Frodsham Town Council - Frodsham Town Council

Event Details

Date: 27th July 2026 7:00 pm
Venue: Gallery 2, Castle Park Arts Centre

Meeting Pack

Agenda – Meeting 3 (2026/27)

(b) To agree any action to be taken.

6. Approval of minutes

(a) To approve the minutes from the Annual Town Council Meeting held on 18/05/2026.

(b) To approve the minutes from the Extra Ordinary Meeting held on 1/06/2026.

7. Local Plan response (by 26th September 2026)

(a) To receive and note the response from the Frodsham Neighbourhood Plan Group regarding the potential development of land adjacent to Hob Hey Wood.

(b) To receive and consider the Town Clerk’s report on the proposed development of land adjacent to Hob Hey Wood, including the findings, conclusions and recommendations contained within the report.

(c) To determine the Council’s response and agree any actions arising from the Town Council report provided by the Town Clerk and the recommend response.

8. Chair’s report

To receive a report from the Chair and Vice Chair on events attended on behalf of the Council and on discussions held with the new owner of the Frodsham Royal Market

9. Community Governance Review (Frodsham) – Cheshire West and Chester Council

To note that the Cheshire West and Chester Council Community Governance Review Committee will consider the findings of the second consultation in relation to the Community Governance Review of Frodsham at its meeting on Tuesday 28 July 2026 at 6.00 pm, in Room G1, HQ Building, 58 Nicholas Street, Chester, CH1 2NP.

10. Over 70 Christmas Voucher Scheme 2026–27

To consider granting delegated authority to the Town Clerk and Council Officers to progress the administration and implementation of the Over 70 Christmas Voucher Scheme 2026–27, in accordance with previous years’ approved arrangements, noting that the scheme is due to commence on Monday 7 September 2026, which falls before the next scheduled meeting of the Council on Monday 28 September 2026.

11. London Road allotment irrigation Project

(a) To note the report provided by the Frodsham Town Allotment Association.

(b) To agree action to be taken.

12. Confidential matters

To note the report provided by the Town Clerk following disclosure of confidential matters by a member of the Council and approve the recommendations.

13. Finance

(a) To approve the Finance Report for May 2026.

(b) To approve the Finance Report for June 2026.

(d) To note that £150,000 was transferred to the CCLA investment account on 15/07/2026.

(e) To note that the bank reconciliation checks as at 31st May 2026 were checked to bank statements and cashbook by Cllr Wood on 13/07/2026.

(f) To note that the bank reconciliation checks as at 30^th June 2026 were checked to bank statements and cashbook by Cllr Wood on 20/07/2026.

(g) To appoint a councillor to carry out the bank reconciliation checks as at 31st July 2026.

14. Staffing Committee

(a) To note that a meeting of the Staffing Committee was held on 15^th July 2026 and was attended by all members of the Committee.

(b) To approve the Terms of Reference for the Staffing Committee, following the recommendation of the Staffing Committee.

(c) To note that the advertisement for an Administration Officer has been published together with an application form, job description and person specification, with a closing date of Monday 10th August.

(d) To note the appointment by the Staffing Committee of Cllrs Hayes and Wood, together with the Town Clerk, to undertake the shortlisting of applicants, conduct interviews, and submit a recommendation for appointment to the Staffing Committee.

15. Public relations

(a) To consider whether to appoint an external public relations company to provide promotional support for Frodsham Town Council events.

(b) Subject to the previous item being approved, to consider the creation of an Earmarked Reserve (EMR), funded from the Council’s General Reserve, to finance public relations and promotional activities for Town Council events.

16. External groups

(a) To note the report provided by the Town Clerk.

(b) To consider whether to appoint Councillors

to Find it in Frodsham Group
to Frodsham Business Network.

(c) To note the request from Find it in Frodsham for a meeting with representatives of Frodsham Town Council and to agree the date of the meeting and the Council’s representatives to attend.

17. E-bike scheme

(a) To note the reports provided by Cllr Holman.

(b) Members are requested to consider whether to approve participation in the proposed trial on the following basis:

That Frodsham Town Council sponsors up to 20 one-week e-bike hire periods for Frodsham residents only, at a maximum total cost of £1,600.
That participating residents are responsible for either the delivery and collection charges or for collecting and returning the e-bike(s) themselves.
That the Active Travel Team obtains feedback from each participant at the end of their hire period to evaluate the effectiveness of the trial.

18. Brio Leisure Centre refurbishment

(a) To consider whether to give agreement in principle to part-fund the refurbishment, subject to the identification of an appropriate funding package and formal approval of any future expenditure.

(b) Subject to (a) being approved, whether to establish a small working group of Frodsham Town Councillors to develop proposals for the refurbishment, identify the Council’s desired scope of works, and investigate potential funding sources and fundraising opportunities.

19. Business impact survey

(a) To note the report provided by the Town Clerk

(b) To consider the arrangements for administering the Business Impact Survey and to determine whether to:

i) Administer the survey internally using Frodsham Town Council resources; or

ii) Commission Cheshire Community Action to undertake a limited independent review in order to enhance confidence in the impartiality and presentation of the survey findings.

20. Artisan Market

(a) To note the report from the Town Clerk following a meeting held with a representative of the National Association of British Market Authorities attended by Cllr D Critchley, Cllr J Critchley, Cllr Hayes, Cllr Hook, Cllr Lofts, J O’Donoghue (Town Clerk) and Graham Wilson (Legal Advisor to National Association of British Market Authorities).

(b) To note the report from the Town Clerk regarding promotion of the Artisan Market.

21. Appointment of independent Internal Auditor

To note that Frodsham Town Council appointed JDH Business Services as its Independent Internal Auditor for the financial years 2024/25, 2025/26 and 2026/27, and that the Letter of Engagement was signed by the Town Clerk on 26 February 2024, in accordance with Minute Reference F&GP/26/02/2024/12.

22. Town Centre Bins