These are draft minutes that have not yet been approved by the council. The minutes are subject to change and will be confirmed at the next meeting.

A26/001  PRESENT

Councillors Hartley, Gray, Dalzell and Gardiner

A Keppel-Green (Town Clerk)

 

A26/002 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Apologies were received from Cllrs Coan and Wood (personal business) and Lowe and McCulloch (business)

 

A26/003  DECLARATIONS OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

No member declared an interest in any item under discussion.

 

A26/004 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

No members of the public were present.

 

A26/005 CONFIRMATION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

It was RESOLVED to confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 21st April

 

A26/006  REVIEW OF YEAR-TO-DATE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE

The year to date income and expenditure report was noted.

 

A26/007  COMMITTEE WORKING GROUPS

It was RESOLVED to appoint working groups as follows:

  • Cemetery – Cllrs Coan, Dalzell and Hartely
  • Asset Transfer – Cllrs Banks, Coan, Hartley and Lowe
  • Longridge Community Building – Cllrs Banks, Dalzell, Forrest and Johnson
  • Council Offices Improvement Plan – Cllrs Gray, Gardiner, Hartley, Johnson and McCulloch

 

A26/008 COUNCIL OFFICES ROOFING WORKS

It was RESOLVED to authorise the Town Clerk to award a contract for works within the £50,000 budget in consultation with the committee chair.

 

A26/009 MARKET HALL REFURBISHMENT PROJECT LESSONS LEARNED REVIEW

The Lessons Learned Review report was noted.

 

A26/010 STRATEGIC PLAN

The progress against strategic plan actions was noted.

 

A26/011 OUTSTANDING ACTIONS AND PROJECT UPDATES REPORT

The outstanding actions and project updates report was noted.

 

A26/012 COMMITTEE WORKPLAN

The committee workplan was noted.

 

A26/013 QUESTIONS TO THE TOWN CLERK

No questions were raised.

 

A26/014  DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING

It was noted that the next scheduled meeting will be held on 27th July 2026 at 7pm.

 

A26/015  LILY LODGE / JUSTICE VIEW LEASE RENEWALS

It was RESOLVED to exclude the public and press on the grounds that publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted.

It was RESOLVED to offer existing tenants a new five-year lease for the properties, in accordance with the terms set out in confidential report A-26-05.