Email: clerk@stewartbykhparishcouncil.gov.uk
Website: www.stewartbykhparishcouncil.gov.uk
8th April 2026
To: Members of the Council
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Stewartby & Kempston Hardwick Parish Council to be held at the Dave Law Sports Pavilion, Park Crescent, Stewartby on THURSDAY 16TH
APRIL 2026 at 6.30 pm.
Members of the Public/Press can join the meeting. Please refer to Agenda Item 4 for guidance on public/press participation.
AGENDA
| 1. | Apologies
To receive apologies for absence.
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| 2. | Declarations of Interest in items on the Agenda
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| 3. | To consider any applications for a dispensation
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| 4. | Public Participation
Members of the public are invited to speak (5 minutes per person). Please raise your hand and state your name.
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| 5. | Universal Representative – Update & Q & A
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| 6. | Minutes (attached)
To confirm the accuracy of the minutes of the Council meeting held on Thursday 19th March 2026.
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| 7. | Matters arising from previous minutes
For information only
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| 8. | Chairman’s Report
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10 mins |
| 9. | Report from Bedford Borough Council
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5 mins |
| 10. | Clerk’s Financial Report
10.1 Authorise BACS Payments 10.2 Balances of Accounts 10.3 Review of Pitch & Sports Pavilion Hire Rates
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10 mins
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| 11. | Quotations for authorisation
11.1 Golf Buggy Insurance 11.2 Staff Uniform/Work Clothes 11.3 Play Area Maintenance Inspection Packages
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| 12. | Planning Applications & Planning Decisions
12.1 Planning Applications & Decisions received before the despatch of the Agenda 12.2 Planning Applications & Decisions received after the despatch of the Agenda 12.3 Update on Universal Studios
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10 mins |
| 13. | Amenities
13.1 Highways/Lighting 13.2 Recreation Area 13.3 Social Engagement 13.4 Sports Field/Pavilion 13.5 Village Hall 13.6 Policing 13.7 Encyclis
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5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins |
| 14. | Proposal for a Foodbank
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| 15. | Community Events 2026
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| 16. | Grants
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| 17. | Council Surgery / Community Engagement
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| 18. | Review of Code of Conduct
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| 19. | Review of Risk Register
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| 20. | Items of an URGENT nature or for inclusion in the next agenda
Items raised will be restricted to essential information only – no motions will be accepted.
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| 21. | Close of Meeting and items for the next / future agendas
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| 22. | Date and Time of Next Meeting
Annual General Meeting on Thursday 21st May 2026 @ 6.30 pm followed by the monthly Parish Council meeting afterwards.
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Signed:
T J Bartens
T J Bartens
Parish Clerk
Posted after meeting as there was an error with the website uploading documents.