Parish Council

Meetings

The Parish Council meets monthly on the third Thursday of each month at 8:00pm in the Village Hall. The agenda is posted on the Parish Council notice board opposite the Greyhound about a week before the meeting. Members of the public are most welcome to attend meetings of the Parish Council and there is always an opportunity to speak.

Parish Council meetings are recorded as follows:

  • The agenda for the next Parish Council meeting
  • The minutes of the Parish Council meetings
  • An  Action Log from the Parish Council meetings

Members

The members of the Parish Council are:

  • Jim Donahue - Chairman
  • Rachel Hatcher  - Vice-chairman
  • Warren Beard
  • David Bowen
  • Keith Brooks
  • Katherine Higley
  • Jonathan Steward

Parish Clerk: Ina Chantry

Please link to the following as required:-

  • Full contact details of the Parish Councillors, the Clerk, the District and County Councillors and the Member of Parliament
  • Short profiles of the Parish Councillors
  • First points of contact within the Parish Council and Working Groups assisting the Parish Council

 

The Bulletin

The Whitchurch Bulletin is published quarterly and a copy is delivered to each household in the village. The editor, Richard Williams, can be contacted by email.

 

Financial Documents

Annual Report - approved 2017/2018

Summary  Receipts and Payments of the Parish Council 2017/2018

Assets Register 2017/2018

 

Planning Documents

Search for and select a planning application of interest and view its description and progress.

 

Other Documents

Chairman Jim Donahue maintains a Residents' Issues list.  Here is the open issue list and the closed issue list for the period from November 2018 to April 2019. Please see here for details of the many ways of raising an issue with the Parish Council.

The minutes of the latest Standing Orders Meeting are here.

The Village Maintenance Schedule for 2019 is here.

In December 2016 the parish council published its Media Policy and its Information Policy.

Parish Councillor Dave Bowen has prepared a list in March 2018 distinguishing between County, District and Parish Council Responsibilities.

The minutes of the Annual Parish Assembly held on Thursday 24th May 2018 can be read here.

 

Working Groups

Several working groups meet regularly and assist the Parish Council:

  • Village Hall Management Committee - see Village Hall menu entry for hall hire, minutes etc.
  • Village Green Working Group - see Village Green menu entry for minutes etc.
  • Traffic and Pavements Advisory Group (TAPAG)
  • Whitchurch on Thames Village Plan - see Village Plan Menu entry
  • Village environment - MOWS

The members of the groups are listed here.

 

Other Village Topics

Security

The defibrillator in the old telephone box

Weight Limits for Lorries in Whitchurch

 

Village Hall and Village Green

The village hall is situated in Manor Road, off the High Street. It is available for hire. Details of facilities and hire charges are on the Village Hall page. The Village Green is at the east end of Eastfield Lane. Details can be seen on the Village Green page.

 

Website

This community website is facilitated by the Parish Council of Whitchurch-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, and managed independently by a team of village residents. It is hosted by Site Spider Services. The Parish Council accepts no responsibility for material appearing on the site or on sites linked with it.

Contact the News Editor by email.