Neighbourhood Development Plan Committee Annual Report April 2025 After public consultation early last year, the committee worked on amending policies to take into account the views of those who contributed to the consultation. In July and August 2024, we worked with our consultants, Andrea Long and Rachel Leggett to do this. Our consultants have worked to create a Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) that is concise and accessible. We have built on the original (and still current) NDP but have reordered the contents and are consolidating the supporting text to the policies so that it is not too long. Some members [...]

Summer Fair working group - report for May parish council meeting MB, 30.04.2025 Meetings First working group meeting held on April 24 - parish councillors and Nicki Read + Community Council (Stephen Miller) and Simon Rothwell. Discussed: Health and Safety - Simon to lead Car park marshalling/disabled parking - signage/volunteers required. Liaison with sports council. Police notification Gazebos - Stephen to co-ordinate Volunteers required for set-up in morning, and clearing at end of event Raffle - Louise working on prizes; Cllr Matthews to lead on the day Refuse - possible extra bins Community involvement - Louise making sure all local [...]

Annual Council Meeting 8 May 2025 Regular Payments 1. At every Council meeting a schedule of payments due for the previous month is submitted for approval. Many of these payments are regular recurring ones as a result of contractual arrangements between the Council and the payees. 2. Payments of this nature are made by the Clerk prior to formal approval by the Council in order to be timely, particularly in respect of salaries and monthly contract payments to contractors and utilities etc. 3. Financial Regulation 5.6 provides that for each financial year the Clerk shall draw up a list of [...]

Annual Council Meeting 8 May 2025 Financial Report 1. Standing Order 2.9.10 provides that at the Annual Meeting the Council shall review the Council’s expenditure incurred under Section 137, Section 138B and Section 142 of the Local Government Act 1972, now superseded by Section 1 of the Localism Act 2011. 2. Standing Order 2.9.11 provides that at the Annual Meeting the Council shall review the Council’s income and expenditure in respect of the Community Infrastructure Levy. 3. Grants – The sections of the legislation set out above are the ones which provide authority for the Council to awards grants. The [...]

Schedule of Payments – April 2025 Ref Payee Purpose Amount (Incl. VAT) 1 Bank Transfer Deposit to current 30000.00 2 Anglian Water Services Water connection (Tennis Club Project) 9276.15 3 The Gattinetts Office Rent April 736.67 4 Nelson Potter (Dodnash) Bowls Club shed 2444.20 5 Amazon Retirement & gift cards 108.92 6 Bank Transfer Deposit to current 30000.00 7 Containers Direct Container (Tennis Club Project) 24630.00 8 SALC Membership renewal 2025/26 892.30 9 SALC Payroll (6 months to 31/03/25) 111.60 10 Dependable Dave East End grass cutting - Mar 60.00 11 Honk Media Media contract - Mar 475.00 12 KMC [...]

Annual Council Meeting 8 May 2025 Annual Appointment of Representatives to Outside Bodies Outside Body Representative 2024/25 Representative 2025/26 BAPTC (Babergh Alliance of Parish and Town Councils) No appointment Barbizon (Twinning Assn) Councillor Miller Constable Hall Management Committee Councillor Price EBCLT (East Bergholt Community Land Trust) Councillor Miller Councillor Roberts EB Futures Councillor Woodcock EB Society Councillor Miller SALC (Suffolk Association of Local Councils) Councillor Davies Sports Council Chairman of the Playing Fields Committee Tree Warden Simon Rothwell

Annual Council Meeting 8 May 2025 Nomination of Trustees to Outside Bodies Outside Body Current Trustees Vacancies Nominations Lettice Dykes Councillor Hurley (May 2022-May 2026) Former Councillor Rothwell (May 2022-May 2026) Former Councillor Wombwell (May 2023-May 2027) No Vacancies in 2025 United Charities Former Councillor Lansdell (May 2021 - 2025) Councillor Hockley (May 2023-May 2027) Vacancy in 2025 Lambe School Charity Councillor Elmer (May 2021-May 2025) Councillor Roberts (May 2022-May 2026) Vacancy in 2025