 To agree to the National Minimum Wage increase to £12.71 per hour.
12. PLANNING
12.1 To consider the following planning applications received since the last meeting:
12.1.1 S26/0794 Window replacements etc – Corner House Farm, Little Humby NG33 4HW
12.2 To note the following planning decisions:
12.2.1 S25/0289 First floor extension and minor alterations – 3 Chapel Hill, Ropsley NG33 4BW – approved 9th April 2026
12.2.2 S26/0371 Tree works – Holly Cottage, Ropsley NG33 4BD – approved 30th March 2026
13. HIGHWAYS
13.1 To report on Highways Agency report on the memorial parking problems.
13.2 To consider any updates from LCC re Braceby Road triangle etc..
13.3 Update on the speed cameras.
14. CEMETERY
14.1 To discuss any matters concerning the cemetery.
15. COMMUNITY UPDATES
15.1 To receive an update on the power supply to the Christmas Tree.
15.2 To report on the purchase of an IBC for watering the orchard
15.3 To report on the 2026/27 Calendars
15.4 To report on the Community Emergency Plan
15.5 To report on the Autumn Newsletter handover
15.6 To discuss the possibility of organising some kind of summer event
15.7 To receive any other community updates from Councillors.
16. PARISH COUNCIL VACANCY
16.1 To discuss the vacancy
17. CORRESPONDENCE.
17.1 To note all general correspondence circulated for information since the March meeting.
18. DATE OF NEXT MEETING. The date for the next meeting is to be arranged.