Meeting Minutes 2024 to 2025

Minutes of a Meeting of Thrybergh Parish Council, Thursday 6 February 2025. Held At the Parish Hall, Park Lane, Thrybergh

Present:

Councillors Councillors G Trickett (Chair), A Martin, J Parsons, B Shaw & N Jackson.

Also Present:- Ward Councillor M Bennett-Sylvester.

161/24.  Apologies For Absence

Apologies received from Councillors M Senior, T Knapton, R Thomas & J Chambers.

162/24. Approval of Reason Given for Absence

Mover: Councillor A Martin Seconder: Councillor N Jackson

Resolved: That the councillor’s apologies be accepted by the Parish Council.

163/24. Declaration Of Interest

No Declarations were made.

164/24. Questions From The Public               

There were no questions.

165/24. Minutes of the Previous Parish Council Meeting held on Thursday 16 January 2025

Mover: Councillor B Shaw                                                             Seconder: Councillor A Martin

Seconder: Councillor A Martin

Resolved: That the minutes of the previous meeting of Thrybergh Parish Council held on Thursday 16th January 2025 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

166/24. Matters Arising from Previous Meetings of the Parish Council

128/24 - CIL Payment from RMBC – the clerk advised that a planning application has been forwarded to RMBC but they are raising some issues on the installation work which means further work needs to be done before application can be considered.

158/24 - Thrybergh Parish Council Budget for 2025/26 – It was reported to the council that the precept for Thrybergh Parish Council has now been formally passed to RMBC.

154/24 - Parish Hall Electrical Repairs – The new fuse board and upgrade work was done Wednesday 29th January. The original quoted price was £2942.71 (plus vat) and the clerk managed to get this reduced to £2720, however, additional and unforeseen work was required once the old board was removed.

Mover: Councillor A Martin                     Seconder: Councillor: N Jackson

Resolved: That the new and revised cost of £2956.00 with VAT at £591.20 for a total £3547.20 be accepted
There is some small additional work that needs to be done in the hall and this will be attended to when the 5-year fixed wire test is done shortly. Full details and cost will be reported to the parish council as soon as we have them.

167/24. Police Report

The crime statistics for December have not yet been made available. The statistics for November were Rotherham North at 721 incidents and Thrybergh at 37 incidents and were reported at the January meeting.

168/24. Trust Fire

To approve invoice received from Trust Fire for annual service and testing of Fire alarm, emergency lighting and fire extinguishers.

Mover: Councillor B Shaw                             Seconder: Councillor J Parsons

Resolved: That the invoices from Trust Fire for all work done at a cost of £185.00 plus VAT at £65.00 for total £222.00 be approved by the Parish Council.

169/24. PN Alarms

To approve invoice for annual service contract for intruder & CCTV systems.

Mover: Councillor A Martin                          Seconder: Councillor N Jackson

Resolved: That the invoice from PN Alarms for all work done at a cost of £190.00 plus VAT £38.00 for gross £228.00 be approved by the Parish Council.

170/24 Ryan Askew Electrical

To approve invoice for the 5 year PAT (Portable Appliance Testing) testing of electrical appliances in the Parish Hall.

Mover: Councillor N Jackson                       Seconder: Councillor A Martin

Resolved:That the invoice from Ryan Askew Electrical for all work done at a cost of £135.00 plus VAT £27.00 for total £162.00 be approved by the Parish Council.

171/24 Correspondence
The following items of correspondence were made avaliable to the parish councillors:-

YLCA White Rose Bulletin including Training.

NALC Chief Executive’s Bulletin

January Dalton & Thrybergh Newsletter.

YLCA January Law & Governance Bulletin.

Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter for February.

172/24. Items of Report

Ward Councillor Bennett-Sylvester gave his report which included confirmation that the planning application for renovation of the Country Park café has been approved. He also gave an update on the path around the lake with the stretch to Thrybergh Lane due to be completed by April with the full circuit to be finished over the summer and a new sensory play area opening July. There was then a discussion about RMBC no longer supplying grit to parish councils and he advised that RMBC is looking to set up a system of ‘grit angels’ along the same lines as the ‘snow angels’ This involves members of the community registering their area and they will receive grit and equipment to keep their areas cleared of snow and ice. The Parish Council believes this to be problematic and will try to source alternative grit supplies. The Ward Councillor also advised that there will be a community clean up on Thursday February 20th in the St Leonard’s Avenue area. There will also be a community skip for residents to dispose of large items and he is also looking to put a team together to litter pick the area and in particular two green spaces with one known locally as the Plantation and the second being the path from March Flatts Road to Thrybergh Country Park.

The hall secretary reported that demand for functions with the bar are increasing with a new booking for February and an already full March with the demand for children’s parties remaining as strong as ever.

The clerk attended the CAP meeting Wednesday 29th January which was held at the Church Hall on Park Lane. The headmaster from the Academy attended as one of the agenda items was the traffic issues on Vale Road last year when the school briefly used the gate by Fullerton Fields to alleviate student flow/traffic issues when the school closes each day. This exit is not used anymore due to the additional traffic problems this caused and discussions continue on how best to manage the release of students ie exit staggered by year, school bollards etc and discussions will continue. The latest crime figures were revealed and show that levels are roughly the same year on year with drugs, fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour remaining as major areas of concern. The next meeting will be Thursday 27th February at Dalton Parish Hall. 

173/24. Requested by Councillors and/or AOB

The clerk reported that our caretaker reaches retirement age in February which has resulted in a change of duties and working plans with the relief caretaker taking over the role from the 1st April with the current caretaker staying on as the relief caretaker.

Unfortunately, there has been further vandalism to the Cenotaph outside the parish hall with another bayonet being broken off one of the statues, the clerk will see to its repair and is also studying the CCTV footage to identify the culprits. The damage was reported at the CAP meeting and to the police present.

It was advised that the Planning Application RB2023/0743 which was put before the parish council in July 2023 for erection of extensions, a detached outbuilding and alteration to car park to Alexandra Nursing Home on Doncaster Road has now been granted provisionally by RMBC.

It was also advised that Planning Application RB2024/0205 relating to building on land to the rear of 13-37 Vale Road had already been given conditional approval by RMBC now has a new Planning Application (RB2025/0068) relating to external work and landscaping on the property with further details awaited from RMBC. No comments made by Councillors.

THE PRESS AND PUBLIC WERE THEN INVITED TO LEAVE THE MEETING.

174/24. Grant Request from St Gerards’ Church.

The Parish Council has received a grant request from St Gerards’ Church for cemetery upkeep.

Mover: Councillor J Parsons                          Seconder: Councillor A Martin

Five voted for with one abstention

Resolved: That Thrybergh Parish Council approve a grant of £500.

175/24. Accounts For Payment

The Council considered the schedule of accounts for payment for January.

Mover: Councillor A Martin                          Seconder: Councillor N Jackson

Resolved: That the schedule of accounts for payment be approved and signed by the Chair.

176/24. To notify the Clerk of matters for inclusion on the agenda of the next meeting

No items raised.

Date Of Next Meeting

The date of the next parish council meeting will be Thursday 6th March 2025.
The chair informed that there will be a meeting of the Trustees of Hollings Lane Sports Ground before the March PC meeting at 6pm and reminded that all Councillors are trustees so need to attend.

Closure of Meeting at 7:38pm.

Councillor G Trickett

Chairman