INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the official website of the Parish Council of Ashby
St Mary, Norfolk.
It provides
not only the records of the Parish Council's proceedings, but
also more information about Ashby St Mary including its features,
history and much more. The Council hopes visitors to this website
find it an interesting and informative experience.
Most documents accessed within this website open in .pdf format
which requires Adobe Reader. Click on the Adobe icon in the left
column to download Adobe Reader.
LATEST PARISH COUNCIL NEWS
(This
replaces the previous update of 9th December 2011)
UPDATED
in this release:
- The agenda for the meeting to be held on 19th
January 2012 is now confirmed as below.
- Ashby's December rainfall has been added.
- Ashby's Bin collections have been updated for
2012. Details can be found on the Handbook page.
As at this update, it appears the whole of Ashby
is covered by the Yellow Collection Calendar which
can be found HERE.
- At its request, Active Norfolk's Pledge 2012 logo
has been retained. -
The Ashby & Thurton Village Hall & Playing
Field Committee has a new Chairman - Janis Baugh.
The detailson the Contacts
page have duly been updated.
- Parishioners are advised the rates for hiring
the Village Hall have been increased with effect
from 1st January 2012. See the Handbook page. - The latest Ashby St Mary Church
service details appear on the Handbook page.
UPDATE ON BUS THURTON TIMETABLES The
bus timetables now on display are the latest versions
as at 3rd April 2011.
REMINDER
- HEATING OIL Are
you a resident in the NR14 7.. area? Do you use
domestic heating oil and are you interested in knowing
more about a community bulk buying discount scheme?
The scheme is run through the Norfolk Rural Community
Council. There is an annual charge of £15
per group of participating members to be a member
of the scheme. For more information please email
the website Webmaster (see Contact Us).
Parishioners
please note
a representative from the
Norolk Rutal Community Council has confirmed he
will attend the annual parish meeting on Thursday
26th April 2012 to explain the working and benefits
of the scheme.
REMINDER - PLEDGE 2012
The Parish Council has been asked by Active Norfolk
if it would support Norfolk's Olympic campaign,
Pledge 2012, which it is happy to do. Using
the inspiration of the London Olympic Games, Pledge
2012 aims to get 2012 people in Norfolk to pledge
to achieve a sport or health related goal, by the
Opening Ceremony on the 27th July 2012. Pledge 2012
has been awarded the Inspire Mark by the London
Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games.The project is being run by Active Norfolk
in partnership with Norfolk County Council and NHS
Norfolk. Pledge 2012 has been set up to support
participants to reach their goals – whether
it’s taking up a new sport, becoming a coach,
quitting smoking or just becoming more active. For
more information please go the Pledge 2012 website.
Or to view the details contained on the Pledge 2012
poster which appeared on our website during November
click HERE
Until
otherwise advised all Latest News will appear on
this Home page so make a note to check it regularly.
For speedier access in the future why not add the
link to this Home page to the Favourites folder
of your Internet Browser?
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and that's the end of the News.
(If
any pages, their contents or links do not function
as they should, please accept our apologies and
inform us promptly).
PARISH COUNCIL NEWS
See Latest News above
Parish
Council details: Clerk: Linda Gray Parish
Office: 5 Cedar Drive, Loddon, Norwich, Norfolk NR14 6LE
Tel 07580 796044 Email: clerk@ashbystmary.org.uk
Website: www.ashbystmary.org.uk
(All Council Meeting Minutes are available
to be accessed from the Management
page. The
Correspondence, Accounts and Planning list for this meeting
can be found in the appropriate section on the Management page.
All Council Meeting Minutes can be inspected at any reasonable
time by appointment with the Clerk.) -
2012 PARISH COUNCIL MEETING DATES Thursday
19th January; Thursday
22nd March; Thursday
26th April (Annual
Parish Meeting); Thursday
24th May; Thursday
12th July; Thursday
20th September; Thursday
22nd November
- NEXT PARISH COUNCIL MEETING -
The
next bi-monthly Parish Council meeting will be on Thursday 19th
January
2012 at
the Ashby & Thurton Village Hall. The meeting starts
at 7.45 p.m.
AGENDA (now confirmed)
1. Apologies
2. Declaration of Interest
3. Minutes of the meeting held on 10 November 2011
4. Matters Arising
5. Correspondence - tabled separately
6. Finance – tabled separately
7. Planning Applications – tabled separately
8. Report from Representative on Village Hall Committee
9. Web Site
10. Homewatch
11. Public Consultation including reports from County and District
Councillors
12. Other Matters for future agendas and items for information
13. Date of next meeting 22 March 2012
The Press and Public are warmly invited to attend
Your
Parish Needs You!
Do you live or work in Ashby St Mary? Are you interested
in your village and its facilities? Do you care about
the future of the parish, its residents and the services
provided to them? If so, why not offer to be a parish
councillor - a vacancy currently exists on Ashby St
Mary Parish Council. A councillor should expect to attend
8 evening meetings a year at which a number of surprisingly
interesting subjects are discussed. Be
a local representative, be a local voice.
This could be a first step towards your ambition to
move in to Number 10!
For more details please contact Linda Gray, the Ashby
parish clerk.
See Contact Us (left)
PUBLIC NOTICES
In line with statutory provisions, formal notice of forthcoming
Parish Council meeting agendas, latest meeting minutes for public
view and every parish election is displayed on each of the Council's
three noticeboards - at the junction of Mill Road and Mill Common;
the junction of Sandy Lane and Spong Lane; and close to the
junction of Chapel Lane and Chapel Road.
DIARY
(including other Meetings or Events held in the Parish or that
may interest Ashby St Mary residents)
- PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS Unless otherwise stated, all Parish Council meetings
take place at Ashby & Thurton Village Hall commencing at
7.45 p.m.
Click on Handbook or Ashby & Thurton Village Hall to show
its location. Always check latest news for advice of meeting
date changes.
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ASHBY ST MARY CHURCH FUNDRAISERS
- draft schedule of events
Event
and Date to be confirmed - DIAMOND JUBILEE
STREET PARTY - Tuesday 5th June 2012
In
aid of Ashby St Mary Church - Venue to be determined
There
are currently no/no other forthcoming meetings or events in
Ashby St Mary which the Parish Council has been requested to
advertise.
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ASHBY ST MARY CRICKET CLUB Details about the club, its fixtures and results
can be found on the Handbook page.