SHENSTONE PARISH COUNCIL
Serving Little Aston, Shenstone, Stonnall, Shenstone Wood End, Lynn, Parish Council Office 25C Main Street Shenstone WS14 OLZ
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You are cordially invited to attend the meeting of Full Council to be held on Tuesday 14 April 2026 at Little Aston Village Hall at 7.15pm.
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Odette Ghent
Parish Clerk/RFO – Shenstone Parish Council
Date of notice: 8 April 2026
163 Register of members in attendance
164 Acceptance of apologies.
165 Public Participation.
Members of the public are invited to address Council for a maximum of 15 minutes.
166 Declarations of interest. Members should consider whether they should partake in any discussion or vote on matters on the agenda unless they have a dispensation:
167 To accept and confirm minutes of the last Full Council meeting on Tuesday 10 March 2026
168 To receive reports from District, County Councillors and link to local Police Staffordshire Police smart alerts
169 Finance.
Current financial position as of Wednesday 8 April2026
Unity Account £7,382.13 Nat West Current Account
£1,031.30. Nat West Business Reserve £11,083.14 Nat West Liquidity Account Ring Fenced funds for earmarked projects £66,098.59
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Financial transactions for March 2026 for approval
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Consideration of current financial position against budget and forecast to 31 March 2026
RECOMMENDATION: Fully approved for proposed resolution at Council.
Next meeting of the Finance, Legal, Health & Safety Committee Tuesday 21 April 2026 (note change of date)
170 Clerk’s report and update on outstanding items from last meeting:
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Review of contracts, for Utilities and IT support.
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Telephone & Broadband issues re BT incorrect disconnection.
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Lengthsman recruitment update
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Councillor training – to consider an in-house training session by SPCA to help Councillors understand their financial responsibilities.
171 Audit of financial records, procedures and systems – Cllr D Smith
Resolution: The Parish Clerk to be instructed to find and work with.
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A new suitably qualified and experienced Internal Auditor for the year ending 31 March 2027.
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To carry out an interim audit to include the review of all the Councils financial systems, transactions, controls, processes and terms of reference.
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To investigate the award, suitability, management, scrutiny and control of supplier contracts over the past few years.
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The Auditor to present their full report and recommendations to Full Council only for action.
172 Grants for Grounds Maintenance for Shenstone/Stonnall and Little Aston playing fields and community grants.
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To review the proposed new procedure for grants from 1 April 2026 – Cllr A Pugh
RECOMMENDATION: To approve and adopt the revised procedure.
173 Planning.
Approve planning applications received in last month and update on any objections/ developments.
Next meeting of the Neighbourhood, Planning & Property Committee Meeting: Tues 26 May 2026, at 5.30pm Parish Office.
174 Neighbourhood plan reviews. (if any)
Shenstone and Stonnall- update & next steps:
RECOMMENDATION from Planning & Property meeting held 24 March 2026, the Clerk to set up a tracker of agreed objectives.
Little Aston. Feedback from Little Aston Consultation meeting held 31 March 2026
175 Calder Bridge, update re damage to bridge, and potential work required.
ACTION required: To ascertain work required and associated costs to repair or replace including professional survey.
176 Website –
ACTION required: For councillors to review quotes received and website design requirements to feed back to Finance Committee by Friday 17 April 2026
177 Shenstone Station Car Park Tree felling – Cllr D Thompson
178 Projects Tracker Cllr D Thompson –
ACTION required– the Clerk to set up a tracker of projects.
179 Parish Magazine – to agree dates and articles for 2026 including considering the cost of distribution of them. – Cllr D Thompson.
180 Playing fields grounds maintenance –
ACTION a member from each location to do a contract review – Cllr D Thompson
181 Severn Trent Pinfold Hill Pumping Station update if any (Cllr D Thompson)
CLOSED SESSION Under the public Bodies (Admission to meetings) Act 1960, a resolution has been made for the public and press to be excluded from the meeting at this point during consideration of the following item 182
182 Storage of Council Owned equipment – update on proposed location and purchase of a shed.
RECOMMENDATION – to approve the quote of £1,490 incl VAT