Seascale Parish Council

Chair Person; Lizzie Mawson

Clerk; Currently vacant (please contact the chairperson)

theclerk@seascaleparishcouncil.co.uk

http://www.seascaleparish.com/.

Dated; 26th February 2026

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 March 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

37/26

i) Apologises for absence

38/26 Requests for dispensations and declarations of interests

i) Register of Interests. Councillors are reminded of the need to update their register of interest if any changes have occurred

ii) Requests for Dispensations

iii) 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)

iv) To declare any personal interests in items on the agenda and their nature

39/26 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)

40/26 Minutes of meetings

i) Minutes of the meeting held on 4th Feb 2026 – attached

41/26 Chair’s Announcements

Verbal report

42/26 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.

43/26 Reports from visiting Councillors & Police – for information

Cumberland Cllr Moore – verbal

44/26 Clerks report/correspondence

a) Update from Utility Warehouse

b) Correspondence from Linda Parsons

45/26 Community Resilience

a) Update on the work and projects in relation to the Heart of Communities Task and Finish group – DM

b) Confirmation of contracts and payments – DM

46 /26 Play Grounds

a) Fore shore play park : Update on repairs and maintenance – LM

b) Update on the work related to Coniston play park Task and Finish group – ZO

c) Confirmation of contracts and payments – DM/ZO

47/26 Parish Council Assets

a) Sports Hall – BHC

To note re; proposed mural consultation – suggestion box and display in library

Solar panels – scaffolding up

b) Library refurbishment – ZO/MB – attached

c) CCTV – BHC – attached

d) Assertion 10 training completed, request to GDPR training ( £30) – BHC

e) Asset proforma and work schedule – MB attached

48/26 Parish Maintenance and Highways

a) To note – mowing tender has been written and circulated – bids due back 8th March 2026

b) To agree tender appointment arrangements.

49/26 Planning and Licencing applications

a) 4/26/2042/OFI Seascale Hall

Agricultural building

b) 4/26/2033/OFI 20 Seascale Park

Removal of garage to enable rebuild for ensuite to add to bedroom 2.

50/26 Planning and Licencing decisions

Currently nothing to note

51/26 Governance, Support Structures and Staffing

i) Items from Personnel Committee – MB

ii) a) membership b) chair

iii) Training proposal – verbal

iv) Asset and development work propriety schedule – MB

v) Progress on updating policies and procedures – JC

52/26 Finance and accounts

RFO Report 25th February 2026

For Seascale Parish Council Meeting 4th March 2026

Bank Balances as of 25th February 2026:

General Reserves Account: £165,471.77

Current Account: £44,883.37

Unity Card: £100.00

£210,455.14

Payments made in February 2026:

£274,079.79 £67,153.73 £9,360.70

Payments for authorisation at March Parish Meeting:

1. Day Cummins – Library structural engineering services £1,083.60

53/26 Councillors matters

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.

54/26 Date of Next meetings

All at 7pm in the Methodist School Rooms, Seascale

1st April, 6th May, APM 13th May.