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Approved August meeting minutes

Approved August meeting minutes

August 27th, 2025

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on:  Thursday 21st August 2025, Carrs Green, Inskip

 

Present:

Cllr Geoff Carter (Chair)

Cllr Carol Berry (CB)

Cllr Nick Danby (ND)

Cllr Dean Faria (DF)

Cllr Phil James (PJ) 

Clerk:  Susan Gilbert (SG)

Members of the Public:               

0

Apologies:

Cllr Samantha Readyhough

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:               19.30    

 

Agenda

  1. Open Forum
  2. Minutes of the last meeting held, 2025.
  3. Footpaths report
  4. Wyre in Bloom
  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 18th September, 2025

Status:  APPROVED

Chair: Cllr Geoff Carter

Date: Date of Approval 18th September, 2025

 

  1. Open Forum

1.1 No open forum held as no members of the public in attendance

  1. Minutes of the last meeting – held Thursday 17th July, 2025.

Approved as read 

  1. Footpaths Report

3.1 No footpaths report

  1. Wyre in Bloom

4.1 No Wyre in Bloom report 

  1. Neighbourhood Plan

5.1 Not discussed.  A meeting was held on 20th August to plan the next steps to holding a public meeting on Thursday 2nd October to present the Neighbourhood Plan to residents. 

  1. Matters arising from last meeting

6.1 The champion grant for water butts and planters has been approved and funds received.

6.2  Mike Ainsworth’s memorial plaque has been positioned on the bridge on Carrs Green. Councillors looked at the plaque and sent thanks to Kenny Gilbert for fixing. 

  1. Highways

7.1 No report 

  1. Planning

8.1 No report 

  1. Carrs Green

9.1 A local resident has offered to take down and clear four dead trees on Carrs Green, council agreed and sent thanks.

9.2 The information sign has been repaired and will be erected on Woods Lane in the next few days.

9.3  Councillors conducted a walk of Carrs Green to inspect bridges, ponds, pathways. 

  1. Defib check

10.1 No report 

  1. AOB

11.1 A resident in Catforth has written to pc to ask whether a joint initiative with Woodplumpton Parish Council for traffic calming could be considered. It was decided that Cllr Berry would contact this person to get more information. 

  1. Parish Admin

12.1 Cheques presented for signature:

Chq no 1480 –  Brunel Engraving (re-imb SG) plaque

Chq no 1481 –  W Scott – grass cutting

Chq no 1482 – Wyre Council – rent for Manor Road

Chq no 1483 –  S Gilbert – wages

Chq no 1484 –  L Berry – lengthsmen 

 

13.Outstanding Issues 

13.1 Heras fencing, Pinfold Lane

13.2 Footpath maintenance, FPs 10.41.11.28

13.3 Road repainting

13.4 Bowling club car park signs.