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Minutes September 2026

Minutes from September 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 14th September 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 A Challis, County Cllr A Murday and Clerk Mr Alan Bean plus 2 members of the public

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

  3. MINUTES OF LAST MEETING Proposed Cllr D Verity Seconded Cllr R. Harker

  4. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

  5. MATTERS ARISING regarding Lofthouse School the Land has not approved the ownership application. As the ownership has not been approved it will be up to the trust to decide the response.

  6. COUNCILLORS REPORTS Cllr Ramsden has been dealing with an emergency plan. Telephone numbers have been updated. A number of councillors discussed the fact Top Wath Road narrowed over the years. Cllr Murday is trying to get this sorted.

  7. LOFTHOUSE SCHOOL Nothing new to report

  8. FIRE STATION Goathland have borrowed the fire engine.

  9. STREET LIGHTS No 6 still not working, Cllr Murday is finding out how far along they are on sorting this.

  10. VILLAGE ISSUES Ramsgill has a tree on the green that is beginning to look dangerous.

  11. PARKING NEAR RESERVOIR None

  12. HIGHWAYS Road closures are going to occur throughout October including Thornhill and Wath Road. Cllr J Carter commented on the reservoir wall hedge needs cutting, which is Yorkshire Waters responsibility. There is a sizeable pothole near Telephone exchange

  13. PLAYGROUNDS . Lofthouse playground fence, near the railway, is collapsing. Cllr S Ramsden is looking to get this sorted, possibly asking Grahams to do it. Commuted sums may be able to finance some of it.

  14. PARISH CARETAKER Nothing to report

  15. PLANNING APPLICATIONS

  16. COMMUTED SUMS Cllr D Fothergill is going to look into using some of the funds for a bench at Ramsgill

  17. MILLENIUM MARQUEE

  18. PINFOLD It is a heritage asset so long as it is still standing. The current owners of the land around it have no plans to do anything to the Pinfold.

  19. WEBSITE Nothing to report

  20. CORRESPONDENCE n/a

  21. ACCOUNTS It was agreed to increase the Clerks pay to £14.14 per hour, in line with Parish Council standard rate

All payments were agreed by all members of the Parish Council

Clerks Pay July £319.26

Middlesmoor Village Hall £312.00

Bensons Caretaker work £2287.20

Nuture Grass Cutting £390.00

 

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 It was decided not to have a meeting in August

Next meeting will be held at Ramsgill Village Hall 12th October 2026 7.30pm

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