Winstred Hundred PC Minutes 12th May 2026

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

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 May 2026 at 7.30pm

Present: Cllrs Phil Gladwin, Robert Davidson, James Faulkner, Jinny Gale (chair), Wendy Ritherdon, Clare Lauwerys, John Abbott, Roger Pittock

Apologies for absence: Cllr Netty Knill Jones, City Cllrs Kevin Bentley, Andrew Ellis

The Annual Parish Assembly

All were welcomed but with no public or organisation representatives in attendance no-one spoke at this time.

Annual Council Meeting (AGM)

With no other nominations Jinny was elected as chairman and following a ballot Clare was elected as vice chairman, the clerk was elected to continue as RFO (Responsible Financial Officer), huge thanks to Liz Davidson who stepped down and James Faulkner was welcomed as the new parish councillor for Peldon. The Declaration of Acceptance of Office forms were completed and signed by all plus the Register of Interest form where appropriate.  

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Winstred Hundred Agenda – 14th April 2026

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon Great Wigborough Little Wigborough Salcott Virley

A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at St Stephens Church, Great Wigborough on Tuesday 14th April 2026 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.

Apologies for absence
To confirm the minutes of March 2026 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.

  • Any matters that need attention?
  • Quotation for benches on Moss Hay for discussion if received
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Winstred Hundred PC Minutes 10th March 2026

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 10th March 2026 at 7.30pm

Present: Cllrs Netty Knill Jones, Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale (chair), Clare Lauwerys, Wendy Ritherdon, Roger Pittock, John Abbott, City Cllr Martin Parsons, County Councillor Kevin Bentley and one member of the public

Apologies for absence: Cllrs Robert Davidson, Liz Davidson, City Councillor Andrew Ellis

With the correction of the word ‘padel’ the minutes of February 2026 meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman

County Councillor Report: Owning to so much rain (43 days non-stop) pot holes have appeared everywhere and were unable to be addressed but now the repair teams are out in full and, with added resources, progress will gradually be made. People are encouraged to report bad pot holes they encounter on the ECC Highways website.

An announcement from the government is scheduled for March 17th to 26th to inform of the unitary divisions with regard to the Local Government Reform.

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Winstred Hundred Agenda – 10th March 2026

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall Meeting Room on Tuesday 10th March 2026 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.

Apologies for absence
To confirm the minutes of February 2026 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.

  • Any matters that need attention?
  • Benches on Moss Hay for further discussion

2.     CCC Draft Local Plan

  • To discuss our response for any planning applications that may be submitted.
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Winstred Hundred PC Minutes 10th February 2026

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

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 10th February 2026 at 7.30pm

Present: Cllrs Phil Gladwin, Robert Davdison, Roger Pittock, Clare Lauwerys, Wendy Ritherdon, Jinny Gale (chair)

Apologies for absence: Cllrs John Abbott, Netty Knill Jones, Liz Davdison, County Cllr Kevin Bentley, City Cllr Andrew Ellis

The minutes of January 2026 meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman

City Councillor Report: The hedge cutting on St Ives Road has now been fully investigated by Enforcement with all appropriate relevant bodies and has been found to be not illegal.  It is hoped for any planning application for the site to include replanting of hedgerow.

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Winstred Hundred PC Minutes – 10th June 2025

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

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 June 2025 at 7.30pm

Present: Cllrs John Abbott, Clare Lauwerys, Jinny Gale (chair), Phil Gladwin, Roger Pittock, Netty Knill Jones, City Cllr Martin Parsons

Apologies for absence: Cllrs Catherine Sprott, Liz Davidson, Robert Davidson, City Cllr Andrew Ellis, County Cllr Kevin Bentley

The minutes of May 2025 meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman

City Councillor Report: Andrew has been appointed Vice Mayor for the year and we send our congratulations to him.

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Winstred Hundred Agenda – 10th June 2025

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

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.

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Winstred Hundred PC Minutes – 12th November 2024

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 12th November 2024 at 7.30pm

Present: Phil Gladwin, Jinny Gale (chair), Claire Lauwerys, Roger Pittock, City Cllrs Andrew Ellis, Martin Parsons and one member of the public

Apologies for absence: Robert Davidson, Liz Davidson, Netty Knill Jones, Catherine Sprott, County Cllr Kevin Bentley

The minutes of October 2024 meeting were confirmed and agreed by all and signed by the chairman

City Councillors Report: CCC are still discussing details of the new wheelie bin scheme scheduled to start in 2026; bigger bins for those that require them and bigger wheels for long gravelly drives are just two things that may affect us here.

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PC Minutes 9th July 2024

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 July 2024 at 7.30pm

Present: Roger Pittock, Clare Lauwerys, Jinny Gale (chair), Netty Knill Jones, Liz Davidson, Rober Davidson, City Cllr Andrew Ellis

Apologies for absence: Catherine Sprott, Phil Gladwin, City Cllr Martin Parsons, County and City Cllr Kevin Bentley

The minutes of June 2024 meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman

City Councillor Report: Enforcement matters are being addressed. Locality and S106 funds are available for suitable projects. Matters from the public comments below will be looked into.

Public-Have Your Say: A Salcott resident has complained about the buses that travel past Salcott crossroads and into Colchester being cancelled and with no warning as this resident does not have internet access. A parish councillor has offered to help with notification from the internet when possible.

There had also been a complaint about very smelly and smoky bonfires. Therefore, we request that residents who have bonfires show consideration to their neighbours.

Declarations of Interest: None

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Winstred Hundred Agenda – 9th July 2024

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall meeting room on Tuesday 9th July 2024 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.

Apologies for absence
To confirm the minutes of June 2024 meeting
County and City Councillor Reports
Public-Have Your Say
Declarations of Interest

Items for Discussion

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