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PARISH COUNCIL NOTES<br />
Annual Parish Meeting<br />
13 th May 2015<br />
Forwarded from the Clerk<br />
Elections: Following the recent elections 9 former councillors<br />
were re-elected and a new resident was welcomed onto the<br />
Council, Lynda Hicks. A former councillor, Richard Vann, was<br />
co-opted to fill the remaining vacancy. Sincere thanks are<br />
offered to retiring councillor Alan Palmer, who worked<br />
extremely hard for the Council over the past 8 years.<br />
At the AGM Cllr Bryan Sumner was re-elected Chairman and<br />
Cllr Tim Faulkner was re-elected Vice-Chairman.<br />
Splitting Bourton into 2 parish wards caused considerable<br />
confusion and the Council will be submitting an objection to<br />
CDC seeking reinstatement of the single ward parish. The<br />
Council will also lodge a complaint regarding the lack of clear<br />
information for voters, some of whom were unaware they<br />
would be unable to vote for candidates standing for the other<br />
ward, which caused much confusion on polling day itself.<br />
Litter picking: A number of residents responded to our appeal<br />
and kindly agreed to “adopt” a number of local footpaths and<br />
roads which will now be litter picked on a regular basis. If any<br />
residents wish to join this group (no fixed commitment – just<br />
pick when you can) to help keep the village tidy, do contact the<br />
Clerk. We’re grateful to all who came forward, including the<br />
local schools who are litter picking on The Avenue.<br />
Village Fete/Fun Day: A social event had been planned for<br />
August, but in order to have more time for organisation, this<br />
has been deferred. The Council will now hold a Village Fete on<br />
the Green next Spring. The event will be aimed at local<br />
residents and it’s hoped there will be something for all - more<br />
information will be provided once the date has been agreed.<br />
Riverside Walk: The works to lay part turf, part cobbled<br />
matting on some of the verges has been completed and will be<br />
monitored to see if it will be suitable to extend to other areas<br />
along this footpath, where considerable re-turfing is required<br />
each year.<br />
Benches: Some of the Council’s benches on and alongside the<br />
Green and elsewhere in the village are due for maintenance<br />
work; these will be assessed and works staggered so as not to<br />
have too much impact during the peak visitor season.<br />
THE NEXT MEETING OF BOURTON PARISH COUNCIL<br />
Wednesday 3 rd June at<br />
The George Moore Community Centre, Moore Road.<br />
BPC Agendas, Minutes and Reports are available online at<br />
www.bourtononthewaterpc.org<br />
COMMITTEE MEETINGS IN JUNE – 6pm & 7pm.<br />
See Council Notice Board<br />
The public are welcome to attend Committee Meetings and can<br />
ask questions/ contribute to the meeting.<br />
BPC office is open to the public each Tuesday 12.30-3.30pm.<br />
and for telephone enquiries Tuesday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.<br />
01451 820712 clerk@bourtononthewaterpc.org.uk<br />
The Clerk can be contacted by phone/ email during those times.<br />
Your Councillors: (A-Z) Bourton on the Water Parish Council:<br />
JC Jim Cowen; TF Tim Faulkner; BH Brian Harden; LH lynda<br />
Hicks; JH John Hovard; SM Sandra Morgan; NR Nigel Randall;<br />
JS Julian Stocker; BS Bryan Sumner; RV Richard Vann; BW Bill<br />
Wragge. Clerk: Sue Cretney<br />
Cotswold District Councillors: RK Richard Keeling; LW Len<br />
Wilkins.<br />
County Councillor: PH Paul Hodgkinson<br />
Planning Notices + the CDC Planning Register are available via<br />
the BPC website under Planning<br />
ERROR: District Councillor Election Notice of Poll<br />
Error in May Issue Page 27<br />
It was brought to our attention that information on the<br />
Notice of Poll for Cotswold District Council elections, for<br />
Bourton Village Ward, was incorrect.<br />
The entry for Andrew Briars contained the wrong<br />
address and political affiliation.<br />
The correct details are as follows;<br />
Lincroft House, Clapton Row, BOTW, GL54 2DW<br />
representing the Liberal Democrats.<br />
We apologise for this unfortunate error and any<br />
misunderstanding or confusion it may have caused.<br />
Jenni Turner, Editor<br />
Community Centre: The opening of the café has been delayed<br />
due to problems with the drinks machine – sincere apologies to<br />
residents for this delay. The Council is hoping to open the café<br />
on an informal basis whilst these issues are being resolved.<br />
Once this space is open we will be advertising on the web-site,<br />
local notice-boards and at the entrance. We trust residents will<br />
bear with us during this frustrating time for all.<br />
Manor Fields: Well over 1,000 signatures were received<br />
objecting to the planning application to extend parking days.<br />
The Council is grateful to all residents who took the time to<br />
respond to the petition, which has been submitted to the<br />
Appeal Inspector.<br />
Next Council Meeting: Wed 3 rd June at 7pm in the main<br />
Function Room at the Community Centre.<br />
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Sue Cretney, Clerk. Tel: 01451 820712<br />
E:clerk@bourtononthewaterpc.org.uk.<br />
www.bourtononthewaterpc.org.uk
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