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Services
The Parish Council is the tier of local government closest to the
people, as such one of its key roles is representing the Parish
in formal consultations in many matters relating to both Government
and other aspects of village life. The Parish Council obtains its
powers through a wide range of statutes which both allow and regulate
its activities. The main activities undertaken by the Tarporley
Parish Council include:-
Planning
The Parish Council is consulted by the planning authority on all
developments affecting the village and responds to all applications.
The Councils adopted policy is one of conserving the Parish as a
village and this has been documented in the Village Design Statement
(see the publications page) that has been adopted by the local planning
authority as a material consideration for planning applications
in the village.
Consultation
The Parish Council has the right to be consulted on many local and
national government issues and provides a local perspective in responses
to consultation requests.
Community Minibus
Service
The Parish Council provides a weekly (Thursday) village shopping
trip, a monthly service for the Autumn Club and an annual Christmas
Party trip to the Community Centre. These are local services providing
a transport option for those who would otherwise find these journeys
difficult.
Community Centre
The village Community Centre is run by an independent charity that
provides and maintains the Community Centre for the benefit of the
village. The Parish Council supports the Community Centre via an
annual support grant related to specific projects. Room bookings
should be made by contacting Rachel Sims - 01829 730921.
Christmas Lights
The Parish Council is the main provider of festoon lighting through
the village during the Christmas season. Grateful acknowledgement
must be given to other organisations and individuals who also provide
trees, lights and decorations during the festive period.
Footpaths
The Parish Council maintains the footpaths (not the footways alongside
the highway) within the built up areas of the village and monitors
the foot paths through the fields within the Parish.
Village Maintenance
The Parish Council owns notice boards, seats, a shelter and litter
bins and maintains these and a range of other assets around the
Parish.
Roadside Open
Spaces
A number of key open spaces in the village are maintained and planted
by the Parish Council. Some such as Burton Square are sponsored
by local organisations.
Churchyard Maintenance
Grants towards maintenance are made to the local Church Authorities
on an annual basis.
Publicity
Activities are publicised via the Parish Council notice board, public
notice board, a quarterly newsletter, this web site and in local
newspapers..
Village Street
Cleaning
Vale Royal Borough Council provide a mechanical sweeper service
and regular litter and litterbin clearing services. The Parish Council
employ a street cleaner to augment theses services using a more
traditional approach to deal with litter not cleared by the regular
service.
Cemetery
The churchyard at St Helens is approaching capacity and the Parish
Council is working to provide a new cemetery adjacent to the existing
St Helens churchyard.
Security
Security consideration including liaison with the local Constabulary
and Police Authority is a regular activity of the Parish Council.
As part of the Cheshire Rural Policing scheme P.C. Chris McCourt
and C.S.O. John Donaldson spend time in and around the village.
The C.S.O. joins the regular Parish Council surgery on the first
Tuesday of the month (except August) in the Community Centre between
6:00pm and 7:00pm and residents are invited to come and discuss
any matters of concern.
Highways and
Street Lighting
The condition of highways and footways and the operation of street
lighting is monitored and problems reported to the highway and street
lighting authorities for action. An agreed plan of small maintenance
work is regularly reviewed with the highway authority
Arthur Meredith
Memorial Charity
The Parish Council administers a charitable trust that provides
annual grants to local organisations.
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