Preparations Underway to Make Sure Polling Stations are Covid Secure

Posted on By Admin Officer

As the local elections approach on Thursday 6 May 2021, Cotswold District Council is preparing to make sure all polling stations available for those who wish to vote in person are safe and Covid secure.  For Northleach with Eastington residents your polling station this year will be The Westwoods Centre. 

Voting in person will be different this year with polling stations following the Covid secure rules seen across shops and other indoor locations during the pandemic. This will include voters wearing masks, using hand sanitiser, social distancing and making sure items touched in the polling booths are cleaned. 

Staff will also be taking the necessary precautions to keep safe and have received additional training to help advise and support voters.

Voters are encouraged to bring their own masks and pen or pencil on the day to reduce wastage on the day, however, for those that need them they will be available.

Some polling stations have had to change due to some usual polling locations being unsuitable during the pandemic and so voters are being urged to check their poll cards to make sure they know where their polling station is.

Residents are also being encouraged to make sure they are registered to vote, and if they want to, have applied for postal or proxy voting ahead of the rapidly approaching deadlines.  Residents can register to vote through the Government website which takes only five minutes to complete.

Residents can apply for postal voting now and have to get their application in before the deadline of 5 pm on 20 April and to be able to vote by proxy, applications must be in by 5 pm on Tuesday 27 April.   Application forms for postal and proxy voting can be downloaded from the Electoral Commission or voters can visit the council website at cotswold.gov.uk/registertovote or contact us on 01285 623002. 

The Death of the Duke of Edinburgh

Posted on By Pauline

Mayor of Northleach with Eastington Town Council Robert Platts has made the following statement:

“Northleach with Eastington Town Council joins the nation in mourning the death of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. A major national figure for more than seven decades, his legacy will live on through the many charitable endeavours that he shaped and inspired. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the Royal Family. On behalf of the residents of the parish, we send our condolences.”

In accordance with public health advice and the wishes of the Royal Family, physical condolence books will not be made available to the public at this time. Residents who would like to pay their respects are directed to the official condolence book at the royal.uk website.

A national one-minute silence will take place at 3pm on Saturday 17 April 2021.

Surface dressing Between Farmington and Sherborne 8th April 2021

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Gloucestershire Highways will shortly be delivering a surface dressing programme between The Green Farmington and Haycroft Lane Sherborne.  The start date is currently Thursday 8th April.  Signs will be erected on the road prior to works, informing you of the intended start date of the works which will be completed within 36 hours of commencement.  Surface dressing is highly weather dependent and dates are likely to change at short notice, please keep an eye out for local signage.
Programme details and changes will also be published online and on social media feeds:
• Website www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/surfacedressing
• Facebook – Gloucestershire Roads
• Twitter – @GlosRoads

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Notice of Vacancy in the Office of Councillor

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Northleach with Eastington Town Council has declared a vacancy in the office of Councillor.

The vacancy will be filled by election if a request from 10 local government electors for the Town is received by the Returning Officer at Cotswold District Council by 25 November 2020. Please be aware that if an election is called, then a poll cannot take place due to coronavirus restrictions, and the vacancy will be held open until such time as byelections are allowed.

If a request by 10 electors are not received by the date given, the Town Council may fill the vacancy by co-option.

See the above notice for details.

Chairman’s letter August 2020

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Some good news at the town council meeting this month – we have two new councillors and a Town Clerk in place. Connor Williamson and Mark Ogden have joined as Councillors and will soon be bringing their varied experience of social care and charitable endeavours to bear to support the council. This means we still have two vacancies on the council and so if anyone would like to get involved to serve the town then please get in touch.

Following the resignation of Sharon Henley, the council has moved quickly to secure the services of a new clerk. I am very pleased to confirm that Pauline Rigby has accepted the role of Town Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer for the council. We would all like to thank Pauline for her dedication and ongoing commitment to this town and wish her well in her role.

Planning has started to re-open the Westwoods Centre. It’s early days yet and we have to make sure those of our users who wish to return at this time can feel safe. This means we need to make sure we know who wants to come back and to ensure that the building is made Covid-19 Secure. Regular users of the centre will be contacted soon but if you have an immediate enquiry then please contact Westwoods@northleach.gov.uk.

As many of you will be aware, the council has been trying to agree and implement a management plan for the water meadow for some time now. This is an important asset of the town and has the potential to become a unique area as it is relatively untouched and could offer significant wildlife benefits. There are varying views regarding the best way to manage the meadow and the river and so the town council is planning to survey the community to help us understand what you, the residents, would like the meadow to become. In addition, we have the outstanding task of confirming who actually owns the land each side of the river – which will become increasingly important as we develop a management plan.

The council meets again on the 16th of September (by video conference) so please join us if you wish. Details of how to join the meeting are included on the agenda, which you will find in the ‘What’s on’ section of the Town website. Hopefully, I can report that we have a full complement of councillors next month!

If you have any feedback or comments or wish to become a councillor then please make contact at clerk@northleach.gov.uk

Rob Platts

Chairman,

Northleach with Eastington Town Council