Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Salcott Village Hall on Tuesday 10th June 2025 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.
Apologies for absence To confirm the minutes of May 2025 meeting County and City Councillor Reports Public-Have Your Say Declarations of Interest
Items for Discussion
1. Playgrounds and Playing Fields
Reports on both playgrounds and fields and to note rubber chippings for Salcott playground have been ordered and will be delivered shortly, for compliance with the Annual Inspection Report. To note the decision taken at the last meeting for grass to be collected at Salcott when the contractor decides it’s necessary.
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall meeting room on Tuesday 13th May 2025 at 7.30pm.
Present: Cllrs Clare Lauwerys, John Abbott, Netty Knill Jones, Roger Pittock, Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale (chair), City Cllr Carl Powling.
Apologies for absence: Cllrs Catherine Sprott, Robert Davidson, Liz Davidson, City Cllr Martin Parsons, Andrew Ellis, County Cllr Kevin Bentley
The Annual Parish Assembly
Everyone was welcomed to the meeting and no-one spoke at this time
Annual Council Meeting (AGM)
Names put forward for chairman were considered and following a ballot Jinny Gale was duly elected as chairman for this next year. With only one name put forward for vice chairman Catherine Sprott was elected in her absence. The clerk was proposed, seconded and all agreed to continue asFinancial and Responsible Officer, all necessary forms and declarations were completed and signed.
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Salcott Village Hall on Tuesday 10th September 2024 at 7.30pm
Present: Netty Knill Jones, Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale (chair), Robert Davidson, Liz Davidson, Roger Pittock, City Cllr Martin Parsons
Apologies for absence: Catherine Sprott, Clare Lauwerys, Cllr Kevin Bentley
The minutes of July 2024 meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
City Councillor Report: Following the consultation, it would appear inevitable that we will all be getting wheelie bins for our rubbish and recycling in due course. A black one for the black bag rubbish, another brown one for all the recycling items, plastic bottles, paper, card and tins and the glass still in the green boxes.
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Salcott Village Hall on Tuesday 10th September 2024 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.
Apologies for absence To confirm the minutes of July 2024 meeting County and City Councillor Reports Public-Have Your Say Declarations of Interest
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Salcott Village Hall on Tuesday 13th February 2024 at 7.30pm
Present: Netty Knill Jones, Catherine Sprott, Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale (chair), Clare Lauwerys, Robert Davidson
Apologies for absence: Roger Pittock, Liz Davidson, Kevin Bentley, Andrew Ellis
The minutes of the January 2024 meeting were confirmed and agreed by all and signed by the chairman.
City Councillor Report: CCC budget meeting is at the end of the month and an increase of 3% to the council tax is expected. Colchester Trees for Years programme has returned and all residents can have up to 4 per household and pick them up from Tiptree Leisure World on 17th Feb, Colchester Sports Park on 26th Feb, Colchester Leisure World on 29th Feb and Marks Tey Village Hall on 1st March. The new CCC Local Plan is being collated which, when completed, will last up to 2041, consultations and a call for development sites will follow in due course.
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at St Stephen’s Church, Great Wigborough on Tuesday 12th December 2023 at 7.30pm.
Present: Phil Gladwin, Roger Pittock, Clare Lauwerys, Jinny Gale (chair), Liz Davidson, Robert Davidson
Apologies for absence: Catherine Sprott, Netty Knill Jones, Kevin Bentley, Andrew Ellis
The minutes of the November 2023 meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
City Councillor Report: The last free collection of garden waste is next week and then will be collected in January under the new paying scheme with resident purchased bins, see Colchester City Council website for more details.
All Colchester council staff are to receive a salary rise adding further financial pressure.
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at St Stephen’s Church, Great Wigborough on Tuesday 12th December 2023 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.
Apologies for absence: To confirm minutes of the November 2023 meeting: County and City Councillor Reports: Public-Have Your Say: Declarations of Interest:
Items for Discussion
1. Playgrounds and Playing Fields
Reports on both play areas and fields and hedges
Decision required: Any matters that need attention?
2. Moss Hay Footpath
Concerns for side growth and ground surface to discuss
3. Affordable Housing Survey
To note, documentation will be distributed in January
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Salcott Village Hall on Tuesday 14th November 2023 at 7.30pm
Present: Clare Lauwerys, Roger Pittock, Netty Knill Jones, Catherine Sprott, Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale (chair), Kevin Bentley
Apologies for absence: Robert Davidson, Liz Davidson, Andrew Ellis
The minutes of the October 2023 meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman
County Councillor Report: Work has been taking place on Devolution Level 2 which takes care of all adult skills training including a new aviation college, green technology and catering. A Transportation Plan for all of Essex is being delivered and ECC will be in charge of the bus companies. There is an increase in need of children’s services with individual children for immediate safe placement increasing each year.
Public-Have Your Say: Request for a hedge trim in Peldon that will be addressed soon.
Declarations of Interest: None
Playgrounds and Playing Fields are both in good order and all minor faults from the Annual Report have been addressed at both sites and thanks were expressed to Rob, also to Jack Newman for adjusting the zip wire at Peldon for us again. Funding will be requested from grants or budgets for two picnic tables for Salcott meadow. The front hedge at Salcott meadow will be addressed in due course.
Affordable Housing Survey will be delivered to all properties in the villages during the second week in January 2024 with a reply/return date later on in February to RCCE (Rural Community Council of Essex). It is hoped for as many as possible to return this so that a reasonably accurate picture of our needs for lower cost housing is shown. Following delivery by the parish council, it has no further involvement until the resulting analysis and figures have been complied by RCCE.
Insurance – all agreed to accept the quotation from Ansvar at £762.99.
Mill Lane Bus Shelter – all agreed to accept the quotation from Men’s Shed for a new shelter for the insurance company to proceed further with our claim
CCC Designated Rural Areas – consultation was discussed and it was considered that no action was required by us at this stage.
Planning Jungle – it was agreed that we should not to subscribe to this as we do not have huge numbers of complicated planning applications to consider and it should be that we can acquire all the knowledge necessary for us to comment from CCC website.
Clerk’s salary – having received Local Government Services Pay Agreement it was proposed, seconded and agreed by all to increase the clerk’s salary to £600 per month back dated to April 2023.
Actions and Reminder List – updated
Planning Applications:
232381
Proposal: Erection of one single-storey wheelchair accessible holiday barn and ancillary outbuilding on land east of Whitehouse Hill, Salcott
222407 Appeal Lodged:
Proposal: reuse of redundant barn as single dwelling house, resubmission 212513 at Lovedowns Lodge, Barnhall Road, Salcott
Planning Decisions:
231105
Proposal: Retrospective application for change of use of farm yard for sales of fencing and timber supplies at Fourways Farm, Barnhall Road, Salcott – Refuse
231582
Proposal: Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of a rear single storey link extension and conversion of existing outbuilding to provide additional living accommodation at Glebelands, The Street, Salcott – Approve conditional
232134
Proposal: Garage conversion at Chubbins, Church Road, Peldon – Approve conditional
Finances: scheduled November payments:
R S Pullen – clerk’s salary – November
£550.00
Tree & Lawn Co. – Salcott grass cut
£126.00
Peldon & Wigs Community Hall – meeting room hire
£22.00
Anglia Inspection Services Ltd. – annual playgrounds inspections
£280.00
CAS Ltd. – Insurance
£762.99
Clerk’s expenses – Petrol, ink, paper, repair parts
£249.33
The next meeting will be on Tuesday 12th December 2023 at 7.30pm at St Stephen’s Church, Great Wigborough
Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley
A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Salcott Village Hall on Tuesday 14th November 2023 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.
Apologies for absence: To confirm minutes of the October 2023 meeting: County and City Councillor Reports: Public-Have Your Say: Declarations of Interest:
Items for Discussion
1. Playgrounds and Playing Fields
Reports on both play areas and fields and hedges
Annual Inspection Report and subsequent items to be addressed
Discuss ideas for Locality spend
Decision required: Any matters that need immediate attention?
2. Affordable Housing Survey – timetable of events
