Agenda
Ordinary
4th November 2026

Seascale Parish Council

Chair Person; Lizzie Mawson
Clerk; Currently vacant (please contact the chairperson)
theclerk@seascaleparishcouncil.co.uk
http://www.seascaleparish.com/.

Dated; 30/10/26

Dear Councillor,

You are summoned to attend the monthly meeting of Seascale Parish Council, which will be held in Methodist School Rooms Seascale on Wednesday 4th November 2026 at 7pm. If you are unable to attend, please pass your apologies to the Chair in advance of the meeting.

The agenda is printed below.

Yours sincerely

Lizzie Mawson – Chair

Agenda

197/26

1. Apologises for absence

198/26 Requests for dispensations and declarations of interests

1. Register of Interests. Councillors are reminded of the need to update their register of interest if any changes have occurred
2. Requests for Dispensations
3. Declarations of interests of any prejudicial interests in items on the agenda and their nature. (Councillors with prejudicial interests must leave the meeting for relevant items)
4. To declare any personal interests in items on the agenda and their nature

199/26 Exclusion of Press and public

To decide if there are any items of business listed on the agenda which require exclusion of the press and public (Public Bodies Admission to Meetings Act 1960)

200/26 Minutes of meetings

1. Minutes of the meeting held on 6th October 2026 – (attached)
2. Clarification regarding car park honesty box – BP

201/26 Chair’s Announcements

Verbal report

202/26 Public participation (Max 4 mins per person – Max session length – 15 mins)

This is at the chairperson’s discretion, and no decision can be made on items brought to the attention of the parish council under this item.

203/26 Reports from visiting Councillors & Police – for information

Cumberland Cllr Moore – verbal

Reminder of Place Standard Event – 10 am 19th Nov at the Pavilion, for a walk round and return for discussion.

204/26 Reports from SPC representatives

SPC Cllr Moore – verbal

SPC Zoe O’Hanlon re CALC AGM – verbal

205/26 Clerks report/correspondence

1. CALC information circulated
2. Email enquiries incl trees
3. Christmas ‘everyone’ project – notice of road closure etc
4. Acknowledgement of BP request to consider business rates on car park

206/26 Community Resilience

1. Progress on web site amendments – BHC/MB
2. Litter bin contract – MB to update
3. Report on proposed bus shelter and telescope projects – ZO
4. Nature recovery plan – decision on how to progress – All (attached)

207/26 Play Grounds

1. Fore shore play park: delivery of swing and gravel bucket progress- LM
2. Play equipment Inspection and maintenance report changes- MB attached
3. Update on the work relating to Coniston play park– ZO
4. Coniston Park litter bin

208/26 Parish Council Assets

1. Proposal/quotes to repair/upgrade the foreshore lighting and jetty   DM
2. CCTV connection – BHC
3. Request to fund Library Trustees to source water heater – ZO
4. GDF bid for under £10k for structural engineering survey and Day Cummins work has been granted at £7,010 – formal contract to follow. SPC are requested to approve payment of invoices from reserves prior to the grant money being received end January. This is because we need this information to complete phase 2 bid to hit Jan/Feb funding round.
5. The under £200k bid has been submitted and assessed by GDF for Library project 2 (external works and internal works) of 5 phases. We need to complete a business plan and insert proper costing and project management dependent on above work.

209/26 Parish Maintenance and Highways

1. Mowing contract, end of season review – JC

210/26 Planning and Licencing applications

4/26/2311/OFI 12 Santon Way Seascale – garage and store with house access.

4/26/2296/0FI. 76 Santon Way Seascale – garage and workshop

211/26 Planning and Licencing decisions

No new ones

212/26 Governance, Support Structures and Staffing

1. Consideration of response from Zurich insurance (circulated)
2. Progress on updating policies and procedures – JC
3. Proposal to establish a working group to prepare a village survey to develop a village plan – MB
4. Date of meetings in relation to month end finance statements – MB

213/26 Finance and accounts

1. RFO Report 29th October 2026

   For Seascale Parish Council Meeting 04.11.26

   Bank Balances as at 29.10.26
   General Reserves Account: £110,144.01
   Current Account: £58,512.18
   Unity Card: £100.00

   Payments Made During October 2026

   02.10.26	Mary Bradley – Supporting Clerk	£2,699.40
   05.10.26	Dawn Dennett – Toilet Block Cleaning	£230.00
   12.10.26	Waterplus – Toilet Block Water	£151.66
   12.10.26	Waterplus – Library Water	£116.95
   12.10.26	Arborscape – Invoice INV-11388	£2,785.03
   12.10.26	Quality Cleaning – Litter Bin Emptying	£114.00
   12.10.26	GB Sport & Leisure – Snake Swing Rope Assembly	£2,506.68
   14.10.26	Octopus Energy – Energy	£37.06
   26.10.26	EE Limited – Telephone/Communications	£27.71

   Total payments made: £8,668.49

2. Payments for Authorisation at the November Parish Council Meeting
   Michael Warmoth

   September 2026 & Backdated Pay

   £86.56

   Amy Jefferies RFO

3. Appointment of auditor for 26/27 accounts

214/26 An opportunity for Councillors to raise new issues – No decisions can be made on these matters, but the Clerk may make investigations and/or they may be placed on future agendas for the Council.

215/26 Date of Next meetings

All at 7pm in the Methodist School Rooms, Seascale

2nd Dec 2026, 7th January 2027, 3rd February 2027, 3rd March 2027, 7th April 2027