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What
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The Council is the lowest tier
of local government. The Council normally consists of 11 voluntary
Councillors ( currently there are are three vacancies) who
are elected for a four year term of office to serve and administer
for the needs of the residents of Lyneham & Bradenstoke.
In the event of a vacancy occurring a new member is elected
or co-opted until the next full election. The Parish Councillors
determine and set policy to cater for the social, cultural,
welfare and environmental needs of Lyneham & Bradenstoke
residents and employ a part time Clerk to the Council to implement
policy decisions.
All Councillors adhere to the Parish
Council Code of Conduct and complete a Register of Interests.
The Councillors have formed into sub-councils to concentrate
on in-depth concerns in the local community. The committees
are listed here |
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What
does a Parish Council Do? |
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The council has little power
but a reasonable amount of influence. A prime example of this
is planning applications. The planning authority is North
Wiltshire District Council, but they give details of every
planning application within the parish to the Parish Council
for review and will take into account the councillors' comments
when coming to a decision.
Similarly the Wiltshire County Council is the
highway authority, but it consults the parish when it's considering
any road scheme, for example the placing of double yellow
lines, or the implementation of a cycle path.
The parish council is directly responsible for
providing the following services to the village:
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Play areas throughout
the village - including the provision, regular inspection
and maintenance of play equipment. Play Areas are situated
at Bradenstoke and Pound Close, Lyneham
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Allotments
at Bradenstoke. (Contact the Clerk if you wish to join
the waiting list)
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Bus
shelters. The Parish Council currently provides 3
Bus Shelters in the village.
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Maintains the Village
Green
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Comments on all planning
applications
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Promotes Village Projects
including Road Safety and Traffic Calming
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Supports Village Organisations
through Grant Aid. (See the attached Grant Form)
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Provides Dog Bins.
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Monitors Public Rights
of Way.
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The Parish Council sets
its budget known as Precept each year and this money is
collected by North Wiltshire District Council from the
Council Tax.
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Audited Accounts are
produced each year and are available for inspection by
local residents. Details of when this happens are posted
on the local noticeboards.
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When
Does the Council Meet? |
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The Parish Council meets on the
2nd Tuesday in each month. The meetings are held either in
the Lyneham or Bradenstoke Village hall. See the Diary
for latest meeting information and venue.
The meetings are open to the public and all
are welcome to listen to the proceedings, though they are
not entitled to participate in the business of the meeting,
without the invitation of the Chairman. A Public Question
time always precedes the start of the meeting. A representative
is also available from RAF Lyneham to answer questions. Periodically
a member of Wiltshire Constabulary attend the meetings to
answer quesions on policing matters in the community. |
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Who
are the Councillors? |
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The Chairman is Malcolm Petch who can be contacted on telephone
number +44(0)1249 890117
and the Parish Clerk is Aileen Murphy contact details
are 23 Webbs Court, Lyneham, Wiltshire SN15 4TR
or your can email lynehamclerk@yahoo.com
Who is Who? |
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Lyneham & Bradenstoke Parish Councillors |
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North Wiltshire District Councillors
- Lyneham Ward |
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Wiltshire County Councillors - Wootton
Bassett South |
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Grant
Applications |
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The Lyneham and Bradenstoke Parish
Council are empowered to give grants to local clubs and organisations
under Section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended
by the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
There are a number of limitations placed on
the Council's power the most notable of which are that any
grant must demonstrate benefit or some or all of its inhabitants.
The size of the grant must also relate to the benefit achieved.
You are therefore, encouraged to demonstrate in your application
the number of people that will benefit in Lyneham and Bradenstoke
from the Grant Aid requested. The Form is available
here and when completed should be returned to the Clerk
at the address shown on the form. |
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Lyneham
& Bradenstoke Parish Council Minutes |
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Minutes and Agenda are available from the
Clerk, approxiamately 5 days prior to the next meeting.
They also appear exclusive to this website and are currently
available to view at the following locations in the community:
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Lyneham Village Hall Notice board
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Memorial Hall Notice board
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Lyneham
Post Office
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Bradenstoke
Village Notice Board (Opposite St Mary's Close)
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Bradenstoke Post Office
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You can view the latest Lyneham &
Bradenstoke Parish Council minutes online here exclusive
to Lyneham Village Online. Alternatively,
why not subscribe free to the online mailing list
and receive them direct to your email.
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Lyneham & Bradenstoke Parish Council
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Disclaimer:
The Lyneham & Bradenstoke Parish Council minutes and archived
minutes are only intended to be for general information to
the public. It is not intended to take the place of either
the written law or regulations. If you require the authoritive
document, you are requested to formally seek confirmation
from the official document held with the Lyneham & Bradenstoke
Parish Council in the first instance. The minutes within the
Lyneham Village Online website are the property of Lyneham
& Bradenstoke Parish Council and are not to be reproduced
in any form without the prior written permission from the
Lyneham & Bradenstoke Parish Council. |
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