Email: clerk@stewartbykhparishcouncil.gov.uk
Website: www.stewartbykhparishcouncil.gov.uk
11th March 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 19TH
MARCH 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. | Minutes (attached)
To confirm the accuracy of the minutes of the Council meeting held on Thursday 19th February 2026.
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| 6. | Matters arising from previous minutes
For information only
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| 7. | Chairman’s Report
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10 mins |
| 8. | Report from Bedford Borough Council
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5 mins |
| 9. | Clerk’s Financial Report
9.1 Authorise BACS Payments 9.2 Balances of Accounts 9.3 Village Hall Accounting for 2026-27 9.4 Job Advert for the Weekend Caretaker position
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10 mins
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| 10. | Quotations for authorisation
10.1 Golf Buggy Insurance 10.2 Replacement Defibrillator Supplies 10.3 Gate Hinge 10.4 Bus Shelter Ramp 10.5 Insurance Excess for the Village Hall 10.6 Traffic Management for the event on the 4th July 2026
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| 11. | Planning Applications & Planning Decisions
11.1 Planning Applications & Decisions received before the despatch of the Agenda 11.2 Planning Applications & Decisions received after the despatch of the Agenda 11.3 Update on Universal Studios 11.4 Planning Appeal
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10 mins |
| 12. | Amenities
12.1 Highways/Lighting 12.2 Recreation Area 12.3 Social Engagement 12.4 Sports Field/Pavilion 12.5 Village Hall 12.6 Policing 12.7 Encyclis
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5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins |
| 13. | Proposal for a Foodbank
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| 14. | Community Events 2026 & Fountain
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| 15. | Grants
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| 16. | Council Surgery / Community Engagement
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| 17. | Review of Asset Register
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| 18. | Section 137 Funding Request from the Pre-School
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| 19. | 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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| 20. | Close of Meeting and items for the next / future agendas
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| 21. | Date and Time of Next Meeting
The next meeting will be held on the 16th April 2026 @ 6.30 pm.
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Signed:
T J Bartens
T J Bartens
Parish Clerk