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Parish Council

Councillors  - Doug Griggs,  Matthew Wickens,  Tim Corbishley,  Katie Palmer-Stevens,  Adrian Bennett,  Denise Stanworth
Clerk to the Council - Claire Dunk

There were 10,200 parishes in England in 1997 of which 8,629 parishes have an elected council called a parish council totalling some 70,000 local councillors.
You must be over 21 years of age to become a member of a parish council. If a member fails throughout six consecutive months to attend any meetings of the council they will be disqualified and barred from holding office.
The Checkendon Parish Councillors were elected unopposed in May 2003.

Responsibilities

Chairman - Doug Griggs Vice Chairman - Matthew Wickens Clerk & Finance Officer - Claire Dunk
Footpaths - Adrian Bennett Highways - Katie Palmer-Stevens Litter - All
Planning - Tim Corbishley, Matthew Wickens Playground - Tim Corbishley, Doug Griggs School - Matthew Wickens
Sports Club & Recreation Ground - Matthew Wickens Village Hall - Denise Stanworth

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Council Meetings

The Parish Council meets seven times a year. The dates for 2008 are:

  • 7th January 2008
  • 3rd March 2008
  • 17th March 2008 Annual Electors Meeting
  • 12th May 2008 Annual Parish Meeting
  • 7th July 2008
  • 1st September 2008
  • 3rd November 2008

All meetings are on a Monday at 7.30pm in Checkendon Village Hall and members of the public are welcome to attend.
A quorum of three members must attend each meeting. The chairman and vice chairman are elected each May at the Annual Parish Meeting and councillors assigned their responsibilities.

Minutes of council meeting may be viewed online, see Council Documents below.

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Council Documents

The council documents referenced below may be viewed online in PDF format.  Please note, to view PDF documents you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded free by clicking Get Adobe Acrobat Reader free

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Parish Council is under a legal obligation to allow access to various information regarding council business.  The list of information and the access procedure may be viewed online. - View (8KB).

The following information is available online:

Chairman's Annual Report 2007-2008 - View (13KB)

Minutes of each Parish Council Meeting are published here after approval, which normally occurs in the following meeting:
7th January 2008 - View (21KB)
6th November 2007 - View (22KB) 4th September 2007 - View (24KB) 3th July 2007 - View (15KB)
8th May 2007 - View (28KB) 6th March 2007 - View (19KB) 9th January 2007 - View (18KB)
7th November 2006 - View (21KB) 12th September 2006 - View (26KB) 4th July 2006 - View (25KB)
2nd May 2006 - View (27KB) 7th March 2006 - View (21KB) 3rd January 2006 - View (20KB)
8th November 2005 - View (20KB) 6th September 2005 - View (19KB) 5th July 2005 - View (20KB)
10th May 2005 - View (22KB) 1st March 2005 - View (27KB) 4th January 2005 - View (39KB)
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Local Government

There are two further levels of elected local government in this area: district and county.
There follows a summary of the main activities performed by these elected bodies.

South Oxfordshire District Council
  • Public amenities including rubbish collection, recycling, litter, street cleaning & street name plates
  • Building control, planning, appeals and enforcement
  • Community safety
  • Council tax collection
  • Elections
  • Environmental health including noise & pest control
  • Housing - SOHA & homelessness
  • Licences
  • Sports facilities
NOTE: Comprehensive details of Planning Applications are available at www.southoxon.gov.uk

District Councillor for this area: Maurice Newland
Oxfordshire County Council
  • Education, careers, youth facilities
  • Census
  • Emergency planning
  • Footpaths & bridleways
  • Highways, pavements, potholes, street lighting & traffic management
  • Hazardous waste and waste management
  • Libraries, museums and the arts
  • Public transport
  • Social services
  • Trading standards
County Councillor for this area: David Nimmo-Smith
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