BISHOP’S FROME PARISH COUNCIL
Councillors are summoned to a meeting to be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 13 January 2026 to be held at Bishops Frome Centre.
Agenda
2026/001 To receive apologies for absence
2026/002 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
2026/003 Suspend standing orders to allow members of the public to speak
2026/004 Report from County Councillor – Rebecca Tully – previously circulated
2026/005 To adopt the minutes of the previous meeting held on 11 November 2025
2026/006 Review of Annual Governance Statements 5-6
006.1 Assertion 5 – We carried out an assessment of the risks facing this authority and took appropriate steps to manager those risks, including the introduction of internal controls and /or external insurance cover where required.
006.2 Assertion 6 – We maintained throughout the year an adequate and effective system of internal audit of the accounting records and control systems.
2026/007 Finance
007.1 Bank Reconciliation – attached
007.2 Payments made in between meetings
14.11.25 – Kingfisher Direct – additional Grit bin – £152.39
30.11.25- N Carless – monthly salary – £254.70
30.11.25 – HMRC monthly – in respect of clerk’s salary – £170.69
21.11.25 – E-On – £51.31 -DD
November 2025 – Welsh Water – £5.75 in credit
007.3 Payments for consideration including the following:
22.12.25 E-On monthly electricity charge for December – £66.45 DD
31.12.25- N Carless – monthly salary – £209.25
31.12.25 – HMRC monthly – in respect of clerk’s salary – £139.20
31.10.25 – BC Partridge – mower fuel – £8.10
17.11.25 – W Pudge – re-imbursement for our purchase of thermostat controller
A Morel – re-imbursement for picture frame – £24.99
Andrew Howells – Fromes Hill Field hedge cutting
007.4 S106 monies update
Education – £19,842
Recycling and Waste – £1,075
Transport – £32,837
Open Space – £2,953
007.5 Update on amending Bank Mandate with Nat West
2026/008 Planning
008.1 Decisions made since last meeting
008.2 Plans for consideration
2026/009 Correspondence
009.1 correspondences for reference
009.2 correspondences for consideration
Electoral Review – recording available on www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/herefordshire
National Planning Policy Framework consultation by 10 march 2026
Visit Herefordshire spotlight on Herefordshire Villages
Pensions Regulator – re-enrolment and re-declaration: your legal duties as an employer
2026/010 Frome Hill Report
010.1 Notification of award of a grant for ditching work in Five Bridges area
010.2 Confirmation that the TRO for Fromes Hill consultation had taken place
2026/011 Bishops Frome Report
011.1 Advertising Boards around Football ground
011.2 Update on SID installations within Parish
2026/012 Tree Warden Report
2026/013 Date of next meeting
Date of next meeting – 10 February 2026