Chairman: Jan Maciag
Clerk: Julie Trolove
Great and Little Gidding Parish Council, The Village Hall, Main Street, Great Gidding, Huntingdon, Cambs PE28 5NU
TEL: 01832 293 068 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 20th January 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 19th January
Julie Trolove
Parish Clerk
16 January 2026
0108.25 Chairperson’s Welcome
0109.25 To receive apologies and reasons for absence
0110.25 Declaration of Disclosable Interests for items on the Agenda
0111.25 Public & Press participation session with respect to items on the Agenda
0112.25 To confirm and accept minutes of the meeting held on 16th December 2025
0113.25 To receive reports from Councillors and Clerk.
Clerk – grit bin refills requested for Chapel End/Back Lane and Chapel End/Gains Lane
Resident requested to cut back hedge on Main Street, to ensure safe passage on the adjacent footpath
Precept request submitted to Council Tax Team Leader at Hunts DC
0114.25 FINANCIAL MATTERS:
a) Bank statements from Barclays Bank will be shared at the meeting
£63.69 interest paid into the Reserves account
b) PAYMENTS – to approve online payments in respect of the following
| Who | What for | TOTAL | Invoice includes this VAT amount |
| Staff costs | Wages for November (37 hours) with backdated pay due to wage increase to 1 April 2025 HMRC National Insurance | Awaiting information | NIL |
| British Telecom (BT) | Set up charges for broadband |
- to approve Clerk’s working hours for December – a total of 24 hours
0115.25 PLANNING applications and matters:
a) Response to enquiry about the School site. (email dated 22/12/2025)
b)Further correspondence regarding anaerobic digester plant from North Northants
Our response invited, deadline for this is 5th February 2026
Glatton Parish Council had made enquiries about this application on 6/1/2026, the Clerk had sent them links and associated information. They have been invited to attend this meeting.
c) date of the planning meeting at which the Hemington Lodge Road application will be discussed will be advised by HuntsDC Planning Dept. when known.
d) no planning applications received on which the Parish Council should comment as at 16th January 2026.
0116.25 Local Government Reorganisation – latest information to include District Cllr Alban’s comments
0117.25 Website for the Parish Council – Cllr Nankivel to report her findings. Also domain name, IT and IT policy
0118.25 Provision of a parking area on the Recreation Field
0119.25 The Parish Office
0120.25 Correspondence received between 16th December and 16th January 2026:
a) NALC newsletters – events news email dated 23 December
letter from new Chairman
Chief Executives Bulletin dated 15/1/2026
b)Cambridgeshire County Council –
- Cambridgeshire Matters December edition
- Highways events – Whittlesey Straw Bear 17th January 2026
- Traffic Management Incident report for December
- Temporary Closure of Winwick Road during January 2026
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)
- Press release – Holocaust Memorial Day Service, 27th January at Huntingdon Town Hall – RSVP required.
- 14/1/2026 Press release regarding local council elections
- 30/12/2025 update regarding reorganization of Local Councils (see 0116.25)
- Cambridgeshire Classis Cycle Event – 7 March 2026 – further details
d) Cambs &Pboro Combined Authority – monthly newsletter
e) Cambs ACRE – Staying in Touch newsletter, Community Energy online event on Tuesday 3rd February
f) CAPALC – their revised website is at last LIVE, all correspondence through their website with a password, details will be shared at the meeting.
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
0121.25 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 19th January 2026
0122.25 Items for next meeting:
Speaker or activity for the Annual Parish Meeting – ideas
The next meeting will commence at 7.30pm on 17th February 2026
in the Village Hall, Main Street, Great Gidding.
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