Meeting Minutes 2024 to 2025

Minutes of a Meeting of Thrybergh Parish Council, Thursday 16 January 2025. Held At the Parish Hall, Park Lane, Thrybergh

Present:

Councillors G Trickett (Chair), A Martin, J Parsons, B Shaw, J Chambers & R Thomas.

Also Present:- Councillor D Sheppard and C Oxtoby, RMBC.

146/24.  Apologies For Absence

Apologies received from Councillors M Senior, T Knapton & N Jackson.

147/24. Approval of Reason Given for Absence

Mover: Councillor A Martin Seconder: Councillor R Thomas

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

148/24. Declaration Of Interest

No Declarations were made.

149/24. Questions From The Public               

There were no questions.

150/24. Minutes of the Previous Parish Council Meeting held on Thursday 5 December 2024

Mover: Councillor J Chambers

Seconder: Councillor A Martin

Resolved:That the minutes of the previous meeting of Thrybergh Parish Council held on Thursday 5 December 2024 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

151/24. Matters Arising from Previous Meetings of the Parish Council

091/24 - Jack and the Beanstalk Pantomime – the event was a great success with 133 people in the hall, 65 adults and 68 children. The cost of the pantomime was £277.59 which has already been approved. The incurred expenses for the day were pop/crisps at £61.00, buffet including cakes and biscuits at £91.09, sweets at £112.50, paper plates & serviettes at £13.00and Christmas decorations at £25 to give a total of £302.59.

Mover: Councillor J Chambers

Seconder: Councillor A Martin

Resolved: That the items of expenditure be approved.

The pantomime for 2025 is Dick Whittington.

Mover: Councillor J Parsons 

Seconder: Councillor R Thomas

Resolved: That the Parish Council will put on the Dick Whittington pantomime with a requested date of Saturday 13 December 2025.

128/24 - CIL Payment from RMBC, it was advised that the cost of a second planter to be placed outside St Leonard’s Church would be £570. Councillors are requested to advise any other areas for consideration of monies from the CIL fund.

Mover: Councillor J Parsons

Seconder: Councillor R Thomas

Resolved: That the Parish Council purchase the planter for Doncaster Road and that the clerk proceed with the associated planning application.

152/24. Visit by Councillor David Sheppard, RMBC Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods

Councillor Sheppard is the new Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and came along to the meeting to introduce himself and he was joined by the Parish Council Liaison Officer Catherine Oxtoby. Councillor Sheppard advised on what his role was and discussions followed on RMBC supply of grit to parish councils, raising the profile of parish councils as an aid to increasing the number of people wanting to become parish councillors and the provision of youth services throughout the Borough and particularly Thrybergh. Conversations on all matters will continue.

153/24. Police Report

The crime statistics for November were discussed by the council with Rotherham North at 721 incidents and Thrybergh at 37 incidents, for comparison October figures were Rotherham North at 725 and Thrybergh at 43.

154/24. Parish Hall Electrical Repairs

Investigation of a recent electrical fault in the hall has shown that a new circuit board and ancillary work is required. The cost of repair is £2942.71 which was discussed in detail and it was decided that the work should be done by Ryan Askew Electrical. This company has done all of our electrical work for the last 6-years and it was deemed vital that continuity of work supply is of paramount importance so it was decided that 2 further quotes would not be sought.

Mover: Councillor A Martin

Seconder: Councillor B Shaw

Resolved: That the contract for new circuit board and associated works to the value of £2941.71 plus VAT be awarded to Ryan Askew Electrical.

The 5-year PAT testing was done by Ryan Askew Electrical on Wednesday 15 January and the invoice will be brought to council in February for passing.

155/24. Correspondence

The following items of correspondence were made available to the parish councillors:-

YLCA White Rose Bulletin including Training.

Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter for January.

Open Letter/Update from Keith Stevens, NALC Chair.

156/24. Items of Report

Unfortunately, both of our Ward Councillor were unable to attend tonight’s meeting.

The hall secretary reported that there are several bar functions booked for March and demand for children’s parties remain strong.

The clerk attended the on-line YLCA meeting with Matt Goggins, Director for Bus Reform, relating to the upcoming bus reform consultations. The meeting was to discuss the consultation in general rather than specifics but, basically, they are looking at bus franchising and how to better suit the system for future needs.

The clerk attended the CAP meeting Wednesday 11 December at Thrybergh. The usual topics were discussed including traffic on Oldgate Lane following another accident with the positioning of the traffic islands debated but it was also mentioned that speeding, judgement errors and poor parking do not help. There have been a further 2 accidents on Doncaster Road with a bus stop being hit and another strike on the Rectory wall. The police have been to see around 15 youngsters concerning anti-social behaviour in Dalton and Thrybergh. A deer has been killed on the Silverwood reserve and off-road bikes remain a problem but there remains a serious under reporting of these matters.

The next CAP meeting will be on 29 January in the parish hall.

157/24. Requested by Councillors and/or AOB

Update on Martyn’s Law formerly known as The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill. This is a bill going through parliament that aims to better protect the public from terror attacks. The act covers venues mainly used for gatherings of people and there will be two tiers of additional security with the standard tier being venues with a capacity 200-799 and an enhanced tier for 800 and over. If you remember, when we first discussed this there was a possibility that the level at which security came would affect all parish halls but this 200-capacity starting point effectively takes us out of the need for the costly enhanced procedures covered by the bill. Effectively, this now means that the parish hall capacity is 199.

The recently advised contested election for a Councillor representative on the RMBC/Local Councils Joint Working Group has now taken place and the Parish Councillor Oxley of Dalton has been appointed to the Joint Working Group.

The proposed Solar Farm was again discussed with reports coming back from attendees stating that the public consultations have not given any real information. This issue will be discussed further when all details are released to the public.

The Parish Council has received notice of a planning application (RB2025/0030) for demolition of an existing garage and build of a new replacement garage to the front garden of ‘Four Winds’, Doncaster Road. No comments were made by Councillors.

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

158/24. Thrybergh Parish Council Budget for 2025/26

The budget for 2025/26 has now been finalised at £126,110 which means that Thrybergh Parish Council will set a Precept of £105,000. The Band D level for Thrybergh has been finalised by RMBC and the new Thrybergh Parish Council Precept gives a level of £115.79 which is an increase of £10.55 on last year which effectively gives an increase of £0.88 per month or 20p per week on a Band D property. The percentage increase for 2025/26 is 10.02%. Please also remember that most properties in Thrybergh are in Band A which pay 6/9ths of the Band D Council Tax.

Mover: Councillor R Thomas

Seconder: Councillor B Shaw

Five voted for with one abstention

Resolved: That Thrybergh Parish Council set a precept of £105,000

159/24. Accounts For Payment

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

Mover: Councillor B Shaw

Seconder: Councillor A Martin.

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

160/24. 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 6 February 2025.

Closure of Meeting at 8:10pm.

Councillor G Trickett

Chairman