Agenda for Town Council meeting 2nd February 2026

Mere Town Council

Town Clerk – Mrs. L. C. Wood

28^th January 2026

Dear Councillor,

You are summoned to a meeting of Mere Town Council to be held on Monday, 2^nd February 2026 at 7.00 pm in The Andy Young Pavilion, Duchy Manor, Springfield Road, Mere, Wiltshire.  BA12 6EW.  The meeting will consider the items set out below.

Before the meeting there will be a public session to enable the people of Mere to ask questions of, and make comments, regarding the Town Council.  Questions not answered at this meeting will be answered in writing to the person asking the question, or may appear as an agenda item for the next meeting.  Members of the public are asked to restrict their comments, and/or questions to three minutes.

Please Note: By entering the meeting room you are consenting to the use of your name being recorded in the Minutes.  The meeting may also be recorded by the press or members of the public.  Any person or organisation choosing to film, record or broadcast any meeting of the Council or its committees is responsible for any claims or other liability resulting from them so doing and by choosing to film, record or broadcast proceedings they accept that they are required to indemnify the Council, its members and officers in relation to any such claims or liabilities.

Any person who may find difficulty in access to the meeting through disability is asked to advise the Clerk by email (lindseywood@merewilts.org) at least 24 hours before the meeting so that every effort may be made to provide access.

Yours sincerely,

Lindsey Wood,

Town Clerk & RFO

Public Participation Session

Members of the public are invited to address the Council on any issue over which it has a power. This session will be limited to 15 minutes (3 minutes per speaker). The Chairman will convene the Town Council meeting after the public session (please note that once the meeting has been convened members of the public are no longer permitted to speak unless invited to do so by the Chairman).

Reports from local police representatives

AGENDA

1. Apologies – To receive apologies for absence.

2. To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests and other interests from Councillors on matters to be considered at the meeting.

2.1 To receive declarations of interest from councillors on items on the agenda

2.2 To receive written requests for dispensations for disclosable pecuniary interests (if any)

2.3 To grant any requests for dispensation as appropriate

A request for dispensation must be made on an individual basis

Members are invited to declare disclosable pecuniary interests and other interests in items on the agenda as required by the Mere Town Council Code of Conduct for Members and by the Localism Act 2011.  The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.  If you become aware, during the course of a meeting, of an interest that has not been disclosed under this item, you must immediately disclose it.  Whether you can remain in the meeting and the extent to which you can participate depends on the type of interest you have.

3. Minutes – To resolve that the minutes of the Town Council meeting held on Monday, 12^th January 2026 be approved as a correct record. (attached)

4. Matters Arising from Public Session

5. Matters Arising from previous Meetings (not covered by other agenda items)
6. a) The Old Nursery site of A303 at Burton (Minute Ref: 107a) – report on multi-agenda meeting held 19.1.26 – Chair

6. Reports & Consultations
7. a) Wiltshire Councillors Report
8. b) Project Co-Ordinator’s Report – Report attached
9. c) Proposed fire station closures – further information in Clerks Report
10. d) White Paper ‘From local to national: a new model for policing.’ – further information in Clerks Report

7. Planning
8. a) Applications for consultation response:

8. Highways, Rivers, Footpaths, Traffic & Transport
9. a) To identify jobs for the Parish Steward and MyWiltshire reports- further information in Clerks Report

9. Buildings, Open Spaces, Play Areas, Sports Grounds, Car Parks, Allotments & Cemeteries

10. Finance, Policy & Resources

*a)  Payments – To review and authorise schedule of payments (attached)

*b) To note the reconciliations for December 2025; the Chairman to sign and verify against the bank statements seen

1. c) Non-renewal of scribe subscription
2. d) Quotation to resurface an 85m long section (1.2m wide) footpath (Mere20/10) with from White Road to the start of Burton Path

11. General Items

Briefing Note No. 26-01 – Inviting participation in the Future Energy Landscapes (FEL) Project – attached

Local Nature Recovery Strategy – Webinars

12. Future meetings and events
13. a) Great British Spring Clean
14. b) South West Wiltshire Area Board Meeting – Wednesday, 4^th February 2026 at 6.30 pm in The Grove Building, Church Street, Mere. BA12 6DS. Does the Town Council wish to discuss anything at the next Area Board meeting?  further information in Clerks Report
15. c) Invite to the 2026 Planning Town & Parish Council Forum – further information in Clerks Report
16. d) Date for Annual Town Council meeting

13. Future agenda items

Note:  Members are reminded that the Town Council has a general duty to consider the following matters in the exercise of any of its functions: Equal Opportunities (race, gender, sexual orientation, marital status and any disability), Crime and Disorder, Health and Safety and Human Rights.