CYNGOR CYMUNED LLANWRDA COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Minutes of the meeting of Llanwrda Community Council held via MS Teams at 7.00 p.m. on Wednesday 15th October, 2025
Present:
Chairman: Councillor R. Jones
Councillors: M. Goddard-Pepperzak, S. Goddard, Bethan Charles Davies
County Councillor A. Davies
1. Apologies
Everyone present.
2. Minutes of the meeting held 16th July, 2025
Minutes were accepted as correct on correction of the following:
Wind Turbines Bryncadwgan – 80 Wind Turbines would be constructed.
3. Declaration of Interest
County Councillor A. Davies – Green GEN Cymru
Councillor B. Charles Davies – Green GEN Cymru, Wind Turbines
Councillor B. Charles Davies would be leaving the meeting while the Wind Turbines would be discussed.
4. Matters arising from the minutes:
9 (a) Play Area
No issues to report.
9 (e) Dog Fouling
There aren’t any issues at the moment.
9 (k) Green GEN Cymru
No updates to report.
9 (a) Village Speed Limit
The Clerk had sent a request to GoSafe asking for the Camera to return to the village but placed near Bridgend Garage. A reply was received stating that our request had been forward to the relevant Go-Safe team.
9 (21) Beer Festival
No updates to report.
9 (23) Junction A40
A reply had been received from SWTRA regarding the poor lighting stating that the bollards and sign faces of the junction have been cleaned. In response to our request for the introduction of street lighting, it should be noted that the primary purpose of such provision is to reduce the risk of night-time person injury collisions. A review of the collision data for the past five year at this location indicates no recorded personal injury collisions during the hours of darkness. On this basis, there is no justification to assess the need for street lighting at this site.
9 (25) Roman Road
No further information regarding the Sat-Nav signs. It was noted in the minutes that Mr Jonathan Davies had cleared all the ditches on the Roman Road.
9 (28) Benches for the village
The Clerk had obtained prices for 2 benches and 2 picnic tables. A grant application to be made to Williams Brownhill.
9 (29) Wind Turbines Bryncadwgan
No further updates received.
5. Reports
5.1 (b) Report from County Councillor
(a) Access Land Strategy
(b) Shortage of Foster Parents
(c) Llandeilo By-pass was discussed and was in the pipeline to be completed by 2029.
5.2 (b) Report from Cornwallis Liaison
No further updates received.
5.2 (c) Report from Police Liaison
The possibility of inviting the PCSO to one of our meetings was discussed.
6. Correspondence
(1) Open meeting – Wind Turbines
(2) One Voice Wales Cost of living project
(3) One Voice Wales Section 6 report
(4) Carmarthenshire County Council Electoral Review
(5) Carmarthenshire County Council updates
(6) Road closure U4210
(7) Carmarthenshire County Council Land Management Survey
(8) One Voice Wales – written statement
7. Finance
(a) Payments
(a) Poppy Wreath £30.00 (£25.00 + £5.00 expenses)
(b) Donations
Requests were received from the following: Y Lloffwr
It was agreed to give a donation of £25.00
Audit 2024/2025 – Auditor General report and audit opinion
I certify I have completed the audit of the Annual Return for the year ended 31 March 2025 of Llanwrda Community Council. My audit has been conducted on behalf of the Auditor General for Wales and in accordance with the requirements of the Public Audit Act (Wales) Act 2004 (the 2004 Act) and guidance issued by the Auditor General for Wales.
Audit opinion: Qualified
Except for the matters reported below in my Basis for Qualification, on the basis of my audit, in my opinion no matters have come to my attention to give cause for concern that, in any material respect, the information reported in this Annual Return.
Has been prepared in accordance with proper practice
Has relevant legislative and regulatory requirements have not been met
Is not consistent with the Council’s governance arrangements and that the Council does not have proper arrangements in place to secure economy, efficiency and effectiveness in its use of resources.
Basis for Qualification
Annual Governance Statement
Assertion 2: The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, requires the Council to create and publish a plan for councillor and staff training. The Welsh Government provides statutory guidance on this, which states that the plan must be approved by the full council and include details of the type of training, participant number, timeframe, and cost, The Council has not met is obligation under the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 to create and publish a training plan for members.
Assertion 3: The Council does not publish on its website the information it is required to publish electronically by section 55 of the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013 and the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.
Other matters and recommendations
I draw the Council’s attention to the following matters and recommendations which do not affect my audit opinion but should be addressed by the Council.
Treatment of unpresented cheques
The Accounting Statement is arithmetically incorrect due to an adjustment made to the opening balance for an unpresented cheque from 2023-2024.
Further guidance on accounting for unpresented cheques can be found in the Practitioners Guide.
Information required for audit
Each year we send the Council an audit notice that sets out the information we need to complete the audit. Failure to provide this information may lead to a qualified audit opinion and potentially an increased fee.
The Council did not provide a properly quantified explanation of variances between the current and prior year accounts. Our requirements are set out in the audit notice.
We recommend that the Council reviews the annual audit notice to ensure that all required information is provided on a timely basis.
There are no further matters I wish to draw to the Council’s attention.
(a) Budget 2025/2026
This to be discussed at the November meeting and agreed on the precept.
(b) Signing of quarterly financial statements and bank statements
These to be prepared and sent to Councillor S. Goddard for signature.
8. Public Question Time
No one present.
9. Urgent business
9 (30) Christmas Tree
The Clerk to order the Christmas Tree from Glantowy, Llandovery and Councillor M. Goddard-Pepperzak agreed to arrange the delivery date.
9 (31) Remembrance Sunday
The Clerk to order the wreath from the British Legion, Llandeilo Branch, and deliver to Bridgend Garage in order that Councillor R. Jones can collect in time for the Sunday Service on the 9th November.
9 (32) Tyres in the river
Councillor S. Goddard had taken photographs showing a large number of Tyres being in the river. This was discussed and the Clerk was asked to contact and send copies of the photographs to NRW.
10. Date of next meeting
The next meeting to be held via MS Teams at 7.00 p.m. on Wednesday 19th November, 2025.