Minutes of Annual General Meeting held on Friday 8th. May 2026 in Longsdon Memorial Hall, Leek Road, Longsdon.

Present: Councillor J. Sargeant (Chair).

Councillors C. Hogan, D. Hughes, R. Lovell & K. Shaw.

In Attendance: Two Members of the Public.

Rachael Powell, Trustee of the Memorial Hall.

John Bourne, Clerk to the Council.

1. Election of Chairman.

Councillor J. Sargeant was elected Chairman for the coming year.

2. Apologies for Absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor J. Cox & S.Dickinson.

3. Election of Vice Chairman.

Councillor Richard Lovell was elected as Vice Chairman.

4. Appointment of Responsible Financial Officer.

Clerk to the Council, John Bourne, was re-appointed as the Responsible Financial Officer.

5. Appointment of Representatives to Staffs. Moorlands Parish Assembly (2).

Councillors J. Cox and S. Dickinson were appointed as the representatives.

6. Appointment of Representative to Longsdon Memorial Hall Management Committee.

Councillor D. Hughes was appointed as the representative.

7. Matters Arising.

There were no matters arising.

8. Other Business.

There was no business under this item.

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LONGSDON PARISH COUNCIL

2024 / 2025

Explanation of significant variations as detailed below:

Box 3. Total Other Receipts - Increase of £509.

Staffordshire Moorlands DC Lengthsman Scheme

400

V.A.T. Refund

259

District Councillor Grant

150

£509

Box 6. All Other Payments - Decrease of £1,352.

Memorial Seat & Fixing

1,461

Agency Services

Materials for Poppies

Dougie Mac Grant

200

£1,335

Signed by:

John Sargeant, Chairman of the Council Date: 19/6/25

John Bourne, Clerk & Financial Officer to the Council Date: 19 June 2025

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Audit Notification

From 26th of June until the 4th August 2023 not including weekends, any parishioner interested may inspect and make copies of the Annual Return.

Details of these rights can be found here

The name and address of the External Auditor is:

Mazars LLP, The Corner, Bank Chambers, 26, Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1DF.

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LONGSDON MEMORIAL HALL

WEEKLY TIMETABLE

Day	Event	Begins	Until
MONDAY	Active Wellbeing School	9.00 am	3.30 pm
	Boogie Bounce	5.45 pm	6.45 pm
	Badminton Club	7.00 pm	9.00 pm
TUESDAY	Active Wellbeing School	9.00 am	3.30 pm
	Zumba	6.15 pm	7.15 pm
	Intermediate Vinyasa ( Yoga )	7.30 pm	8.30 pm
WEDNESDAY	Active Wellbeing School	9.00 am	3.30 pm
	Boogie Bounce	7.00 pm	8.00 pm
THURSDAY	Active Wellbeing School	9.00 am	3.30 pm
	Boogie Bounce	6.30 pm	8.30 pm
FRIDAY	Active Wellbeing School	9.00 am	3.30 pm
	PRIVATE BOOKINGS
SATURDAY	PRIVATE BOOKINGS
SUNDAY	Victory Church	10.30 am	1.00 pm