Our Parish is
administered by Publow with Pensford Parish
Council which
has local responsibilities
for many aspects of life in our villages, such as
provision and upkeep
of certain local facilities such as
footpaths,
village greens, allotments, bus shelters, parks, playgrounds, public seats,
public toilets, public clocks,
litter bins,
street lights, the
village hall, and various leisure and recreation facilities
The Parish Council works hard for the
local community and
acts as a channel of local opinion to larger local government
bodies. As such we have the right to be consulted on any planning decisions
affecting the Parish. We are consulted by
our Local Authority on
planning applications, highway improvements, parking and many other matters
of concern to our local community. Delegated members attend
Liaison Meetings with our Local Authority and we also actively participate
in the Parish Councils Airport Committee.
Our Parish Council
has powers to provide community transport (such as a minibus), crime
prevention measures (such as CCTV) and to contribute money towards traffic
calming schemes. It also has the power to consider giving grants to local
voluntary organisations, and to sponsor public events
Publow with Pensford Parish
Council provides this website so that everyone in the area can have easy
access to local news and matters of interest to our local community
Our Parish Council meets each month in
the evening with the exception of August and each meeting lasts between 2
and 3 hours.
The Parish Councillors
represent the entire
Parish. They are all
volunteers
who are elected to
serve for four years and
receive no remuneration.
Only if there are
more candidates standing for election than there are seats on the Council
will an election be held. Otherwise vacant seats are filled by co-option by
the Council. When a vacancy arises for a seat mid-term, an election is only
held if a certain number of Parish residents request an election. Otherwise
the Parish Council will co-opt someone to be the replacement councillor
The Parish Council
receives funding by levying a precept on Council Tax paid by Parish
residents
To raise any matters of concern with the Parish
Council, you may:
