20/05/2026
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
It will be held at the Mevagissey Activity Centre on Thursday 21 May 2026 starting at 7pm, (to follow the Annual Parish
Meeting and the Council’s Annual General Meeting).
AGENDA
1. To receive Apologies.
2. To receive Declarations of Interest and Gifts.
3. Public participation.
4. To accept the minutes of the meeting held on 16 April 2026.
5. To accept the minutes of the extraordinary meeting held on 23 April 2026.
6. To receive the Clerk’s report and consider matters arising.
7. To receive the Ward Member's report and consider matters arising.
8. To approve the monthly finances.
Bills to Pay Recruitment advertisement for Clerk vacancy (paid) £ 150.00
Defibrillator, cabinet and responder kit for Lower Well Park (paid) £ 2,148.29
Wild Wonder and Wisdom (event sponsorship) (paid) £ 20.00
Supply and installation of slabs in War Memorial garden (paid) £ 1,890.35
Interim legal fees for transfer of land around the MAC (paid) £ 1,500.00
Valley Rd PC electricity 02/04/26 - 01/05/26 (paid) £ 42.10
West Wharf PC electricity 02/04/26 - 01/05/26 (paid) £ 39.57
April staff costs £ 2,333.29
IT support May 2026 £ 55.46
West Wharf PC hygiene services 08/06/26 - 07/09/26 £ 458.91
Operate Valley Rd PC May 2026 £ 1,562.97
Operate West Wharf PC May 2026 £ 1,537.88
Office costs £ 5.95
Annual data protection fee £ 52.00
Annual insurance premium £ 1,505.95
Valley Rd PC water 02/04/26 - 01/05/26 £ 377.41
West Wharf PC water 03/03/26 - 30/04/26 £ 156.24
TOTAL £ 13,836.37
Accounts Amount available to spend as of last meeting £ 107,662.03
Expenditure last month £ 6,827.98
plus office costs (printing & phone) £ 33.49
License for climate awarewness film £ 30.00
PC card-reader service fee for March £ 36.00
PC attendants 15-17/04/26 £ 228.78
Annual subscription to Cornwall ALC £ 970.55
New card-reader and repairs at West Wharf PC £ 1,176.00
Meeting room hire throughout April £ 93.80
Bank charges £ 10.60
2026/27 Precept (first of two payments) £ 80,000.00 Received
Contribution towards defibrillator £ 1,500.00 Received
Money in bank £ 179,754.83
Available to spend £ 179,754.83
Bank Statements (30/04/2026)
Current Account £ 89.37
Deposit Account £ 179,665.46
TOTAL £ 179,754.83
9. To approve the 2025/26 Fixed Assets Register.
10. To approve budgeted spend as follows:
10a. To approve the annual grant of £350 to St. Peter’s PCC towards the cost of printing the Tower & Spire, payable
under the provisions of LGA 1972 s 137.
10b. To approve the annual grant of £2,000 to the Jubilee Hall towards its general upkeep and the purchase of a gazebo
and outdoor seating, payable under the provisions of LGA 1972 s 133.
10c. To approve the annual grant of £1,530 to Mevagissey FC to cover the cost of pitch cutting, payable under the
provisions of LGA (Misc. Provisions) 1976 s 19.
11. To receive the monthly report from the Digital Working Group (WG) (Cllr. Gann).
12. Devolution WG.
12a. To receive the monthly report from the Devolution WG (Cllr. Collins).
12b. To provide retrospective approval for the initial fee of £1,500 charged by the solicitors engaged to implement the
actions agreed at the extraordinary meeting of the Council on 23rd April and recorded in minutes 4 and 5 of that
meeting.
13. To receive the monthly report from the Public Toilets WG (Cllr. Facey).
14. Climate Action WG.
14a. To receive the monthly report from the Climate Action WG (Cllr. King).
14b. To provide retrospective approval for spend of £20 from the WG’s budget to sponsor a race at Wild Wonder and
Wisdom’s ‘Walkie Talkies Plus’ group event at the MAC on 9th May, staged to raise money for the organisation,
payable under the provisions of LGA 1972 s 137.
14c. To approve spend on refreshments for the 'People's Emergency Briefing' film showing totalling £127.50 from the
WG’s budget, payable under the provisions of LGA 1972 s 137.
14d. To approve spend on refreshments for the 'Beyond Bricks ' film showing totalling £70 from the WG’s budget,
payable under the provisions of LGA 1972 s 137.
14e. To approve spend by the Climate Action WG Chair of £9.60 per month, billed annually, for the purchase of
Microsoft 365 for installation on his PC, to be taken from the WG’s budget, payable under the provisions of LGA
1972 s 137.
15. To receive an update on the deployment of seasonal litter bins this year (Cllrs. Facey and Gann).
16. To consider a proposal to look into the financial impact of using alternative methods of street w**d control (Cllr.
Prynn).
17. To consider a grant application from Mevagissey Youth for £1,000 towards the £4,000 annual cost of venue hire,
replacement of damaged equipment, and running costs, payable under the provisions of LGA (Misc. Provisions)
1976 s 19.
18. To consider a grant application from Mevagissey Youth FC for £1,000 towards the £6,000 annual cost of training,
match fees, equipment replacement, and extra cutting and maintenance of the school pitch, payable under the
provisions of LGA (Misc. Provisions) 1976 s 19.
19. To consider a grant application from Portmellon Community Group for £900 towards the £900 - £1,100 cost of
purchasing and installing a set of marker buoys and speed limit signs at Portmellon Cove to protect swimmers,
paddle boarders, and kayakers from bigger and faster motorised vessels transiting to and from the open sea, with the
applicant remaining responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the equipment, payable under the provisions of LGA
(Misc. Provisions) 1976 s 19.
20. To consider a grant application from Wild Wonder and Wisdom CIC for £3,000 towards the £7,200 cost of providing
qualified, first-aid trained walk leaders to risk assess, plan and lead two walks per week for adults aged over 50 in
Mevagissey and the surrounding area as part of their ‘Walkie Talkies Plus’ group, payable under the provisions of
LGA (Misc. Provisions) 1976 s 19.
21. Proposal to review the 2026/27 budget (Cllr. Gann).
22. To consider actions arising from the PSTN landline switch-off checklist received from Liquid11 telecoms company
(Cllr. Gann).
23. Date of next meeting: 18 June 2026.
NOTE: The meeting will include an opportunity for members of the public to make representations and give evidence on any
item appearing on this agenda. No member of the public may speak for longer than three minutes. The meeting has been
advertised as a public meeting and as such could be recorded by broadcasters, the media or members of the public.
