BISHAMPTON AND THROCKMORTON PARISH COUNCIL
PARISH COUNCIL NEWS: SEPTEMBER 2006
New Clerk to the Parish Council
The
Council was delighted to welcome Mrs Carolyn Morris as the newly
appointed Clerk to the Parish Council with effect from 1st
September.
Carolyn’s
contact details are:-
Mrs Carolyn Morris
9 Tilesford Park
Throckmorton
Pershore
WR10 2LA
Telephone: 01386 554058
email: fimor@aol.com
Councillor Vacancy
Following
the resignation of Councillor Mandy Hall who has moved to a neighbouring
village the council has a vacancy for another councillor. The post has been
recorded and notices have been displayed inviting parishioners to call an election.
Fortunately (from the point of view of council coffers, parishioners have not
exercised this rights and the Council is now free to co-opt a new councillor
for the period until the next election in May 2007.
If
you would like to be considered for this position please let the Clerk no before
1st October giving your reasons for wishing
to be considered. The position is interesting and a benefit to your local
community. It involves meetings roughly once a month on the first Monday
plus a little extra work depending on what activities are afoot.
Children’s Junior Play Area
Careful
consideration of the dimensions required for the suggested new equipment
has revealed that a little extra space will be required. Also the proximity
of the high southern boundary hedge suggests that there would be a lot of problem
with leaf fall, squashed berries etc. Hence the council has agreed to re-tender
for the work and include the removal of the first layer of hedge to provide
a more open and extended space.
Bishampton Stores
According
to the results of the Parish Plan survey the most valued amenity is the Bishampton
Stores with all returns from Bishampton and a very high percentage from Throckmorton
claiming they used the stores at some time or the other. Steve, the store
owner, is keen to explore ways in which the attractiveness of this amenity
can be improved so if you have suggestions about what would make the stores
better for you please let Steve know.
As part
of the Council’s initiative towards
supporting the shop and, potentially, a number of other aspects of village
life the Council will be lending support to the Sustainable Communities Bill
which, if passed, would place an initiative on central government support
the amenities in villages such as ours in a number of ways. Further details
can be found on web site www.localworks.org