Agenda
Ordinary
1st July 2026

Whicham Parish Council

Agenda

Date of meeting: 01-07-2026

LOCAL COUNCIL OF WHICHAM PARISH
Clerk: Mrs Lesley Cooper Low Marshside. Underhill
Telephone: 01229 775492 Millom, Cumbria, LA18 5HA
Email: theclerk@whichamparishcouncil.org.uk
22 June 2026

Dear Councillor

You are summonsed to attend the ORDINARY MEETING of Whicham Parish Council on WEDNESDAY 1 JULY 2026 commencing 7.30pm at SILECROFT Village Hall.

Yours sincerely
Mrs L Cooper
Clerk to the Council

1. APOLOGIES for absence

2. Exclusion of Press and Public (Public Bodies Admission to Meetings Act 1960)

To consider whether there are any agenda items during consideration of which the press and public should be excluded.”

3. DECLARATION OF INTEREST:

To receive declarations, by elected and co-opted members, of interests in respect of items on this agenda.

4. MINUTES of the Parish Council Meetings held on 3 June 2026

The Chair to be authorised to sign the minutes of the meetings as a true record.

5. POLICE LIAISON REPORT (previously circulated)

6. PROGRESS REPORTS

To Receive for information and/or determine action, as appropriate, on the items in the following reports:

6.1 Clerks report

7. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION/OPEN SESSION (15 minutes allowed)

The chairman will invite residents to make representations on any item on this agenda or to bring matters to the attention of the Council for consideration for inclusion in a future agenda.

8. UNITARY COUNCILLOR REPORT

To receive for information items relevant to the Parish. (Items raised for decision will appear on the agenda for the next meeting.

9. Applications for Development

9.1 To examine applications for development and submit observations to the Planning Authority

None

9.2 To ratify the observations submitted by the Clerk under devolved powers since the last meeting.

None

9.3 To note the decisions of the statutory planning authority with regards to recent applications

None

10. FINANCIAL RECORDS

10.1 a)To approve the following payments

Waterplus direct Debit £ 40.21
L Cooper Clerks salary & expenses £
HMRC PAYE £
J Hillier Toilet Cleaning June £
Scribe monthly fee Direct debit £ 39.60
Thomas Graham Cleaning materials £ 39.88

10.2 To note the receipt of payments

Beach car park £ 723.82
Church car park £ 161.91
Stripe – Motorhome overnight fees/online car park fees £ 830.45
South Cumberland Sea Sports – donation for car park £ 100.00

10.3 To receive and note the bank reconciliation statement dated 31 May 2026

10.4 To consider the Budget Comparison Report as at 30 June 2026 and determine action need to address deviations from the budget.

11. Village Matters

Silecroft car park – Works to be completed
Motorhome bookings
Toilets – review of cleaning standards, relief cleaner, review cleaning contract
Café￾Play areas – replace gate and repairs to fencing
Defib – Silecroft telephone box
Environmental issues
Grass cutting Whitbeck Church
Kirksanton

12. To receive reports from representatives on outside bodies

13. CORRESPONDENCE:

To discuss any correspondence received for open discussion:
All other correspondence to be circulated in the normal manner for Council’s perusal.

14. Councillor Matters

An opportunity for Councillors to raise minor matters, not on this agenda, on behalf of residents
(Note. No discussion or decisions can be made on these matters but the Clerk may make investigations and/or they may be placed on a future agenda of the Council

15. DATE OF NEXT MEETING:

The next meeting of the Parish Council will be on 2 September 2026 at SILECROFT Village Hall commencing at 7.30p