Document Date
14/01/2026
Created by
Parish Clerk
Category
Meetings
Wollaston Parish Council
Wollaston Parish Council
Document Date
14/01/2026
Created by
Parish Clerk
Category
Meetings
WOLLASTON PARISH COUNCIL
PLAYING FIELD & PARKS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON
Wednesday 14th January 2026, 7pm
At The Village Hall, High Street, Wollaston
VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT
Green, Jones, Perry, Savage (Chair), Silsby and Mrs S. Grant (Clerk).
PUBLIC PRESENT
None.
APOLOGIES
Apologies received from Mr Atkinson, Mr Cotter, Mr Hodson and Mr Mitchell.
MINUTES
The minutes of the last meeting from 10th December 2025 were agreed unanimously and signed as a correct record.
FINANCES
Finances to end of December had been circulated together with the third quarter Budget figures. There is a balance of £616.41 remaining. Awaiting invoice for £2,555 for the remaining tree audit work.
New play equipment at St Mary’s and the tree work has been the main cause of exceeding the budget.
PLAY EQUIPMENT AND ADULT GYM INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE
Mr Savage confirmed he had inspected the equipment and handed the inspection sheets to the Clerk. All urgent repairs for St Marys and London Road playparks as per the annual audits carried out in June and August of this year, have been mostly carried out by the contractor this week. There is painting still to be done, delayed due to the weather and the basket swing at St Mary’s has been removed awaiting repair. Clerk to chase the trip point work (grass seeding) at the bottom of the slide at London Road as this doesn’t appear to have been completed.
MUGA UPDATE
The Floodlights have been reported as still tripping in Court 2. The electrician is having trouble establishing the issue and will continue to investigate. Mr Savage reported there are continued issues with the MUGA gate bolts working loose due to poor design, Mr Silsby to look into. Mr Savage and Mr Jones to put additional sand into the basketball bases and repair the bent hoop. The MUGA court will be repainted free of charge by the supplier in May 2026.
POCKET PARK
Mr Thompson continues to work hard keeping the garden tidy and the brown bin is being emptied fortnightly.
SPORTS ASSOCIATION REPORT
S106 Business Case for the remaining S106 monies for Playing Pitches and maintenance– Clerk reported that NNC have confirmed that the monies will not be available for April 2026. Clerk to email Quintin Allen to advise to proceed with the application regardless and the work will be moved around and phased through once the monies are received later in the year. Mr Silsby to talk to Premier.
Mr Perry reported that the football and cricket clubs have jointly funded the heat cables to reduce electricity costs. Due to weather and fixtures, there are not many games being played at home currently. Consequently, the pitch is looking good and the youth are happy with the extra work carried out on their pitches.
Cricket – youth indoor nets have commenced, and the AGM will be held on February 11th.
An additional volunteer has been found from the football to assist with grass cutting duties.
PURCHASES REQUIRED
Midland Tree works from Tree Audit – £2,555 to be carried out in January. JD Trees carried out their part of the audit tree works in December (£1680).
Playground Supplier have been booked for Spring 2026 to carry out the complete wet pour surface replacement at the Pyghtles play area (£8,671 plus VAT) Historic Pyghtles/Neale Close S106 monies to be used.
FIELD MAINTENANCE/MATTERS RELATING TO THE FIELD
Rabbit numbers continue to be monitored but appear to be quiet.
Bollard light is not working. Mr Savage to mention to electrician.
Dogs off lead continue to be an issue, but unable to be policed.
DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Wednesday 11th February 2026 at 6.30pm at the Village Hall, High Street, Wollaston.
There being no further business the Chair thanked everyone for attending and closed the meeting at 7.45pm.
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