Council News
Annual Parish Assembley – Chairman’s Report
The following was presented at the Annual Parish Assembly of 24th April 2017 and highlights achievements of the council in the last year and plans for the following financial year.
Annual Parish Meeting 24th April 2017
NOTICE OF ANNUAL PARISH MEETING FOR ROOKSDOWN PARISH COUNCIL
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Parish Meeting of the Parish of Rooksdown will be held at the Community Centre on Monday 24th April at 19:45.
All parishioners are welcome to attend the 10th Annual Parish Meeting to raise matters of interest or concern(s) to the Councillors.
We advise that you email your question(s) to the Clerk at by Wednesday 19th April to allow the Councillors to obtain the information prior to the meeting.
The Chairman of the Parish Council Mr Paul Mahoney will give a presentation reviewing Parish activities during the past year of April 2016 / March 2017.
County Councillor Stephen Reid will give his annual report of the Parish – April 2016 / March 2017.
Borough Councillor Simon Bound will give his annual report of the Parish – April 2016 / March 2017.
The agenda is posted on the Parish Council notice boards and the website www.rooksdown.org.uk
Refreshments will be available.
For further information regarding this, please contact the Clerk
Fireworks Cancelled
The Parish Council has made the difficult decision not to hold a Fireworks event this year. We spent considerable time trying to organise the event.
Rooksdown Firework event was designed for the benefit of the Rooksdown community and its’ residents.
However, putting on such a popular event brings with it significant organisational & logistical challenges … particularly, how to get residents and visitors in and out of Rooksdown safely (which has been illustrated in the comments in this Facebook thread already). There was also a distinct lack of any volunteers from the community to help make this a safe and enjoyable event for all.
The Parish Council realises this will be a huge disappointment to residents but would like to thank residents for their continued support.
COUNCILLOR VACANCIES
Rooksdown Parish Council has three vacancies for Parish Councillors which the Council is planning to fill by co-option.
The procedure for co-opting a parish councillor is that any person interested should give their names to the Parish Clerk, Karen Ross or their names can be submitted on their behalf by existing Councillors.
All such persons should request an application form from the clerk and submit it to the Parish Clerk by 19th September 2016 either by email to or by post to PO Box 6949, Basingstoke, Hants, RG24 4WJ
Councillors need to be available to attend the Parish Meeting on 26th September 2016.
Any person who would like to know what is involved in being a parish councillor is invited to contact: Karen Ross on 01256 359299
Allotments
Rooksdown Parish Council will be assuming responsibility of the Allotments at Merton Rise although there is no date for the handover as yet.
The Parish Council is currently compiling a waiting list.
If you would like to be added to the waiting list please complete the Application form and return it to
Notice of Election Borough 2016
The Borough Council Election is to be held in Rooksdown Ward on 5th May 2016. Applications from candidates are being taken until 7th April. See here for details.