BISHOP’S FROME PARISH COUNCIL
Councillors are summoned to a meeting to be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 10 March 2026 to be held at Bishops Frome Centre.
Agenda
2026/028 To receive apologies for absence
2026/029 Declarations of interest
- a) To receive declarations of interest from councillors on items on the agenda
- b) To receive written requests for dispensations for disclosable pecuniary interests (if any)
- c) To grant any requests for dispensation as appropriate
2026/030 Suspend standing orders to allow members of the public to speak
2026/031 Report from County Councillor – Rebecca Tully
2026/032 To adopt the minutes of the previous meetings held on 11 February 2026 – attached
2026/033 Report from Finance meeting held on 26 February 2026 – mins attached
033.1 Approve and Adopt IT policy – attached
033.2 Appoint Data Protection Officer
033.3 Approve and Adopt Data Protection policy – attached
033.4 Security of data – approve the purchase an encrypted external hard drive
033.5 Approve and Adopt a Publication document – attached
033.6 Note and annual Control record
033.7 Approve the revalidation of Parish Council Assets by a suitably qualified company
2026/034 Finance
034.1 Bank Reconciliation – attached
034.2 Payments for consideration including the following:
23.2.26 – E-On monthly electricity charge for February – £72.96 DD
26.2.26 –Welsh Water – £58.64 DD
28.2.26- N Carless – monthly salary – £209.25
28.2.26– HMRC monthly – in respect of clerk’s salary – £139.20
25.2.26 – Eyelid Productions Ltd – website maintenance – £100
2026/035 Planning
035.1 Decisions made since last meeting
035.2 Plans for consideration
2026/036 Correspondence
036.1 correspondences for reference – attached
036.2 correspondences for consideration
Letter from resident of Broadfield Close, Bishops Frome
Lengthsman, Drainage and PROW Grant Schemes – 2026/27
2026/037 Frome Hill Report
037.1 Report of Frome Hill Field management committee meeting – 17.2.26 – attached
037.2 Consider and approve expenditure of moving fence and putting hard core in pedestrian gateways
037.3 Update on ditching work at Five Bridges
2026/038 Bishops Frome Report
038.1 Update on future of shop at Bishops Frome
038.2 Consider installation of broadband cabling across Parish Council land at Village Centre
2026/039 Tree Warden Report
039.1 Receive report on donations given towards tree plating
2026/040 Date of next meeting
Date of next meeting – 14 April 2026
(Any other business will be included on the next meeting’s agenda unless very urgent and important. The Clerk must be given notice at least four clear days before the meeting)
Members of the Public and the Press are welcome to attend.