WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

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 9th January 2024 at 7.30pm

Present: Robert Davidson, LizDavidson, Roger Pittock, Cathrine Sprott, Clare Lauwerys, Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale (chair), Kevin Bentley

Apologies for absence: Netty Knill Jones, Andrew Ellis

The minutes of the December 2023 meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman

County Councillor Report: ECC are proposing to increase the council tax by 4.99%,  (2% of which is for social care). Children’s care is expensive as the price suppliers can charge is unregulated, unlike in adult social care.

The school transport provision is down to national policy and ECC is speaking with the Dept of Education so a fairer method of deciding who is eligible for free school transport can be established.

Highways budget will also be increased to help tackle the poor condition of the roads.