Chairman: Jan Maciag
Clerk: Julie Trolove
Address: Great and Little Gidding Parish Council, The Village Hall, Main Street,
Great Gidding, Huntingdon, Cambs PE28 5NU
TEL: Out of action – new number pending
EMAIL: ggparishcouncil@outlook.com
To Members of the Council
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of the Great & Little Gidding Parish Council to be held on Tuesday 17th February 2026 for the purpose of transacting the business listed below.
Members of the Press and Public PLEASE submit your question/request/comment in writing to the Parish Office letterbox or via email, no later than 12 noon on Monday 16th February
Julie Trolove
Parish Clerk
6 February 2026
0123.25 Chairperson’s Welcome
0124.25 To receive apologies and reasons for absence
0125.25 Declaration of Disclosable Interests for items on the Agenda
0126.25 Public & Press participation session with respect to items on the Agenda
0127.25 To confirm and accept minutes of the meeting held on 20th January 2026
0128.25 To receive reports from Councillors and Clerk
Clerk – Highways report submitted re. dyke running alongside Baptist Chapel
0129.25 FINANCIAL MATTERS:
a) Bank statements from Barclays Bank in respect of the Parish Council current account
£2741.92 as at 4/2/2026
Defibrillator account – £211.89
b) PAYMENTS – to approve online payments in respect of the following
| Who | What for | TOTAL | Invoice includes this VAT amount |
| Staff costs | Working hours for December – a total of 24 | Awaiting information | NIL |
| Aubergine | Website set up including domain Email package | 598.80 72.00 | 99.80 12.00 |
| Catalyst | Extra website storage | 48.00 | nil |
| SLCC | Annual subsctiption |
- to approve Clerk’s working hours for January – a total of 25 hours
0130.25 PLANNING applications and matters:
a) no planning applications received on which the Parish Council should comment as at 12th February 2026.
No further correspondence in respect of Hemingford Lodge Road.
0131.25 Local Government Reorganisation – latest information including NALC guidance on how Councils are responding/reacting (email dated 2/2/2026)
Hunts DC local elections will take place in May 2026 – Tim Alban confirmed
9th Feb – slides from an online meeting
0132.25 Website for the Parish Council – Cllr Nankivel and the Clerk had an online meeting with Aubergine – information to share with Parish Councillors
0133.25 Recreation Field
Quote for grass cutting, based on previous years quotes/areas
Provision of a parking area on the Recreation Field
0134.25 Speaker or event for the Annual Meeting in May
0135.25 Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer role
0136.25 Correspondence received between 16th January 2026 and 13th February:
a) NALC newsletters – events news email – weekly
Chief Executives Bulletins – weekly
b)Cambridgeshire County Council –
- Cambridgeshire Matters February edition
- Dr Bike sessions through to May
- Highways events – there are none locally
- Flood and Water newsletter
- Traffic Management Incident report for January
- Local Highways Improvements – 20MPH scheme – applications close 5.00 pm on Friday 27th March and slides from an online session
c) Huntingdonshire District Council –
- Town and Parish Council Newsletter (includes CIL information, LHI bid reminder, Local Plan information, Reorganisation information, 3G pitch for St Ives, Elections 2026, Be A Councillor)
- Information about CIL funding
- launch of the Community Health and Wealth Building delivery fund.
- Press release – how Hunts DC are reducing carbon footprint of vehicles
- Cambridgeshire Classis Cycle Event – 7 March 2026 – further details
- Cambs &Pboro Combined Authority –
- monthly newsletter for February
- information about local transport for residents.
e) Cambs ACRE – Staying in Touch newsletter
- Community Building conference to take place on 17th March at Burgess Hall, St Ives
- Have your say on the future of Local Government
f) CAPALC – new website – Clerk has requested access 3 times with no response
Details of their CILCA course starting in Spring 2026
g) Parish Online monthly newsletter
h) SLCC – regional training seminar for Clerks, including items on revised AGAR, upgrade of websites etc – in Northampton – November 2026
i) Cambs and Peterborough Combined Authority – information about local transport for residents.
0137.25 Any Urgent Business
In accordance with section 100(B)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) the Chair will admit an item of urgent business in order that it can be dealt with at the earliest opportunity provided it has been raised at least 24 hours before the meeting – see items in blue, added 13th February 2026
0138.25 Items for next meeting:
AGAR compliance regarding IT Policy, Data Retention Policy, Assertion 10 Compliance and Accessibility Statement
The next meeting will commence at 7.30pm on 17th March 2026
in the Village Hall, Main Street, Great Gidding.
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