You are invited to attend the Blyth Parish Council meeting on
Monday 14 September 2026 at 7pm at Barnby Memorial Hall
Cheryl Day, Clerk to the Council
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1. Preliminary matters
a) Receive Apologies and Declarations of Interest
b) Agree minutes of meeting held on 10 August and matters arising
c) To receive the County and District Councillor’s reports
d) To receive the PCSO’s report
2. Public Open Session – Persons wanting to address the Council must advise the Clerk five working days in advance of the meeting
Presentation of latest plans for Blyth Road site by the Reed family
3. Finance
a) To agree September payments and financial reports for August.
b) To receive Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2025-26 report and conclusion of audit
c) To consider policy renewal with Zurich Insurance
d) To amend Unity Trust bank mandate
e) To acknowledge clerk’s NJC Local Government salary increase for 2026/27
4. Items for consideration
a) To receive village maintenance reports
b) To consider increase to hourly rate for Lengthsman/handyman tasks
c) To consider options for land at Lady Belinda’s Gate
d) To discuss whole council training offered by NottsALC
e) To consider use of projector during parish council meetings
f) To consider request for memorial bench on Church Green
g) To discuss Winter Service Order from ViaEM
h) To consider Remembrance Sunday and Christmas arrangements
i) To consider a request for a donation from Girlguiding Retford
j) Planning Applications and correspondence
5. Items for Information Only –
6. Correspondence received –
Cheryl Day – Clerk to the Council – 7 September 2026