Preston Bissett Parish Council 

Parish Councillors attended the Annual Meeting held on Thursday 8th May 2025 at The Old School, Preston Bissett. The meeting commenced at 7.30pm. 

Members of the Public in attendance: Mark Payne, Darren Parker
Councillors Present: Graham Ellis, Matt Killick, Jean Turner, David Seddon-Taylor
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Minutes 

May 0825/001	Apologies

May 0825/002 	Election of Chair and Vice Chair
Graham Ellis was elected to Chair the meeting – No election  made of Vice Chair

May 0825/003	Approval of Report from Annual Meeting held on 25th April 2024
Report unanimously agreed by all those present. 

May 0825/004	Parish Council Update
GE provided Chair Report – Attached 

May 0825/005	Updates from other groups in attendance
Update from Mark Payne – Chair of the Trustees for the Village Hall
Finances
 Income (for YE November 2024) - £12,281.76
   Outgoings – £11,449.74
The trustees are more hopeful that going forward the income   derived from Village Hall improvements will cover costs to create a larger surplus at the end of the next financial year.
Playground development – The Village Hall trustee are excited to share plans of the playground developments. 
      Plans to develop the playground with faux grass and BBQ/kitchen/storage area.
    Approx. cost £45,000 - Need to raise circa £15,000 before applying for grants
Utilisation of Village Hall:-  Regular users: weekly Friday evening pop-up pub, fortnightly coffee morning and bridge club and monthly yoga
   Ad hoc bookings for celebrations and elections etc.

Update from Neil Daniell – Cricket Club
The cricket club still has a Saturday team and a Wednesday team playing in their respective leagues.
We’ve picked up a few new members this year and we’re confident we have the players to play some competitive cricket.
We plan to hold the usual annual village match towards the end of the season with bar and bbq.

May 0825/006	Date of next meeting – 7th May 2026
				
Close of Meeting		

Open Forum 
	
Meeting end

Preston Bissett Website www.prestonbissett.co.uk

Minutes created and signed by the Parish Clerk: C. Durnin
Parish Clerk Email: parishcouncil@prestonbissett.co.uk
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