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Table 1: Disclosable Pecuniary Interests
This table sets out the explanation of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests as set out in the
Relevant Authorities (Disclosable Pecuniary Interests) Regulations 2012.
Subject Description
Employment, office, trade, Any employment, office, trade,
profession or vocation profession or vocation carried on for
profit or gain.

Sponsorship Any payment or provision of any other
financial benefit (other than from the
council) made to the councillor during the
previous 12-month period for expenses
incurred by him/her in carrying out
his/her duties as a councillor, or towards
his/her election expenses.
This includes any payment or financial
benefit from a trade union within the
meaning of the Trade Union and Labour
Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.

Contracts Any contract made between the
councillor or his/her spouse or civil
partner or the person with whom the
councillor is living as if they were
spouses/civil partners (or a firm in
which such person is a partner, or an
incorporated body of which such person
is a director* or a body that such person
has a beneficial interest in the securities
of*) and the council
—
(a) under which goods or services are
to be provided or works are to be
executed; and
(b) which has not been fully discharged

Land and Property Any beneficial interest in land which is
within the area of the council.
‘Land’ excludes an easement,
servitude, interest or right in or over
land which does not give the councillor
or his/her spouse or civil partner or the
person with whom the councillor is
living as if they were spouses/ civil
partners (alone or jointly with another) a
right to occupy or to receive income.
Licenses Any licence (alone or jointly with others)
to occupy land in the area of the council
for a month or longer

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Corporate tenancies Any tenancy where (to the councillor’s
knowledge)—
(a) the landlord is the council; and
(b) the tenant is a body that the councillor,
or his/her spouse or civil partner or the
person with whom the councillor is living
as if they were spouses/ civil partners is
a partner of or a director* of or has a
beneficial interest in the securities* of.

Securities Any beneficial interest in securities* of a
body where—
(a) that body (to the councillor’s
knowledge) has a place of
business or land in the area of the
council; and
(b) either—
(i) ) the total nominal value of the
securities* exceeds £25,000 or
one hundredth of the total issued
share capital of that body; or
(ii) If the share capital of that body is of
more than one class, the total nominal
value of the shares of any one class in
which the councillor, or his/ her spouse
or civil partner or the person with whom the
councillor is living as if they were
spouses/civil partners have a beneficial
interest exceeds one hundredth of the total
issued share capital of that class.

* ‘director’ includes a member of the committee of management of an industrial and
provident society.
* ‘securities’ means shares, debentures, debenture stock, loan stock, bonds, units of a collective
investment scheme within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and other
securities of any description, other than money deposited with a building society.
Table 2: Other Registrable Interests
You must register as an Other Registerable Interest :
a) any unpaid directorships
b) any body of which you are a member or are in a position of general control or
management and to which you are nominated or appointed by your authority
c) any body
(i) exercising functions of a public nature
(ii) directed to charitable purposes or
(iii) one of whose principal purposes includes the influence of public opinion or policy
(including any political party or trade union) of which you are a member or in a
position of general control or management

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The Council Office Diamond Jubilee Lodge Wood View Road Hellesdon Norwich NR6 5QB
Tel: 01603 301751 www.hellesdon-pc.gov.uk email: clerk@hellesdon-pc.gov.uk

           Minutes of the Meeting of Hellesdon Parish Council
               held on Tuesday 11th February 2025 at 7pm
            in The Council Chamber, Diamond Jubilee Lodge
     PRESENT:
     Cllr B Johnson (Chairman)                         Cllr D. Britcher
     Cllr G. Britton                                   Cllr L. Douglass
     Cllr I Duckett                                    Cllr R. Forder
     Cllr S. Gurney                                    Cllr M. Hicks
     Cllr S. Holland (from 7.40pm)                     Cllr A. Lock
     Cllr D. Maidstone                                 Cllr M. Maidstone
     Cllr R. Sear                                      Cllr S. Smith

In attendance: Mrs F LeBon (Clerk), three representatives from Cornerstone Developments and
Vello Homes to discuss the Heath Crescent development, and one member of the public.

Welcome by the Chairman – Cllr Johnson welcomed all in attendance.

1. Apologies and Acceptance for Absence
Apologies were received from Cllr N. Barker and Cllr D. Fahy.

2. Declarations of Interest and Dispensations
None declared.

3. To Agree Minutes as a True and Accurate Record of the Full Council Meeting held on 14th
January 2025
The Minutes of the Full Council meeting held on 14th January 2025 had been previously circulated.
It was RESOLVED TO ACCEPT these Minutes as a true and accurate record of the meeting after a
proposal from Cllr Britton and a second from Cllr Douglass.

Cllr Gurney advised that she had requested a policy on Treasury Management.

4. Public Participation
a) To Receive Presentation from Cornerstone Developments on Heath Crescent Pre-Application
The site plan, original indicative layout and revised indicative layout were displayed. After pre-
application discussions there is reduction from 52 houses planned to 40 and an increase in public
open space. All but ten of the dwellings are bungalows and the density is now 18 dwellings per
hectare. The views of the Parish Council are being sought on the revised plan, the LEAP and also
offsite recreational contributions. Upon the advice of the Local Planning Authority, the Wensum
Trust has also been approached with regards to the offsite contribution.

Cllr Sear advised that he was in possession of a petition with 123 signatures objecting to the
development. His biggest concern was the highways access/egress being only on one road and
would prefer to see an access from Prince Andrews Road and an egress onto Fifers Lane.

Approved…………………………………………………

Date…………………………………………………….
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Cllr Gurney queried whether there had been a traffic impact survey. Cornerstone Developments
confirmed that this was in the hands of the traffic management company and the results of which
would form part of the planning consultation process.
Cllr Gurney hoped that bigger gardens could be achieved with the decreased density.
It was queried whether there would be the same level of affordable housing? It was advised that
with the reduced amount of houses, there would have to be less affordable housing to make the
development viable.
Cllr Douglass advised that Broadland Council has a desire for the installation of accessible play
equipment, including equipment for neurodiverse children. Cornerstone Developments will be
guided by the Parish Council. Cllr Douglass will put Cornerstone Developments in touch with the
Youth Advisory Board which will give guidance on the types of equipment for accessibility.
Cllr Britcher raised concerns about the shared driveway serving plots 29, 37 and 36 and the lack of
pathway in this area, which was adjacent to the LEAP and so would likely attract children.
Cllr Gurney queried the safety of the attenuation system in an area of public open space.
Cornerstone Developments confirmed that the area was dual use and was designed to be used in
the event of a 1 in 100 year storm. The height difference would be 300mm and the drainage was
good in this area so there would not be standing water for long.

Clarification was given regarding the difference between formal and informal recreation and the
offsite financial contribution being for formal recreation. Whilst the decision would be up to the
Local Planning Authority, it is likely that the community centre extension project could be classed
as formal recreation.

Cllr Holland Entered the Meeting
Cornerstone Developments and Vello Homes were thanked for their time

b) To Receive Questions from the Public
There was no further public participation.

5. Council Reports
a) To Receive Clerk’s Written Report
This report had been previously circulated.
Cllr Gurney queried whether allotments had been offered to Taverham residents. The Clerk
replied that they had been, subsequent to a decision made in 2023 to offer allotments to non-
residents of Hellesdon to maximise income from the allotment site.
The report was ACCEPTED.
b) To Receive Reports from District and County Councillors
A report from Broadland District Council and Norfolk County Council from Cllr Gurney had been
circulated.
Cllr Johnson, in the role of District Councillor, advised that he had attended one planning
committee meeting.

It was AGREED that Cllr Britcher should be permitted to give a report on the Western Link.
Cllr Britcher reported that neither Natural England nor the Department of Transport would
engage with the Western Link project whilst there was a live planning application, therefore the
withdrawal of the planning application meant that meaningful engagement can be had with these
authorities to mitigate any objections.

Cllr Lock will do a report on the recent Airport Consultive Committee meeting next month

Approved…………………………………………………

Date…………………………………………………….
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c) Verbal Update from Chairman
Cllr Johnson reported that regrettably the Clerk’s resignation had been accepted.
The recent Community Hearts event was a tremendous success. Cllr Smith and the Events
Committee were thanked for their hard work with this event.

6. Financial Matters
a) Bank Reconciliation - 31st January 2025
The bank reconciliation for January 2025 was ACCEPTED after a proposal from Cllr D. Maidstone
and a second from Cllr Britton.
b) Earmarked reserves summary – January 2025
The earmarked reserves summary for January 2025 was AGREED.
c) Approval of Payments – January 2025
The payments for January 2025 were AGREED.
d) Receipts – January 2025
The receipts for January 2025 were AGREED.
e) Detailed Income and Expenditure 1st April 2024 – 31st January 2025
Cllr Holland queried the balance on code 4070 (Professional Fees/ Agency Personnel). The Clerk
advised that this was payment for agency personnel to cover sickness or holiday in the café.
The detailed income and expenditure was ACCEPTED.
f) To Receive Report on Parish Council Investments
A report had been circulation with investment options, detailing information about the fund,
return and liquidity. Cllr Gurney pressed that the Council needed a Treasury Management Policy
and that she would have preferred to see recommendations on the report. It was AGREED to
defer this item. Cllr D. Maidstone will assist the Deputy Clerk in putting this together.

7. Planning Committee
a) To Note the Decisions made by the Planning Committee on 14th and 28th January 2025
The minutes and decisions arising from the Planning Committee meeting held on 14th and 28th
January 2025 had been circulated. It was AGREED to note the minutes and the decisions made.
b) Heath Crescent Development
i) To Consider Response to Cornerstone Developments on Updated Heath Crescent Plan
ii) To Provide Feedback on LEAP Equipment
iii) To Consider Possible Locations for an Off-Site Financial Contribution Towards Formal
Recreation Provision
Feedback had been provided under item 4a.
Cllr Sear requested that the Parish Council accepts the petition against the development and
formally objects. The Parish Council REJECTED this request and suggested that the appropriate
time for a petition would be during the formal consultation period when an application is
submitted. However, the Parish Council would acknowledge that there is a petition in place.

8. To Receive Feedback on Meeting with the Director of Place at South Norfolk and Broadland
Councils about the Persimmon Applications.
A report had been circulated detailing the advice received and the action points. The action
points due to come from the Local Planning Authority had been chased on 6th February, but had
yet to be received by the Parish Council. This will be deferred until the next meeting.

9. Neighbourhood Plan Working Group
Cllr Gurney reported that the working group is currently preparing the Regulation 14 submission.
Amendments to the introduction have been sent to the consultant and more photos were
discussed.

Approved…………………………………………………

Date…………………………………………………….
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The working group discussed methods of engaging the community in the consultation which,
subject to the Just Hellesdon publication dates, is likely to begin in the second week of April with
an open day being held on 22nd April.
The consultation must run for 6 weeks.
It was confirmed that information on the Parish Council website would be in an accessible format,
allowing the document to be enlarged on the screen, and to be read by a screen reader.

10. Norfolk ALC
a) To Consider Vote on Special Resolution
The following two special resolutions were recommended for approval by the Board of the
Norfolk Association of Local Councils on the basis of consultation and expert legal advice
received over a 12 month period:
• That the Norfolk Association of Local Councils should convert from a co-operative society
to a company limited by guarantee.
• That Roger Taylor be appointed to carry out the conversion, ensuring all assets are
transferred to the new company limited by guarantee
A query had been sent to Norfolk ALC about the budget for these works, but the budget figure
was not disclosed, only that the matter had been budgeted for.
It was AGREED to vote ‘yes’ to both special resolutions, after a proposal from Cllr Holland and a
second from Cllr Douglass.
Consideration of future Norfolk ALC membership is to be a future agenda item.

11. To consider a resolution under the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 to exclude
the press and public for the duration of items 12 and 13 in view of the confidential nature of the
business to be transacted
This was AGREED.

The Meeting was Closed to the Press and Public

12. Floodlights
a) To Consider Prices for Floodlight Replacement
A report was provided to councillors on prices for floodlight replacement in the car park and on
the tennis courts. It was AGREED to replace the sodium light in the car park at a cost of £344.
Further information was required on the specification for the floodlights for the tennis courts.

13. Staffing
a) To Note Decisions Made by the Staffing Committee on 27th January and 10th February 2025
The minutes from 27th January had been previously circulated, and the draft minutes from 10th
February were presented at the meeting.
The following were AGREED:
• That the outgoing Clerk’s last day in the office will be 21st March, and that unused holiday
will be compensated.
• That a locum Clerk and RFO should be sought for 3 days per week until a full time
replacement Clerk and RFO is found. The three days should be regularly reviewed to
ensure this is sufficient.
• That the Staffing Committee have delegated authority to set the Scale Point(s) for the
recruitment of the new Clerk, based upon the SLCC Advice Note of ‘How to Evaluate a
Clerks Job’ (circulated to members). Recruitment can then commence and the resulting
scale point(s) can then be reported to full council on 11th March.
• The mediation process can be cancelled.
b) To Agree Implementation of Job Evaluation Recommendations

Approved…………………………………………………

Date…………………………………………………….
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It was AGREED to implement the recommendations after a proposal from Cllr Douglass and a
second from Cllr Britton.

The Meeting was Reopened to the Press and Public

15. Matters for the Next Agenda
Review of Parish Council Investments.
Treasury Management Policy.
Feedback from the meeting with the Director of Place at South Norfolk and Broadland Councils
about the Persimmon applications.
Recruitment Update.
Report on ACC meeting

16. Time and Venue of Next Council meeting.
Tuesday 11th March 2025, 7pm at Diamond Jubilee Lodge

The meeting closed at 9.23pm

Approved…………………………………………………

Date…………………………………………………….
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AGENDA ITEM 5a
CLERK'S REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING
11th March 2025

        ITEM                                                     COMMENTS
Community Centre         The final accounts for Phase 1 of the WC refurbishment project have been agreed and settled.

With the continued lack of correspondence from the contractor for Phase 2 of the project,
the Project Manager has exercised the Parish Council’s right under the JCT contract to
complete the snagging works and take off the expenses occurred from the contractor’s final
bill. There is also the intention to claim liquidated damages from the contractor for the delay
in practical completion.

With P2 of the fire doors completed, and the majority of the works for P2 of the WC
refurbishment completed, the project for the replacement flooring in the foyer can
commence.

Car       Park       –   No matters to report
Community Centre
Community Café and       Agenda item under ‘Staffing’
Fridge
Parish Council Offices   No matters to report
Diamond        Jubilee
Lodge
Recreation Ground        No matters to report
including Children’s
Play areas
Skate Park & MUGA        No matters to report
Meadow Way               No matters to report
Mountfield Park          Clearance work has been undertaken by the facilities team of the bramble. Whilst this is all
                         part of the wild life areas, these sections of the park still requirement management.
Cottinghams Park         No matters to report
Allotments               Agenda item under committee report
Community Orchard        No further update.
Community Apiary         Agenda item under committee report
Cemetery Car Park        Land registry plans are to be obtained for land that is supposedly within the Parish Council
                         ownership. Land registry require professional planning maps to be purchased to enable
                         this request. Conveyance documents have been obtained from archive.
Persimmon Homes          Agenda item
Public Toilets     No matters to report.
Litter & Dog Waste New dog bins agreed by PP&R for the next financial year. Clarification is being established
Bins               from Broadland Council on the best place for their siting.

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At the recent Town and Parish Summit hosted by Broadland and South Norfolk Councils, the
department responsible for the dog and litter bins advised that there would be a paper going
to Cabinet in March to help clarify the situation be the District and parish councils.
Bus Shelters A second parish partnership funding application has been submitted for a bench seat for the
bus shelter opposite Hellesdon Hospital. A response will be received as to the success of the
grant application in March.
Benches No matters to report
War Memorial No matters to report
Highways The parish partnership applications for the parish gateway for Reepham Road and the
bench seat for the bus shelter have been submitted. The Parish Council will be informed in
March 2025 if the applications have been successful.

An email has been sent to Norfolk County Council about an update to the funding for a
pedestrian crossing for the Cromer Road, between Meadow Way and Fifers Lane.

Several emails have been sent to highways about the extent of the highway around the
stores on the junction of Meadow Way and Cromer Road. There have been numerous
articles of street furniture installed and there are also several items of seeming fly tipped
items from the store. Emails from 26th November and 2nd January have gone unanswered.

Staffing Agenda item
The new Facilities Team member has started work. The office remains short staffed.
Street Lighting Broadland Council has been collating the information requested by the Parish Council about
street lighting in Hellesdon. It is being held up by a damaged light on Links Avenue, having
been damaged during development stage of application 2022/0348.
The development created a more open front driveway, of which will be obstructed should
the street light be replaced. There has been resistance to the funding of the moving of the
street light. The advice of the Highways Engineer has been sought as an extension to the
dropped kerb has been installed. Emails of 28th November and 30th December have gone
unanswered.
Events £300 has been received as grant funding for VE day celebrations.

Meeting Dates 17th March 2025 – Staffing
26th March 2025 – Neighbourhood Plan
8th April – Full Council

Health and Safety   No matters to report
Other Matters       A useful seminar was held by Norfolk County Council about safeguarding in the local
                    community. Discussions occurred about how Parish Councils could potentially play their
                    part with safeguarding, as they are located a grass roots and usually know their community
                    better than principal authorities. This will be followed up in the new year.

Work has been completed on the Family Hub.

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Meeting of Hellesdon Parish Council

Item 5b – District and County Councillor Reports

Broadland District Council

Cllr Lacey Douglass

Broadland full council meeting to be held on 20th March to discuss devolution. The submission
deadline for LGR plans is 21st March so what has been planned is what will be submitted.

There will be a public consultation in the Autumn once the Government has decided which
model of local government they want us to have - The proposals being submitted by the current
councils may not be what Gov want so who knows what it'll look like.

Hellesdon South East

We have had information from Wetherspoons that plans have been drawn up for the site which
"should" improve the parking but as yet nothing has been submitted so the likelihood of
improvements to parking this summer are remote and residents around the Whiffler face
another year of issues. A request to review their licence on public safety grounds is being
considered by ward councillors.

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Hellesdon Parish Council Current Year

Bank - Cash and Investment Reconciliation as at 28 February 2025

Confirmed Bank & Investment Balances
Bank Statement Balances

                 28/02/2025      Business Current Account 2077              500.00
                 28/02/2025      Business savers account 4401           431,552.68
                 28/02/2025      Petty Cash                                 163.39
                 28/02/2025      Active Saver 7702                      346,302.02
                 28/02/2025      Account 73554503                        83,439.27
                 28/02/2025      Number 2 account 0958                        0.00
                 28/02/2025      Cafe float                                 100.00

862,057.36

Receipts not on Bank Statement

0.00

Closing Balance 862,057.36
All Cash & Bank Accounts

                 1               Current Bank Account                                   432,052.68
                 2               Petty Cash                                                163.39
                 3               Active Saver 7702                                      346,302.02
                 4               Active Saver Emergency 4503                             83,439.27
                 5               Number 2 account                                             0.00
                 6               Cafe float                                                100.00
                                      Other Cash & Bank Balances                              0.00
                                      Total Cash & Bank Balances                        862,057.36

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Earmarked Reserves

Account Opening Balance Net Transfers Closing Balance

        320 EMR Play Equipment                                20,000.00                            20,000.00
        321 EMR Site Fencing                                   1,000.00                             1,000.00
        322   EMR Machinery                                   20,000.00         -12,707.00          7,293.00
        323   EMR Hard Surface Area                           66,500.00                            66,500.00
        324   EMR Premises/Furnishing                          1,900.00                             1,900.00
        325   EMR CCTV                                        22,000.00                            22,000.00
        326 EMR Elections                                      6,500.00                             6,500.00
        327 EMR War Memorial                                   4,500.00                             4,500.00
        328 EMR Burial Ground Land                            10,000.00                            10,000.00
        329 EMR Com Centre Contingency                         7,739.68          -1,527.00          6,212.68
        330 EMR Parish Poll Provision                          6,000.00                             6,000.00
        331 EMR Mountfield Park                               35,462.99                            35,462.99
        332 EMR Good Causes in Hellesdon                       4,750.00           -140.24           4,609.76
        334 EMR HEL2**                                        53,127.24                            53,127.24
        335 EMR Car Park/Paths at HCC                          5,000.00                             5,000.00
        336 EMR Car Park Soakaway                             10,000.00                            10,000.00
        337 EMR Driveway Sinkage                               5,000.00                             5,000.00
        338 EMR Grit bins                                      1,000.00                             1,000.00
        340 EMR PF Ownership signs                             1,508.45                             1,508.45
        342 EMR Staff contingency payments                    10,000.00                            10,000.00
        345 EMR Bus shelter                                    3,000.00                             3,000.00
        346 EMR Green Grid                                     5,140.00                             5,140.00
        347 EMR Land Acquisition account                      59,752.17                            59,752.17
        348 EMR Community Engagement Reser                     2,350.00                             2,350.00
        349 EMR IT Reserve                                    10,000.00                           10,000.00
        351 EMR Events                                         2,500.00                            2,500.00
        352 EMR HCC extension                                100,000.00                          100,000.00
        361   EMR CIL 23/24 CC Ext (28/29)                    62,242.78                            62,242.78
        362   EMR Comm fridge/cafe improves                    1,686.68                             1,686.68
        363   EMR Neighbourhood Plan                          10,000.00                            10,000.00
        364   EMR Rainwater Harvester                         25,000.00                            25,000.00
        365 EMR Biodiversity duty                              5,000.00                             5,000.00
        366 EMR Refurb Westward WC's                          20,000.00                            20,000.00
        367 EMR DJL control panel                              2,500.00                             2,500.00
        368 EMR AV in DJL                                      2,500.00                             2,500.00
        369 EMR CIL 24/25 CC Ext (29/30)                           0.00          8,784.04           8,784.04

603,659.99 -5,590.20 598,069.79

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List of Payments made between 01/02/2025 and 28/02/2025

Date Paid     Payee Name                                  Amount Paid   Transaction Detail
03/02/2025    Barclays Bank Plc                               £27.20    Charge for Period 13dec/12Jan
03/02/2025    Iris Software Limited                           £40.80    Staffology Software
03/02/2025    Learning Lean                                  £443.80    Lean Six Sig Courses CARD PAID
03/02/2025    Norfolk County Council                          £74.50    DBS Checks
03/02/2025    The Photo ID Card People                        £20.81    ID PAID CARD
03/02/2025    Reed Online Ltd                                 £72.00    Staff Courses
03/02/2025    Alliance Online                                £123.91    Banquet roll x 2 CARD PAID
03/02/2025    Fast Fit Exhausts Ltd                          £114.40    Tyre replacement CARD PAID
03/02/2025    Toombs Butchers                                 £43.88    Cafe Purchases
03/02/2025    Toombs Butchers                                 £11.92    Cafe Purchases
03/02/2025    Toombs Butchers                                 £26.05    Cafe Purchases
03/02/2025    Toombs Butchers                                 £40.64    Cafe Purchases
03/02/2025    HSS Pro Service                                 £57.95    Vibrating plate CARD PAID
03/02/2025    Land Registry                                    £7.00    Title Reg
03/02/2025    LIDL                                            £79.30    Xmas seniors food CARD PAID
03/02/2025    Encore Musicians                                £97.75    VE Day Entertainment
05/02/2025    UK Fuels Ltd                                    £85.22    Fuelcard
06/02/2025    Lacons Brewery Ltd                             £360.34    Wet supplies
11/02/2025    Anglia Culinary Suppliers Ltd                  £279.78    Cafe Purchases
11/02/2025    Amazon                                         £409.30    Baking equipment
11/02/2025    Ben Burgess Groundscare Equipm                 £600.00    Vehicle Repair
11/02/2025    Calypso Coffee                                 £111.60    Lavazza Capsules
11/02/2025    DD Health & Safety Supplies Lt                 £168.56    Foam scourer
11/02/2025    Easters Norwich Ltd                            £113.60    Cafe Purchases
11/02/2025    Facit Testing Ltd                              £324.60    Pat Testing for equipment
11/02/2025    Norse Commercial Services Ltd                  £172.80    Locking Parks
11/02/2025    Osiris Technologies                            £730.45    Monthly IT support
11/02/2025    Select Recruitment Specialists               £1,080.00    Agency staff, cafe
11/02/2025    O2                                             £388.80    Mobile Phone Invoice
19/02/2025    Total Gas & Power                            £2,865.64    Gas Invoice
21/02/2025    Anglian Water Business (Nation                 £540.89    Nov to Feb water Invoice
21/02/2025    Total Gas & Power                               £39.74    Allotment energy invoice
25/02/2025    Broadland District Council                     £644.00    Business rates
25/02/2025    Total Gas & Power                            £1,207.59    HCC Energy Invoice
25/02/2025    Total Gas & Power                            £1,360.69    HCC energy Invoice
26/02/2025    Anglia Culinary Suppliers Ltd                  £158.98    Cafe purchases
26/02/2025    Anglia Culinary Suppliers Ltd                  £234.23    Cafe Purchases
26/02/2025    Amazon                                          £39.98    Storage Boxes
26/02/2025    Amazon                                         £240.00    Pressure washer
26/02/2025    Ben Burgess Groundscare Equipm                 £321.74    cleaning supplies
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26/02/2025   Calypso Coffee                      £139.90   Cafe purchases
26/02/2025   Collier Turf Care Ltd               £444.62   Grounds Supplies
26/02/2025   DD Health & Safety Supplies Lt      £213.20   Workwear/ PPE
26/02/2025   Gooch Builders                   £10,009.85   Toilet refurb final payment
26/02/2025   Easters Norwich Ltd                 £329.53   Cafe purchases
26/02/2025   Excel Electrical Services           £276.18   Socket replacement
26/02/2025   Hugh Crane Equipment                 £95.86   Toilet Roll
26/02/2025   Just Regional Publishing            £420.00   Feb 25 double page
26/02/2025   mha Larking Gowen                 £1,962.00   Audit testing
26/02/2025   Ofcom                               £155.00   Microphone licence
26/02/2025   Origin Amenity Solutions            £436.22   Replacement parts
27/02/2025   Anglian Water Business (Nation       £15.62   Water Invoice
27/02/2025   Anglian Water Business (Nation       £62.05   Water Invoice

£28,320.47

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Cash Received between 01/02/2025 and 28/02/2025

Date         Cash Received from             Receipt Description   Receipt Total
03/02/2025   Events Takings                 Cash Takings             £245.00
03/02/2025   Allotment Hirer                Allotment Rent            £16.00
03/02/2025   HCC Hirer                      HCC Hires                £325.80
03/02/2025   Takings - Cafe                 Cash Payments            £610.61
03/02/2025   Takings - Cafe                 Card Payments            £122.75
03/02/2025   Events Takings                 Card Payments            £278.90
04/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires              £1,008.63
05/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                £714.44
05/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                £162.90
05/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                £325.68
05/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                £329.76
05/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                £247.24
05/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                 £82.40
05/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                 £34.34
05/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                 £68.70
05/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                £185.44
05/02/2025   Takings - Cafe                 Card Payments            £220.95
06/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                 £96.20
06/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                 £71.61
06/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                £164.84
06/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                £539.28
06/02/2025   Takings - Cafe                 Card Payments            £218.80
07/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                £123.64
07/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                 £41.59
07/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                 £82.48
07/02/2025   Takings - Cafe                 Card payments            £137.95
07/02/2025   Takings - Cafe                 Cash Payments            £692.17
10/02/2025   Allotment Hirer                Allotment Rent            £28.00
10/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                 £19.08
10/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                £171.24
10/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                £136.36
10/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                £169.35
10/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                 £22.51
10/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                £147.64
10/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                £136.40
10/02/2025   Takings - Cafe                 Card Payments            £129.85
11/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                 £32.44
11/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                £115.84
12/02/2025   Takings - Cafe                 Card Payments            £219.65
13/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                 £62.77
13/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                 £87.44
13/02/2025   Regular Hire                   HCC Hires                £159.50
                                              16
13/02/2025   Takings - Cafe               Card Payments     £153.45
14/02/2025   Regular Hire                 HCC Hires         £309.04
14/02/2025   Takings - Cafe               Card Payments     £145.50
17/02/2025   HCC Hirer                    HCC Hires          £94.93
17/02/2025   Regular Hire                 HCC Hires          £68.25
17/02/2025   Regular Hire                 HCC Hires          £96.18
17/02/2025   Takings - Cafe               cash Payments     £634.65
17/02/2025   Takings - Cafe               Card Payments     £104.15
18/02/2025   Regular Hire                 HCC Hires          £30.41
18/02/2025   Regular Hire                 HCC Hires          £46.38
18/02/2025   Regular Hire                 HCC Hires          £13.74
19/02/2025   Regular Hire                 HCC Hires          £83.18
19/02/2025   Regular Hire                 HCC Hires          £82.44
19/02/2025   Takings - Cafe               Card Payments     £315.25
20/02/2025   Regular Hire                 HCC Hires         £507.64
20/02/2025   Regular Hire                 HCC Hires         £288.48
20/02/2025   Regular Hire                 HCC Hires         £183.97
20/02/2025   Takings - Cafe               Card Payments     £217.40
21/02/2025   Takings - Cafe               Card Payments     £209.85
24/02/2025   Regular Hire                 HCC Hires         £183.62
24/02/2025   Takings - Cafe               Cash Payments     £526.90
24/02/2025   Takings - Cafe               Card Payments     £118.30
25/02/2025   Regular Hire                 HCC Hires         £109.92
26/02/2025   Regular Hire                 HCC Hires         £162.90
26/02/2025   Takings - Cafe               Card Payments     £262.50
27/02/2025   Takings - Cafe               Card payments     £168.25
28/02/2025   Broadland District Council   VE Day Grant      £300.00
28/02/2025   Regular Hire                 HCC Hires          £68.67
28/02/2025   Regular Hire                 HCC Hires          £72.13
28/02/2025   Takings - Cafe               Card payments     £143.75

£14,488.00

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Month No: 11 Council Detail Report

                                                      Actual      Actual Year    Current      Variance    Committed      Funds      % Spent     Transfer
                                                    Current Mth     To Date     Annual Bud   Annual Total Expenditure   Available             to/from EMR
   100 Community Centre
  1400 Community Centre Income                              0       (9,716)       53,500        63,216                              (18.2%)
  1410 Community Centre Inc ML Room                    4,087        25,615              0     (25,615)                                0.0%
  1415 Community Centre Inc SW Room                    3,980        22,169              0     (22,169)                                0.0%
  1420 Community Centre Inc OH Room                    2,238        11,870              0     (11,870)                                0.0%
  1435 Warm room grants                                     0           500             0        (500)                                0.0%
  1440 Community Centre Inc Ww Room                    1,131          3,427             0      (3,427)                                0.0%
  1445 Community centre kitchenette                      200          1,262             0      (1,262)                                0.0%
  1455 Community centre stage hire                        95            549             0        (549)                                0.0%
  1460 Hire of flasks                                     97            518             0        (518)                                0.0%
  1470 Hire of urn                                          8            40             0         (40)                                0.0%
  1475 Storage charge                                    180            928             0        (928)                                0.0%
  1476 Rent old parish office                               0         1,049             0      (1,049)                                0.0%
                     Community Centre :- Income       12,017        58,209        53,500       (4,709)                              108.8%             0
  4070 Profess Fees/Agency Personnel                        0         2,705             0      (2,705)                   (2,705)      0.0%
  4112 Advertising                                          0           350             0        (350)                     (350)      0.0%
  4150 Utilities & business rates                      4,579        27,034        26,581         (453)                     (453)    101.7%
  4160 Repairs/Maintenance                               230        14,163              0     (14,163)                  (14,163)      0.0%
  4240 Emergency Work                                       0           269             0        (269)                     (269)      0.0%
  4250 PHS services                                         0         4,661        4,000         (661)                     (661)    116.5%
  4295 Equipment - New/Replacement                          0         3,893        8,860         4,967           53        4,914     44.5%         1,527
  4300 Equipment-Repair/Maintenance                      271            987          700         (287)                     (287)    141.0%
  4305 Parts- Repair/Replace/Spare                          0            72             0         (72)                      (72)      0.0%
  4390 Materials                                            0            74             0         (74)            1         (75)      0.0%
  4435 Contingencies                                        0           381        2,500         2,119           55        2,064     17.5%
  4450 Inspections                                          0           410          700           290                       290     58.6%
  4480 Memberships & Subscriptions                          0         1,931        2,500           569                       569     77.2%
  4560 Property Maintain/Replacement                        0       16,383         9,619       (6,764)       8,150      (14,914)    255.0%
  4625 Senior Citizens club                                 0           221             0        (221)                     (221)      0.0%
  4630 Consumables                                        80            549          750           201           94          108     85.6%
  4635 cleaning agents/materials                         152          3,181        2,000       (1,181)         559       (1,740)    187.0%
  4645 Warm room expenditure                                0           499             0        (499)           17        (515)      0.0%
  4695 community centre redevelopment                       0         (116)             0          116                       116      0.0%
  4696 community centre WC project                     8,342        13,610              0     (13,610)                  (13,610)      0.0%

Community Centre :- Indirect Expenditure 13,653 91,255 58,210 (33,045) 8,929 (41,974) 172.1% 1,527

Net Income over Expenditure (1,636) (33,046) (4,710) 28,336

6000 plus Transfer from EMR 0 1,527 0 (1,527)

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (1,636) (31,519) (4,710) 26,809

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Month No: 11 Council Detail Report

                                                           Actual      Actual Year    Current      Variance    Committed      Funds      % Spent      Transfer
                                                         Current Mth     To Date     Annual Bud   Annual Total Expenditure   Available              to/from EMR
   110 Administration
  1076 Precept                                                   0      598,827              0    (598,827)                                 0.0%
  1085 Grants received                                           0       31,272              0     (31,272)                                 0.0%
  1099 Community Infrastructure                                  0         8,784             0      (8,784)                                 0.0%         8,784
                           Administration :- Income              0      638,883              0    (638,883)                                              8,784
  4065 councillor training                                       0           525        1,000           475                       475      52.5%
  4070 Profess Fees/Agency Personnel                             0             0        5,000         5,000                     5,000       0.0%
  4465 External Audit                                            0         1,680        2,205           525                       525      76.2%
  4470 Internal Audit                                       1,635          3,560        3,363         (197)                     (197)     105.9%
  4475 Legal Fees                                                7           399          667           269                       269      59.7%
  4480 Memberships & Subscriptions                               0         1,970        2,874           904                       904      68.5%
  4550 Insurance                                                 0       11,431        11,310         (121)                     (121)     101.1%

Administration :- Indirect Expenditure 1,642 19,565 26,419 6,854 0 6,854 74.1% 0

Net Income over Expenditure (1,642) 619,318 (26,419) (645,737)

6001 less Transfer to EMR 0 8,784 0 (8,784)

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (1,642) 610,534 (26,419) (636,953)

   120 Staff
  4000 Admin Staff                                          7,314        87,815       128,356        40,541                    40,541      68.4%
  4010 Groundstaff                                          5,770        63,632        87,139        23,507                    23,507      73.0%
  4020 Care Takers                                          5,894        61,463        89,764        28,301                    28,301      68.5%
  4025 Cafe Staff                                           2,754        27,418        31,721         4,303                     4,303      86.4%
  4040 PAYE                                                 2,588        44,784              0     (44,784)                  (44,784)       0.0%
  4045 Pension Scheme                                       4,051        50,195        44,443       (5,752)                   (5,752)     112.9%
  4055 Staff training                                        (370)           375        4,500         4,125         120         4,005      11.0%
  4070 Profess Fees/Agency Personnel                             0         3,011        4,645         1,635                     1,635      64.8%
  4080 Employer NI                                          2,979        22,147        28,376         6,229                     6,229      78.0%
  4090 Protective clothing/workwear                           284          1,685        2,500           815           74          741      70.4%
  4480 Memberships & Subscriptions                               0            83             0         (83)           17        (100)       0.0%

Staff :- Indirect Expenditure 31,264 362,606 421,444 58,838 211 58,627 86.1% 0

Net Expenditure (31,264) (362,606) (421,444) (58,838)

   130 Council Office
  1360 Electricity FIT                                           0       (2,844)          604         3,448                              (470.8%)
  1365 Misc office income                                        0             3             0           (3)                                0.0%
  1490 Misc donations received                                   0            10             0         (10)                                 0.0%

Council Office :- Income 0 (2,831) 604 3,435 (468.8%) 0

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Month No: 11 Council Detail Report

                                                         Actual      Actual Year    Current      Variance    Committed      Funds      % Spent     Transfer
                                                       Current Mth     To Date     Annual Bud   Annual Total Expenditure   Available             to/from EMR
  4070 Profess Fees/Agency Personnel                           0            12             0         (12)                      (12)      0.0%
  4112 Advertising                                             0            12          360           348                       348      3.2%
  4150 Utilities & business rates                         1,134        11,884        17,750         5,866                     5,866     67.0%
  4160 Repairs/Maintenance                                     0             0             0             0        188         (188)      0.0%
  4240 Emergency Work                                          0           105             0        (105)           45        (150)      0.0%
  4250 PHS services                                            0           101          130            29                        29     77.7%
  4295 Equipment - New/Replacement                           33            204        1,968         1,764            7        1,757     10.7%
  4400 Chairman's Budget                                       0            10        1,500         1,490                     1,490      0.7%
  4405 Expense/Mileage Members                                 0             0          100           100                       100      0.0%
  4410 Expense/Mileage Staff                                   0            95          100              5                         5    95.0%
  4415 Refreshments                                            0           390          524           134                       134     74.5%
  4420 Telephone and Broadband                              166          4,327        3,379         (948)                     (948)    128.1%
  4425 IT Support and Maintenance                           643          5,080        6,689         1,609                     1,609     76.0%
  4430 Photocopier                                             0           665        1,338           673                       673     49.7%
  4435 Contingencies                                           0             0          500           500                       500      0.0%
  4440 Stationery                                              0           740          966           226            0          226     76.6%
  4445 Postage                                                 0            77          237           160                       160     32.5%
  4450 Inspections                                             0           410        1,237           827                       827     33.1%
  4480 Memberships & Subscriptions                             0            48             0         (48)                      (48)      0.0%
  4485 Other Licences/Fees                                  155          4,357        2,881       (1,476)                   (1,476)    151.2%
  4500 PWLB                                                    0       34,150        43,094         8,944                     8,944     79.2%
  4560 Property Maintain/Replacement                           0         1,686        5,509         3,823            4        3,819     30.7%
  4565 Elections/Parish Poll                                   0         7,857             0      (7,857)                   (7,857)      0.0%
  4570 Church Grass Cutting Contribut                          0             0          800           800                       800      0.0%
  4595 Misc contributions                                      0             0          200           200                       200      0.0%
  4605 Grants awarded                                          0           100             0        (100)                     (100)      0.0%
  4630 Consumables                                             0             0          210           210                       210      0.0%
  4635 cleaning agents/materials                               0             0          106           106                       106      0.0%

Council Office :- Indirect Expenditure 2,131 72,310 89,578 17,268 245 17,023 81.0% 0

Net Income over Expenditure (2,131) (75,141) (88,974) (13,833)

140 Neighbourhood Plan

1340 Neighbourhood Plan 0 35 0 (35) 0.0%

                    Neighbourhood Plan :- Income               0            35             0         (35)                                                 0
  4135 Consultancy Fees                                        0         3,700             0      (3,700)                   (3,700)      0.0%
  4600 Neighbourhood Plan                                      0         1,624           18       (1,606)                   (1,606) 9021.9%

Neighbourhood Plan :- Indirect Expenditure 0 5,324 18 (5,306) 0 (5,306) 29577.5 0

Net Income over Expenditure 0 (5,289) (18) 5,271

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Month No: 11 Council Detail Report

                                                         Actual      Actual Year    Current      Variance    Committed      Funds      % Spent     Transfer
                                                       Current Mth     To Date     Annual Bud   Annual Total Expenditure   Available             to/from EMR
   150 Investment
  1080 Bank Interest Received                                  0       21,729         4,051      (17,678)                              536.4%
  1090 Monthly Loyalty Rewards                                 0           117           92          (25)                              126.9%
  1091 Cash back rebates                                       0            47           48              1                              98.3%
                             Investment :- Income              0       21,893         4,191      (17,702)                              522.4%             0
  4060 Bank Charges & card fees                              84          1,169          899         (270)                     (270)    130.0%

Investment :- Indirect Expenditure 84 1,169 899 (270) 0 (270) 130.0% 0

Net Income over Expenditure (84) 20,724 3,292 (17,432)

160 Planning
4130 Hire of Rooms 0 0 300 300 300 0.0%

Planning :- Indirect Expenditure 0 0 300 300 0 300 0.0% 0

Net Expenditure 0 0 (300) (300)

170 Health and Safety

  4135 Consultancy Fees                                        0             0        1,000         1,000                     1,000      0.0%
  4140 Defibrillator                                           0           984          357         (627)                     (627)    275.7%           140
  4295 Equipment - New/Replacement                             0           268          250          (18)                      (18)    107.3%
  4630 Consumables                                             0            25           27              2                         2    91.7%
  4635 cleaning agents/materials                               0           194             0        (194)                     (194)      0.0%

Health and Safety :- Indirect Expenditure 0 1,472 1,634 162 0 162 90.1% 140

Net Expenditure 0 (1,472) (1,634) (162)

6000 plus Transfer from EMR 0 140 0 (140)

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve 0 (1,331) (1,634) (303)

   180 Media and Communications
  4105 Newsletter-Printing/Distributi                       350          4,600        5,124           524                       524     89.8%
  4110 Website and Emails                                      0           617        1,690         1,073                     1,073     36.5%
  4155 IT Infrastructure                                       0             0          600           600                       600      0.0%
  4460 CCTV                                                    0             0          500           500                       500      0.0%
  4685 Noticeboards                                            0             0          150           150                       150      0.0%

Media and Communications :- Indirect Expenditure 350 5,217 8,064 2,847 0 2,847 64.7% 0

Net Expenditure (350) (5,217) (8,064) (2,847)

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                                                         Actual      Actual Year    Current      Variance    Committed      Funds      % Spent     Transfer
                                                       Current Mth     To Date     Annual Bud   Annual Total Expenditure   Available             to/from EMR

190 Stores
4150 Utilities & business rates 0 1,530 1,623 93 93 94.3%

Stores :- Indirect Expenditure 0 1,530 1,623 93 0 93 94.3% 0

Net Expenditure 0 (1,530) (1,623) (93)

195 Tractor Shed

  4150 Utilities & business rates                              0       12,213         3,466       (8,747)                   (8,747)    352.4%
  4450 Inspections                                             0           390          473            83                        83     82.5%
  4560 Property Maintain/Replacement                           0           454          720           266           80          186     74.2%

Tractor Shed :- Indirect Expenditure 0 13,057 4,659 (8,398) 80 (8,478) 282.0% 0

Net Expenditure 0 (13,057) (4,659) 8,398

   200 Residents' Parties
  4115 Consumable- Food/Beverage                               0           646          595          (51)           17         (68)    111.4%
  4120 Over 65 Entertainment                                   0           220          160          (60)                      (60)    137.5%
  4630 Consumables                                             0            36          148           112           40           72     51.3%

Residents' Parties :- Indirect Expenditure 0 902 903 1 57 (56) 106.2% 0

Net Expenditure 0 (902) (903) (1)

205 Events

1480 Events income 437 3,981 1,550 (2,431) 256.8%

                                  Events :- Income          437          3,981        1,550       (2,431)                              256.8%             0
  4122 Events                                              (250)         6,274        4,709       (1,565)         509       (2,074)    144.0%
  4123 Bar trading costs                                       0           226             0        (226)                     (226)      0.0%

Events :- Indirect Expenditure (250) 6,500 4,709 (1,791) 509 (2,300) 148.8% 0

Net Income over Expenditure 687 (2,519) (3,159) (640)

   210 Grounds
  1200 Football Hire Charges                                557          1,875        2,106           231                               89.0%
  1210 Football Training Area Hire                          215            677          986           309                               68.7%
  1215 Grass cutting agreement                                 0       14,282        16,735         2,453                               85.3%
  1270 Floodlights Income                                      0            27           26            (1)                             104.2%
                                Grounds :- Income           772        16,862        19,853         2,991                               84.9%             0
  4160 Repairs/Maintenance                                     0           111             0        (111)                     (111)      0.0%
  4195 Keys/Locks                                              0           394          204         (190)           38        (227)    211.3%
  4200 Locking parks                                        144          1,296        2,772         1,476                     1,476     46.8%

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                                                        Actual      Actual Year    Current      Variance    Committed      Funds      % Spent     Transfer
                                                      Current Mth     To Date     Annual Bud   Annual Total Expenditure   Available             to/from EMR
  4205 Replacement Bins                                       0           381        2,200         1,819                     1,819     17.3%
  4210 Emptying Bins/Fresheners                             59          5,126        5,457           331                       331     93.9%
  4215 Seats - Repair/Replacement                             0             0        1,200         1,200                     1,200      0.0%
  4220 Signage - New/Replacement                              0            15          500           485                       485      2.9%
  4225 Floodlights Maintenance/Repair                         0         1,400        1,460            60                        60     95.9%
  4235 grounds alarm system                                   0         (147)             0          147                       147      0.0%
  4245 Highway grass verge cutting                            0         6,779       10,653         3,874                     3,874     63.6%
  4255 Skip hire                                              0           830        2,730         1,900                     1,900     30.4%
  4260 Shrub/Tree/Hedge                                       0           944        1,000            56           15           41     95.9%
  4270 Fertilisers/Weed & Moss Killer                         0           516             0        (516)           15        (531)      0.0%
  4275 Contractor Spray                                       0             0        1,906         1,906                     1,906      0.0%
  4295 Equipment - New/Replacement                     (12,610)           263          525           262                       262     50.0%
  4300 Equipment-Repair/Maintenance                         97            886             0        (886)           69        (955)      0.0%
  4305 Parts- Repair/Replace/Spare                            0            41             0         (41)                      (41)      0.0%
  4320 Small tools                                         208            452        1,052           600           25          575     45.4%
  4325 fence repairs                                          0         3,596        5,000         1,404                     1,404     71.9%
  4390 Materials                                         1,094          3,163        4,123           960         565           395     90.4%
  4395 Wetting Agents/Preservatives                           0             0          233           233                       233      0.0%
  4435 Contingencies                                          0             0        2,500         2,500                     2,500      0.0%
  4560 Property Maintain/Replacement                          0            60             0         (60)                      (60)      0.0%
  4630 Consumables                                            0             0           75            75                        75      0.0%
  4635 cleaning agents/materials                            22             89          450           361                       361     19.8%

Grounds :- Indirect Expenditure (10,987) 26,194 44,040 17,846 726 17,120 61.1% 0

Net Income over Expenditure 11,759 (9,332) (24,187) (14,855)

220 Machinery and Vehicles

  4160 Repairs/Maintenance                                    0         1,426        1,433              7        241         (234)    116.3%
  4265 Fuel                                                 71          1,714        2,640           926                       926     64.9%
  4290 Servicing                                           112          1,836        4,725         2,889         207         2,682     43.2%
  4295 Equipment - New/Replacement                            0           557           57         (500)                     (500)    977.0%
  4300 Equipment-Repair/Maintenance                           0            70             0         (70)                      (70)      0.0%
  4310 Hire of Machinery & vehicles                        495          5,043        6,690         1,647                     1,647     75.4%
  4555 Vehicles                                             13            241             0        (241)                     (241)      0.0%

Machinery and Vehicles :- Indirect Expenditure 691 10,887 15,545 4,658 448 4,210 72.9% 0

Net Expenditure (691) (10,887) (15,545) (4,658)

   230 Trees
  4240 Emergency Work                                         0            36        1,668         1,632            9        1,623      2.7%
  4450 Inspections                                            0           495             0        (495)                     (495)      0.0%

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                                                         Actual      Actual Year    Current      Variance    Committed      Funds      % Spent     Transfer
                                                       Current Mth     To Date     Annual Bud   Annual Total Expenditure   Available             to/from EMR

4455 work & inspections 0 0 8,067 8,067 8,067 0.0%

Trees :- Indirect Expenditure 0 531 9,735 9,204 9 9,195 5.5% 0

Net Expenditure 0 (531) (9,735) (9,204)

   240 Allotments
  1100 Allotment Income                                      37          4,656        3,220       (1,436)                              144.6%
  1110 Water Recharge                                          0         (908)             0          908                                0.0%
  1111 Electricty Recharge                                     0            39             0         (39)                                0.0%
  1115 Pest control Recharge                                   0         (390)             0          390                                0.0%
                             Allotments :- Income            37          3,398        3,220         (178)                              105.5%             0
  4145 Landowner Rent                                          0         2,149        1,550         (599)                     (599)    138.6%
  4150 Utilities & business rates                           116          1,556          192       (1,364)                   (1,364)    810.2%
  4390 Materials                                               0           402        1,238           836                       836     32.5%
  4435 Contingencies                                           0             0          613           613                       613      0.0%
  4560 Property Maintain/Replacement                           0             0          600           600                       600      0.0%

Allotments :- Indirect Expenditure 116 4,107 4,193 86 0 86 97.9% 0

Net Income over Expenditure (79) (709) (973) (264)

   250 Play Areas
  4295 Equipment - New/Replacement                             0            32        2,000         1,968                     1,968      1.6%
  4300 Equipment-Repair/Maintenance                            0            87        2,500         2,413                     2,413      3.5%
  4450 Inspections                                             0           294          250          (44)                      (44)    117.6%

Play Areas :- Indirect Expenditure 0 413 4,750 4,337 0 4,337 8.7% 0

Net Expenditure 0 (413) (4,750) (4,337)

255 Hard Courts and Car Park

1225 Outside courts 0 892 1,816 924 49.1%

               Hard Courts and Car Park :- Income              0           892        1,816           924                               49.1%             0
  4300 Equipment-Repair/Maintenance                            0             0        1,000         1,000                     1,000      0.0%
  4340 Surface - Repair                                        0             0          500           500                       500      0.0%
  4345 Surface Clean Chemicals                                 0             0          365           365                       365      0.0%
  4560 Property Maintain/Replacement                           0             0          675           675         344           331     51.0%
  4580 Car Park/ Pathways                                      0            83             0         (83)                      (83)      0.0%

Hard Courts and Car Park :- Indirect Expenditure 0 83 2,540 2,457 344 2,113 16.8% 0

Net Income over Expenditure 0 809 (724) (1,533)

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                                                        Actual      Actual Year    Current      Variance    Committed      Funds      % Spent     Transfer
                                                      Current Mth     To Date     Annual Bud   Annual Total Expenditure   Available             to/from EMR

260 Bowling Green
1240 Bowls Hire Charges 0 1,900 1,900 0 100.0%

                         Bowling Green :- Income              0         1,900        1,900              0                             100.0%             0
  4160 Repairs/Maintenance                                    0             0          200           200                       200      0.0%
  4390 Materials                                              0         1,595        2,445           850           30          820     66.5%

Bowling Green :- Indirect Expenditure 0 1,595 2,645 1,050 30 1,020 61.4% 0

Net Income over Expenditure 0 305 (745) (1,050)

265 Memorials

1280 Memorial Garden Income 0 38 0 (38) 0.0%

                              Memorials :- Income             0            38             0         (38)                                                 0
  4360 Rose Renewal                                           0             8          400           392                       392      2.1%
  4575 War Memorial                                           0           125          350           225            7          219     37.5%

Memorials :- Indirect Expenditure 0 133 750 617 7 610 18.7% 0

Net Income over Expenditure 0 (96) (750) (654)

270 Traffic Highways/Environment

1350 Parish Partnership grant 0 6,143 6,143 0 100.0%

         Traffic Highways/Environment :- Income               0         6,143        6,143              0                             100.0%             0
  4655 Bus Shelters                                           0             0          596           596                       596      0.0%
  4670 Parish Partnership Scheme                              0       12,286        12,286              0                         0   100.0%

Traffic Highways/Environment :- Indirect 0 12,286 12,882 596 0 596 95.4% 0
Expenditure

Net Income over Expenditure 0 (6,143) (6,739) (596)

300 Cafe

1500 Café Income 5,098 46,835 36,000 (10,835) 130.1%

                                    Cafe :- Income       5,098        46,835        36,000      (10,835)                              130.1%             0
  4070 Profess Fees/Agency Personnel                       600          2,748             0      (2,748)                   (2,748)      0.0%
  4150 Utilities & business rates                             0           170             0        (170)                     (170)      0.0%
  4160 Repairs/Maintenance                                    0            65             0         (65)                      (65)      0.0%
  4295 Equipment - New/Replacement                          34             49             0         (49)                      (49)      0.0%
  4300 Equipment-Repair/Maintenance                           0            63           76            13                        13     83.1%
  4435 Contingencies                                          0           659             0        (659)                     (659)      0.0%
  4630 Consumables                                            0           317        1,750         1,433                     1,433     18.1%
  4635 cleaning agents/materials                           107            130          150            20                        20     86.7%

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                                                        Actual      Actual Year    Current      Variance    Committed      Funds      % Spent     Transfer
                                                      Current Mth     To Date     Annual Bud   Annual Total Expenditure   Available             to/from EMR
  4700 Machine Rental                                         0          (28)             0           28                        28      0.0%
  4710 Café Purchases                                    1,648        20,781        21,417           636       1,067         (432)    102.0%
  4711 Community fridge/ fruit & veg                          0           119          282           163                       163     42.3%

Cafe :- Indirect Expenditure 2,389 25,073 23,675 (1,398) 1,067 (2,465) 110.4% 0

Net Income over Expenditure 2,709 21,762 12,325 (9,437)

Grand Totals:- Income 18,360 796,236 128,777 (667,459) 618.3%

Expenditure 41,083 662,209 739,215 77,006 12,661 64,344 91.3%

Net Income over Expenditure (22,723) 134,026 (610,438) (744,464)

                      plus Transfer from EMR                  0         1,667             0      (1,667)
                         less Transfer to EMR                 0         8,784             0      (8,784)

Movement to/(from) Gen Reserve (22,723) 126,910 (610,438) (737,348)

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         1st Floor                               T: 01603 624181
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         Rouen Road                                      @larking-gowen.co.uk
         Norwich

NR1 1RE

Mrs F LeBon, Parish Clerk Our Ref: 04/GK/MC/MC/H020550
Hellesdon Parish Council
Your Ref:
Diamond Jubilee Lodge
06 February 2025
Wood View Road
Hellesdon
Norwich

NR6 5QB

Dear Mrs LeBon

Hellesdon Parish Council
Interim internal audit visit on 16 December 2024

Further to our mid-financial year visit to the Council’s offices on 16 December 2024 to test transactions for the
period from 1 April to 30 November 2024, I confirm that the procedures undertaken did not identify any
instances of non-compliance with the expected financial controls, nor any matters that would prevent us giving
a ‘clean’ response to any internal control objectives in the Annual Internal Audit Report 2024/25 which will form
part of the Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2024/25.

However, as you are aware, not all our procedures were carried out as some are restricted to the year-end and
these will be performed once the accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025 have been prepared. We will
update and conclude our testing during our financial year-end visit in May 2025.

Recommendations arising from our 16 December 2024 visit

Although we identified no matters of significant concern, we did identify one area where we recommend follow
up action be taken:

Recommendation - priority level 2
Councillors’ approval of approved payment signatories
The 14/05/2024 Full Council minutes stated the names of the four approved payment signatories, with the Finance
Officer Gavin Ellis being named as one of the four. This is good practice as it enables the Council to confirm its
approval of the specific signatories.
Upon GE's retirement in late 2024, Deputy Clerk Harry Clark replaced GE as an approved payment signatory. This
had not yet been recorded in any Full Council minutes at the time of our December 2024 visit.
We recommend that the next Full Council meeting states who the current four approved payment signatories are, and
the minutes record this and the Council's approval of those named.

Follow up on recommendations raised in our preceding report

We raised one amber recommendation in our ‘Internal Audit Report for the Year ended 31 March 2024’ (issued
on 3 July 2024). Whiles checking the Council’s external website following our 16 December 2024 visit we
found that the specific matters raised in our previous report had been cleared, but similar new omissions had
occurred in relation to minutes’ availability on the website, as we note in the table on the next page.

Full lists of Larking Gowen LLP members and non-member partners are available at the above address. Larking-gowen.co.uk
“Larking Gowen” is the trading name of Larking Gowen LLP which is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (LLP number OC419486). Where we use the word partner it refers to the members of Larking
Gowen LLP and to any non-member partners. Registered to carry on audit work in the UK, regulated for a range of invest ment busi ness act iv it ies a nd l icen sed t o carry out t he res erved l ega l act iv it y of non -
cont ent i ous pro bat e i n Eng lan d and W al es by t he I nst itute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Larking G owen L LP is an I nd epe nd en t Member F irm of PrimeG loba l, a worl dwi de
associat ion of i nde pen dent acc ount i ng a nd a dvisory f irms.

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 Previous recommendation:                                         Current status:
 (From our 3 July 2024 report)                                    As per checks following our 16 December 2024 visit
 Minutes omitted from the HPC website                             Not fully cleared. New recommendation raised:
 The Full Council’s 12/12/2023 meeting was omitted                Minutes omitted from the HPC website - new
 entirely from the HPC website.
                                                                  As noted at left, the specific omitted minutes identified
 The 9/1/2024 and 9/4/2024 Full Council meetings were             during our May 2024 visit were corrected on the day.
 listed, but links to the minutes did not work. We raised
                                                                  However, our check of the minutes section on the
 this with Officers, who corrected it on the day.
                                                                  HPC website on 20/12/2024 noted two new cases
 As we only checked for November 2023 to March 2024               where the links to the minutes did not work (i.e. the
 meeting minutes of the Full Council, and the PPR and             minutes do not appear when the ‘minutes’ button is
 Community Centre committees, it is possible other                clicked on). Those are:
 minutes and meetings may also have been omitted from
 the new website.                                                  •    Community Centre Committee, 14/08/2024
                                                                        meeting minutes
 We recommend Officers review the new HPC website’s
 “Your Council” pages, to confirm that all meetings of the         •    Planning Committee 14/05/2024 meeting
 Full Council and Council committees in recent years are                minutes
 on the website, and for each meeting date, the agenda,           We recommend these broken links be corrected, and
 minutes, and relevant papers have been uploaded /                also that minutes added to the HPC website since
 linked to.                                                       20/12/2024 be reviewed to confirm that the links to
                                                                  them all work.

Reminder in relation to the Council’s Risk Register

We noted that the Property, Policy & Resources Committee reviewed and accepted the Council’s risk
assessments at its 29 April 2024 meeting, and therefore risks were duly identified and assessed during the
current financial year. As it is good practice for councils to prepare and formally adopt a comprehensive
register of their risks at least once annually, we note that a new assessment of risks, and formal adoption of
the risk registers by councillors, will come due around April 2025.

Acknowledgements

My thanks to you and to the Council’s Deputy Clerk for your time and assistance during our visit, and should
you have any queries at all, please do not hesitate to contact either Marc Cawthorne or me.

Yours sincerely

Giles Kerkham
Partner
For and on behalf of Larking Gowen LLP

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The Council Office, Diamond Jubilee Lodge, Wood view Road, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR6 5QB
Tel: 01603 301751 www.hellesdon-pc.gov.uk email: contact@hellesdon-pc.gov.uk

Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on
Tuesday 11th February 2025 at 6:15pm in
Hellesdon Community Centre, Wood View Road, Hellesdon
PRESENT:
Cllr G. Britton (Chairman)
Cllr I. Duckett
Cllr R. Forder
Cllr D. Maidstone
Cllr R. Sear

Also In Attendance: Mrs F. LeBon (Clerk to the Council)

1. Apologies and acceptance for absence
None received

2. Declarations of Interest and Dispensations
No declarations of interest made.
Cllr Maidstone clarified that his property did not back onto 9 Meadow Way to be discussed in item 6.

3. To Approve the Minutes of the Committee Meeting held on 28th January 2025
Minutes of 28th January 2025 had been previously circulated. The minutes were AGREED and signed as a
true and accurate record of the meeting.

4. Public Participation
No matters raised.

5. Planning Outcomes

The report was previously circulated and was NOTED.

6. Planning Applications for Consideration

The following applications were considered and responses to the relevant consultations agreed:
Application Response to Consultation
2025/0053 No objections.
Location: 33 Lilian Close Hellesdon Norfolk NR6 6RZ
Proposal: Single storey rear extension with single
storey side extension to facilitate a garage and carport
2025/0329 No objections
Location: 9 Meadow Way Hellesdon Norfolk NR6 5NW
Proposal: Two storey rear extension (incl loft
conversion) & single storey side extension

Approved…………………………………………………...…

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2023/2500 (amended application) No objections
Location: Firside Junior School Middletons Lane
Hellesdon Norfolk NR6 5NF
Proposal: Demolition of existing school building and
construction of a new two storey school building with
associated muga, external play areas external canopy,
new pupil drop off and car parking

7. Items for the Next Agenda

No matters raised

8. Date, time and venue of next meeting

25th February 2025, commencing at 6.15pm at Diamond Jubilee Lodge.

The meeting closed at 6.28pm.

Approved…………………………………………………...…

Date………………………………………
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The Council Office, Diamond Jubilee Lodge, Wood view Road, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR6 5QB
Tel: 01603 301751 www.hellesdon-pc.gov.uk email: contact@hellesdon-pc.gov.uk

Minutes of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on
Tuesday 25th February 2025 at 6:15pm in
Hellesdon Community Centre, Wood View Road, Hellesdon
PRESENT:
Cllr G. Britton (Chairman)
Cllr I. Duckett
Cllr R. Forder(from 6:16 pm)
Cllr D. Maidstone
Cllr R. Sear
Cllr S. Holland (from 6:19 pm)

Also In Attendance: Mrs F. LeBon (Clerk to the Council), Mr H. Clark(Deputy Clerk)

1. Apologies and acceptance for absence
None received

2. Declarations of Interest and Dispensations
No declarations of interest made.

3. To Approve the Minutes of the Committee Meeting held on 11th February 2025
Minutes of 11th February 2025 had been previously circulated. The minutes were AGREED and signed as a
true and accurate record of the meeting.

4. Public Participation
No matters raised.

5. Planning Outcomes

The report was previously circulated and was NOTED.

6. Planning Applications for Consideration

     The following applications were considered and responses to the relevant consultations agreed:
  Application                                             Response to Consultation
  2025/0280                                               No objections.
  Location: 158 Gowing Road NR6 6PY
  Single storey flat roof rear extension

7. Items for the Next Agenda

No matters raised

Approved…………………………………………………...…

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8. Date, time and venue of next meeting
11th March 2025, commencing at 6.15pm at Diamond Jubilee Lodge.

The meeting closed at 6.19pm.

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Meeting of Hellesdon Parish Council – 11th March 2025

Item 8 - To Receive Feedback on Meeting with the Director of Place at South Norfolk and
Broadland Councils about the Persimmon applications.

Broadland Council has provided a summary of the questions that will assist the Parish Council
in coming to a conclusion about what it wishes to achieve from the Persimmon development:

Former Royal Norwich Golf Site Community Facilities:

As part of the reserved matters applications for phases 4-6 the following community facilities
are proposed:

• 1ha of playing pitches. The layout shows these as being suitable for:

o 1x under 12 pitch

o 1 x under 10 pitch

o 2 x under 8 pitch

• A community building of 420 m2. The community building contains a main hall,
meeting/function room, office space, kitchen, toilets and associated store space.

• A neighbourhood equipped area of play of 1000sqm.

The following questions are intended to help guide a discussion on the community facilities
required by the parish

1. What are the parish priorities in relation to the 1ha playing pitches?

2. Is football the priority for the parish? Is the council aware of specific teams who would
wish to use the facilities/currently looking for facilities?

3. If football pitches are the priority, do the parish council consider the size of the pitches
reflects the age group needs?

4. If football pitches are provided on the open space, are there associated facilities that the
parish would wish to see in the community building i.e. changing facilities/ Toilets
accessible from the pitches etc to support the use?

5. Would the parish council seek to take on the management of the community building?

6. Are there other facilities which the parish would wish to see/need within the community
building?

One the Parish Council is clear about its objectives, Persimmon can be invited to attend a
Parish Council meeting in a similar manner as other developers.

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The Council Office, Diamond Jubilee Lodge, Wood View Road, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR6 5QB
Tel: 01603 301751 www.hellesdon-pc.gov.uk email: contact@hellesdon-pc.gov.uk

Minutes of the Meeting of the
Playing Fields, Allotments and Amenities Committee
held on Thursday 25th February 2025 - 7pm at Diamond Jubilee Lodge

Present: Cllr D. Maidstone (Chairman) Cllr D. Fahy(19:02)
Cllr N. Barker
Cllr M. Maidstone
Cllr M. Hicks
Cllr B. Johnson

Also in Attendance:
Mrs F LeBon (Clerk), Mr H Clark(Deputy Clerk), Mr K Sage(Facilities manager) and two member
of the public.

The Chairman welcomed all to the meeting.

1. Apologies and acceptance for absence
Apologies were received from Cllr Gurney.

2. Declarations of Interest and Dispensations
No Declared interests or dispensations

3. Approval of the Minutes from 28th November 2024

The draft Minutes had been circulated from the meeting of 28th November 2024. These were AGREED
and signed as a true and accurate record of the meeting.

4. Public Participation
A member of the public mentions the probationers currently working on the car park at the allotments
on Bush Road have been a huge success. The facilities manager of the allotments informed the council
due to the good work that has been completed by the probationers they have now moved on to assist
with the plots at the allotments. The facilities manager continued that he would enquire if the
probations would want their own plot at the allotments and grow fruit and vegetables for the use of the
community. The members of the public continued with their concern over the increase of dogs fouling
inside the allotment and left there, he requested that the committee reminds allotment holders that
animals on the site remain on a fixed lead and to pick up after them. Cllr Maidstone and the committee
agreed notices and measures should be put in place to remind allotment holders of the rules of the
allotments. The member of the public then continued in relation to thew rules of the allotments, that
which relates to fires/bonfires on the allotment site. Cllr Maidstone informed that there is to be no fires
or burning of any description to be held on the allotment site, which the member of the public informed
that the rules of the allotments are not clear and are open to interpretation. Cllr Maidstone informed
that the rules were revised and changed recently and that the allotment rules will be reviewed to make
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sure the most updated version is available to those who require them. Another member of the public
spoke in relation to the beekeepers coming back to the allotments and that there is excitement
expressed by the allotment holders for them to return after their absence of a few years.

5. Apiary
a) To Agree Rules and Tenancy Agreement for Hive Plots within the Apiary.

Cllr Maidstone stated that the apiary new rules are suitable for it to be used again, he continued with
there will be support available from a experienced member of the Norfolk Beekeepers association for
those wishing to use the apiary. Cllr Maidstone explained that the individual has sufficient experience to
aid those beekeepers and those wishing to seriously undertake beekeeping. The rules and tenancy
agreement for hive plots within the apiary was Proposed by Cllr M Maidstone and 2 nd by Cllr M Hicks
AGREED by the committee.

6. Allotments
a) To Receive Update Report on Allotment Occupancy

The Facilities manager reported that there are 110 full allotment plots which are lettable of
which 108 are let. 4 quarter size allotments are ready to be let and has been advertised in just
Hellesdon.

b) To Receive Update from the Allotment Liaison Group
Allotment liaison group to begin getting hold of their tasks and Cllr M Hicks to join allotment liaison
group and dates to be arranged relating to this.

c) To Note Decision of 4th April 2023 to Allow Non-Residents of the Parish to Become an Allotment
Tenant
The Facilities manager highlighted from report the consideration of allowing nonresidents of the
parish to become allotment tenants, sitting legislation that would suggest to the committee that an
amendment to the rules to consider letting allotments to non-residents that includes a cascade
system to prioritise residents of Hellesdon allowing to maximise income for the allotments and
residents of Hellesdon. The allotment rules needed to be amended sections 3 Eligibility criteria and
allocation of plots, within its subsections of 3.1, 3.2, 3.3. Cllr M Maidstone also indicated that Stuart
Clancy has given funds towards the community hut and as recently Taverham allotments have been
reduced to consider having Taverham residents to be priortised for allotment lettings.

d) Update on CCTV
The facilities manager spoke relating to the update of CCTV for the Allotments on Bush Road, He
currently is awaiting the pole for the CCTV to place on. Cllr N Barker will be forwarding to Clerk &
Deputy Clerk a quote of what equipment is needed, which both the Clerk and Deputy Clerk will
review.

e) Update on Car Park in Extension

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The facilities manager gave the update that now car park on the allotment site is complete,
allotment holders are now required to use the car park rather than unused allotments plots of the
driveway to the allotments themselves.

7. To Review Earmarked Reserves Relating to Committee

The earmarked reserves were reviewed by the committee, The facilities manager stated that more
funds may need to be allocated towards the council’s van as well as the hard surface floor will need to
be resurfaced in the 25/26 financial year. He continued to inform the committee of the war memorial
replacement and upkeep. The clerk informed the committee that earmarked burial ground land funds
may not be required at this time as the land may have been allocated to the church. The facilities
manager informed the committee and confirmed by the Clerk that the Mountfield Park funds are a
commuted sum. The facilities manager continued that the fence and boundary around the park need to
be established, and a solicitor is required to establish the boundary of the land. Cllr D Maidstone
requested the Clerk/ Deputy Clerk to make enquiries to find a solicitor.

8. To Receive ‘Pillars of Inclusive Play’ Document from the Youth Advisory Board
The Clerk informed the committee that she has been in contact with cornerstones to discuss play
equipment that could be installed, this would also include inclusive play equipment.

9. To consider a resolution under the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 to exclude the
press and public for the duration of the item 10 in view of the confidential nature of the business to
be transacted
Member of public left the meeting
10. Potential Breach of Tenancies
a) To Receive Report on Unpaid Tenancies & To Receive Report on Unmaintained Allotment Plots
A report was provided to councillors on the current unpaid tenancies and unmaintained allotment plots.
It was the recommendation of the facilities manager that if 70% of the plot is not cultivated then there
would be no renewal for the next year for the plot holder. It was discussed by the committee that an
appeal procedure would need to be implemented as well as a warning system for the allotment holders.
Cllr D Maidstone informed that any powers or whatever is needed be given to the facilities manager to
be able to maintain the allotment which the committee AGREED. The facilities manager requested
resending of the allotment rules be sent out to the allotment holders.

11. Items for the Next Agenda

Carters Farms and the lease of the land.
Mountfield Park
Cottinghams Park

To Confirm Date, Time and Venue of the Next Meeting
To be agreed.

MEETING CLOSED AT 8:30pm

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Meeting of Hellesdon Parish Council – 11th March 2025

Item 10 To Consider Sale of Baby Grand Piano in Community Centre

With a view to saving money, the Clerk has been asked to review the cost and use of the baby
grand piano in the community centre.

History:

The baby grand piano was purchased in 2016 for £5,299 (inclusive of VAT).

In the last 3 years it has been used for one event, which was the re-opening of the Community
Centre.

The Parish Council also owns and upright piano, which is used on a regular basis.

Issues:

The problems with the baby grand are as follows:

   •      It is heavily underused
   •      It is surplus to requirements as there is already a piano in the building which can easily
          moved by the facilities team.
   •      It gets in the way of events in the ML, causing issues for both the facilities team and
          hirers (the piano has to be taken into account with every room plan put in place).
   •      It gets damaged by events in the ML
   •      It is costly to repair and retune

Proposed Solution:

Like the excess chairs in the community centre, the best value solution for the taxpayer is to sell
the baby grand. Continuing to house an unused asset in a main entertainment room will
continue to cost the taxpayer in repairs. An initial quote suggested that the depreciation has
already been significant, given the damage it has incurred and its unfashionable colour.

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