Draft Minutes from October 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 12^th October Ramsgill 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

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

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

4. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

5. MATTERS ARISING It has been reported the tree at Ramsgill Green is in a dangerous condition, the landowner is responsible for this.

6. COUNCILLOR ALAN SYKES Councillor Alan Sykes has unfortunately passed away. His contribution and help to the community will be missed. He was a member for the council for over 4 yrs. The council sends its heart felt condolences to his family. The funeral is due to be held the 23^rd of October at Ripon Cathedral.

7. COUNCILLORS REPORTS Cllr A Murday reported there are more road closures due. He has arranged for the highways department to look into the narrowing width of Top Wath Road. Cllr S Ramsden stated the Band room is due to be up for auction, without planning permission.

8. LOFTHOUSE SCHOOL Lofthouse school has been sold. Funds from the school playground will be allocated by the county council to local educational organisations.

9. FIRE STATION .The Fire engine is still out on loan. Currently there are no people locally available to operate it in Lofthouse, on a regualr basis

10. STREET LIGHTS Street lights are changing over to LED lights, which may involve automatic shut off between the hours of 12 midnight and 5am. No6 at Middlesmoor is still being worked on, No 4 Middlesmoor has stopped working.

11. VILLAGE ISSUES nothing to report

12. PARKING NEAR RESERVOIR None

13. HIGHWAYS Potholes are becoming an issue. Signage for Wath bridge still hasn’t appeared yet, so an email is being sent to highways to chase this.

14. PLAYGROUNDS . The fencing has now been repaired. However the roundabout at Lofthouse needs removing, as there is a hole in it and has slime on it, which could be dangerous. Cllr D Verity is going to see how easy it is to temporarily remove it and see what needs doing to repair it.

15. PARISH CARETAKER The Lofthouse playfield and carpark hedge needs cutting.

16. PLANNING APPLICATIONS 26/05222/FUL Cockpit Barn Stonebeck House. The council has no objection

17. COMMUTED SUMS Cllr D Fothergill is seeing if funding is available for seating. It was also noted that Wath never seems to have anything for commuted sums, so we are to email Pateley Bridge town council to see if anything has come to them for Wath, as it borders Upper Nidderdale Parish Council area.

18. MILLENIUM MARQUEE Nothing to report

19. PINFOLD Nothing to report

20. WEBSITE Nothing to report

21. CORRESPONDENCE n/a

22. ACCOUNTS

All payments were agreed by all members of the Parish Council

Clerks Pay July £258.73

SH Ramsden for Fencing £384.00

M Ramsden fencing work £75.00

ACCOUNTS DETAILS as per statements received up to 30/09/26

Balance of Millennium Marquee Account at 30/09/26 £ 3390.89

Including funds from Business account £ 3500.00

Total in Millennium Account £ 6890.89

Balance of Business Account at 30/09/26 £ 15982.86

TOTAL £ 22873.75

Interest received on bank accounts £ 7.24

23. CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS Nothing to report

24. NEXT MEETING It was decided not to have a meeting in August

Next meeting will be held at 9 th November 2026 at Lofthouse Village Hall at 7.30pm

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