Draft Minutes of Lt Bytham Annual Parish Meeting 

 held at 7.30 pm on Thursday 7th May 20256 

prior to the Annual Meeting of Lt Bytham Parish Council.  

1. To agree the Minutes of the 2025 Annual Parish Meeting. The minutes having been previously circulated were approved unanimously.   

2.0 Annual Report of the Parish Council. The Chair presented her report, a copy of which can be found at the end of the minutes.  

3.0 District and County Councillors' Reports. County and District Councillors were not in attendance. 

4.0 Financial report for year ending 31st March 2026. The Clerk presented the end of year accounts, these were accepted and     approved. 

 5.0 Electors’ concerns. One resident raised concerns that after a request to Highways last year, the 30mph sign at the St Medard's Close end of the village has still not been relocated. The Clerk will contact Highways. 

 Website: https://little-bytham.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/ 

Next Meeting to be held in May 2027, date to be advised. 

Little Bytham Parish Council

Chairperson’s Annual Report May 7th  2026

There are 4 Parish Councillors at present:

Chair: Beth Hodgson

Councillors: Steve Smith, John Sharpe, James Hodgkin

Ron Hoyes handed in his resignation just before his 90th birthday in August 2025. The PC thanked him for his commitment.

Both Steve Smith and John Sharpe are long standing members of the Parish Council and the PC are very grateful for their experience and knowledge. James Hodgkin joined in 2024 and has continued to be a great asset to the PC with all that he does for the Parishioners.

Chris Hatch continues as Clerk. The PCs are very grateful for his vast experience.

The Parish Council has been very well supported and informed by Councillor Penny Robins and Councillor Charlotte Vernon.

Main issues and interests dealt with during the year

Defibrillator –

The defibrillator continues to be registered on ‘Defib Finder’. It is regularly checked by Cllr Hodgson and the details are updated on The Circuit as required.

A free training session for CPR and AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) was arranged for all parishioners and took place on 6th June at Little Bytham Village Hall. This was a great success and everyone who attended concluded that they would feel much more confident dealing with a medical emergency in future.

Bythams School –

The PC has continued to support the Bythams School, paying for ‘Literacy experience activities’ for both KS1 and KS2, run by a local Little Bytham Educational firm.

Highways –

The PC were informed that the requested 30 mph speed limit has been passed by SKDC (on the road by the Spinney playground) and will be changed in due course.

Children’s Christmas Party –

The PC continues to fund the children’s Christmas party. Little Bytham has now joined with Castle Bytham’s party. This was well attended and a great success.

Little Bytham Village Hall Heaters –

The PC were informed that Little Bytham Village Hall heaters were old and were not adequate enough to keep the hall warm. The PC funded the cost of the new hall heaters which are now in full use.

Flooding – Parishioners on Station Rd have been dealing with repairs after floods to their homes over the last year. The PC have had contact with Anglian Water to support residents. The PC have also contacted Alicia Kearns MP, who in turn has written to Anglian Water. This continues to be an ongoing issue which will continue to be supported by the PC.

May 2026

Beth Hodgson

Chairperson, Little Bytham Parish Council