E A S T G A R T O N P A R I S H C O U N C I L
The Parish Council comprises of the Holderness villages of Fitling, Garton and Grimston.
MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 4th NOVEMBER 2025
PRESENT: Cllrs H Teasdale - Chair, V Clappison, A Crawforth, J Harvey, S Mattinson and A Nendick.
An apology for absence was received from Cllr D Dee.
Consideration of Councillor’s declaration of interests
There were no changes declared by members to the register of interests.
Public session
There were no matters raised by members of the public who were in attendance.
Minutes of the meeting held on the 7th October 2025
These were agreed as a true record and signed by the Chair.
Matters arising from the minutes
Paramotor activity - Cllr Mattinson reported that Mr Bantin was unable to attend the meeting, but that he would be happy to answer any questions with regard to intended future use of his Mill field area in Garton moving forward.
It was reported that Mr Bantin would be holding a bonfire in the field on the 8th November with a firework display and a mobile food van in attendance with a donation to St Michael's Church from the proceeds of the event.
The Chair reported that she had referred two members of the public who had complained about the paramotor activity to ERYC's Environmental Control section.
Proposed SSE funding application - It was agreed not to proceed with an application for the provision of disabled access to St Michael's Wood bridge as the cost would exceed the £2,000.00 application limit and that the bridge was probably not wide enough to comfortably accommodate a wheelchair coupled with the uneven surface on the other side of the bridge. Cllr Mattinson agreed to investigate costings for other potential schemes that the Council could apply for funding.
The Council expressed appreciation of the funding provided by SSE for the recent two first aid courses held in Aldbrough which were both well received by those in attendance.
Highway matter - It was reported that ERYC had not to date carried out remedial works to the carriageway on Humbleton Road where a vehicle had caught fire and it was agreed to issue a reminder.
Dyke at Grimston - The Clerk reported that he had been in contact with Sue Pressick at Marshalls who had confirmed to him that she would ensure that the maintenance team put monitoring of the grille at the rear of the houses on their jobs to do list.
Planning
There were no new applications or decisions for consideration by the Council.
SSE Community Liaison Group
There were no updates presently to report as the next CLG meeting was scheduled for the 20th November.
Correspondence
The Clerk reported that he had previously circulated the Changing Coasts East Riding newsletter, the Humber Carbon Capture pipeline statutory consultation and the coastal erosion workshop update from ERYC.
Neighbourhood Watch/Farmwatch
It was reported that there had been no reports of any incidents within the parish of late.
Financial matters
It was reported that the bank balance was currently £8,715.09
Any other business
Highway matters - It was agreed to refer highway cracking on Grimston Lane near the junction of the B1242, a large pothole outside the entrance to Westfield Lakeland holiday park, a pothole near Golden Ball Cottage on Humbleton Road, an insecure reflective post on Fitling Lane and a damaged metal railing/post over the dyke near Alice Cottage to ERYC for attention.
New farm shop in Fitling - Cllr Crawforth reported that Green Meadows holiday site had recently opened a farm shop facility on the site.
Next meeting - The next meeting to be held at Aldbrough Village Hall on the B1242 on Tuesday 2nd December 2025 at 7.30pm unless otherwise advised.