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Minutes January 2025

Minutes from January 2025 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 13th January at Lofthouse Memorial Hall 7.30pm

  1. PRESENT Cllr S. Ramsden, Cllr R Harker, Cllr D. Fothergill, Cllr A Sykes, Cllr J Carter, Cllr J Graham, Cllr D Verity, Cllr. A Challis, Cllr M Wells, County Cllr A Murday and Clerk Mr Alan Bean plus approximately 30 members of the community

  2. APOLOGIES

  3. MINUTES OF LAST MEETING Proposed Cllr D. Fothergill, Seconded Cllr D Verity,

  4. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

  5. MATTERS ARISING

  6. COUNCILLORS REPORTS Cllr Murday stated the Boundary commission has been written to by the Lib Dem councillors stating the same issues the parish council discussed previously. The A59 is likely to be closed for the next 3 weeks. The bypass is now been put back to start in approximately 15 months time. Cllr S Ramsden is going to be looking at the Middlesmoor notice board to see if it needs repair or replacement.

  7. LOFTHOUSE SCHOOL Sale of the school has been announced. County Cllr A Murday explained the basics of what is happening, and possible avenues open to the community,including possible finance available through housing associations and relevant schemes. There is still a question about ownership under the Lazenby trust, which is believed to have control over a section of the land of the school, possibly administered by the church. It is believed this area could be stated of education purposes only. The community confirmed their interest in using the school for the Village hall instead of the current site. Proof of the community usage of the school hall was provided. It was agreed the next step was to arrange a meeting with the members of North Yorkshire Council involved with this sale. They were to be contacted to arrange a date before the next meeting.

  8. VE DAY to be discussed at next meeting

  9. FIRE STATION Fire station is working with Summerbridge. Both stations are needing volunteers

  10. STREET LIGHTS Where the house rebuild is, the wires from the old lights are still shwing.

  11. VILLAGE ISSUES nothing new to report

  12. PARKING NEAR RESERVOIR None

  13. HIGHWAYS The recent work near the reservoir has left an area were the trees have been removed, and are a potential danger, so North Yorkshire council have agreed to look at this area for safety issues. Cllr S Ramsden is talking to Yorkshire Water about the trees leaning into the road near the reservoir

  14. PLAYGROUNDS nothing to report

  15. PARISH CARETAKER nothing to report

  16. PLANNING APPLICATIONS none

  17. COMMUTED SUMS Receipt with confirmation of payment is still awaited from Glasdens

  18. MILLENIUM MARQUEE nothing to report

  19. PINFOLD nothing to report

  20. WEBSITE nothing to report

  21. CORRESPONDENCE None

  22. ACCOUNTS as listed below

ACCOUNTS DETAILS as per statements received up to 31/12/24

Balance of Millennium Marquee Account at 31/12/24 £ 3154.31

Including funds from Business account £ 3500.00

Total in Millennium Account £ 6664.94

Balance of Business Account at 31/12/24 £ 13037.81

TOTAL £ 19702.75

Interest received on bank accounts £ 10.63

Payments Made – All payments were agreed by the full council

Clerks Pay £287.00

  1. CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS Nothing to report

  2. NEXT MEETING will be held at Lofthouse Memorial Hall 10th February 2025 7.30pm

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