Agenda
Ordinary
7th October 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

29 September 2026

Dear Councillor

You are summonsed to attend the ORDINARY MEETING of Whicham Parish Council on WEDNESDAY 7 OCTOBER 2026 commencing 7.30pm at SILECROFT Village Hall.

Yours sincerely

Mrs L Cooper
Clerk to the Council

AGENDA

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.”  Press and Public will be excluded from Agenda Item 16 Closed session

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

4.1 2 September 2026
4.2 17 September 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 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 To approve the following payments

10.2 To note the receipt of payments

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

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

10.5 To approve internal Auditor for 2026/27 audit

10.6 To discuss the draft budget for 2027/28.

11. Village Matters

• Silecroft car park –
  • Works to be completed
  • Motorhome bookings
• Toilets – review of cleaning standards
• Café-
• Play areas – inspection reports – to receive and note actions required.  Action plan
• Defib – Silecroft telephone box
• Environmental issues
• Kirksanton
• Grass cutting St Mary’s Church Whitbeck
• People’s Emergency Briefing – film show Kirksanton VH

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 4 November 2026 at KIRKSANTON Village Hall commencing at 7.30p

16 CLOSED SESSION

To approve the changes to the Cleaning Contract

To discuss the proposed new Café Lease