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Parish Council Documents

4/6/2024

The following finance documents have been updated on the Parish Council Finance Page here.

Parish Council Assets and Groups
Asset Register
Risk Assessment
Risk Assessment for Park
Statement of Internal Control

The following governance documents have been updated on the Parish Council Page here.

Standing Orders

Apply now to work at the General Election on Thursday 4 July

4/6/2024

Apply now to work at the General Election on Thursday 4 July

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are looking for enthusiastic people to work at the General Election on Thursday 4 July.

If you or someone you know (over the age of 18) is interested in working either of the following paid roles, please apply as soon as possible and please encourage your friends and family to do the same:

Polling station staff – locations across South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse, Thursday 2 May - from 6.30am until 10.30pm – from £200
Overnight Count staff – Abingdon, from 9.30pm on Thursday 4 July until counting has been completed (expected to be by 8am the following morning) - £22.50 per hour

For details on how to apply, visit southoxon.gov.uk/electionjobs / whitehorsedc.gov.uk/electionjobs

Please note, we are unable to offer the roles to people that work for, or are connected with, a political party.

General Election 2024 – important information for residents

4/6/2024

The key dates and links residents need to know:

Find out who you can vote for – from 4pm on 7 June, after the nominations period has closed, visit whocanivotefor.co.uk
Register to vote by 18 June - visit gov.uk/registertovote
Apply to vote by post by 19 June (5pm) - visit gov.uk/apply-postal-vote
Apply for voter ID by 26 June (5pm) - visit gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate
Apply for a proxy vote by 26 June (5pm) - visit gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote

People can find more information on our website – whitehorsedc.gov.uk/GeneralElection2024
Sessions for those wishing to support people to vote in the General Election
The Electoral Commission is holding online sessions for charities and civil society organisations who wish to support their audiences with registering to vote and the requirement to show photo ID when voting in person.
The sessions will be held on:

9.30am, Tuesday 4 June
6pm, Wednesday 5 June
10am, Thursday 6 June

If you would like to attend, please email [email protected]

Voting at a polling station
You can vote at your designated polling station on 4 July between 7am and 10pm.
Registered voters should receive a poll card shortly before the election which will tell you where you need to go to cast your ballot. Polling station details can also be found by entering your postcode on the Where do I Vote website - wheredoivote.co.uk

To vote at a polling station you must bring photo ID with you – a wide range of photo ID will be accepted, including passports, driving licences and cards with a PASS Mark – you can see the full list of accepted ID on the Electoral Commission website - electoralcommission.org.uk/voterid
If you don’t have the accepted photo ID – apply for a free voter ID document, known as a Voter Authority Certificate, at gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate. The deadline for applications for this election is 5pm on 26 June.
People are encouraged to help friends and family members who may not have access to the internet or who may struggle to upload a photo for their ID application.

Voting by post
New applications to vote by post close at 5pm on 19 June - apply online now by visiting - gov.uk/apply-postal-vote

You should return your completed postal pack using a Royal Mail post box as soon as possible - we must receive your completed postal voting pack by 10pm on 4 July, otherwise your vote will not count.
If you applied for a postal vote – you should receive your postal ballot pack by 28 June. Anybody expecting a postal ballot who doesn’t receive it by this date should call 01235 422528 to request a replacement. Please note, we are not able to issue replacement postal ballots before 28 June so please do not call before then.
If you miss the post, you can hand it in at our Abbey House council office in Abingdon (during office hours only) or at a polling station on election day until 10pm – please note, the person handing it in is now required to complete further documentation. Your postal vote will be rejected if it’s not received correctly – please DO NOT leave it in any council office post box or unattended reception point.

Voting by proxy
Applications for new proxy votes close at 5pm on 26 June – apply online now by visiting - gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote

if you vote by proxy, your nominated proxy will need to go to your local polling station and take their own photo ID. If they do not have photo ID, they can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate at gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate

Information for the first-time voters
Anyone who is voting for the first time can find lots of useful information on how elections work, how you can vote and what happens on election day via our first-time voter’s guide at whitehorsedc.gov.uk/YourFirstTime

Free Lily of the Valley

23/5/2024

Betty has some spare Lily of the Valley, free for collection.

On a tarpaulin outside Stone Croft - help yourself.

Parish Council Documents

21/5/2024

The following finance documents have been added to the Parish Council Finance Page here.

Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2023/4
Notice of Public Rights of Inspection of Unaudited AGAR
Parish Council Accounts 2023/4
Internal Audit

Church minutes taker

15/5/2024

The Parochial Church Council of St Giles’ are seeking someone to take the minutes at their meetings (four a year). The meetings are held in the village. The next meeting is on Thursday 30th May at 2.30.

If anyone is interested please let Pat Cook (Church warden) know on 241632 or [email protected]

Maureen (Vicar)

Art Weeks Pop-up Cafe

15/5/2024

‘Art Weeks’ is happening on:
18th, 19th May
25th, 26th, 27th May

As usual we are looking for people to help us in our pop-up café in the Reading Room and to bake lots of cakes. We are looking to cover 43 shifts and we need 50 cakes.

Money raised is paid into the Community Fund. This money is all spent on various projects for the benefit of the Village. Over the past few years we have raised £22,000.

If you are able to work a shift, bake a cake or give a donation of food please contact Pam on 01367 240233 / 07443 636497 or email [email protected]

It is fun but we need your help!

Thanks
Pam.

Parish Council Documents

13/5/2024

The following documents have been added to the website:

Annual Parish Meeting Agenda - May 20th 2024
Parish Council Annual Meeting Agenda - May 20th 2024
Reading Room Meeting Agenda - May 20th 2024

Piano Four Hand Recital - Sunday 19th May at 4 pm

12/5/2024

Aleksei and I are looking forward to performing this recital at St Giles. Do come if you can, some of the repertoire we are playing will include some old favourites. We would welcome donations, with some of it going towards the church and the upkeep of the piano.

We are doing the same programme at Buscot Park, a week later, but that venue is now sold out.

Best wishes,
Lynette

Change to last collection time

12/5/2024

Corrected - correction shown in bold.

For info, from a note on the post box in the village:

"Change to last collection time

In order to improve efficiency we're reviewing our mail collection arrangements and revising collection times.

From 29 April 2024, the final collection from this postbox will be made no earlier than 9am Monday to Friday and 7am on Saturday. That latest collection time for the area is shown on the postbox notice."

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