Minutes of the Parish Assembly held on 12 May 2026 7pm.
K Fuglesang, opened the meeting.
COUNCILLORS PRESENT
K Fuglesang, S Gould, I Ingle, L Thornton, P Ghillyer, R Lane, A Godwin, C Lindley.
APOLOGIES
M Whiting and Ward Cllr Morgan.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
None
Minutes
The minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting and Parish Assembly held on May 2025 were reviewed.
Matters Arising from The Annual Parish Meeting 2025
None
CHAIR’S REPORT
It’s been another busy 12 months for the parish council. We have had two new councillors join this year and I’m delighted to report that we now have a full team. As a council we pride ourselves on being hands on, approachable and pro-active, tackling issues raised by residents, where possible head on, working closely with our District Councillor and B&NES.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the whole team for their dedication and support.
A snapshot of the actions and projects we have been involved with have included: new planters near the school and in Hallatrow, a new defibrillator was purchased and installed at the Spar in High Littleton (all the parish council defibrillators are regularly checked to ensure they are working and ready to use). Parish council funds have financially supported projects at the Rec including the outside gym equipment and replacement of the Rec building guttering. Repairing and maintaining the Parish Council owned streetlights and instigating much improved communication via our Facebook page.
As a Parish Council we also provide funding on behalf of the church for the grass cutting of the cemetery. This has been increased over the past 12 months and due to positive feedback we will continue with the new programme.
Still on the agenda are issues with traffic, speeding at various points in the village and parking. Working with B&NES further 20mph signs have been painted on the high street and B&NES are currently in the process of replacing the VAS sign near the cemetery which often doesn’t work, especially at night. Recently the council used speed monitoring cables to monitor traffic on Hallatrow Hill and High Littleton high street, results are yet to come.
I would like to thank the community speed watch group for the work they do to monitor traffic speeds.
Looking forward to the next year, we are actively monitoring and pursuing, where possible, any action that can be taken at Rosewell.
The Parish Council has also continued to support many of the local groups in the village, providing funding for projects at the recreation ground, the repair café, dial a ride bus scheme, the yarn bombers, etc
Its been lovely to see so many Bluebells and re-growth in Greyfield woods following the work carried out over the winter. Over the next 6 months we will be engaging with the Woodland trust to discuss their plans for re-planting.
Best wishes for the summer
Kate Fuglesang
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR APRIL 2025 TO MARCH 2026
The accounts are provisional and are going through the internal audit process, which will be followed by an external audit process. The accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis.
BALANCE SHEET
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR APRIL 2025 TO MARCH 2026
The accounts are provisional and are going through the internal audit process, which will be followed by an external audit process. The accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis.
BALANCE SHEET
Bank as at 31.03.26 £98,848.85
Creditors
Unreconciled cheques (£1932.80)
Debtors
VAT refund due £1345.13
Net as at 31.03.26 £98261.18
Significant Income/Expenditure
EXPENDITURE
Section 137
Section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 provides a power for a local authority, to incur expenditure which in their opinion is in the interests of, and will bring direct benefit to, their area its inhabitants, if there is no other power available.
Dog poop bags £108
Grass cutting in cemetery £4575
Parish Sweeping
Contractor for 24.25 retained for 25.26 – charges for works done only. Total cost £1100 (sweeping bi monthly)
Parish News letter
Editing – £1200
Delivery – £900
Printing – £2681
Christmas Expenditure
Trees – £470
Tree dressing, undressing and light storage – £494
Install, removal and disposal of trees – £530
Grants / Donations
Recreation Committee – £3360 (insurance £860 grass cutting £2500)
Charity of Mary Jones Grant – £1000
Midsomer Norton Dial a Ride – £200
Yarnbomb materials/village day prizes – £100
Bat Detector High Littleton Environment Group – £100
Sweets for carol service – £25
CIL
Purchase and installation of outdoor gym equipment at Recreation Ground (50%) – £2102
Purchase of planters,compost, plants for village planters – £427
Purchase of defibrillator battery – £289
Part cost of purchase of new defibrillator (by Spar) – £266
Streetlighting repairs – £846
The Meeting closed at 7.10pm