COLMWORTH PARISH COUNCIL
The Annual Meeting of Colmworth Parish Council will be held on Thursday 8th May 2025
All Councillors are hereby summoned to attend.
The meeting will be held immediately after the Annual Parish Meeting which will start at 7pm.
The Borough Councillor Sira’s Ward Report will be included in the Annual Parish Meeting.
Members of the public and press are welcome
Lizzie Barnicoat
Parish Clerk
28th April 2025
AGENDA
2025/01. Election of Chairman
2025/02 Acceptance of Office Declarations of Interest, Registers of Interest
• Members are invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have in any items on the Agenda for this meeting
• Members to submit their updated registers of interest in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct for Members
2025/03 Election of Vice Chairman)
2025/04 Apologies
2025/05 Minutes of the last Parish Council meetings held on 6th March 2025
2025/06 Open Forum
2025/07 Planning
• Universal Studios announcement
• Staploe Parish Neighbourhood Plan consultation communication
• To consider any planning applications received after the publication of the agenda if applicable
2025/08 Highways, East-West Rail and Rights of Way
• Discuss Highways matters – VAS base plate installation latest, heavy vehicle usage from Wilden Road signage follow up, heavy vehicles at Channel End, flooding at Honeydon Road
• Discuss any Rights of Way matters
2025/09 Village matters
• Parish Council vacancies ability to co-opt
• Coffee with a Cop event feedback
• Broadband services latest feedback from local authority
2025/10 Country Park, Playing Field, Gardening Club and Triangle
• Review inspections for the playing field
• Request for use of Country Park for an event
• Future of Country Park
2025/11. Review of Council annual items; (9.15-9.20)
Documents to include – Code of Conduct, Working Group membership and Terms of reference – Country Park, Staffing Committee, Gardening Club
Appointment of members to other responsibilities
• Highways
• Speed / lorry watch
• Social events
• St. Denys Church PCC representative
• Friends of St Denys representative
• Rights of Way
• Business Representative
• Village Hall representative
General Power of Competence
Risk Assessments review – Parish Council, Country Park, Playing Field
Review of the council’s subscriptions Bedfordshire Association of Town and Parish Councils (£97)
and Council for the Protection of Rural England (£36 renews August)
Insurance – Review and agree quotation for insurance
Scheme of Delegation
2025/14. Finance
• Receipts and payments
• Bank reconciliation 31st March 2025
• Internal audit of accounts 2024/2025
• Approve Annual Return (External Audit Exemption, Accounting Statements and Governance Statements)
Date of Next Meeting: Thursday 3rd July 2025 at 7pm