CHINNOR

PARISH COUNCIL

                                                  NEWSLETTER

 

Issue 12                                                                                                                                                                                                  June 2007

 

 

Welcome to the first Parish Council News Letter from the recently appointed Council.

 

The Parish Council (PC) comprises 13 members, of which 9 members are from the previous council, and 4 who are new members, 3 of whom have volunteered for co-option, as there were not enough nominations to instigate an election.

 

The Council members are:-

 

Nigel Ambridge

Geoff Andrews             Also a District Councillor.

Michael Dix                              Chairman - Parish Council.

Pat Haywood                           Vice chairman - Planning Committee.

Kevin Kirk                              

Fiona Mantle                            Vice Chairman - Environment, and Finance and General Purposes Committees.

Julie Marfleet

John North                               Vice Chairman - Parish Council.

Maxine Pickard

Maurice Pullen              Chairman - Finance and General Purposes Committee.

Mark Scarborough

Tony Wills                                Chairman - Environment Committee.

Martin Wright                           Chairman - Planning Committee.

 

The Parish Councillors are unpaid and give their time voluntarily.

The Parish Council has four paid employees:-

 

Liz Folley                                 Parish Clerk.

Jo Wills                                    Assistant Clerk.

Trevor Hipkin                           Groundsman.

John Malinowski                       Assistant.

 

The Parish office is situated in the Village Centre in the High Street, and is open from 9 am to 1 pm weekdays.

Telephone  No:.            01844 353267;

E-mail:                         chinnorpc@btconnect.com;

Website:                       http://www.chinnorparishcouncil.org.uk.

 

The Council would like to record its thanks for the hard work and commitment of those councillors who served during the last 4 years, and who have decided not to stand for selection this time. They are Lyn Mumford, Linda Cameron, Pete Gibbons, Sue Brooks, Marion Susans and Helen Fowler. All gave valuable service to the village.

 

 

The function of the Council is to try and safeguard, support and maintain the village and its many organisations and facilities, and to present the village viewpoint to the District and County Councils, and to our local M.P.

We therefore need to know the village’s views and concerns in order to carry out this function, so we urge you all to keep us informed via the Parish office, of your views, positive as well as negative, on the many issues that are happening and will happen over the coming years.

 

Without your input the Council can only use its best judgement to make decisions which may affect you.

 

There are several major developments occurring at the moment which will impact on the village. Some are listed below, but will be covered in greater detail in future newsletters:-

 

The Cement Works Development. A planning application is currently being presented to South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC). It apparently consists of a vast amount of paperwork. The PC awaits details for our comments.

 

The Village Hall re-furbishment. The plans have been approved and the Hall committee is now in the process of locating funds.

The Village Hall is not owned or operated by the Parish Council, but we do support the Hall committee with financial grants.

 

The Playing Fields and Pavilion re-development. The P.C recently renewed the Chinnor Playing Fields Management Committee (CPFMC) lease to run the field.

The new lease followed very closely the requirements of the old lease to run the fields for organised sports and recreation, and the CPFMC are now actively considering plans for a new pavilion and a re-organisation of the field.

 

Sale and development of part of St. Andrews School Site. The Trustees of St Andrews School are currently in the process of obtaining permission to sell the Benton Building and its surrounding play areas for housing development to finance the modernisation and expansion of the Manser Building.

 

Other areas of interest and concern:

 Traffic, parking, youth provision, elderly persons’ accommodation, vandalism, and litter.

 

Finally; a new Chinnor Guide is being prepared by Councillors Marfleet and Mantle.

Any organisation wishing to be included, or business wishing to advertise, should contact them through the Parish Office. Once published, the guide will be distributed to all households in the village, and will also be available to new residents when they move into the village.

 

 

 

Published by: Chinnor Parish Council:  June 2007.