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DRAFT Minutes of June 2025 meeting

DRAFT Minutes of June 2025 meeting

July 3rd, 2025

Please note:  These minutes are published in DRAFT formation and will not be approved until the next meeting on 17th July, 2025 when any amendments/corrections will be made.

 

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on:  Thursday 19th June 2025 at YIPs Centre, Inskip

 

Present:

Cllr Geoff Carter (GC) (Chair)

Cllr Phil James (PJ) (Vice Chair)

Cllr Carol Berry (CB)

Cllr Nick Danby (ND)

Cllr Dean Faria (DF)

Cllr Samantha Readyhough (SR)

 

Clerk:  Susan Gilbert (SG)

 

Members of the Public:               

17

Apologies: Mr John Bettle, Wyre Environmental Dept. Cllr Matthew Salter LCC

Cc:

Parish Councillors; Joanne Porter (Wyre Council); Wyre Cllr Susan Catterall; Wyre Cllr Peter Cartridge; LCC Cllr. Matthew Salter

 

Meeting opened:            19:00

Meeting closed:               21.30

 

Agenda

  1. Open Forum
  2. Minutes of the last meeting held 15th May, 2025.
  3. Footpaths report – Mr Brian Dearnaley
  4. Wyre in Bloom – Claire Nash
  5. Neighbourhood Plan
  6. Matters Arising from last meeting
  7. Highways
  8. Planning
  9. Carrs Green
  10. Defib check confirmation
  11. AOB
  12. Parish Admin

Next meeting Scheduled for:  Thursday 17th July, 2025

Status:  DRAFT

 

Chair: Cllr Geoff Carter

Date:  (approval date to be inserted)

 

 

  1. Open Forum

1.1 The newly formed Youth Council attended to share with Council their wishes to improve facilities for young people in Inskip, in particular the play area in and around the YIPs Centre.  The Group consisted of Inskip resident children who have met and taken surveys from youth club attendees on what facilities they would most like to see be included in the play area, in particular a cyclone swing and a ping pong table but in general to improve facilities for older children in the park.  The group was welcomed by Councillors who congratulated them on this initiative and it was decided that the Youth council would have a monthly meetings and report on their progress.

It was further decided that when the Clerk receives their first communication, to write to Wyre Council to inform them of this initiative and to enquire if any funds and assistance were available to them. 

1.2 Tom Hastey has requested that Whittle Hill junction be discussed.

Following on from his visit 15 months ago, he wished to re-emphasise the fact that the junction on B5269 since the closure of Whittle Hill was extremely dangerous and that the residents of Inskip, Elswick, Great Eccleston (i.e. west of the area) travelling to Broughton were most at risk of meeting an articulated lorry – turning left into Woodplumpton Village on a blind bend – head on. He provided photographic evidence of the likely danger. It was decided that Clerk write to LCC under the Freedom of Information Act to request information on the decision to not re-open Whittle Hill.

  1. Minutes of the last meeting – held Thursday 15th May, 2025.

Approved as read 

  1. Footpaths Report

In view of the time taken to repair the footpath 10 on Higham Side Road, Mr Dearnaley reported that he was to attend a meeting at Lancashire Access Forum at County Hall when he would raise the question of the lack of contractors to complete jobs. Cllr Danby said he also wished to attend.

  1. Wyre in Bloom

4.1 A water tank has been purchased for the lengthsmen to use for watering flower beds.

4.2 Judging took place on 17th June, Cllr Danby attended with Suzie Dixon a representative of Inskip In Bloom. Clerk to write with a vote of thanks to Wyre for the efforts in presenting the village in time for judging. Also to thank the First Catforth Beaver Scouts for their wonderful efforts in planting in the trough opposite Eccles House. A special thanks to our lengthsmen who prepared the grass verges and watered the beds.

4.3 Claire Nash has met with Roger Brocklebank from Wyre who agreed a plan for future management of the YIPs area, the community garden and the nature garden adjacent to the Bowling Green.  

  1. Neighbourhood Plan

5.1 Council have written to Wyre confirming that in the future they wish to have a say of land designated for any future development.

5.2 Council agreed to make a plan to arrange a Community Event, hopefully in September, to gather views on the Neighbourhood Plan and also a Residents Committee to help process it.  To be discussed at the next meeting in July.  In the meantime, Clerk to write to Wyre Council to obtain a housing need figure. 

  1. Matters arising from last meeting

6.1  Council agreed to purchase a plaque commemorating Mike Ainsworth and the work he did managing the development of the common. Possible locations included the bridge on Carrs Green, the kissing gate and the tractor. Cllr Berry to take measurements and inform Clerk of the most suitable.

6.2 Following conversations with Wyre Public Realm department, the grass cutting at YIPs shows a marked sign of improvement. 

  1. Highways

7.1 A member of the public has made a complaint to LCC Highways regarding the standard of repair to footpaths following the erection of new lampposts. Clerk to check this has been repaired.

7.2 Cllr Salter (LCC) has confirmed (by email) he is having the gullies on Preston Road near the Derby Arms re-investigated.

7.3 Cllr Carter has received a complaint that hedges at White House Farm are overgrown and damaging cars as they pass at section opposite Old Hall and Baptist Chapel. Clerk to write to Highways.

7.4 Cllr Salter (LCC) has confirmed (by email) that the white line painting of Preston Road has been scheduled but no date has been fixed 

  1. PlanningThe following planning application has been made to Wyre Council

Application Number: 25/00320/FUL

Proposal: Proposed agricultural building for the housing of livestock (calves) following demolition of timber poultry barns

Location: Hodgkinson Farm Preston Road Inskip-with-Sowerby Preston

 

Previous applications: Lower House Farm, Solar Farm has been approved.

Permaculture, Moss Lane – application has been withdrawn 

  1. Carrs Green

9.1 The information sign will be re-erected in the near future. 

  1. Defib check

10.1  Batteries have been purchased and replaced at YIPs and Crossmoor.

  1. Clerk to register defibs all ok with The Circuit.
  1. AOB

11.1 John Bettle from Wyre Environment wishes to convey to all that his team have been successful in catching the fly tipper who left waste on Rapley Lane, Inskip. The offender was fined. 

  1. Parish Admin

12.2 The audit has been finalized and published on the website

12.3 Cheques presented for signature:

Chq 1493 – Amazon (re-imb SG) water tank

Chq 1494 –  YIPs – room hire

Chq 1495 – Wel Medical Defib Batteries

Chq 1496 – Amazon (re-imb SG) Ink

Chq 1497  – Annies Nursery plants (re-imb J.Howson)

Chq 1498 –  S Gilbert – clerks wages

Chq 1499 –  L Berry Lengthsmen expenses

Chq 1500 – Annies Nursery plants (re-imb S Dixon)

Chq 1501 – Annies Nursery pants (re-C Nash)

 

  1. Outstanding Issues

13.1 Heras fencing, Pinfold Lane

13.2 Footpath maintenance, FPs 10.41.11.28

13.3 Information sign, Woods Lane

13.4 Road repainting

13.5 Bowling club car park signs.