The draft minutes of the Parish Council’s meeting on 7 November are now available.

Follow the link to view the draft minutes of Coxhoe Parish Council Ordinary Meeting on 7 November 2022.

Coxhoe Parish Council is looking to employ Auxiliary Youth Workers on a casual basis, to help deliver our services for children and young people working with other members of our staff team.

We currently offer five sessions a week in Coxhoe and Quarrington Hill, with both indoor and outdoor activities, visits from coaches and other organisations, and occasional events and other activities.

You can find out details of the Youth Auxiliary Workers’ posts on the Coxhoe Parish Council Noticeboard page.

If you are interested and have skills and experience relevant to our person specification, then we would love to hear from you. All the documents you need are available through the link above.

Applications must be received by midday on Thursday 16 February 2023, but we may close the opportunity earlier if enough applications are received, so do apply soon if you are interested. We look forward to hearing from you.

Coxhoe Parish Council has agreed to sign a Civility and Respect Pledge, promising to put civility and respect at the top of the agenda and to support positive cultural change for the local council sector.

The Civility and Respect Pledge is being introduced to enable councils to demonstrate that they are committed to standing up to poor behaviour, bullying, harassment and intimidation across the sector and to drive through positive changes which support civil and respectful conduct.

The Pledge is part of a project created and overseen by the National Association of Local Councils (NALC), One Voice Wales (OVW), the Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC) and county associations.

The mission statement for the pledge states:

‘Civility and respect should be at the heart of public life, and good governance is fundamental to ensuring an effective and well-functioning democracy at all levels.

‘The intimidation, abuse, bullying and harassment of councillors, clerks and council staff, in person or online, is unacceptable, whether by councillors, clerks, council staff, or public members. 

‘This can prevent councils from functioning effectively, councillors from representing local people, discourage people from getting involved, including standing for election, and undermine public confidence and trust in local democracy.

‘NALC, county associations and OVW, as the membership organisations representing the first tier of local government in England and Wales, and the SLCC, as the professional body for clerks, are committed to working together to promote civility and respect in public life, good governance, positive debate and supporting the well-being of councillors, professional officers and staff.

‘To that end, the Civility and Respect Working Group will be working to deliver tangible resources, actions and interventions in four main areas: providing councils with the tools to support good governance; lobbying to strengthen the standards regime and encouraging more people to get involved; training; and processes to intervene to provide support to struggling councils.’

For more information about the Civility and Respect workstreams and to see who has taken the pledge, see the NALC website.

Join us to kick off Christmas in style in Coxhoe on Sunday 27 November 2022, on the village green, along the front street and in Coxhoe Village Hall.

Gather on the village green at 4.00pm, with the Christmas tree light up at 4.15pm. From there visit local businesses and head to Coxhoe Village Hall for refreshments and a Very Special Visitor joining us at around 6.00pm.

In the Village Hall there’ll be a bouncy castle, lots of activities for children, face painting and more. The bar will be open, tea and coffee and mulled wine available and a burger van in the car park (some activities and all refreshments are to be paid for).

The Village Hall will be open till 8.00pm.

Thank you to Parish Councillors, Village Hall Trustees, Volunteers, Coxhoe Parish Council Youth Staff Team and the Scouts for helping to provide this community event.

Everyone is asked to walk to the event if possible, to avoid parking problems in the village.

Donations will be collected to help with future events.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Agenda has been published for a Special Meeting of Coxhoe Parish Council. It is to be held on Sunday 20 November 2022 at Coxhoe Village Hall at 10.00am.

You can view the agenda by clicking on the following link: Agenda for Special Meeting of Coxhoe Parish Council on 20 November 2022.

The Agenda has been published for a Special Meeting of Coxhoe Parish Council. It is to be held on Friday 18 November 2022 at Coxhoe Village Hall at 6.00pm.

You can view the agenda by clicking on the following link: Agenda for Special Meeting of Coxhoe Parish Council on 18 November 2022.

The Agenda for the next Events Environment and Finance Committee Meeting is now available.

The meeting is to be held in the Parish Room at Coxhoe Village Hall on Wednesday 9 November 2022. The meeting will commence at 6.00pm.

You can access the Agenda from the following link: Agenda for the EEF Committee Meeting 9 November 2022.

The press and public are welcome to attend this meeting, however due to our risk assessment related to the coronavirus pandemic, numbers in the room may be limited.

 

The agenda for the Parish Council’s next Ordinary (monthly) Meeting is now available.

The meeting is to be held in Quarrington Hill Community Centre on Monday 7 November 2022.  The meeting is to commence at 6.30pm.

You can access the agenda from the following link: Agenda for the Ordinary Meeting on 7 November 2022.

The Public Report for the Ordinary Meeting on 7 November 2022 is available.

The press and public are welcome to attend this meeting, however due to our risk assessment related to the coronavirus pandemic, numbers in the room may be limited.

If residents wish to raise a matter, you can attend the meeting and you can also do so by emailing the Clerk at clerk@coxhoeparishcouncil.gov.uk  (by 12.00pm on the weekday before the meeting) who can take the matter to the meeting on your behalf.

The Parish Council wishes to recruit a Parish Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer, following the resignation of the Clerk who has been in post for nearly five years.

The Clerk to the Council will be the Proper Officer of the Council and  responsible for ensuring that the instructions of the Council in connection with its function as a Local Authority are carried out, and that its statutory obligations are met. They will give advice to the Council and to carry out its resolutions, and be responsible for managing and arranging all Council services, facilities and events.

All information is on the Parish Council’s Notice Board.

 

The Agenda has been published for a Special Meeting of Coxhoe Parish Council. It is to be held on Friday 21 October 2022 at Coxhoe Village Hall at 6.00pm.

You can view the agenda by clicking on the following link: Agenda for Special Meeting of Coxhoe Parish Council on 21 October 2022.