Sledmere and Croome Parish Council
Website: sledmereparishcouncil.co.uk
24th May 2021 at 1800
Held at The Village Hall Sledmere
Present: John Southwick - Chairman
Colin Treen - Vice Chair
James Fenwick - Councillor
John Peirson - Councillor
Adrian Robson - Councillor
Joan Peirson - Acting Clerk
Apologies: Jennifer Douglas - Clerk
ACTIONS
1. Minutes of Previous Meeting: The minutes of the previous meeting were
read, approved and signed by the chairman.
2. Matters Arising: The Clerk went through the actions which arose following
the last meeting
• ERYC maintain that the speeding did not happen near the school.
• Humberside poster printed off and now in noticeboard.
• Litter pickers received from ERYC and JS had distributed.
• JS checked Defibulator on 27th April 2021 all in good working order.
• Clerk chased ERYC re highways: see Clerk’s report.
3. Clerks Report:
• The Clerk had continued to chase ERYC regarding road works at Keepers
Bottom and Croome Road all to no avail. Mr. Peirson had taken
photographs of the deep ruts on Keepers Hill which were forwarded.
to the Council, again to no avail as a letter had been received notifying us
that the only road identified as requiring work in this financial year was
Garton Hill which they were currently working on. The Notice served on
the Council by Harrisons Farms appeared to have not been successful.
4. Matters Discussed:
• A discussion took place regarding speeding in the village in particular the
comment from ERYC about speeding near the school.
• The Chair queried the salt bin which appeared to have been moved on
Keepers Hill Mr. Fenwick reported that the Estate staff had not moved it
however, it does appear to have disappeared.
• The bin continued to be emptied regularly by Mr. Peirson who reported
that it was being used.
• Mr. Southwick reported that the food parcels were now stored in the office
and that he had been asked by the Clerk to check the sell by date on them.
Mr. Robson queried the criteria for receipt of food parcels.
5. Farmwatch:
• Mr. Treen reported that this continues to be successfully run.
6. Phone Box Adoption:
• Still waiting to hear about phone box but all paperwork submitted by the
due date in September 2020. Head teacher has been contacted to ask if the
children would like to take part in any ideas as to what the phone box
would be used for. To date no response received.
7. Accounts:
• Clerk preparing the accounts for the financial year. The Clerk has enquired
about a rise in the salary she received for the work carried out. The
Committee agreed to an additional £100 per annum subject to it not
having an effect on the precept.
8. Elections:
• The elections of the officers for the Parish Council were discussed and it
was agreed that all the current members agreed to stay on in their current
roles.
9. Any Other Business:
• Mr. Pierson reported that he was now in possession of one of the litter
pickers kindly provided by ERYC.
10. Date of Next Meeting:
• The date of the next meeting was set at 2nd August 2021. The Parish
Council had been holding five meetings each year. However, officially it
was agreed that only four were required and the dates set were 1st
November 2021, 7th February 2022, 9th May 2022.
The Chair thanked everyone for attending and the meeting was closed. AGM to
follow on.