May 2023 DRAFT Minutes Annual Parish Meeting
OLD SOMERBY ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
Monday 15 May 2023 at 7pm in the Fox and Hounds Conservatory
The Meeting was chaired by the Chairman of the Parish Council, Cllr Vicky Lowndes.
All parish councillors and their clerk were present with 3 members of the public.
1. Apologies: One apology had been received from Len Watson the Church Warden.
2. Minutes of the last meeting held on 17 May 2023 and any matters arising.
The Clerk read the minutes. There were no mattes arising.
3. Chairman’s Report. The Parish Council Chairman, Cllr Vicky Lowndes firstly wished to thank her fellow Councillors – Veronica Stephens, Betty North, Nigel Percy and Peter Burrows along with their Clerk David Holmes for their continued contribution.
There is also one BIG THANK YOU to all who continue to help keep the Parish clean and looking its best.
In the last twelve months we have celebrated and mourned the passing of our Queen, welcomed a new King, had several prime ministers, continued to endure economic stress with the continued Cost of Living Crisis.
In the strength we find in friendships and community, we can surely weather this storm and all storms ahead of us.
4. Village Organisations/groups presentations. None
5. The King’s Coronation celebrations. Events were held locally in the Ropsley Parish to which our residents were invited as well as in Grantham. It was truly an amazing national event.