Meeting Minutes 2024 to 2025

Minutes of a Meeting of Thrybergh Parish Council, Thursday 3 April 2025. Held At the Parish Hall, Park Lane, Thrybergh

Present:

Councillors G Trickett (Chair), A Martin, J Parsons, M Senior & J Chambers,

There were one members of the public in attendance.

001/25 Apologies for Absence

Appologies received from Councillor B Shaw, R Thomas & N Jackson

002/25. Approval of Reason Given for Absence

Mover: Councillor A Martin                           Seconder: Councillor J Chambers

Resolved: That the councillor’s apologies be accepted by the Parish Council.

003/25. Declaration Of Interest

Councillor Senior expressed an interest in agenda item 12 relating to tree work on Parish Council owned land alongside Hollings Lane.  

004/25. Questions From The Public               

There were no questions.

005/25. Minutes of the Previous Parish Council Meeting held on Thursday 6 March 2025

Mover: Councillor A Martin                          Seconder: Councillor J Parsons

Resolved: That the minutes of the previous meeting of Thrybergh Parish Council held on Thursday 6th March 2025 be approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

006/24. Matters Arising from Previous Meetings of the Parish Council

128/24 - CIL Payment from RMBC – The installation of the planter is now being sorted with RMBC and Hobson Nurseries and a new planning application has been put in place. The clerk will advise council when the installation of the planter can be completed.

173/24 - Vandalised statuette on the cenotaph - The clerk advised that the vandalised statue has now been repaired.

Mover: Councillor M Senior                          Seconder: Councillor J Parsons

Resolved: That the cost of repair by West Joinery & Building at £46.00 be approved.

184/24. VE/VJ Day Celebration in Parsh Hall – The Clerk met with Miss Trixie Holiday on 28th March to discuss the event to mark the 80th anniversaries of VE and VJ Day which will be 10th May in the Hall. Miss Trixie Holiday will perform 2 sets of 40’s era music from 8pm to 8:45pm and then 9:30pm to 10:15pm. The free event will be from 7pm to 11pm and it is requested that you contact the clerk if you wish to attend.

189/24 - Planning Application RB2025/0219 – application to erect detached garage/outbuilding at ‘Lime Crest’, Doncaster Road, the application has now been granted conditionally by RMBC

007/25. Police Report

The December crime statistics were reported as Rotherham North at 617 incidents and Thrybergh at 29 incidents which are well down on the November statistics which showed Rotherham North at 721 incidents and Thrybergh at 37 with October being Rotherham North at 725 and Thrybergh 43.

008/25 Appointment of A New Councillor

Mover: Councillor M Senior                          Seconder: Councillor J Chambers

Resolved: That the parish council co-opt Mark Reeves onto Thrybergh Parish Council.

Cllr Jackson left the meeting

009/25 Correspondence

The following items of correspondence were made available to the parish councillors:-

YLCA White Rose Bulletin including Training.

NALC Chief Executive’s Bulletin.

March Dalton & Thrybergh Newsletter.

010/25 Items of Report.

Ward Councillor was Michael Bennett-Sylvester not able to attend the meeting but he did send in his report which was read out by the Chair.

Oldgate Lane

The diagram showing the work on the long-awaited scheme for the resurfacing work for Oldgate Lane was presented to the councillors and the current intention is for work to be carried out during the May half term holiday.

Bill Winder Play Area

we now have an indicative road map for improvements to the play area.  As well as section 106 funding from Whinney Hill and Chesterhill Cllr Ryalls and I have committed our full four years devolved capital budget approx. £28k to the project. We should be looking at consultation taking place May and June with both an online consultation and face to face sessions with a focus on primary schools and play group. The project will need to go to tender which should take place June and July with a target of August 11th for approval.  We should then be looking at September and October for construction.

Highways

Park Close has been accepted for my nomination for resurfacing for 25/26.  While not able to secure a full resurface Crofts Drive, Pingles Crescent and a few roads off them are being treated by the multi-hog where a tabletop size patch around potholes and cracking is removed and resurfaced making for a stronger repair.  St Leonard’s Avenue resurfacing should have been completed and hopefully members are noticing a refresh of some road markings taking place around the village.

Local Neighbourhood Road Safety Scheme

Last year we had accepted a bid for measures to try and mitigate vehicles leaving the roadway, unfortunately at the last Transportation Advisory Board we were advised that due to a series of delays in the first wave of schemes delivery on this is now expected to be summer of 2026.

The Hall Secretary gave a report on new bookings from South Yorkshire Performance Academy. They were passed on to us by Ward Councillor Bennett-Sylvester and we now have 9 bookings for April and May. SYPA is an independent, non-profit youth theatre company based in South Yorkshire for 10-25 year-olds with a focus on self-development of every cast member whilst producing exceptional shows. They are using the hall for final rehearsals for their upcoming show at Rotherham Civic which is the Madness musical ‘Our House’ and takes place 20th to 24th May. Hopefully, this will lead to future regular bookings in the hall.

011/25 Requested by Councillors and/or AOB

The clerk advised that he is currently arranging for first aid training for staff and there will also be fire training in the next couple of months to coincide with the upcoming fire inspection of the hall. The 5-yearly fixed wire testing will take place in April and this will be reported on at the May meeting, these tests are a legal requirement.

The clerk advised that the Parish Council had been contacted by a resident about over growing trees on the field on Vale Road. These will be inspected and a report put to Council in May.

The Press and Public were then invited to leave the meeting

012/25. Proposed Tree Work to Parish Council Owned Woodland.

Councillor Mrk Senior left the meeting whilst this item was discussed and voted on. The Parish Council considered the quote for work in woodlands to make safe several trees identified in an earlier woodland survey. The quote was sent out to several companies but we have only received one offer from MKS Tree & Garden Services. This is work that we simply must do as the consequences of ignoring it would/could be catastrophic if there were to be an accident resulting in personal injury. The quote was for tree work at £3175 plus £2150 for traffic management on Oldgate Lane.

Mover: Councillor A Martin                          Seconder: Councillor J Parsons

Resolved: That the parish council award the contract for tree work on Hollings Lane woodlands to MKS Tree & Garden Services at a total cost of £5325.

013/25. Report On Parish Hall Bar for 2024/25.

The clerk reported on bar activities for the year 2024/25, the bar is an integral part of the parish hall and will continue to be run by the Council as part of our letting/booking activities as it is vital in bringing people into the hall.

014/25/24 Accounts for Payment

The Council considered the schedule of accounts for payment for March.

Mover: Councillor J Chambers                                             Seconder: Councillor A Martin.

Resolved: That the schedule of accounts for payment be approved and signed by the Chair.

015/25. To notify the Clerk of matters for inclusion on the agenda of the next meeting.

No items raised.

Date Of Next Meeting

The date of the next parish council meeting will be Wednesday 7th May 2025 at 6:30pm. The Annual Parish meeting will take place beforehand at 6.00pm and is open to all Thrybergh residents to attend.

Closure of Meeting at 8:16pm.

Councillor G Trickett

Chairman