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Approved June 2026 meeting minutes

Approved June 2026 meeting minutes

June 23rd, 2026

Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on:  Thursday  18TH June  2026 at YIPs Centre, Inskip

 

Present:

Cllr Geoff Carter (Chair)

Cllr Phil James (PJ) (Vice Chair)

Cllr Nick Danby (ND)

Cllr Samantha Readyhough (SR)

Cllr Neil Simmonds (NS)

Clerk:  Susan Gilbert (SG)

Members of the Public:

2

Apologies:

Cllr Dean Faria

Meeting opened:             19:00

Meeting closed:               20.00

 

Agenda

  1. Open Forum
  2. Minutes of the last meeting and AGM held, 28th May 2026.
  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 23rd July 2026.

Status:  Approved

Chair: Cllr Geoff Carter

Date:   23rd July 2026. 

  1. Open Forum

1.1 A member of the public mentioned the roadside weeds, Cllr James (in place of Cllr Carter who will be on holiday) will discuss with the lengthsman.   Also, the gully outside the church is blocking up again, it has been reported on LoveCleanStreets.

  1. Minutes of the last meeting – held Thursday 28th May 2026

Approved as read 

  1. Footpaths Report

3.1 Footpath 11 still not repaired.  Footpath 18 in need of clearing, Clerk to ask Will Scott.

  1. Wyre in Bloom

4.1 Council have been informed that judging for this year’s Wyre In Bloom competition be held in the village on Thursday 9th July, 1.30pm. Cllr Danby confirmed he will attend together with a representative of the InBloom team. 

      5. Neighbourhood Plan

5.1 A meeting was held on 29th May with representatives of Wyre Planning department to add clarification of the timings of the ongoing re-organisation of local authorities and what impact that would have on the decision whether or not to go forward with the Neighbourhood Plan. Planning department was unable to add any further information.  However, new information was given to members regarding the possible development in the field opposite the Derby Arms where, if granted, a sports field/village green could be located and restricted building of houses around it in accordance with the need to avoid gas pipelines in the field.

5.2 Councillors discussed the merits of going forward or not with the Neighbourhood Plan and whether this is the best time to develop it. The three significant issues being:

    1. What information will emerge from the current traffic survey that is taking place and if that could influence a decision on the numbers of houses to be built.

2.With who Wyre amalgamate could influence a local plan. If it proves to be Blackpool and Fylde that could influence future location decisions.

    1. That before a Neighbourhood Plan could be accepted by the local authority it must go through a village referendum with 50% (of those who vote) in favour of the plan. The results of the recent survey cast great doubt on whether this could be achieved. Failure to obtain this approval could make the whole process worthless and a waste of tax payers money.

5.3 More information regarding the Re-organisation of Local Councils will be available before the end of July and given that, it was decided to not make any decisions until this is known. 

  1. Matters arising from last meeting

6.1 Clerk reported that the Road Safety Officer for LCC was unable to attend a meeting with pc regarding SPiDs and requested that information be submitted for the location of proposed units so that a desktop survey could be completed. Clerk asked for verification of the intended sites. Council agreed on the following locations to be put forward to the Road Safety Officer – four locations to accommodation two units, moved about from locations.

Dead damn bridge – Mill Lane (west direction)

Preston Road (opposite Baptist Chapel) (east direction),

Preston Road (end of Wheatfields Drive x 2)  (east and west directions)

6.2 The Noticeboard on Preston Road opposite the entrance to Manor Road has been temporarily removed for renovation.

6.3 Cllr Simmonds has reported the leylandai cut and fallen into the dyke is being removed by the resident of that property. 

  1. Highway

Nothing to report

8. Planning

Nothing to report 

  1. Carrs Green

9.1 The information board has been put back in place by Cllrs Danby and Carter. 

  1. Defib check

10.1 All Ok.  Circuit updated.

    11. AOB

None

 12. Parish Admin

12.1 Cheques presented for signature:

Chq 1543 – Ebay (re-imb SG) Pinboard material

Chq 1544 – Amazon (re-imb SG) Box files

Chq 1545 –  Clerks Wages

Chq 1546 –  B and Q – Paint

Chq 1547 –  Perspex for Noticeboard

Chq 1548 –  Lengthsman expenses

Chq 1549 –  Savoy Timer – wood, hinges

Chq 1550 – Annies Nursery – plants

Chq 1551 –  Cancelled

Chq 1552 –  Amazon – Plant markers

 

  1. Outstanding Issues 

Heras fencing, Pinfold Lane

Footpath maintenance, FPs .41.11.

Road repainting

Pavement re-surfacing.