{"id":64577,"date":"2025-12-23T23:14:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T23:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/?p=64577"},"modified":"2025-12-23T23:14:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T23:14:56","slug":"parish-council-agenda-5-jan-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloxham.info\/broadsheet\/parish-council-agenda-5-jan-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Parish Council Agenda &#8211; 5 Jan 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A meeting of the Parish Council will be held on <b>Monday 5 January 2026 at 7.00pm <\/b>in the small meeting room at Jubilee\u00a0 Hall, Barley Close, Bloxham to consider the business set out in the Agenda below.<\/p>\n<p><b>A G E N D A\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b>Welcome\/Recording of Meetings <\/b>\u2013 To welcome Councillors and the public to the meeting and advise\u00a0 on the procedure for the recording of meetings.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>7:00pm \u2013 7:05pm\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><b>Apologies for absence <\/b>&#8211; To receive any apologies for absence from the meeting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><i>Members who cannot attend a meeting shall tender their apologies to the Parish Clerk prior to the\u00a0 meeting as, under Section 85(1) of the Local Government Act 1972, the members present must decide\u00a0 whether the reason(s) for a member&#8217;s absence shall be accepted.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>7:05pm \u2013 7:10pm\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><b>Declarations of Interest\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><i>(a) To receive Declarations of Interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda, in accordance\u00a0 with the provisions of the Localism Act 2011 in respect of members and in accordance with the\u00a0 provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 in respect of officers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>(b) To consider any Dispensation Requests received by the Parish Clerk and not previously considered.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Advice on declarations of interest should be sought from the Clerk prior to the meeting, as advice <\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>cannot be given to Councillors at Parish Council meetings.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>7:10pm \u2013 7:15pm\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><b>Minutes <\/b>&#8211; To confirm the minutes of the meetings held on 1 December 2025. <b>(Attached) 7:15pm \u2013 7:20pm\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Matters Arising <\/b>&#8211; To discuss any issues arising from the minutes of 1 December 2025.\u00a0 <b>7:20pm \u2013 7:25pm<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Chairman\u2019s Announcements\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><b>7:25pm \u2013 7:30pm\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><b>Open Forum <\/b>&#8211; Residents of the village are invited to raise any items which concern the Parish.\u00a0 <b>7:30pm \u2013 7:40pm\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Reports from County and District Councillors <\/b>&#8211; To receive reports from the Bloxham County\u00a0 Councillor and District Councillors.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>7:40pm \u2013 7:50pm\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li><b>Village Matters\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li>i) Flooding Working Group \u2013 To receive a report on the work of the Flooding Working Group.<\/li>\n<li>ii) Traffic Calming Working Group \u2013 To receive a report on the work of the Traffic Calming Working\u00a0 Group.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>iii) David Tyrrell Recreation Ground \u2013 To receive an update on the recruitment of new Trustees for the\u00a0 Recreation Ground.<\/p>\n<p><b>7:50pm \u2013 8:10pm\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li><b>Planning\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li>i) Planning Applications \u2013 To note the planning applications considered by the Parish Council since\u00a0 the last meeting. <b>(Attached)\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li>ii) Results of Planning Applications \u2013 To note decisions made by Cherwelll District Council since the\u00a0 last meeting of the Parish Council. <b>(Attached)\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>iii) Bloxham Neighbourhood Development Plan \u2013 To receive an update on the Draft Modified Bloxham\u00a0 Neighbourhood Plan. Cherwell District Council\u2019s Regulation 16 consultation period ends on 1\u00a0 February 2026.<\/p>\n<p><b>8:10pm \u2013 8:20pm\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol start=\"11\">\n<li><b>Parish Council Matters\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li>i) Vacancies \u2013 To consider any applications for co-option onto the Parish Council.<\/li>\n<li>ii) Parish Council Elections \u2013 To note that Parish Council elections are being held on Thursday 7 May\u00a0 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>iii) Drop-In and Chat \u2013 To note the issues raised at the last session and that the next session is being\u00a0 held on Saturday 10 January 2026.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>iv) IT Policy \u2013 To consider adopting a new IT Policy. <b>(To follow)\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li>v) Parish Council Web Site \u2013 To note the work to update the Parish Council web site. <b>8:20pm \u2013 8:35pm\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Financial Matters\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li>i) Financial Matters<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>To approve the accounts for payment; and<\/li>\n<li>To note the income received since the last meeting, the uncashed receipts &amp; payments and\u00a0 the bank reconciliation. <b>(Reports to follow)\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>II\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2026\">\n<li>ii) Budget Monitoring \u2013 To note the budget monitoring report for 2025\/2026. <b>(Report to follow)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>iii) General, Ring-Fenced and Ear-Marked Reserves 2025\/2026 \u2013 To note and approve the Parish\u00a0 Council\u2019s Reserves. <b>(Report to follow)\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>iv) Parish Council Grants and Community Donations Policy \u2013 To discuss the Parish Council\u2019s current\u00a0 policy for awarding grants and community donations.<\/li>\n<li>v) Internal Audit 2025\/2026 \u2013 To consider the interim internal audit report for 2025\/2026. <b>(To follow)\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li>vi) Pension Policy \u2013 To complete a review of the Parish Council\u2019s Pension Policy. <b>(To follow) 8:35pm \u2013 8:50pm\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Correspondence <\/b>\u2013 Items of correspondence will be circulated to members. <b>8:50pm \u2013 8:55pm\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Public and Press <\/b>\u2013 To consider passing a resolution in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admission to\u00a0 Meetings) Act 1960, that the public and press be excluded from the meeting for items numbered 15 &amp; 16 on the grounds that it could involve the likely disclosure of private and confidential information.\u00a0 <b>8:55pm\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Quote for Lights at St Mary\u2019s Church <\/b>\u2013 To consider a quote for works to the lights at St Mary\u2019s Church.\u00a0 <b>(To follow)\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>8:55pm \u2013 9:00pm\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol start=\"16\">\n<li><b>Quote for Grass Cutting <\/b>&#8211; To consider a quote for grass cutting at the David Tyrrell Recreation Ground.\u00a0 <b>(To follow)\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>9:00pm \u2013 9:05pm\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol start=\"17\">\n<li><b>Meeting Dates <\/b>\u2013 Future meeting dates for Bloxham Parish Council are stated below. They will\u00a0 commence at 7.00pm at Jubilee Hall, Barley Close, Bloxham. Please check the agenda for clarification\u00a0 the week before the meeting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday 2 February 2026<\/li>\n<li>Monday 2 March 2026<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday 22 April 2026 (Bloxham Annual Parish Meeting)<\/li>\n<li>Monday 13 April 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>9:05pm\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol start=\"18\">\n<li><b>Items for the Future Agendas\/Items of Information\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Purchase of devices to monitor pollution levels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>9:05pm\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Parish Council \u2018Drop-in and Chat\u2019 Sessions are usually held on second Saturday of the month, at the Ex Serviceman\u2019s Hall from 10.30am to 11.30am.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Residents are invited along to meet their Parish Councillors and discuss any items affecting the village. 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