Full Council Meeting Eynsham Parish Council
20 Oct 2026 19:30 - 21:30 at Village Hall

Council Summons & Agenda

 

Monday, 12 October 2026

 

To All Members of the Council

You are hereby summoned to attend the following meeting for the transaction of the business stated overleaf: -

Full Council

to be held on Tuesday 20 October 2026 at 19:30pm

at Eynsham Village Hall, Back Lane and remotely via M.Teams

 

Supporting documents will be made available in the usual way and online. 

Only those who are physically in attendance are permitted by law to participate and your non-attendance will contribute to the vacation of office by failure to attend meetings.1 Please forward any apologies for absence to the Clerk/Deputy Clerk, as soon as they become known. 

The public and press are welcome to attend.2  

 

The law3 allows the public proceedings of council meetings to be recorded which includes filming as well as audio-recording.  Photography is also permitted.  By attending this meeting, you are consenting to be filmed.  As a matter of courtesy, please advise the Deputy Clerk if you intend to record any part of the proceedings. 

 

 

Clerk to the Council  

 

1 Local Government Act 1972 s85 

2 Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 

3 Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 

4 Signed under delegated authority where applicable

 

 

Agenda

26/159.

To receive apologies for absence

 

26/160.

To co-opt to fill three vacancies (Local Government Act 1972 s82).

 

26/161.

To receive Declarations of Interest in agenda items

 

 

To receive any disclosable declarations of interest from Members in relation to any items to be considered at the meeting in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct. 

26/162.

To approve the minutes of the Full Council meeting of 15th September 2026

 

26/163.

Public participation (Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960)

 

 

To receive submissions from members of the public for a period of 15 minutes. Members of the
public may make representations on any matters, for no more than 5 minutes each in
accordance with Standing Orders para 3. The meeting will adjourn for this item.

26/164.

To receive an update report from Eynsham’s District and County Councillors

 

 

To receive a short verbal update from:  

  1. OCC Cllr Dan Levy
  2. WODC Cllr Carl Rylett or Cllr Dan Levy  

26/165.

To consider supporting 'Slow Down for children and animals' signage for Abbey Green

 

26/166.

Finance Report for 2026-27 up to 30 September 2026

 

 

  1. To approve Schedule of Payments
  2. To approve bank reconciliation up to 30.09.2026 (Chairman to sign the bank
    reconciliation and statements) 
  3. To approve credit card statement
  4. To receive an update on monthly financial monitoring

26/167.

Internal Auditor Appointment

 

 

  1. To approve the Finance Committees recommendation to appoint Mulberry as its internal
    auditor for the next three years
  2. To confirm Mulberry's independence from Eynsham Parish Council
  3. To review and accept Mulberry's terms of engagement

26/168.

To note Delegated Authority decisions Clerk/Deputy Clerk/RFO and Chair Cllr Ross Macken or Vice Chair Cllr Sue Brown between 22nd July to 15th September 2026

 

26/169.

To receive updates from Officers

 

 

  1. To note report from Officers

26/170.

To approve quote for replacement internal doorframe for Main Hall under health and safety.

 

26/171.

To consider recommendations from Open Spaces Committee and any

 

 

  1. grass cutting contract
  2. Fishponds bridges
  3. Any other quotes received after the agenda was circulated.

26/172.

Review of parking by Siemens employees

 

26/173.

To consider reregistering for Local Council Award

 

26/174.

To consider responding to current consultation/issues

 

 

  1. Planning Inspectorate - Botley West Solar Farm
  2. OCC 20mph speed review
  3. Oxon4Buses consultation from 13th October
  4. consider supporting Weymouth Town Council in ability for Town and Parish councils to pay dependent care expenses. 

26/175.

Pavilion Working Group

 

26/176.

To consider or receive an update on traffic and connectivity and agree actions

 

 

  1. Report from Public Transport Representative (PTR) 
  2. Update on Quiet Lanes discussion 
  3. LCWIP Project update -  
  4. Community Speed Watch (CSW) - 
  5. A40 improvement Project - 
  6. Response to OCC highways team regarding 20mph speed limits. 

26/177.

To receive reports/updates from Councillors representing the Council on outside bodies including

 

 

 

  1. Allotment Association - update of constitution agreed by Open Spaces Committee. 
  2. GreenTEA
  3. Youth Network

 

26/178.

To receive updates on recent and to consider future events

 

 

 

  1. Eynsham Fire Station Charity 24hr challenge 
  2. Light Up Eynsham 
  3. Remembrance Sunday

 

26/179.

To note the date of the next Parish Council meeting at the Village Hall - Tuesday 17th November 2026

 

 

26/180.

EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC AND PRESS:

 

 

 

At the conclusion of this part of the agenda, the Chair will move that, considering the
confidential nature of the business to be discussed, the public, press and broadcast
media be excluded for the remainder of the meeting in accordance with the Public Bodies
(Admission to Meetings) Act 1960.

 

26/181.

To approve Finance Committee recommendation to amend contracts - HMRC mileage rates

 

 

 

 

 

Event Venue

Village Hall

46 Back Lane
Eynsham
Oxfordshire  OX29 4QW

T: 0793 583 2702