27 January 2026 Council Meeting
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Sutton Bridge Parish Council Meeting
Summons & Agenda
Notice is hereby given, and all members of the Council are asked to attend a meeting of the Parish Council at 19:00hrs Tuesday, 27 January 2026 in the Bridge Room, The Curlew Centre, Sutton Bridge.
C Smith
Clerk
22 January 2026
AGENDA
1.To note members’ attendance and to receive apologies for absence.
2.To receive declarations of disclosable interests and to consider requests for dispensation.
3.To receive representations from members of the public [i]
4.To approve the minutes of the meeting held Tuesday, 16 December 2025.
5.To receive any police matters.
6.To receive the chair’s report.
7.To receive the clerk’s report / outstanding matters not on the agenda.
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To receive an update on the Wombles’ work in Sutton bridge
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Update Conveyancing – Princes Park, Lime St
8.To receive reports from District and County Council Councillors.
i.County Cllr R Woods
ii.District Cllrs Booth and Brewis
9.Financial matters.
i.To approve the December 2025 cash book and bank reconciliation.
ii.To approve payments to 27 January 2026 and note the two members authorising bank payments.
iii.To receive an email regarding the maintenance of the drains in the Curlew Centre carpark, and to consider allocating a budget for works to rectify drainage issues.
iv.To receive a draft budget for 2026/27, with budget notes and recommendation from the Finance committee, and to resolve on the precept for 2025/26.
10.To consider a recommendation from the Pavilion Committee to establish a Steering Group for the PlayZone
11.To consider a request to use the Curlew Centre carpark by a catering van for an event at the Curlew Centre
12.To consider a request from Tequila Circus to visit the Memorial Park in May 26
13.To receive feedback on the recent Cllr open surgeries and note the date and time of the next meeting.
14.To nominate a Councillor to fill the vacancy on the Open Spaces Committee following the resignation of Councillor McLaughlin from the Committee
15.To consider recent correspondence.
16.To consider making a comment on planning applications submitted to South Holland District Council
17.To note South Holland District Council planning decisions.
18.To receive Committee Reports
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Pavilion Committee – to receive an update on the Pavilion project following the meeting on 20th January 2026
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Open Spaces – update following the meeting on 20th January 2026
19.To receive any outside body representative reports.
1.Youth Club – Cllr Brewis
20.To resolve to move into closed session [Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 s.1(2).]
21.To Consider quotes for works (confidential terms of tenders, proposals in negotiations)
i.Any late received quotes
22.To consider confidential staffing & administration matters and to resolve appropriately.
[i] Fifteen minutes is set aside to hear from members of the public, when a short statement may be made, or a question asked (3 minutes per person). Anyone wishing to speak should raise their hand and wait to be asked by the chair. A question shall not require a response nor start a debate. Unless otherwise indicated, members of the public may not speak at any other time.