Chepping Wycombe Parish Council

13/10/08 Parish Newsletter: Autumn 2008 - Issue 74

A copy of the Autumn 2008 Parish Newsletter can be downloaded here (pdf format)

21/08/08 Grants Policy and Procedure

The Council has agreed a policy and procedure for providing grants to local organisations:

“Chepping Wycombe Parish Council awards financial grants at its discretion, within its powers under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, to community organisations that can demonstrate a clear need for financial support to benefit the Parish in one or more of the following ways:

providing a local service or facility;

enhancing the quality of life and/or “well being” of residents, visitors or those employed within the Parish area;

improving the environment; and

promoting Chepping Wycombe in a positive way.

The organisation seeking grant funding must be non-profit making or hold charitable status.

The Grants budget will be set annually as part of the general budget setting process;

Applications will be invited from 1 April to 30 June each year for consideration by the relevant Committee (if applicable), the Finance and General Purposes Committee and then full Council (by recommendation);

The scheme will be publicised through Parish notice boards, both editions of the Parish newsletter and on the Council website;

Organisations will be required to provide a copy of their previous year’s accounts or, for new initiatives, a budget forecast or business plan;

Applicants will need to provide details of their aims and purpose; project or activity, proportion/number of beneficiaries living in the electoral area; and demonstrate a clear need for funding. The applicant should also set out the quantum of grant being sought with details of any alternative funding sources, if relevant; and

Applicants that meet the criteria for consideration by the Committee(s) and Council will be notified of the outcome of their submission by the Clerk of the Council.”

If you believe that you are eligible for a grant, then you should contact the Council Office for further details.

This year, the Council has made the following awards to date:

Flackwell Heath Minors Football Club – towards security shutters at the Pavilion - £500

Flackwell Heath Bowls Club – towards a perimeter fence at the Club - £500

SWOP – towards ongoing administrative costs - £200

24/06/08 Annual Meeting of the Parish in Tylers Green - Responses to Questions

Loudwater Mill Chimney Stack and Preservation Orders

"The Planning Authority (WDC) to be asked to clarify the situation with regard to the Chimney stack at Loudwater Mill having been demolished and whether any account of Preservation Orders had been taken."

A response to the above question from Wycombe District Council has been received as follows:

“Listed building consent is required to alter, extend or demolish in whole or in part a listed building. Although there were buildings under preservation orders until 1968 these were superseded by the new statutory lists, the current system under which buildings are graded I, II* or II. There are no listed buildings on the site of Loudwater Mill site. The nearest listed building is the mill house at Snakeley Mill and, if the member of the public had this building in mind there have been no applications to demolish either of the two chimneystacks here and both still remain.”

Team Leader Design and Conservation
Spatial Planning Division

Wycombe District Council

30/04/08 Annual Meeting of the Parish in Tylers Green - Responses to Questions

Thames Valley Police Nuisance Telephone Caller Policy

"Thames Valley Police to be asked to outline what the usual procedure and expectation was for Members of the Public lodging complaints about Nuisance Telephone Callers"

A response to the above question from Thames Valley Police can be downloaded here (pdf format).

22/04/08 Parish Councillors’ Allowances and Expenses 2007/08

In accordance with legislation, please find below publication of the Allowances and Expenses of Members of this Authority during the 2007/08 period. These figures can also be viewed on the Council’s Village Notice Boards.

Member	Expense	Amount	Member	Expense	Amount
E Belcher			J Johnson	Computer Expenses	£30
J Chalmers			C Jordan
S Digby			J Savage
J E-Smith			M Smith	Chairman’s Allowance	£665.50
I Forbes	Conference Expenses	£196.27	R Smith
C Harriss			L Willis
J Herschel	Travel & Computer Expenses	£115.05	K Wood
D Johncock	Travel & Computer Expenses	£62.81

A copy of the Annual Parish meeting Minutes that took place on Wednesday16 April 2008 can be downloaded here (pdf format). These will be formally ratified at the 2009 Annual meeting, scheduled to take place next year in Flackwell Heath.

Following questions from Members of the Public, it was agreed that the Parish Council would endeavour to find answers from those responsible authorities to the following queries:

(1) Thames Valley Police to be asked to outline what the usual procedure and expectation was for Members of the Public lodging complaints about Nuisance Telephone Callers; and

(2) The Planning Authority (WDC) to be asked to clarify the situation with regard to the Chimney stack at Loudwater Mill having been demolished and whether any account of Preservation Orders had been taken.

As soon as responses have been received, they will be published on this web page.

A copy of the Spring 2008 Parish Newsletter can be downloaded here (pdf format)

This is your chance to meet your Parish Councillors and to ask questions on matters that interest or concern you about Parish life. You can do this formally during the meeting and informally after it. At the meeting, the Parish Council will report on what it has achieved in the previous year and what challenges it faces for the future.

Residents from all the villages are encouraged and invited to come and have their say. All your questions will be taken seriously and where we cannot give an answer on the spot, we will get back to you after the meeting with a written response.

A copy of the Minutes of the previous year's meeting of 25 April 2007 can be downloaded here (pdf format)

A substantial and detailed review carried out by the Amenity Land Committee, but spearheaded by former Parish Councillor Brian Turnock has resulted in a Management Plan for Tylers Green Common.