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 13 May 2025 to be held at Bishops Frome Village Centre.
Annual Meeting of the Parish Council
25/1 Election of Chairman
25/2 Election of Vice Chairman
25/3 To receive apologies for absence
25/4 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
25/5 Suspend standing orders to allow members of the public to speak
25/6 Appointment of members to committees, working groups and outside bodies
6.1 Sports committee
6.2 Fromes Hill Field committee
6.3 Finance committee
25/7 Review of other appointments: Tree Warden, Footpaths Officer
25/8 Review Budget Out Turn and Adopt Accounts 2024/2025
25/9 Annual Governance Statement 2024/2025
25/10 Annual Accounting Statement 2024/2025
25/11 To review and Adopt the following documents and policies
11.1 Asset Register as of 31.3.25
11.2 Asset Policy
11.3 Complaints procedure
11.4 Grants Awarding Policy
11.5 Risk schedule
11.6 Financial regulations
May Business Parish Council Meeting
2025/054 To adopt the minutes of the previous meeting held on 8 April
2025/055 Finance
055.1 note the following receipts
15.4.25 First instalment of precept – £1300
April 2025 – donations to VE Day celebrations – £1250
22.4.25 – Fromes Hill Field rental – £150
055.2 payments made in between meetings
24.2.25 Arthur Gallagher – event insurance -£190.00
24.4.25 A Plush Flush – toilets for VE Day Celebrations – £405.00
14.4.25 Mrs J Eley – community garden – £97.45
11.4.25 Active Security – rear door on Sports Pavilion – £2928
055.3 payments for consideration
1.5.25 Public Works Loan – £1904.47 DD
6.5.25 – Chris Pinches Accountancy – £75.00
30.4.25- N Carless – monthly salary – £270.22
30.4.25 – HMRC monthly – in respect of clerk’s salary – £67.40
30.4.2 – B.C Partridge – fuel for mower
28.4.25 – Hugh Davies – tree work – £1950.00
E-On DD
055.4 Consider recommendations from internal auditor and put actions in place
055.5 Request from Fromes Hill Village Hall trust – fuel for mowing in between trees in Fromes Hill field – approx. cost £75
2025/56 Planning
056.1 Decisions made since last meeting
056.2 Plans for consideration
P250366 – Grove Wall, Snails Bank, Bishops Frome WR6 5AX – proposed installation of 21 solar panels, each 1.8 x1m in an adjacent field.
2025/057 Correspondence
057.1 correspondences for reference
057.2 correspondences for consideration
2025/058 Feedback on 80th Anniversary VE Day celebrations – Cllr J Pudge
2025/059 Fromes Hill report
059.1 Note delivery of Grit bins
059.2 Report from Fromes Hill Field Management committee
2025/060 Bishops Frome Report
060.1 Report on meeting held to discuss Bins with Balfour Beatty
2025/061 Tree Warden’s report – Cllr R Jones
2025/062 Confirm date of next meeting- 10 June 2025
(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.