Full Council Meeting – 8 January 2026

Cherhill Parish Council

 

Cherhill Parish Councillors are hereby summoned to attend the Cherhill Parish Council Meeting on:

 

 

Thursday 8^th January 2026 at 7.00 pm

Yatesbury Village Hall

Clerk to the Council –4 January 2026

 

 

MEMBERS OF THE PARISH AND PRESS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.  The period of time designated for public participation at a meeting in accordance with Standing Order 3(e) shall not exceed 20 minutes unless directed by the chairman of the meeting.  Subject to standing order 3(f), a member of the public shall not speak for more than 5 minutes (Standing Orders page 4, f-g).

For a detailed response it would be helpful for the Clerk to receive your questions in writing, 2 working days in advance of the meeting. Meetings are recorded purely for producing the Minutes, then deleted. Members of the public contributing may be identified in Minutes unless requesting otherwise.

 

AGENDA

4674     Apologies

To receive apologies for absence

 

 

4675     Declarations of Interest

To record declarations of interest from council members regarding items on the agenda

 

 

4676     Minutes

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on Thursday 4^th December 2025 as a true and correct record

 

 

4677     Review of Actions

To review actions from the meeting held on Thursday 4^th December 2025

 

 

4678     Public Participation

Opportunity for members of the public to address the Council

 

 

4679     Bridleway and Footpath Maintenance (Standing Item)

To review issues affecting byways and footpaths in the parish

 

 

4680     Wiltshire Council Update

Review by Wiltshire Councillor Ashley O’Neill

 

 

4681     Local Compton Household Recycling Centre

To discuss the planned closure by Wiltshire Council

 

 

4682     Local Highway and Footway Improvement Group (LHFIG)

To review LHFIG issues across the parish

 

4683     Planning applications

To consider  Planning Applications (none received) and other planning issues

 

4684     Grant Applications

To discuss current grant applications

 

4685     Budget Overview 2025-26

To review Income and Expenditure to date for the previous month and the Financial Year

 

4686     Adoption of Budget and Precept for 2026-27

            To adopt the finalised Budget and  Precept request for submission to Wiltshire Council

 

4687     Accounts 

To approve the following invoices and payments:

 

From	Invoice No	Details	Reason	Total
P Johnson	097	Home Office Expenses (December 2025) @ £26.00 3 lever arch files @ £8.27	Clerk’s expenses	£34.27
Grist Environmental	P268209	Bin emptying November 2025	Maintenance	£256.80
The Garden Route	3108	Grass cutting and clearing leaves at Tommy Croker park	Tommy Croker maintenance	£210.00
Wiltshire Association of Local Councils (WALC)	0873	Clerk’s course – Certificate in Local Council Administration (CILCA), commencing Jan 2026	Training	£450.00
SLCC	Payable from 2/2/2026	CILCA qualification registration	Training	£495.00

 

4688     Working Groups

To review the activity of working groups not otherwise covered on the Agenda

 

4689     Vacancies on the Parish Council

To review progress re the filling of the last 2 vacancies

 

4690     New Website and Internet Domain

To review the new website and email administration by Parish Online

 

4691     Newsletter and The Villages (Standing Item)

To discuss relevant articles for inclusion in the next Newsletter and The Villages magazine

 

4692     Councillor Responsibilities

To receive councillors’ reports on their delegated areas of responsibility:

 

Responsibility	Leader	Deputy
Area Board	Cllr D Grafton	Cllr M Purslow
Clerk Admin Matters	Parish Clerk	n/a
Facebook Page	Cllr M Purslow	Cllr N White
Combined Parishes Forum	Cllr D Grafton	Cllr N White
Hills Waste Solutions Liaison Group	Cllr D Grafton	Cllr N White
Parish Steward link	Cllr M Purslow	Cllr S Hickey
White Horse Restoration Group	Cllr D Grafton	Cllr N White
Lansdowne Monument	Cllr Sadler-Smith	Cllrs Purslow, Hislop
Defibrillators	Cllrs White/ Purslow	Cllr R Pooley
Wiltshire Association of Local Councils (WALC)	Cllr Sadler-Smith

 

4693     Dates of Next Meetings

 

26^th February 2026 at 7.00 pm, Yatesbury Village Hall

26^th March 2026 at 7.00 pm, Cherhill Village Hall