November 2026

Dear Councillor,

 I hereby give you notice that a meeting of Ropsley and District Parish Council will be held at Ropsley Hall on Monday 2nd November 2026 at 7.15pm.  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 Parish Council meeting will be preceded at 7.00pm by 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 meeting but may not participate unless invited to do so by the Chairman. 

          Clerk to the Council.                                              Date: Monday 26th October 2026

1.            WELCOME REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN.

2.            APOLOGIES:  TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND TO RESOLVE TO ACCEPT REASONS GIVEN.

3.            TO RECEIVE DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTEREST IN RELATION TO AGENDA ITEMS AND TO CONSIDER REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCALISM ACT 2011.

4.            CO-OPTION

4.1         To co-opt Suzanne Cordon to fill the casual vacancy on the Council.          

5.            APPROVAL OF MINUTES.                                                                                                              

5.1         To resolve to accept the Clerk’s notes of the Parish Council meeting held on 21st September 2026.

6.            DISTRICT AND COUNTY COUNCILLORS’ REPORTS

7.            CLERK’S REPORT

7.1         To note the contents of the Clerk’s Report with regards to actions from previous minutes. 

8.            FINANCE

8.1         To note income received as follows:

                   Remitter                                                Purpose                                                                  Amount £              

8.2         To resolve to approve expenditure as follows:

Payments Made:

8.3         To resolve to approve the September bank reconciliation

8.4         To note the budget monitoring statement showing expenditure and income against the 2026/27 budget to date.

9.            PLANNING

9.1         To consider the following planning applications received since the last meeting:

9.1.1      S26/1595 Raise existing ridge line and proposed rear dormer – 30 High Street, Ropsley NG33 4BP

9.2         There were no planning decisions made during this period.

10.         HIGHWAYS

10.1       To report on progress on parking restrictions around the memorial.

10.2       To consider any updates from LCC re the green triangle on Braceby Road.

10.3       Update on speed cameras

11.         CEMETERY

11.1       To discuss any matters concerning the cemetery and mowing.

11.2       To discuss any progress on the cemetery leak work.

12.         COMMUNITY UPDATES

12.1       To discuss the Community Emergency Plan flyer

12.2       To discuss the possible changes to the Parish Council website

12.3       To report on the Christmas Tree arrangements

12.4       To report on the 2027 Calendars

12.5       To report on additional fruit trees

12.6       Update on the progress of holding a Summer Event

12.7       To discuss the repairs of the Parish notice Boards

12.8       to discuss grant to Ropsley School

12.9       To report on overgrown hedges at Rise Wood and Humby Road

12.10     To receive any other community updates from Councillors.

13.         PARISH COUNCIL VACANCY

13.1       To discuss the options to recruit new Parish Councillors

14.         CORRESPONDENCE.

14.1       To note all general correspondence circulated for information since the September meeting.

15.         DATE OF NEXT MEETING.  The date for the next meeting is to be arranged.