Agenda
Ordinary
12th November 2025

Bootle Parish Council

www.bootleparishcouncil.co.uk

Clerk: Mrs Lesley Cooper
Address: Low Marshside, Underhill, Millom, Cumbria, LA18 5HA
Telephone: 01229 775492
Email: theclerk@bootleparishcouncil.co.uk

Date: 3 November 2025

Dear Councillor,

You are summonsed to attend the Ordinary Meeting of Bootle Parish Council on Wednesday 12 November 2025 at the Chapel Meeting Room, Bootle, commencing at 7.30pm.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs L Cooper
Clerk to the Council

Agenda

1. Apologies – To receive apologies for absence.
2. Exclusion of Press and Public (Public Bodies Admission to Meetings Act 1960)
   To consider whether there are any agenda items during consideration of which the press and public should be excluded. Press and public will be excluded from Agenda Item 16 – Closed Session.
3. Declaration of Interest
   To receive declarations, by elected and co-opted members, of interests in respect of items on this agenda.
4. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
   To approve the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on 8 October 2025.
5. Police Liaison Report (previously distributed)
6. Progress Reports
   To receive for information and/or determine action, as appropriate, on items within the following reports:
   – Clerk’s Report
7. Public Participation / Open Session (15 minutes allowed)
8. Cumberland Unitary Authority Councillor’s Report
   To receive for information items relevant to the Parish.
   (Items raised for decision will appear on the agenda for the next meeting.)
9. Applications for Development
   1. To examine applications for development and submit observations to the Planning Authority: None.
   2. To ratify the observations submitted by the Clerk under devolved powers since the last meeting: None.
   3. To note the decisions of the statutory planning authority with regards to recent applications: None.
10. Finance
    1. To approve the following invoices for payment:

    Valda Energy	Direct Debit	£11.26
    Waterplus	Direct Debit	£40.24
    Clerk’s Salary & Expenses		—
    HMRC PAYE		—
    K Englefield – Toilet Cleaning (October)		—
    Community Heartbeat – Replacement Pads		£85.14
    Whamos Ltd – 50% cost of website		£1,000.00
    Whamos Ltd – Final payment		£1,000.00
    Amberol Ltd – BIB Beehive Planter		£1,131.60

    2. To note the receipt of payments:

    Rental	£ —
    Donation Boxes – Toilets	£8.61
    Donation Boxes – Book Box	£5.10

    3. To receive and note the bank statement dated 30 September 2025.
    4. To consider the Budget Comparison Report as at 31 October 2025 and determine any action needed to address deviation.
    5. To receive and approve the Draft Budget Report and Draft Budget for 2026/27.
    6. To determine the Precept for the financial year 2026/27.
11. Parish Matters
    • Community Plan – Launch of questionnaire
    • Footpath Bootle to Bootle Station – Wellbank and S106 monies
    • Hycemoor Field
    • Church View
    • Environmental issues
    • Car park – Proposal from Cumberland Council
    • Approve grass cutting contract for 2026–29
    • Councillor vacancies
    • ENW works – cables
    • Village map
    • Approve the 2026 meeting dates
    • Community Governance Review
12. Reports from Representatives on Outside Bodies and Working Groups
    – BDSSA
13. Correspondence
    To discuss any correspondence received for open discussion.
    All other correspondence to be circulated in the normal manner for Council’s perusal.
14. Councillor Matters
    An opportunity for Councillors to raise minor matters not on this agenda on behalf of residents.
    (Note: No discussion or decisions can be made on these matters, but the Clerk may make investigations and/or place them on a future agenda.)
15. Date of Next Meeting
    The date of the next meeting is to be confirmed.
    To be held at Bootle Chapel Meeting Room, commencing at 7.30pm.
16. Closed Session
    Clerk’s appraisal.