2026 Agendas (Full Council)

NOTICE OF A MEETING OF HECKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL 

Dear Sir/Madam

You are summoned to attend the meeting of Heckington Parish Council to be held in the Parish Council Chambers, St Andrews Street, Heckington on Monday 29 June 2026 at 7.30pm. 

Members of the Press and Public are invited to attend.  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.

Signed: Heidi Wilson, Clerk & RFO                         Dated: 24 June 2026

AGENDA

The Parish Council may pass a resolution on any agenda item, even if the agenda does not specifically state ‘to resolve to approve’.  This wording ‘to resolve to approve’ in certain circumstances could be interpreted as predetermination.  The parish council have received advice from LALC in relation to this matter.

1. Chair’s Opening Remarks

2. Public Forum 

Fifteen minutes will be set aside for Members of the Public to ask questions or make short statements to the Council.  The Council may choose not to answer any question; a response may instead be given in writing.  Matters raised may be added to an agenda for a future meeting.  Members of the public are welcome to stay for the Parish Council meeting after the public session but are not permitted to speak during the meeting.  

3. Councillors present

4. Apologies

a) To note the disqualification of Councillor Thorpe due to a failure to attend a Parish Council meeting since 29 November 2025. 

5. To receive any reports of member’s interest, pecuniary or otherwise in relation to the agenda and any dispensations in accordance with the Localism Act 2011

6. Report from the County and District Councillors

7. Minutes 

a) To resolve to approve the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on Monday 18 May 2026.

b) To resolve to approve an amendment to the April minutes under minute reference 26/008 m) ratifications.  Purchase of sand from B&Q for the repair of the brick footpath from Laxton Close to Burton Road’.  Edit to remove ‘Lime Tree Walk’. 

8. General 

a) To receive an update from the Clerk in relation to service provision in East Heckington further to a site visit with the Caretaker and further to enquiries with NK and LCC. 

• Waste bin provision (£278.82 exclusive of VAT).

To resolve to approve expenditure if approved by the Parish Council and Lincolnshire County Council at a cost of £PRICE. 

• Grass cutting (village-wide)

To resolve to approve village wide grass cutting until such time as an agreement can be reached with Lincolnshire County Council. 

• Defibrillator, East Heckington 

• Churchyard 

To resolve to approve maintenance of the churchyard in terms of grounds maintenance only pending further enquiries with the PCC. 

• War Memorial

• Noticeboard

To resolve to approve the quote from Greenbarnes, £1,697.62 inclusive of VAT.

b) To receive an update from the Chair further to the trial of the dog waste bag dispenser on the Village Green and to receive any recommendations.  

c) To note, via the Caretaker, the offer of the donation of two sycamore saplings. 

d) To note a further request from Op Courage for complimentary use of the Parish Council Chambers.

e) To resolve to approve the annual fee for the fair during Heckington Show Weekend. 

f) To resolve to approve the provision of dog waste bin on Burton Road.  The landowner, Mr and Mrs Priestley have provided their consent, confirmed in an email from them dated 12 June 2026.  The cost of an additional dog waste bin is £278.82 exclusive of VAT. 

g) Ratifications:

9. Committees

The Staffing Committee is the only Committee that has met since the last meeting of the Parish Council.

a) Staffing Committee

i) To receive a report from the Chair of the Staffing Committee further to the Staffing Committee meeting on 1 June 2026.  This may be done in closed session if deemed appropriate. 

ii) To review the Staffing Committee Terms of Reference (to receive a recommendation from the Clerk further to advice obtained from LALC). 

iii) To resolve to approve the new HMRC approved mileage rate at 55 pence per mile. 

10. Health & Safety

a) To resolve to approve expenditure at a cost of £67.50 for the fire extinguisher servicing by Arion at the Parish Council Chambers on 1 July 2026. 

b) To note that routine annual PAT Testing was carried out at the Chambers on 18 May 2026 by Fentec Electrical at a cost of £PRICE. 

c) To note that the Fentec have carried out the generator service at a cost of £PRICE. 

d) To note the requirement to submit a TPO request for a crown lift to the Lime Trees on the Village Green.

e) To note the requirement to submit a TPO request for a significant reduction to the Lime Tree on land belonging to the Parish Council at Miller’s Way with the support of Network Rail. 

f) To review the quote from Urisk for completion of work to the Parish Council Chambers (year 2 of 2) at a cost of £2,082.96.

g) To review the quote from Urisk for completion of work to the allotment water pipes at a cost of £66.00. 

h) To review the Service Level Agreements from Urisk for monitoring and inspection services only. 

i) To note the annual playground inspection by RoSPA has been booked for August 2026 at a cost of £83.00 plus VAT. 

11. Planning Matters

a) Members noted the new/amended or registered planning applications including proposed works on trees subject to TPOs, awaiting decision.

b) Members to note the following planning matters awaiting decision or where a decision has been received since the Parish Council meeting on 18 May 2026 to 22 June 2026.

12. Finance

a)    Members to note the bank balances as of 24 June 2026

b) Members to note the income received between 11 May and 24 June 2026 

c) To resolve to approve the expenditure, including expenditure to be ratified, from 11 May to 24 June 2026.   The following is an extract from the cashbook edited for confidentiality. 

d) To resolve to approve the bank reconciliation dated 24 June 2026. 

e) To resolve to approve the list of regular payments.

Heckington Parish Council 

List of Regular Payments 

1. Salaries, pension contributions (NEST) and payment to the HMRC.  

2. North Kesteven District Council Non-Domestic Rates for the Village Green and Cemetery.

3. Black Sluice Internal Drainage Board (allotments)

4. BT Broadband

5. Lyca Mobile Telephone (monthly subscription)

6. DVLA

7. Insurances

8. Octopus Energy for electricity supply at the Chambers and Cemetery.

9. Lloyds Banking Fees

10. Wave Water Supply at the Chambers and Cemetery

11. Donaldsons

12. Lincolnshire Association of Local Councils for annual subscription and training.

13. Annual subscriptions.

14. Caladine Lifts Limited for twice yearly LOLER inspections and services.

15. Simon Moss Payroll Services

16. Fineturf (7-year agreement)

17. Wilson Alarm Systems for the annual contract for the intruder alarm system at the cemetery. 

18. Arion Training and Development for emergency light testing, fire alarm testing and fire extinguisher servicing at the chamber, cemetery and pavilion as required. 

19. Section 137 payments to the Royal British Legion. 

20. Electricians fees for annual statutory testing including PAT testing.

21. Worknest (annual) per agreed contract. 

22. Cleaning contract for the Parish Council Chambers (monthly subscription) 

23. Window Cleaning (monthly subscription)

24. Cathedral Hygiene (monthly subscription)

25. SRP Portaloo Hire (monthly subscription)

26. RAM Tracking (monthly subscription)

27. Website management

28. Annual payment to the ICO

f) To resolve to approve the list of direct debits and standing orders. 

Heckington Parish Council 

List of Direct Debits and Standing Orders (Lloyds Account)

Direct Debits

There are no standing orders set up on the Lloyds Bank Account. 

There are no direct debits or standing orders set up on the Unity Bank Account. 

g) To review quotes received to date for the Parish Council Insurance Policy renewal on 1 August 2026. 

• Hiscox (current provider) - Pending

• Clear Councils - Pending

• Cas Insurance Services (Ansvar) £4,838.77 plus commission for a one year term or £4,604.04 for a three-year term fixed.

h) To ratify the following transfers:

i) To note the review and amendment to the bank mandates further to the resignation of Councillor O’Connor.

Lloyds signatories include Councillors Davison, Garlick, Spencer, Wright, Gower and Atkinson.

Unity signatories include Councillors Davison, Garlick, Spencer and Wright.

j) To note delegated spending powers per resolution, Terms of Reference and Financial Regulations. 

Caretaker, £50.00 per resolution at the April 2026 meeting of the Parish Council and Financial Regulations.

Clerk, £500.00 per Financial Regulations. 

Cemetery Committee, Finance Committee (Chambers) and Staffing Committee up to the budgeted amount (no single item may exceed £5,000.00 per Financial Regulations).

k) To discuss an amendment to Assertion 3 of the 2025/26 AGAR. 

Extract taken from the minutes of the Annual Parish Council meeting held on 18 May 2026:

1. We have assured ourselves that there are no matters of actual or potential non-compliance with laws, regulations and Proper Practices that could have a significant financial effect on the ability of this authority to conduct its business or manage its finances. 

Members agreed unanimously by a show of hands, to answer YES to this assertion. 

15. Correspondence 

a) To note the email from NK Corporate and Civic Support Team dated 15 May 2026 in relation to changes to the Localism Act 2011 under the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 regarding the publication of councillor’s home address further to increasing concerns about safety.

b) To note an email from a member of the public dated 15 June 2026 in relation to the erection of notices for the installation of telecommunications poles/equipment. Circulated on 22 June 2026.

c) To note the email from LCC dated 16 June 2026 in relation to the Minerals and Waste Local Plan consultation between 15 June 2026 and 31 July 2026. Circulated on 22 June 2026.

d) To note the email from a member of the public in relation to flooding of the Pavilion driveway in relation to school access.  Circulated on 22 June 2026. 

e) To note receipt of the North Kesteven District Council Newsletter, June 2026. Circulated 22 June 2026. 

f) To note an email from LALC dated 15 June 2026, LALC Annual Report.  Circulated on 22 June 2026. 

g) To note the email from National Grid dated 8 June 2026 in relation to essential tree works at Burton Road Green. 

h) To note the email from Simon Jakeaway, Planning Enforcement Officer at North Kesteven District Council dated 13 May 2026 in relation to S215 Notice for 25/0931/LBC. 

16. Date and time of the next meeting/s

Committees

Finance Committee Meeting – 13 July 2026 at 7.30pm.

Staffing Committee Meeting – TBC

Cemetery Committee Meeting TBC

Parish Council

Monday 27 July 2026

Monday 26 October 2026

Monday 30 November 2026

a) To resolve to not hold a Parish Council meeting in August 2026

b) To resolve to approve an earlier meeting in September on Monday 14 September 2026

17. Questions from the public (if the Chair permits)

18. Closed Session

a) To discuss the feedback received from Chattertons in relation to the draft lease, to respond to questions raise and to suggest any necessary amendments as required.