Unapproved Minutes 14th May 2025
Eastville, Midville and New Leake Annual Parish Meeting
Minutes of the meeting held at Eastville, Midville and New Leake Village Hall on Wednesday 14 May 2025.
Present: Councillor Glyn Nunn (Parish Chair), four members of the public. Minutes taken by the Clerk, Mrs Deborah Money.
The meeting was opened at 1830.
1. Welcome from Chairman and introduction to your Parish, District and County Councillors and Clerk.
No County Councillor was present. Councillors Glyn Nunn, Simon Thorold, Michele Baker, Ian Money, were introduced to the public.
2. Notes from the Annual Parish meeting held on Wednesday 12th May 2024:
To resolve as a correct record and for the Chairman of the meeting to sign the official minutes.
It was agreed with no objections to accept the minutes as a correct record and the chairman signed them.
3. To receive short reports from District and County Councillors.
a) District Councillor Dickinson read out her monthly report, and has been attached to the website.
b) County Councillor Humes did not attend and did not send a report.
4. To receive a copy of the 2024-2025 financial report.
Copies of the financial report were made available, and no questions were raised.
5. To obtain a summary of the council’s endeavours throughout 2024-2025.
Chairman spoke about what had happened in the previous year but has not written a report.
Councillor Nunn has not submitted a report for Leake United Charities.
Councillor Baker's report for The Alenson & Erskine Foundation.
ALENSON & ERSKINE
There are 2 charities:
THE ALENSON AND ERSKINE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Charity Number: 527671
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Give grants annually in November to school leavers from the Parishes of Old Leake,
New Leake and Wrangle, to help fund a profession, trade or calling.
£6,758 was awarded in grants last year
ALENSON AND ERSKINE ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Charity Number: 217635
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The charity owns 4 Almshouses and land.
Some allotments have been affected by the Outer Dowsing Offshore wind project
surveys.
The rental income from the allotments goes towards the upkeep of the almshouses.
The tenants pay a weekly maintenance contribution.
The Almhouses are subject to a quinquennial inspection which is due this year.
Nos 1 & 4 were both empty during part of 2024 but now have new tenants. All four
houses have new efficient electric storage heaters.
Councillor Michele Baker
6. Short comments and statements from residents
A member of the public said that after speaking to other residence they were unhappy that our Annual Parish meeting was not advertised any better.
The meeting closed at 1845.