Extraordinary Meeting January 2026
CLAXBY PARISH COUNCIL
Draft Minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Parish Council held in the Village Hall on Friday 9th January 2026 at 7.30 p.m.
Present: Cllrs D Lofthouse, J Pilbrow, B Hunter, R deSmit, I Cumber
1. Apologies for Absence – Cllr J Lofthouse (personal reasons)
2. Assertion 10 –
- In light of the new rules, changes to the Electronic Communications and Social Media policy were made and approved. Action: Clerk to post on website.
- In order to comply with new regulations relating to AGAR, gov.uk email addresses will be used for Parish Council business from now on. General information to parishioners will now be sent from claxby.org.uk
3. Finalise precept claim and sign final claim form:
The precept was set at £7000, and the final claim form was signed by the chair, 2 councillors and the clerk. Action: Clerk to email to WLDC.
4. Quotes for tree work. George Coletti gave us the lower quote. Action: clerk is to contact him to offer him the work.
5. Other business:
Emergency Plan – Cllr D Lofthouse will update the document due to personnel changes.
Approve payment to Lofthouse for purchase of dehumidifier for the village hall: £224.95. Approved unanimously.
The village hall had also proposed the purchase of a couple more tables to accommodate the larger groups such as the recent wakes. Approved unanimously.
Salt to replenish the bins had been ordered.
Cllr D Lofthouse presented the minutes of the recent Village Hall meeting and these can be viewed here.
Meeting closed at 8.10