Minutes
Saxilby Waterfront Working Group
Monday 24 November 2025
7:30pm – 9:30pm
St Andrews Community Centre,
William Street, Saxilby, LN1 2LP
Present
Elizabeth Hillman (Chair), Shiela Hughes, Lauren Hunniset, Jane Kay and Ford Wright
Meeting
SW25/075 1. Welcome and introduction
The chair welcomes all those present to the meeting.
SW25/076 2. To receive apologies for absence
Apologies received from Jenny Clarke and Chris Hailes.
SW25/077 3. To receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011
None declared.
SW25/078 4. To approve the notes of the meeting held on 10 November 2025 as minutes and for the chair to sign
Deferred.
SW25/079 5. Project updates and actions:
a) Information boards
Board content, including text and images, has been sent to the agreed graphic designer to inform an initial draft design for the boards.
Having been proposed (Shiela Hughes) and seconded (Lauren Hunniset), it was RESOLVED:
To share the draft design with all working group members when it is received in order to review and feedback.
b) Budget
Having been proposed (Elizabeth Hillman) and seconded (Ford Wright), it was RESOLVED:
To request a budget meeting with the parish clerk.
c) Heritage Lighting: including an update on fundraising and grant funding
The group are awaiting the outcome of grant applications for the heritage lighting, and expect to receive an update on 18 December 2025.
d) Appraisal review: to note the response from the Conservation Officer
Noted.
e) Multi-agency meeting regarding deer in the canal
Having been proposed (Lauren Hunniset) and seconded (Ford Wright), it was RESOLVED:
To hold a multi-agency meeting regarding deer in the canal, as requested by CRT, for January 2026.
f) Volunteering 2026
To be further discussed at transition meeting.
g) Feedback from Planning & Development Committee and dissolution of the working group
Feedback noted.
Having been proposed (Lauren Hunniset) and seconded (Shiela Hughes), it was RESOLVED:
To note that the Saxilby Waterfront Working Group do not agree with the Planning & Development Committee’s decision to dissolve the group at the end of November.
h) Thanks and Acknowledgements
Deferred.
i) Next steps
Noted.
Meeting closed at 20:40.