Minutes of an Extraordinary Meeting of Bracebridge Heath Parish Council held at The Heath: Village Hall and Library on 20th July 2026, 7:00pm

PRESENT

• Councillors P Adey, C Barr, C Broad, C Callan, B Emes, S Manders, V Marden, D Nash, K Trought and Cllr Watkinson
• Clerk to Council, Mrs S Knowles was in attendance
• No members of the public were in attendance

COUNCIL SESSION 

CODE OF CONDUCT REMINDERS

• Nolan Principles - Members were reminded of the Nolan Principles which underpin the Council’s Code of Conduct - Selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty & leadership.
• Register of interests - The Chairman reminded members that they should submit to the Monitoring Officer at North Kesteven District Council any changes to the content of their Register of Member Interest forms. Interests should be declared in accordance with the Code of Conduct.

26114.      TO RECEIVE APOLOGIES AND ACCEPT VALID REASONS FOR ABSENCE

It was RESOLVED: That apologies for absence be accepted from Cllr Hughes.

26115.      DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

a. TO RECEIVE MEMBERS’ DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADOPTED CODE OF CONDUCT

Nil

b.TO RECEIVE AND CONSIDER MEMBERS’ REQUESTS FOR DISPENSATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADOPTED CODE OF CONDUCT AND STANDING ORDERS

Nil

26116.      TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING – 7th JULY 2026

It was RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 7th July 2026 be approved and signed as a true record by the chairman.

26117.      TO CONSIDER ITEMS FOR INCLUSION ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING

Cllr Nash arrived at 19:09

Any requests from members of council for agenda items should be discussed and submitted with the clerk 2 weeks prior to the meeting date.

It was RESOLVED: That items of a confidential nature be debated in the absence of the press and public under the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960.

26118.     TO CONSIDER QUOTATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A RECREATION GROUND MASTERPLAN

It was RESOLVED: That Financial Regulation 5.8 is waived for the purpose of considering quotations for the development of a recreation ground masterplan. The contract is of a specialist nature, and the Council has demonstrated that comparable fixed‑fee quotations were not achievable despite reasonable efforts to obtain them.

It was RESOLVED: That the council appoints Davies White Landscape Architects for the development of a recreation ground masterplan.

    There being no further business, the meeting closed at 19:42

Signed___________________________Chairman                                                                                                                                                              20 July 2026