Council business

The village of Thorpe on the Hill has a Parish Council with seven elected or co-opted Parish Councillors.

A  parish council is a local authority that makes decisions on behalf of the people in the parish and has an overall responsibility for the well-being of its local community.  It is the level government closest to the community, with the district authority above it in the hierarchy. As it is the authority closest to the people, parish councils are invariably the first place people will go with concerns or ideas.  For this reason they are a vital part of any community.

Its work falls into three main categories:

• representing the local community
• delivering services to meet local needs
• striving to improve quality of life in the parish

Parish Councillors are volunteers, offering their time with the goal of creating community change for the better.

Your Parish Councillors can be found in the Council Business section of this website here.

Parish Council Vacancy. The Parish Council currently has a vacancy. Details of eligibility can be found here. 

If you are interested in filling this vacancy, please send an email or put a note though the letterbox at the village hall telling us why you would like to join.  email to tothparish@gmail.com

The Parish of Thorpe on the Hill is within the area of North Kesteven District Council. You have two elected District Councillors, Mitch Elliot  and Peter Overton , further information and their contact details can be found by clicking on their names.

North Kesteven District Council is one of the districts of Lincolnshire County Council. Alan William Briggs  is your elected County Councillor. Further information and Michael’s contact details can be found by clicking on his name.

Thorpe on the Hill is in the Parliamentary Constituency of Sleaford and North Hykeham. Your elected Member of Parliament is Dr Caroline Johnson . Further information and Caroline’s contact details can be found by clicking on her name.

Thorpe on the Hill Parish Council meetings are normally held Wednesdays at 7pm on the following dates at the Oliver Roper Parish Meeting Room and are open to the public. The public can only speak during public time which is 20mins at the start of the meeting.

Scheduled meetings

Parish Council Meetings    

4 December 2024

15 January 2025, 5 March 2025, 16 April 2025, 28 May 2025, 9 July 2025, 3 September 2025, 15 October 2025,      3 December 2025.

Lake Management Committee

2nd April 2025

Committees.  The Parish Council also has two Committees. The staffing committee, which is not open to the public and Lake Management Committee (LMC) which is open to the public. Terms of reference for these committees can be found under Council Business. 

Grant applications.  Applications for receipt of grant applications close on October 30 each year. The policy and application form can be accessed here.

This website contains at least 1 year of minutes and agendas. If you require copies of previous years agendas and minutes please email your request, along with dates and details to tothparish@gmail.com. Electronic copies are availalbe from 2006 onwards but prior to that paper copies of meeting are available to view in the Parish Office. 

To receive any of the documents on the website in a word version where possible, please contact the Parish Clerk at tothparish@gmail.com

The Parish Council is not responsible for the content of external websites which you may be directed to from this website. However if you find any error on this website please email the Parish Clerk on tothparish@gmail.com as soon as possible. 

Parish Councillors need to complete a Register of Interest form and submit to the NK Monitoring Officer within 28 days of being elected or co-opted to the authority. 

They are also required to update their Register of Interest form when there is a new interest to register or an interest ceases e.g. employment or property. Another reason may be if a Parish Council changes its Code of Conduct which may impact upon ‘interests’.

But there is no need to resubmit a fresh form on annual basis as the current form allows for amendments to be made and annotated without completing a new form.

It is good practice for all Parish Councillors to review their Register of Interest forms at least twice a year in case their circumstances have changed.

Amended forms need to be emailed to North Kesteven District Council - BusinessSupportTeam@n-kesteven.gov.uk

It is recommended by the Monitoring Officer that each Parish Councillor keeps a copy of their own register of Interests. The Parish Clerk must ensure that the updated Register is available on the Parish Council’s website for inspection if required.