| Parish Council |
Our Parish Council covers a large area,
one of the biggest parishes in Shropshire. The Parish boundary stretches from
the Llysty in the east to Priors Holt on the Longmynd in the west including
Acton, Brockton, Choulton, Plowden, Eyton, and of course Lydbury North itself.
The Parish Council is the first tier of
local government, they provide very local services, e.g. bus shelters, play
areas, grass cutting of verges etc. Councillors are elected by local
people to stand for 4 years at a time. The Councillors choose a chairman each
year.
| Members of the Parish Council |
Clerk: Mrs N Pugh
Chairman:
Cllr R Plowden
Vice Chairman: Cllr A Horrocks
Council Members: Cllr T Harris
Cllr R Beaumond
Cllr J Bowen
Cllr B Hawes
Cllr J Collin
Cllr S Bluhm
Cllr Jackie Williams
To contact the parish clerk by email
| Next Meeting |
Wednesday 17th September 2008 at 7.30pm
Lydbury North Village Hall
| Future Meetings |
* Wednesday 17th September 2008
Wednesday 15th October 2008
* Wednesday 12th November 2008
Wednesday 3rd December 2008
* Wednesday 21st January 2009
Wednesday 25th February 2009
* Wednesday 18th March 2009
Wednesday 29th April 2009
* Wednesday 13th May 2009 AGM
NOTE– Dates marked * will be full council meetings
Dates without * will only be held if planning applications are received
or urgent business to be discussed
| News |
Jackie Williams was welcomed as Parish Councillor at the May AGM with co-opted member Ian Kidd.
The Parish Plan has been printed with a grant from SSDC, and has been distributed to all households in the parish. If anyone still requires a copy please email the Parish Clerk.
View Parish Plan as PDF file (opens in a new window)
Speed Limit
Parish Councillors heard at their January meeting that their campaign has been successful and the village speed limit of 40mph will be reduced to 30mph later in 2008. This is extremely good news and congratulations to all those who relentlessly badgered the powers that be to achieve this.
Vacancy
The parish council has a casual vacancy and will be seeking an applicant to fill this seat. Please speak to the clerk before Friday 15th February if you are interested.
Street lights
Most of our streetlights are getting old now and do not function as well as they did in their first flush of youth. The parish councillors are tackling this problem in two ways, a recent survey has identified lights in most need of attention and over the last few years a sum has been set aside in the budget to enable most lights to be upgraded or replaced over the next 18 months. We have a local maintenance engineer and so if you see a street light that is not functioning as it should please speak to the clerk as it can only be repaired if she knows about it.
Bus Shelter
The bus shelter in Lydbury North has suffered over Christmas either at the hands of the winds or vandals. Please be vigilant and respect our bus shelter, repairs are costly and ultimately are paid by parishioners from their council tax.
Council Meetings
Please remember that all council meetings are open to the public and 15 minutes at the beginning of each meeting is set aside for items from public members present. This is your chance to air your grievances, share your concerns or simply to find out what happens at parish council meetings. The parish council exists for its parish, it has a strong voice and can make things happen so come along and join in – we are already proud of our parish and its achievements but let’s not stop here.
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