Agenda, 4 December 2025
NOTICE OF MEETING OF MARSTON PARISH COUNCIL
Dear Councillor and Resident,
I hereby give you notice that a Meeting of Marston Parish Council will be held at Hougham and Marston Village Hall, Bridge Street, Marston on Thursday, 4th December 2025 at 7:00 pm.
All members of the Parish Council are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted at the meeting as set out hereunder.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND
A G E N D A
1. WELCOME by the Parish Council Chairman.
2. APOLOGIES –
3. DECLARATIONS OF PECUNIARY INTERESTS
Under the Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012, made under s30 (3) of the Localism Act, members are required to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting.
4. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME
The meeting will be adjourned for an agreed time by the Chair for the public to ask questions about agenda items. The Chair will allocate speaking time as appropriate.
As per Standing Orders the Chair will assign time for public questions depending on the agenda length. Normally 3 minutes will be allocated per person. Residents are encouraged to register their questions beforehand with the clerk.
5. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING: 6th November 2025
6. PLANNING MATTERS:
7. FINANCIAL MATTERS:
7.1 Signing of monthly reconciliations for November 2025
7.2 Verification of cash book by Cllr Brown
7.3 Verification that the agreed amount of £2000 has now been paid to Village Hall and fully settles matter with MPC under Section 137
8. COMMUNITY MATTERS:
8.1 Speed chaser sign – Approval to order sample signs
8.2 Xmas tree update – Approved previously
9. SPECIAL ITEM: 7:30 PM START – UP TO 1 HOUR:
9.1. letter received from the Thorold Chair, Stuart Vickers.
This item to be considered and debated by all Councillors, Cllr Stuart Vickers will be asked to leave at this point (7:30 pm or before) and time recorded. Other Pecuniary interests will be noted at item 3 for the record.
The letter received from the Thorold asks that Marston Parish Council debates a proposal from the Thorold Committee that utilises an increase in the precept to parishioners in Marston (and Hougham). Clerk has provided the Councillors with the LALC guidance received from HPC. Other guidance involved for MPC is the newly approved Section 137. Clerk will put forward the rationale of General Powers of Competence / CILCA Approved for Councillors to consider
DATE OF NEXT MEETING – No meeting in January 2026
Next meeting is 5th February 2026
MEETING CLOSED AT: