Agenda
Ordinary
4th March 2026

Whicham Parish Council Ordinary Meeting Agenda – 4 March 2026

Date: Wednesday 4 March 2026

Time: 7.30pm

Location: Kirksanton Village Hall

You are summonsed to attend the Ordinary Meeting of Whicham Parish Council.

Clerk: Mrs Lesley Cooper

Notice Date: 23 February 2026

Agenda

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Exclusion of Press and Public

To consider whether there are any agenda items during consideration of which the press and public should be excluded under the Public Bodies Admission to Meetings Act 1960.

3. Declaration of Interest

To receive declarations of interests from elected and co-opted members relating to items on this agenda.

4. Approval of Previous Minutes

To approve the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 4 February 2026 as a correct record.

5. Police Liaison Report

Previously circulated.

6. Progress Reports

To receive information and determine actions as appropriate.

6.1 Clerk’s Report

7. Public Participation

Public participation period not exceeding 15 minutes. Residents may raise matters for council consideration or future agendas.

8. Unitary Councillor Report

To receive relevant updates affecting the parish.

9. Applications for Development

9.1 Applications for Consideration

None.

9.2 Ratification of Clerk’s Decisions

None.

9.3 Planning Authority Decisions

To note decisions made by the planning authority regarding recent applications.

10. Financial Records

10.1 Approval of Payments

• Waterplus – Direct Debit
• Thomas Graham – Cleaning supplies – £4.68
• L Cooper – Clerk’s salary and expenses
• HMRC – PAYE
• J Hillier – Toilet cleaning (February)
• Information Commissioner – Data protection fee – £52.00
• Whamos – Refund of test payments – £12.00
• KMC Grafix Ltd – New QR codes – £15.00

10.2 Receipts

• Beach car park – £214.27
• Church car park – £82.47
• Stripe – Motorhome overnight fees – £101.74
• PayPal – Car park donations – £54.13

10.3 Bank Reconciliation

To receive and note the bank reconciliation statement dated 31 January 2026.

10.4 Budget Comparison Report

To review the report dated 28 February 2026 and determine any required actions.

10.5 Donations

To consider approval of donations.

11. Village Matters

• Silecroft car park – review of works and motorhome bookings
• Public toilets – review of cleaning standards
• Café
• Proposed artwork
• Play areas
• Defibrillator – Silecroft telephone box
• Environmental issues
• Fallen Soldier memorial
• Annual Parish Meeting – agree date
• GDPR training

12. Reports from Outside Bodies

13. Correspondence

To discuss correspondence received. Other correspondence will be circulated to councillors for review.

14. Councillor Matters

Councillors may raise minor matters on behalf of residents for investigation or future agendas.

15. Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting will be held on 1 April 2026 at Kirksanton Village Hall, commencing at 7.30pm.

16. Human Resources

Feedback from the Clerk’s appraisal.