BISHOP’S FROME PARISH COUNCIL
Councillors are summoned to the Annual meeting of Bishops Frome and Fromes Hill Parish Council, followed by a short business meeting to be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 12 May 2026 to be held at Bishops Frome Village Centre.
Annual Meeting of the Parish Council
26/1 Election of Chairman
26/2 Election of Vice Chairman
26/3 To receive apologies for absence
26/4 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
26/5 Suspend standing orders to allow members of the public to speak
26/6 Appointment of members to committees, working groups and outside bodies
6.1 Sports committee
6.2 Fromes Hill Field committee
6.3 Finance committee
26/7 Review of other appointments: Tree Warden, Footpaths Officer
26/8 Review Budget Out Turn, confirm budget for 26/27 and Adopt Accounts 2025/2026
26/9 Annual Governance Statement 2025/2026
26/10 Annual Accounting Statement 2025/2026
26/11 To Adopt the following documents and policies
11.1 Fixed Asset Register
11.2 Asset Policy
11.3 Complaints procedure
11.4 Grants Awarding Policy
11.5 Risk schedule
11.6 Financial regulations
11.7 Control Record
11.8 IT Policy
11.9 Data Protection Policy
11.10 Model Publication Guide
May Business Parish Council Meeting
2026/055 To adopt the minutes of the previous meeting held on 14 April 2026
2026/056 Finance
056.1 note the following receipts
17.4.26 First instalment of precept – £1300
056.2 payments for consideration
28.4.26 – Chris Pinches Accountancy – £75.00
30.4.26- N Carless – monthly salary – £278.85
30.4.26 – HMRC monthly – in respect of clerk’s salary – £69.60
27.4.26 – N Carless – stamps – £9.00
30.4.2 – B.C Partridge – fuel for mower – £23.40
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056.3 Note the minutes of Finance Committee meeting
056.4 Consider recommendations from internal auditor and put actions in place
2026/57 Planning
057.1 Decisions made since last meeting
057.2 Plans for consideration
2026/058 Correspondence
058.1 correspondences for reference
058.2 correspondences for consideration
2026/059 Fromes Hill report
2026/060 Bishops Frome Report
060.1 Report on progress of drainage grant
060.2 Report on Pump track maintenance
2026/061 Tree Warden’s report – Cllr R Jones
2026/062 Confirm date of next meeting- 9 June 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.
Clerk Mrs Nicola Carless, Magstones, Westmere, Hanley Swan, Worcs, WR8 0DG. – clerk@bishopsfromeparishcouncil.gov.uk