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Minutes of the Meeting of Stapleford Parish Council

held on

Thursday 23rd of July 2026

at Stapleford Village Hall, commencing at 7.30 pm

 

Present: Cllr J Oakins (Chair), Cllr A George, Cllr M Randall and Cllr R Bewick, Cllr A Roe.

 

Apologies for Absence: 

In Attendance: Danielle Houghton (clerk)

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Minutes of the Meeting held on 18 June 2026: The minutes were approved and signed as a true and accurate record.

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Traffic Calming Measures on the High Road: The reporting function for traffic issues is now live on the website, and the link will be circulated to villagers. Cllr George has not yet received a response from the Community Protection Officers and will chase this up. She has also received information about the Drive Safe Scheme, which may help reduce speeding within the 30mph zone. White lining has been completed in Stapleford, although dragon’s teeth have not yet been added to the road

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Rat Run off Vicarage Lane, Waterford: Hope Merriman has agreed to attend a site meeting. A couple of councillors will attend, along with a knowledgeable member of the public. The clerk will email Hope to confirm her availability.

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Waterford Marsh: The batteries are not charging properly, as they do not fully charge when there is insufficient sunlight. Cllr Oakins has taken the batteries home to charge so that the water trough can remain filled. Cllr Oakins is looking into a replacement battery for the water trough on the marsh. A new tree survey is scheduled to take place on 10th September.

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CMS has been in contact regarding the kissing gate, and the clerk has responded.

The clerk visited Waterford Common with a member of the public on Tuesday to confirm the proposed location for a memorial bench. Councillors have been informed and have approved the location, provided the bench is natural and contains no plastic. The clerk has also asked which company was used for a previous bench installation.

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bin at the entrance to the marsh is regularly being used for dog waste instead of the dog waste bin located around the corner. The clerk will contact East Herts street bin collection to ask whether a second bin can be installed, as the current situation is causing a health hazard.

The clerk will chase up the installation of the light at the entrance.

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Stapleford Playing Field: Nothing to report

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Village Book Share Library: Cllr George has provided a document outlining the proposed boxes and has discussed the most suitable location with a member of the public. The Council agreed that the playing field would be the most appropriate site. Cllr George will contact the clerk at Bramfield to find out who manages their book share library.

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Correspondence: Francis from Stapleford Village Hall has written to say thank you for the Parish’s donation.

 

Finance and Accounts:

The council is asked to approve / note the following payments:

D Houghton Salary                          

East Herts Election Services           £54.15

Stapleford Hall Hire                         £17.00

IONOS (domain name)                    £11.99

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Receipts

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Balances

Current Account – £17,643.09 as of today

Accounts have been considered and reviewed at this meeting

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Planning​

Applications: 38 High Road, Stapleford

Decisions: None.

 

Information Items:

Nothing to report

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Date of next meeting: 

The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on 17th of September 2026 at Waterford Village Hall, commencing at 7.30 pm.