Parish Council
Meetings
THE LATEST PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES AVAILABLE - Draft Minutes October 2024
The Parish Council meets monthly on the second 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. The agenda is also posted on the website before the meeting.
Parish Council meetings are recorded as follows:
- The Agenda for the next Parish Council meeting
- The Minutes of Parish Council meetings
- The Minutes of Extraordinary Parish Council meetings
- An Action Log from Parish Council meetings
- Residents' Issues list updated September 2023
Members
The members of the Parish Council are:
- Jim Donahue - Chairman
- Diana Smith - Vice-chairman
- Nick Brazil -
- Katherine Higley
- Debbie Leach
- Paul O'Grady
- Frances Parkes
Parish Clerk: Brian Inglis
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
- Make a Change, become a Councillor – a new article (April 2021) that explains what councillors and councils do and suggests how to get involved.
- Parish councillor job description
- Code of conduct for councillors
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.
Community Emergency Plan
Arising from the 2019 Village Plan, a Community Emergency Plan for Whitchurch on Thames was published by the Parish Council in February 2019. The purpose of the plan is to make sure the village is as well prepared as possible for any emergency, to identify area coordinators and to establish a ‘telephone tree’ for communications.
Financial Documents
- Notice of conclusion of the audit - 2023/2024
- AGAR 2023-2024, 2022-2023, 2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2019-2020, 2018-2019, 2017-2018
- Signed Annual Return - 2023/2024
- Annual Internal Audit Report 2023-2024 Approved
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- Summary Receipts and Payments 2023-2024
- Assets Register 2023
- Community Infrastructure Levy Annual Report 2022-2023
- Internal Controls
- Financial Regulations 2024 - 2025
- Financial Risk 2023 - 2024
Planning Documents
Whitchurch on Thames Village Plan - Village Plan webpages.
Search for and select a planning application of interest and view its description and progress. A quarterly planning update is provided in the Whitchurch Bulletin.
Annual Assemblies
- Latest Annual Assembly - 2024 Minutes
- Past Annual Parish Assemblies' Minutes - 2023 Minutes, 2022 Minutes, 2021 and Chairman's Presentation, 2020, 2019, 2018
Other Documents
- Freedom of Information Policy Document
- Complaints Procedure
- Standing Orders
- Raising an issue with the Parish Council
- Unreasonably Persistent or Vexatious Complaints Policy
- Privacy Notice
- Safeguarding Policy
- GDPR Policy
- Policy on Advertising
- Media Policy
- Information Policy
- Parish Council Responsibilities - distinguishing between County, District and Parish responsibilities
- Village Maintenance Schedule for 2024
- Manor Road Playground Inspection Report
- Terms of Reference Ruth Popper Playground (Manor Road)
Working Groups
Several working groups meet regularly and assist the Parish Council:
- Village Green Working Group - Village Green menu entry for minutes etc.
- New Pavilion Working Group - New Pavilion Project page for all details and minutes of meeting
- Traffic and Parking Working Group (TAPWG) - see Traffic and Parking page
- Village environment - The Green Team
Other Village Topics
- Whitchurch Award
- Flooding and Drainage
- Security
- Defibrillators – see first section on the Links page
- Water Supply and Electricity Supply - see fourth section on the Links page
- Weight Limits for Lorries in Whitchurch
- Noisy Light Aircraft (Stop Noise Over Whitchurch (SNOW) campaign
- Conservation Area Appraisal - draft submitted to SODC
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 managed by a team of volunteers. It is independent of Whitchurch Parish Council but cooperates with it to display many pages of council information. It is hosted by SiteSpider Services by courtesy of Phil Weir. The Parish Council has no responsibility for material appearing on the site or on sites linked with it. To see the Privacy Policy or the Accessibility Statement for the website click on the links at the foot of the page.
Contact the News Editor by email.