2023 Annual Parish Meeting

BELTON AND MANTHORPE PARISH COUNCIL

CHAIRMAN - COUNCILLOR KATY GIBSON. 32, LOW ROAD, MANTHORPE, NG31 8NQ. TEL 01476 563958

CLERK - CHRIS. MORGAN, 10 MANCHESTER WAY, GRANTHAM NG31 8RR

TEL. 07758762811 

BELTON AND MANTHORPE ANNUAL PARISH MEETING

Minutes of meeting held at the School Room, Belton

Wednesday 17th May 2023 at 7pm

1)   Present: Chairman Cllr. S. Syddall, Cllrs - S Thompson, Rona Hallam, Eve Farley, J Ashford,  Adrian Charity, Mary Simpson Clerk C.Morgan.

Members of the public, Lincs CC Cllr Ray Wooten

2)   Apologies – None

3)   Minutes: - Minutes of the last meeting, held 27th May 2022 had been circulated, unanimously agree that that were an accurate and true record of the proceedings, proposed Sally Thompson seconded Rona Hallam, RESOLVED Chair to sign the Minutes.. 

4)   Chairman’s Report

5)   Chairman’s Remarks.  The Chair, Cllr Syddall, welcomed everyone to the meeting. He then addressed the meeting stating that 2022/2023 had been a relatively quiet year as far as the Parish Council was concerned SS picked out a number of highlights for the year, as he reviewed the Parish Council’s work. There had been a vast improvement in communication with the National Trust, in particular Ian Cooper, for which we are all grateful SS continues to meet informally with Ian 5 – 6 times a year. The completion on the sale of Constables Field was now finalised, and a well-managed process by David Carter of Dysons, for which we are grateful. This has achieved further funds for the P.C. to put towards the extension of the Manthorpe Burial Ground, when needed. Disappointingly there had been no further progress on the Community Speed Watch initiative, this was particularly so because of the recent accidents on the A 607 at Belton and the speed complaints that are received there. An interesting and informative meeting had taken place with Chief Superintendent John McGovern of the Lincolnshire Police, the local area commander in June. At the February meeting Ian Cooper had outlined the National Trust Plans, for upgrading the car parking at Belton House and putting in a one-way traffic system to improve pedestrian safety. The one-way proposal was later withdrawn due to heavy opposition from Belton Lane residents. It is a shame that the Belton Lane residents are happy that Belton Village and the A 607 junction, at which there has been at least one recent fatal collision, take 100% of the traffic and they are not prepared to take 50% of it. In closing SS thanked his fellow Councilors for their support and service and to the Clerk for doing a good job on administration.

19.15hrs meeting concluded.