16th July 2025 Minutes
Glentworth Parish Council
Minutes of the Meeting of Glentworth Parish Council
Date: Wednesday 16th July 2025
Venue: Glentworth Village Hall
Attendance: Councillors S. Pickering-Patterson (Chair), C. Hebborn, E. Rook: J. Latham. Also attending: G. Monks (Clerk).
16/07/1 Appoint a Chairperson
Councillors RESOLVED unanimously to appoint Councillor Pickering-Patterson as Chairperson for this meeting.
16/07/2 Apologies for absence
Councillor W.Annibal (Vice Chairman), C. Montgomery, L. Garbutt and County Councillor Reeve and Paul Howitt-Cowan (District Councillor).
16/07/3 Declarations of interest and dispensations from members in accordance with the Local Government
1. To record declarations of interest by any member of the council in respect of the agenda items. Councillor Latham declared a non-pecuniary interest due to being married to a member of the VHC (agenda item 16/07/7 Grant request)
2. To note dispensations given to any member of the council in respect of the agenda items. None declared
16/07/4 Minutes of the Meeting of Glentworth Parish Council held on Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Councillors RESOLVED unanimously to approve the Minutes taken on 2nd July 2025.
16/07/5 Planning Matters to be Reported and Considered
None.
16/07/6 Accounts
Councillors RESOLVED to approve the financial report and approve electronic payment e799.
Payee Amount
e799 Clear Insurance Management Ltd (Insurance Premium) £478.16
16/07/7 To receive reports for discussion
Glentworth/ Harpswell bridleway: Councillors RESOLVED unanimously to send the draft response to the objection reviewed at the meeting to the Planning Inspectorate.
Defibrillator Training: The Clerk noted that there had been no interest in the session planned for 30th July. Councillors agreed to cancel this if there was no interest communicated to the Clerk by 28th July.
Grant request: Councillors RESOLVED unanimously to offer the Village Hall Committee up to £10.5k with a right to review this amount should the VHC achieve funding from the WLDC in due course.
Trees between Village Hall and St Georges Hill: This will be an agenda item at the next meeting.
Village Hall memorandum of understanding: Councillor Hebborn agreed to create a document detailing this.
16/07/8 Correspondence for Information
Correspondence was noted.
16/07/9 Minor items/ Agenda items for the next meeting
None other than those noted previously.
16/07/10 Date of Next Meeting
The next Parish Council Meeting will be on Wednesday 3rd September 2025.
Meeting Ended: 20.15