10 February 2026
NOTICE OF A MEETING OF RUSKINGTON PARISH COUNCIL
Dear Sir/Madam,
I hereby give you notice that a meeting of Ruskington Parish Council will be held on Tuesday 10 February 2026 at 7pm at the Winchelsea Centre, 11 High Street North Ruskington, NG34 9DY. Members of the public and press are welcome to the public session commencing at 7pm (lasting no more than 15 minutes) and may ask questions or make short statements to the Committee at this time. Alternatively, questions or statements may be submitted to the Clerk in advance of the meeting: clerk@ruskington-pc.gov.uk
All members of the Parish Council are summoned to attend for the purpose of considering and resolving upon the business to be transacted at the meeting, as set out hereunder.
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Signed: K H Locke Clerk to Ruskington Parish Council |
K H Locke
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Dated: 5 February 2026 |
Agenda
1. To receive and accept apologies where valid reasons for absence have been given to the Parish Clerk prior to the meeting.
2. To receive declarations of interest and to consider applications for dispensations in relation to DPIs. Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests is to be in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and to consider any applications for dispensations in relation to DPIs. The need for Disclosure is to be based upon agenda items or at any suitable time during the Meeting when it becomes apparent to a Member.
3. To approve as a correct record the notes of the meeting of the Council held on Tuesday 13 January 2026.
4. To receive the District and County Councillors’ reports – for information only.
4.1. To raise any highways matters with County Councillor Wright, including an update on a member of public’s response from LCC regarding a Traffic Regulation Order for Fen Road.
5. Financial Matters (Information circulated prior to the meeting.)
5.1. To approve the payments made and consider the invoices for payment received since the meeting held on 13 January 2026.
5.2. To consider /approve the bank reconciliations for January 2026.
5.3. To receive a monthly financial report from the RFO and consider any recommendations.
6. To receive an update on co-option to Council.
7. To receive the Clerk’s report - for information only.
8. To consider the adoption of the two Council owned and maintained defibrillators by SHOCK Sleaford. The defibs are located at the Winchelsea Centre and Ruskington Medical Centre. (Information previously circulated.)
9. To consider an alternative date in May for the Annual Parish Meeting (APM), hosted by the Chairman, as the Methodist Church is not available on Monday 1 June 2026. (The Methodist Church is provisionally booked for Tuesday 26 May 2026.)
9.1. To consider the focus for the APM as being updates on the flood prevention investigations and measures and community emergency planning, if the organisations are able to attend.
10. To consider a verbal request from the Ruskington Area Veteran’s Group to hold their annual Tommy Sleep Out in the Garden of Remembrance overnight on Saturday 28 March 2026, and if approved, to agree any conditions for the use of the Garden.
11. To receive a report and recommendations from the Recreation and Environment (RE) Committee. – Cllr Cox.
11.1. To receive a report from a meeting with the Football Association (FA) on 30 January 2026 regarding funding for a 3G surface for the MUGA. – Cllr Cox.
11.1.a. To consider allocating additional funds from the Flaxwell Fields S106 claim for a 3G surface to cover any shortfall in funding from the FA.
11.2. To consider the recommendation of the Committee for the current grass cutting contractor to continue cutting the grass at Parkfield playing fields for the FY 2026-2027 until the lease agreement for the Lions JFC is in place, and they have successful obtained funding for the ground maintenance machinery and equipment.
11.3. To consider the recommended ten-year lease agreement for the Lions JFC to undertake the grass cutting at Parkfield playing fields, following review and revision.
11.4. To receive the outcome of a public consultation for Hillside play area and consider the recommendations of the RE Committee.
12. To receive a report from the Events Committee - Cllr Harrison.
12.1. To confirm Councillor attendance for the Duck Hunt and Garden Party on (Bank Holiday) Monday 4 May 2026 at the Winchelsea Centre and Community Garden, and support in advance of the event including setting up, clearing away.
13. Councillor attendance at events:
13.1. To consider holding a Councillor’s Surgery and agree the date, time, and the Councillor.
13.2. To consider recommencing the Community Litter Picks and agree the date, time and Councillor to lead the next litter pick.
14. To receive a report from the Estate Management and Planning Committee following its meeting on 20 January 2026.- Cllr Trolley
14.1. To appoint Members to a Pavilion Working Party – Cllr Conway.
15. To consider the planning applications received from NKDC since the last meeting held on 9 December 2025, and ratify any comments made by the Committee. – Cllr Trolley.
a. Planning Application Reference: 26/0021/HOUS
Proposal: Single storey rear extension and conversion of existing garage with wrap
around hipped roof
Location: 28 Cliffe Avenue Ruskington Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 9AU
The Committee had no objections to this application.
b. Planning Application Reference 25/1557/HOUS
Town & Country Planning Act 1990
Planning Application: Notification of Local Councils – Receipt of amended details
Proposal: Conversion and extension of existing detached garage to form annex
ancillary to the existing dwelling
Location: 136 Westcliffe Road Ruskington Sleaford
Amendments for Council’s information only.
The amendments were viewed by the EMP Cttee, but no response was required.
c. Planning Application Reference: 26/0106/FUL
Proposal: Demolition of existing dwelling and garage and proposed replacement dwelling and associated works.
Location: 11 Chapel Street Ruskington Sleaford Lincolnshire NG34 9DX
15.1. To receive notification of planning applications approved by NKDC, if received.
16. Correspondence - for information only. (Circulated to Councillors prior to the meeting).
a. LALC (by email) – Newsletters and January 2026 training bulletin.
b. Clerks and Councils Direct (by post on 8/1/2026) – January 2026 newsletter.
c. Halo Bakes (by email on 12/1/2026) – Request to locate a cake shed at Parkfield. (Considered by the Recreation & Environment Committee on 3/2/2026)
d. LCC Highways (by email on 13/1/2026) -Parish Grass Cutting Agreement for 2026. (Information submitted as requested on 13/1/2026.)
e. Halo Cakes (by email on 13/1/2026) – Cake Shed location
f. Lincolnshire Resilience Forum (by email on 15/1/2026) - Telemetry Installations
g. UDLive (by email on 15/1/2026) - Project Groundwater Greater Lincolnshire (On 22/1/2026, Council members and staff attended an online tutorial about the project and have signed up to receive the data and alerts.)
h. Member of public (by hand with the Hillside survey on 15/1/2026) – Condition of the footpath between the railway bridge and Fen Road.
i. Member of public (16/1/2026) – Fen Road pedestrian safety concerns and comments regarding a Road Traffic Order from LCC (County Cllr Wright aware.) Agenda item, above.
j. Member of Public (by email on 16/1/2026) – Memorial tree, bench, or plaque. (Considered by the Recreation & Environment Committee on 3/2/2026).
k. Local business (by email on 22/1/2026) – Proposed business signage for Council feedback. (Details of the signs not yet provided.)
l. Member of public (by email on 27/1/2026) – Overgrown tree on the junction of Chestnut Street and High Street South. (The tree had been reported to LCC. Ownership of this tree is apparently unknown, but work has been carried out to remove branches hanging over the road. The resident remains concerned about the height of the tree and has also emailed LCC.)
m. LCC Flood Team (by email on 4/2/2026) – Update on the flood reduction investigations, a map to show the extent of the watercourse surveying, and a letter regarding a threshold survey of the parish office.
n. Resident (by email on 5/2/2026) – Request to place a purchased residents’ and visitors’ only parking sign on the communal space to make people aware that there is no unallocated parking anywhere in the cul-de-sac (Sessile Close). (Sign posted to LCC Highways).
17. To receive Members’ Reports – for information only. (Any items raised for decision will appear on the agenda for the next meeting.)
18. To resolve whether to exclude the public and press, in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960, to discuss the staffing matters below. Should this resolution be passed, members of the public and press will be required to leave the meeting. The meeting will end, and a further meeting of the Council will be convened immediately.
19. To receive a report and recommendations on staffing matters from the HR Committee following its meeting on 26 January 2026 and agree any next steps.
20. To consider the quotes for a sand infilled 3G surface for the MUGA, as obtained by Cllr Cox, and agree the contractor to undertake the works.
21. To consider the future Chairman’s position – Cllr Ditch.
End of agenda.