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Minutes June 2026

Minutes from June 2026 meeting

UPPER NIDDERDALE PARISH COUNCIL
Parish Clerk: Mr Alan Bean
21 Doublegates Avenue, Ripon, HG4 2TP
Tel.: 07419 583881 E-mail: clerk@uppernidderdaleparishcouncil.org.uk

Minutes taken by Mr Alan Bean
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MINUTES OF PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
HELD ON Monday 8th June at Middlesmoor Village Hall at 7.30pm

Chaired By Cllr S Ramsden

  1. PRESENT Cllr S. Ramsden Cllr D. Fothergill, Cllr D Verity, Cllr R Harker, Cllr J Carter, Cllr M Wells, Cllr A Challis, County Cllr A Murday and Clerk Mr Alan Bean plus members of Upper Nidderdale Heritage

  2. APOLOGIES , Cllr J Graham, Cllr M Wells,, Cllr A Sykes

  3. MINUTES OF LAST MEETING Annual meeting and Annual Parish Meeting and Parish meeting Proposed Cllr D Verity Seconded Cllr D. Fothergill

  4. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST to be stated if anything comes up during the meeting

  5. MATTERS ARISING

  6. COUNCILLORS REPORTS Cllr R Harker and Cllr D Verity reported a helicopter dropping something into the resovouir on a few different days during last week around 7pm. Councillors are going to look into this

  7. LOFTHOUSE SCHOOL Nothing new to report

  8. FIRE STATION

  9. STREET LIGHTS No 6 not sorted

  10. VILLAGE ISSUES Ramsgill telephone box door is now broken

  11. PARKING NEAR RESERVOIR None

  12. HIGHWAYS It has been reported of street closures Lofthouse for 3-7th July and Wath road 6 -10 July

  13. PLAYGROUNDS . Nothing to report

  14. PARISH CARETAKER It was agreed to cut hedges form Bridge Inn to Corn Close and widen the verges at Ramsgill

  15. PLANNING APPLICATIONS 26/02143/PNA Corn Close Farm The council decided it neither rejects or supports the application, however wished to make the following comments. The council feels the site needs evergreen screening, trees etc around the site, and would suggest moving the proposed building closer to the existing building.

  16. COMMUTED SUMS Lots of funds are available for certain parties, who have all been informed but yet to claim. However these funds could be put into a community find for North Yorkshire soon, and would mean applying against others in North Yorkshire, while currently they are assigned to this community.

  17. MILLENIUM MARQUEE Will be about for Bellfest

  18. PINFOLD Councillors discussed possibility of leasing the Pinfold for a small amount, nothing decided

  19. WEBSITE Nothing to report

  20. CORRESPONDENCE n/a

  21. ACCOUNTS New signatures on the account are to be Cllr D Verity, Cllr R Harker , Cllr J Carter and Cllr D Fothergill. All statements are being sent to chairman Cllr S Ramsden.

All payments were agreed by all members of the Parish Council

Clerks Pay £238.09

S Ramsden removal of gorse £240.00

 

ACCOUNTS DETAILS as per statements received up to 31/05/26

Balance of Millennium Marquee Account at 31/05/26 £ 3361.48

Including funds from Business account £ 3500.00

Total in Millennium Account £ 6861.48

Balance of Business Account at 31/05/26 £ 15797.15

TOTAL £ 22658.63

Interest received on bank accounts £ 7.45

  1. CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS Nothing to report

  2. NEXT MEETING will be held at Ramsgill Village Hall 13th July 2026 7.30pm

SIGNED BY ………………………………………………………………. Dated………………………………….