Abbots Bromley News

Published 23 November 2020

Notice is herby given

that a casual vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for the Parish Council.

If by 17 December, 2020 (14 days after the date of this notice) a request for an election to fill said vacancy is made in writing to the Returning Officer at the address below by TEN electors for the said Parish, an election will be held to fill the said vacancy, otherwise the vacancy will be filled by co-option.

If an election is called, it will take place not later than 6 May, 2021.

Dated 27 November 2020.

Andy O’Brien

Returning Officer

ESBC

PO BOX 8045

Burton upon Trent

DE14 9JG

Published 22 November 2020

Agenda

1. Apologies for absence
2. Public session
3. Declarations of Interests
4. Co-option of new Councillors
5. Minutes of Previous Meetings
6. Neighbourhood Plan Update
7. Matters of Report
8. Planning
9. Financial Matters
10. Group Reports
11. Correspondence, bulletins and reports
12. Christmas tree
13. Agenda items for next meeting
14. Date, time and place of future meetings

Due to Covid-19 Parish Council Meetings are currently being held virtually via Microsoft Teams. If you would like to attend the meeting then please contact the Parish Clerk at parish.council@abbotsbromley.com to request a meeting invite. Requests to attend meeting to be received by Monday 23rd November 2020 at 5.00pm.

You can view the full agenda and related documents: Parish Council Agenda for 25 November 2020

Published 27 October 2020

When a vacancy comes up on the Parish Council, it can be filled either with a by-election or by the existing members of the Council co-opting a new member.

As the cost of a by-election has to be borne by the Council tax payers of the village, the new member is most often co-opted to save this expense. However, if ten or more electors request an election, one will be held. Such requests must reach the Electoral Officer at East Staffordshire Borough Council before 19th November 2020.

Anyone interested in the vacancy can contact the Parish Clerk for further details and/or to register their interest. (Email parish.council@abbotsbromley.com)

A formal notice can be viewed: Notice of Vacancy – October 2020.

Published 26 October 2020

Agenda

1. Apologies for absence
2. Declarations of Interests
3. Co-option of new Councillors
4. Minutes of Previous Meetings
5. Neighbourhood Plan Update
6. Matters of Report
7. Planning
8. Financial Matters
9. Group Reports
10. Correspondence, bulletins and reports
11. United Charities
12. Agenda items for next meeting
13. Date, time and place of future meetings

Due to Covid-19 Parish Council Meetings are currently being held virtually via Microsoft Teams. If you would like to attend the meeting then please contact the Parish Clerk at parish.council@abbotsbromley.com to request a meeting invite. Requests to attend meeting to be received by Monday 26th October 2020 at 5.00pm.

You can view the full agenda and related documents: Parish Council Agenda for 28 October 2020

Published 25 September 2020

Agenda

1. Apologies for absence
2. Declarations of Interests
3. Minutes of Previous Meetings
4. Neighbourhood Plan Update
5. Matters of Report
6. Planning
7. Financial Matters
8. Group Reports
9. Correspondence, bulletins and reports
10. United Charities
11. Agenda items for next meeting
10. Date, time and place of future meetings
– Parish Council Meeting 7.00pm Wed, 28th October 2020 TBC

Due to Covid-19 Parish Council Meetings are currently being held virtually via Microsoft Teams. If you would like to attend the meeting then please contact the Parish Clerk at parish.council@abbotsbromley.com to request a meeting invite. Requests to attend meeting to be received by Monday, 28th September at 5.00pm

You can view the full agenda and related documents: Parish Council Agenda for 30 September 2020

Published 25 September 2020

Nominate a neighbour that goes above and beyond for your community for the Neighbour of the Year Award 2020 run by Co-op Insurance and Neighbourhood Watch

For the third year running, we’re excited to launch the nationwide search in partnership with our friends at Co-op Insurance to find and celebrate some of the UK’s best neighbours.

Our members have told us that to be a great neighbour people share some clear qualities: a willingness to look out for others; being sociable and friendly; offering practical help; and being kind, caring and respectful.

In addition to our Neighbour of the Year Award, this year we have a brand-new category, Co-op’s Young Neighbour of the Year. This award will celebrate someone aged 18-24 who has gone above and beyond to help enhance their community and has brought people, young and old, together.

If you’ve got someone who ticks all these boxes and more in either category, tell us all about them and how they go above and beyond.

Click here to be taken to our nomination form, where you can share your stories of great neighbourly activities and acts of kindness.

The deadline to nominate is 27th October.

Published 12 August 2020

The annual Abbots Bromley Horn Dance was due to take place on Monday 7th September 2020.

However this year the Horn Dancers have taken the difficult decision to cancel the event due to the challenges in ensuring the safety of both participants and onlookers due to Covid-19.

It is hoped that the Horn Dance can return in 2021. Usually this annual event attracts visitors from around the world to view this spectacular and unusual display.

Published 1 August 2020

In accordance with the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, and the Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015 (SI 234), a formal notice has been issued by the Parish Council announcing the dates when the accounts may be inspected.

Exercise of Public Rights – 2020

Published 27 July 2020

Regular visitors to these pages may notice that some changes were made over the weekend of 25/26th July 2020. These revisions were the culmination of several months of planning and preparation and intended to:

• Refresh the appearance of the web pages
• Make navigation around the pages easier
• Tidy up out-of-date and obsolete content
• Remove advertising
• Update the underlying technology that delivers the web pages
• Improve support for mobile devices
• Improve accessibility

In particular it was this last item of improving accessibility that provided the impetus to make the changes at this time so that the Parish Council pages could be brought into line with the requirements of the “Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018”.

We are aware that some of the content relating to clubs and businesses may still be out-of-date and your feedback in helping to keep these entries accurate would be invaluable. Please send any suggested changes to the Parish Clerk.

Published 24 July 2020

Agenda

1. Apologies for absence
2. Declarations of Interests
3. Minutes of Previous Meetings
4. Neighbourhood Plan Update
5. Matters of Report
6. Planning
7. Financial Matters
8. Correspondence, bulletins and reports
9. Agenda items for next meeting
10. Date, time and place of future meetings
September Parish Council Meeting 7.00pm Wed, 30th Sept 2020 TBC

Due to Covid-19 Parish Council Meetings are currently being held virtually via Microsoft Teams. If you would like to attend the meeting then please contact the Parish Clerk at parish.council@abbotsbromley.com to request a meeting invite. Requests to attend meeting to be received by Monday, 27th July at 5.00pm

You can view the full agenda and related documents: Parish Council Agenda for 29 July 2020

• Notice of Vacancy in Office of Councillor – November 2020
• Parish Council Meeting – 25 November 2020
• Vacancy for Parish Councillor – October 2020
• Parish Council Meeting – 28 October 2020
• Parish Council Meeting – 30 September 2020
• Neighbour of the Year Award 2020 Now Open
• 2020 Horn Dance Cancelled
• Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2020
• Abbots Bromley web pages updated – July 2020
• Parish Council Meeting – 29 July 2020

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