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.

 

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 Monday 31 October, 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.

Open space needs improving? Interested in how the villages look and how we provide things for our young people? Not enough events? Parish council spending too much or too little? Have ideas how these and other issues can be addressed? Well, why not come and join us and help us try to resolve the issues that exist in our communities.

Have you thought about becoming a Parish Councillor? We need your help!

There is currently one vacancy for Coxhoe Ward and one vacancy for Quarrington Hill Ward. The vacancies will be filled by co-option. Candidates are asked to submit an expression of interest by Wednesday 30 November. If either vacancy is not filled, it will be re-advertised with a new closing date.

For an informal discussion, please contact the Chair of the Parish Council Stuart Dunn on 07703 351046.

You can find plenty of information about the Council on this website, including past agendas and minutes, and important documents and policies.

You are invited to contact the Clerk by emailing clerk@coxhoeparishcouncil.gov.uk for any further information or with any queries, and to attend a Parish Council meeting to see how the Council works. Please make sure you read the Parish Council’s Co-option Policy before applying. All candidates must submit an expression of interest form. You can download the form which is an Appendix to the Co-Option Policy in the above link, or request a Word document from the Clerk by emailing clerk@coxhoeparishcouncil.gov.uk.

The vacancies are published on the Parish Council’s Noticeboard.

Get ready for the sights and sounds of the fireworks in Coxhoe on Sunday 6 November 2022, in Coxhoe Park.

Gates open at 4.00pm, with face painting, music, rides and catering, and the firework display will be between 6.30pm and 6.45pm.

Wristbands will be on sale from 1 October to 15 October for Coxhoe Parish residents only (please bring an official letter to show your postcode), and then on sale to everyone from 15 October.

They can be bought at the Active Life Centre during opening hours, and from Quarrington Hill Community Centre on Wednesdays between 7.30 and 9.00pm throughout October and the first week in November.

Everyone of any age needs a wristband to enter the event and the cost is £1.00 each.

There will be a road closure on Lansdowne Road from 3.30pm until 6.45pm. As in previous years, a permit will be delivered to affected properties so that people can access them should they need to.

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 know that fireworks can be unsettling for pets. Coxhoe Parish Council hopes that holding an organised display at a particular time will help to cut down on fireworks being set off at other times. Stray Aid, a local charity dedicated to the welfare of stray, neglected and abandoned dogs, and unwanted cats, has kindly provided information about fear of fireworks in pets and how you can help your pets be safe during fireworks.

Terms and Conditions of sale of wristbands for the Fireworks Display are set out below:

1. One orange wristband purchased entitles one person to be admitted to the fireworks display. The purchase of a wristband constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions by the purchaser and those for whom the wristbands are purchased.
2. Terms and conditions may be updated by Coxhoe Parish Council at any time and will be updated on this website.
3. The Parish Council is not responsible for any lost, stolen or destroyed wristbands.
4. If the event had to be cancelled, you are entitled to a refund and would need to request that either from the location at which you bought your wristband or by contacting Parish Council officers. Refunds would be available until 1 December 2022. Any money not claimed would be used by the Parish Council for future events. Any cancellation would be advertised as soon as reasonably possible on the Parish Council website and/or at the event location and/or on social media.
5. Tickets will not be refunded if an alternative date is proposed. If part of the event is cancelled, the Parish Council may refund none, some or all of the wristband price at its discretion.
6. Tickets must not be sold for commercial gain.
7. Photographs and videos may be taken at the event and used for publicity purposes and those buying wristbands are deemed to have consented for photographs to be used.
8. Please take care of your personal property at the event as the Parish Council cannot be held liable for any lost or damaged property. This is an outdoor event in the dark; please dress for the weather and take care on the field.
9. You must comply with all instructions given to you by the Parish Council or their agents, for example: no alcohol is allowed at the event; no dogs are allowed and no personal fireworks are allowed. Any confiscated items will be destroyed.
10. The Parish Council will not be liable for any loss, injury or damage to any person or property however caused, in any circumstances where there is no breach of a legal duty of care by the parish Council or its agents, or where such loss or damage was not reasonably foreseeable as a result of any breach.
11. If you have any legitimate complaint about the event you must contact the Parish Council within 28 calendar days of the event.
12. Information gathered will be held in accordance with the Parish Council’s Privacy Notice and those of its partners who assist with organising and delivering the event.

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

Have you ever thought of volunteering at events? Would you like to help us deliver events for the community like the Fireworks Display and the Christmas Tree Light-Up? It’s a great way to be involved in your community, meet new people, experience events first hand and even gain new skills. Parish Council events are organised to be safe and enjoyable but are run to tight budgets and rely on volunteers to help deliver them. We are seeking reliable and enthusiastic people to join our positive, friendly team, to make sure our events are a great experience for everyone.

Our volunteers are well supported, provided with a briefing sheet and any equipment necessary. Roles are really varied, but might include monitoring an exit or entrance to make sure people can move through safely, checking tickets, setting up events and taking down afterwards.

If you’d like to find out more, please contact Claire the Parish Clerk on clerk@coxhoeparishcouncil.gov.uk, or come along to a specially arranged meeting (details are below). We want to answer your questions and talk about the events that are coming up.

A meeting is arranged for Wednesday 21 September 2022 at 6pm at Coxhoe Village Hall in the Parish Room. It would be very helpful if you could let Claire know using the email address above if you are able to attend, but you can also just turn up. If you can’t make the meeting, please feel free to contact Claire to find out more.

Coxhoe Parish Council’s great staff team run sessions for children and young people weekly in Coxhoe and Quarrington Hill.

Further details  about the club sessions are available by visiting the Coxhoe and Quarrington Hill Young People Facebook page. To access the clubs you will need to join the private groups. The clubs are also on Instagram: @coxhoeqhillyouthclub.

We can appreciate how hard young people may have found the pandemic and recent times. Our youth team are passionate about supporting young people. They can be contacted by emailing youthclubs@coxhoeparishcouncil.gov.uk or call the team on 07900 492126.

There is more information about our youth clubs on the Young People’s page.

It is with great and deep sadness that we acknowledge and come to terms with to the death of our monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.

Born on 21 April 1926, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor became Queen on 6 February 1952. She reigned over us for 70 years. She was the longest living and longest reigning monarch of our country and was the first monarch to reach a Platinum Jubilee. She has served her country with great courage, presence, strength and love for her subjects and their well being.  She has been a popular and loved State Leader all over the world. The world is less of a place without her.

On behalf of our communities, the Parish Council sends its deepest sympathies to the Royal family at this time of great sorrow.

Our Union flag is being flown at half mast for the length of the period of mourning until the day after the funeral. It will, however, be flown at full mast on Proclamation Day, when our new King is proclaimed.

The Parish Council has prepared Books of Condolences.

In Coxhoe, the Condolence Book is available to be signed until and including Sunday 18 September at Coxhoe Village Hall between 10.00am and 3.00pm, and until 6.30pm on Thursday 15 September.

In Quarrington Hill, the Condolence Book is available to be signed until and including Sunday 18 September at Quarrington Hill Community Centre between 10.00am and 11.00am, and between 5.00pm and 6.00pm.

The Books will be thereafter held in the Council archives following details being sent to the Private Secretary at Buckingham Palace.

The Parish has allocated an area in the villages for the laying of flowers for anyone who wishes to, as follows:

Coxhoe Village Hall Memorial Garden in Coxhoe

Quarrington Hill Village Green in front of the Tommies Silhouettes on Quarrington Hill Village Green

Please do not leave any plastic wrappings with flowers. Flowers will be collected and composted at an appropriate time.

 

Coxhoe Parish Council joins the nation in expressing its sadness at this time, as we remember with affection and gratitude the lifetime of service given by Her Majesty.

 

The agenda for the next meeting of the Events, Environment and Finance Committee is now available.

The meeting is to be held in the parish office at Coxhoe Village Hall on Monday 12 September 2022, starting at 6.00pm.

You can access the agenda from the following link: Agenda for the Events, Environment and Finance Committee Meeting on 12 September 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 will 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 behalf of the resident.

Measures will be in place to keep everyone present as safe as possible from Covid-19. Please follow any directions from Parish Council staff. Everyone is encouraged to take a negative lateral flow test before attending.