WEDMORE PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES of the meeting of WEDMORE PARISH COUNCIL held at Theale Village Hall, on
Wednesday 18TH August 2021 at 7.30 p.m.
Present: Councillors:, Mr D Kirley (Vice – Chair), Mr D Cox, Mrs G Cousins, Mrs B James-Lloyd,
Mr A Landers, Mrs E Mulliner, Mr A Smith, Mr P Tinney, Mrs S Worrall,
In Attendance: Mr. R Pring (Clerk), Mr D Hughes, Mr & Mrs Bodley, Mr A Ager, Ms K Bishop,
Mr B Woodruff.,
21.08.1. TO RECEIVE ANY APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE – Cllrs I Beacom, J Candy, P Costello, J Farley,
J Newton, S. Thorogood, D Huxtable (SCC)
21.08.2. TO RECEIVE REPORTS FROM COUNTY AND DISTRICT COUNCILLORS – Nil
21.08.3. TO RECORD ANY DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST – Nil.
21.08.4. MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 21ST JULY 2021 – Clr Smith noted that an amendment to item
2 in the minutes needed clarification and had offered a form of words which was acceptable to
all. RESOLVED: that the Chairman be authorised to sign the minutes as a correct record
of the previous meeting with the agreed amendment.
21.08.5. MATTERS ARISING – Nil
21.08.6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION – Nil.
21.08.7. FINANCIAL MATTERS
a) Audit of accounts – 25th June 2021 – 22nd July 2021 – Cllr Beecom and Cllr Mulliner
reported that all was in order.
b) Accounts for Payment – as per the following list
Payment Payee Details Amount
BACS M Isgar Repair notice boards at Blackford £159.00
DD Mainstream Phone calls £0.40
BACS EDF Energy Electricity at Council Rooms £60.33
BACS EDF Energy Electricity at Car Park £87.43
BACS W Jackson Grass cutting, hedge and cemetery work £1545.00
BACS Mrs R Stevens Clean Council Rooms £25.00
BACS R Pring Clerk’s expenses £39.45
BACS D Summers-Cook Clean & lock toilets and consumables £286.50
BACS Water2Business Water rates Council Rooms £50.71
BACS Sedgemoor DC Bin emptying and litter picking £487.66
BACS Green Wedmore Grant for wildlife project £533.00
BACS Mr T Hoole Contribution to ground works side of Council Rooms £135.00
BACS SALC Training course £30.00
BACS Water2Business Water rates public toilets £190.30
DD Sedgemoor DC Clerk’s salary £1756.79
BACS EDF Energy Electricity at toilets £9.12
BACS Water2Business Water rates at cemetery £20.49
BACS Theale Village Hall Donation in memory of Ex Cllr E Badman £30.00
BACS Clarity Copiers Photocopy charges £7.80
BACS SALC Training Course £30.00
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CARD Spanglefish Website annual subscription £29.95
BACS SALC Training Courses £150.00
21.08.08 TO CONSIDER A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO GRANT GUIDANCE AND APPLICATION FORMS –
Cllr Smith had circulated a form of words to amend the grants policy and procedures and
proposed that it be accepted. This was seconded by Cllr Worrall and agreed. ACTION – AS
21.08.09 TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON HALL IMPROVEMENTS AT THEALE – The Chairman of Theale
Village Hall Committee, Mr David Hughes addressed the Council and said that the hall was
vital to the life blood of Theale residents. It was church owned so didn’t qualify for the various
grants being offered by the Government during the pandemic. The hall lease was under
negotiation and the hall had severe water damage due to flooding which would need the
removal of the floor and installing heating to rectify the issues. The committee were applying
for CIL funding towards the £35k restoration project and would appreciate any support the
Council could give.
21.08.10 TO CONSIDER CORRESPONDENCE FROM RESIDENTS IN RELATION TO THE
PANBOROUGH INN – Clr Worrall as Chair of the PC Planning Committee reported that the
committee had originally objected to the change of use but was over-ruled by the Planning
Authority (Sedgemoor DC). She noted the result of the judicial review but felt that until
Sedgemoor DC came back with a renewed application there was nothing further to comment
on.
21.08.10 TO CONSIDER CO-OPTING A NEW MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL – The Clerk had previously
submitted an application for co-option by Andy Reeson of Latcham. Proposed by Cllr Landers and
seconded by Cllr Cox that Mr Reeson be co-opted. This was agreed by the members. – ACTION
Clerk
21.08.11 ISSUES AND QUESIONS RAISED BY COUNCILLORS – Cllr. Worrall said that a meeting to
discuss “Wedmore by Lamplight” was to be held on 15th September. She felt that in the
current circumstances it was important for the event to take place. Cllr Kirley, Cousins and
Cox offered to attend the meeting. Cllr Kirley had been in conversation with the chair of
“Green Wedmore” in order to form a closer relationship. A meeting was due to be held in
September and it was hoped 2 Councillors would be part of the liason process, He had also
been in contact with the local police to further the “Speed Watch” project within the village.
Cllr Smith updated members on the Speed Indicator Device project. Cllr James-Lloyd said
that parents who had seen the cycling signs in Blackford were keen to purchase them. The
Clerk updated members on the situation with the public toilets at Wedmore Playing Fields. Cllr
Mulliner offered to speak with Wedmore First School to find out if thei cleaner would be willing
to help clean the toilets.. Cllr Smith updated members on the position with the proposed new
medical centre in Wedmore. Pre-planning advice was being sought.
21.08.12 CORRESPONDENCE
Item From Whom Subject
ALL CIRCULATED
21.08.13 COMMITTEE REPORTS
• Cemetery – Hedge cutting required but in hand
• Facilities Allotments, Footpaths & Green Issues – Blockage in one of the ladies cubicles at public
toilets. Possible collapsed pipe. Drain specialist coming next week.
• Finance & General Purposes – Nil
• Housing – Nil.
• Highways – Meeting 29th September.
• Planning – Meeting 8th September
• Human Resources – Meeting after summer holidays
REPORTS FROM REPRESENTATIVES ON COMMITTEES
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• IOW News – Residents of Theale thanked for their help with distribution. £15
donation to “Theale Link” magazine
• Play Areas – Meeting September
• SALC – Nil
• Wedmore Playing Fields Management – Nil.
• Village Halls – Blackford AGM last night. All offices filled and bookings good.
Wedmore had a comedy event last week which was well supported.
• Twinning – Nil
• Green Wedmore – Current chair stepping down at AGM end of September. The
cook book was selling well and the Green Group were seeking grants to upgrade
affordable houses.
21.08.14 MATTERS OF REPORT AND ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING –
(a). Chairman – Nil
(b) Clerk – Nil.
(c) Members – Nil
There being no further business the meeting was declared closed at 8.17 pm
