Author: Irene - Parish Clerk

DPC Agenda for 27.01.26

There will be an additional item on the agenda for the DPC meeting on 27.01.26.
To follow Item 9 – Grants and Donations – for Members to consider the grant request from Dallington Village Hall for a grant of £500.00 for the purchase of a laptop to establish a secure work station in the hall to support new digital skill sharing activities. The main purpose is to mitigate the problem of digital exclusion.

 

 

Agenda for DPC meeting 27.01.26

AGENDA FOR THE DALLINGTON PARISH COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD ON 27th JANUARY 2026

Parish Council Members are summoned to a meeting of Dallington Parish Council to be held on 27th January 2026 at 7.30pm in Dallington Village Hall

Members of the press and public are welcome and encouraged to attend

Irene Marchant – Parish Clerk/RFO

St. Giles, Woods Corner, Dallington, East Sussex TN21 9LA

01424 838414 – clerk@dallington.org.uk

22nd January 2026

1. Disclosure of interests

To receive any disclosures by Members of personal interests in matters on this agenda, the nature of any such interest and whether the Member regards the interest as a disclosable pecuniary interest under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

2. Dispensations

3. Apologies for absence

4. Accuracy of the minutes of the previous meeting(s)

5. Open Forum

5.1 County Council report (ESCC) – Councillor E. Kirby-Green

5.2 District Council report (RDC) – Councillor N. McLaren

5.3 Public Question Time – to receive any questions from members of the public on matter on this agenda.

6. Approval of the DPC Draft Revenue Budget for 2026-27 and to set the DPC precept for 2026-27

6.1 To approve the Draft Revenue Budget for 2026-27 as presented by the Clerk.

6.2 To set the DPC precept for 2026-27 at £12,000.

7. RAYNET use of Dallington Recreation Ground

7.1 To approve and sign the hiring agreement with RAYNET for their use of the DRG.

7.2 Any other DRG matters for discussion.

8. Adoption of a DPC Email and IT Policy

To adopt a DPC Email and IT Policy as presented by the Clerk (Assertion 10 from NALC).

9. Rother District Council Community Grants Fund

To consider any further actions for “Digital Dallington” after disappointment in not qualifying for this grant.

10. Devolution/Local Government Planning

To consider any actions DPC can take regarding Dallington Parish.

11. Fingerpost at Rookery Lane Junction

JAAK Signs will be installing a new fingerpost during February 2026.

12. Planning

12.1 No planning applications for consideration.

12.2 Any other planning matters for discussion.

13. Enforcement

13.1 No Dallington items on RDC’s latest enforcement list.

13.2 Any other enforcement matters for discussion.

14. Highways/Rights of Way

14.1 B2026/Woods Corner junction, to consider any actions DPC might take after meetings with the Police and ESCC Highways.

14.2 Any other Highways/RoW matters for discussion.

15. Finance

15.1 Bank balances at 31.12.25

  • DPC deposit account – £11,757.66
  • DPC current account – £1,761.70
  • DRG current account – £350.77

15.2 To approve the following payments

Dallington Parish Council account:

  • Clerk salary/HO Dec25/Jan26, back pay, expenses – £1,347.94
  • DRG top up – £300.00
  • * Defibb shop battery – £282.00
  • * Village Hall room hire – £168.00

* already paid

Dallington Recreation Ground account:

  • *G. Keeley grass cutting/rolling – £160.
  • *G. Keeley hedge cutting – £100.00

*already paid

15.3 To approve the third quarter accounts at 31.12.25 as presented by the Clerk.

16. Dates of next meetings

  • 17.02.26 – full council meeting/planning meeting (provisional)
  • 17.03.26 – DRG meeting (starts 7.00pm)
  • 17.03.26 – full council meeting

Food Waste Collection March 2026

Good morning

Inline with Central Government legislation and the Environment Act, Local Authorities across England, we will be introducing a phased weekly household food waste collection service from March 2026.

Over the next couple of months all households across the East Sussex Waste Partnership area (Wealden, Hastings, and Rother) will receive a 5-litre internal food waste caddy, a roll of compostable liners, a service guide(copy attached) and a 23-litre external food waste container.

Those properties which are communal properties , i.e. flats etc will receive the above, with the exception of the 23-litre outdoor container , they  will have a 140-litre communal lockable food waste bin.

Royal Mail across the three partnership areas have been delivering a coming soon leaflet / flyer notifying residents of the new weekly household food waste collection service (copy attached).

During March, the Partnership Authorities will write to each household informing them of their start date / date of their weekly food waste collections..

There will be no changes to any of the other waste collection services currently provided across the Partnership Area.

Should you require copies of any leaflets / service guides for your noticeboards , please contact me via email and we will arrange for them to forwarded to you.

If you require any further information regarding the new service, please email me. We  can  arrange to discuss via a teams call.

Any issues related to street cleansing and the general waste collection services need to be addressed to your local waste teams / officers.

Regards

Shaun Barnes /Joint Waste Partnership Manager (Joint Waste Office)

c/o Wealden District Council, Vicarage Lane

Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 2AK

Joint Waste covering:

Hastings Borough Council / www.hastings.gov.uk

Rother District Council / www.rother.gov.uk

Wealden District Council / www.wealden.gov.uk

Food waste collection March 2026