Meeting 1st June 2026

EDINGALE PARISH COUNCIL

DRAFT MINUTES
Meeting of the Parish Council
held on Monday 1st June 2026
7.30pm, at Edingale Village Hall

Members present: Cllrs Baughen, Cliffe, Layland, Maskery, Mason (Chairman), Meikle and Startin (Vice-Chairman).
Present: 1 Member of the Public, Mrs Pritchard (Clerk).
101/26 To receive and approve Apologies. None received.
102/26 To receive any Declarations of Interests. Cllr Mason raised an interest for agenda item 115/26.
103/26 To approve the draft minutes of the Meeting of 5th May 2026. It was RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Annual Parish Council meeting held on Monday 5th May 2026, having been circulated, be confirmed, and signed as a correct record.
104/26 To receive the Clerk’s Report. The clerk report was NOTED.
105/26 To consider any Planning matters. The application for Fields View 26/00608/FUH was discussed and the Council RESOLVED to not object.
106/26 To review the Financial Risk Assessment. It was RESOLVED to approve the financial risk assessment.
107/26 To review the Press and media Policy. It was RESOLVED to approve the press and media policy.
108/26 To consider the Neighbourhood Governance Pack. The English Devolution and Empowerment Act 2026 ACT has now been passed so it was RESOLVED to not pass a motion.
109/26 To consider the quote for further tree maintenance. The Quote for £180 to cut the silver birches was discussed and the Council RESOLVED to approve the quote.
110/26 To consider replacement noticeboard. The Council RESOLVED to approach noticeboard suppliers for three quotes. ACTION: Clerk to apply for £300 Councillor Community funding towards the purchase of a noticeboard.
111/26 To consider litter picking equipment for Mary Howard C E School. The Council RESOLVED to approve up to £150 to purchase the litter picking equipment for the school.
112/26 To receive Councillors’ Reports and questions.
• Pot holes outside the school
• Hatchett Lane hedges
• Noticeboard wildflower area
• Planning application for village hall to extend the patio area
• Update on the Mease Valley Improvement project meeting held in May
• Severn Trent Water sewage capacity letter
• Best Kept Village Judges have not been announced
• The Book Shed installation
• Repair of the concrete pillar on Church Walk
• Best Kept Village update and thank you to all the volunteers involved with the tidy up
113/26 To receive Correspondence. Correspondence was NOTED. The road closures within Harlaston were discussed. The Clerk has contacted the Staffordshire County Councillor regarding notice of road closures.
114/26 To receive the Bank Reconciliation May 2026. It was RESOLVED to approve the Bank Reconciliation.
115/26 To approve payments on the June Payment Schedule. Staff Costs: salary, expenses, pension, PAYE £581.05; Scribe: finance software £28.80; Microsoft 365: Software £8.49; Wigginton & Hopwas Paris Council: SLCC Subscription renewal 2026/27 £40.80; Cllr Mason: Flowers for planters, £56.98; CPRE (DD) £3. RESOLVED to approve the payments. Cllr Startin to authorise. ACTION: Clerk to transfer £15,000 to the savings account.
116/26 To consider the clerk’s training request. The Council RESOLVED to support the clerks training request and the cost of travel as outlined in the request. Proposed by Cllr Layland and seconded by Cllr Meikle. The motion was CARRIED.
117/26 To confirm date of next meeting. Monday 6th July 2026.

There being no further business the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 20:36pm.