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Winter 11/12 Newsletter
The Parish Council Newsletter is available for
download here.
ANNUAL REPORT
2010 - 11
The Annual Report for last year is now
published and will soon be available at libraries, post
offices, village halls, medical centres, etc across the
district. A full copy of this and previous reprts can also
be downloaded as PDF documents from HERE
Parish Council Grants
Details of our grant schemes: emergency grants,
community project grants and environment grants, can be
found on theGrants page.
Meeting Dates
A Diary of meetings of the Parish Council can be downloaded
HERE
Allotments
There are two allotment gardens run by the Parish Council
in Shepley and Grange Moor. The main requirement of becoming
a tenant, is residence within the Parish Council area. For
further details, please contact the Clerk.
Shelley Village Hall
The Parish Council owns the Village Hall, which it leases
on a long-term basis to Shelley Community Association. Improvements
are currently underway in
co-operation with the Community Association.
Links to Other Community Organisations:
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Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Grant
The Parish Council has made available a one-off
grant of up to 500 pounds to support village celebrations.
Please download a form from the Grants Page.
Deadline for return of completed forms is 2pm on Monday
26th March. Late applications will be declined.
By-elections are to be held in the Kirkburton and
Shepley wards on 16th February.
Please click the links below for the Notice of Election
and the Election Timetable.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
ELECTION
TIMETABLE
Kirkburton Parish Council represents the
villages of Farnley Tyas, Flockton, Grange Moor, Highburton,
Kirkburton, Kirkheaton, Lascelles Hall, Lepton, Shelley,
Shepley, Stocksmoor & Thurstonland. The business of
the Council is controlled by the Chairman, who is elected
annually. This year's Chairman is Cllr Sharon Dunford representing
the ward of Lepton.
Parish Council meetings normally take place
on the first Thursday of each month, with the exception
of May (due to local council elections). Council meetings
covering mainly planning and general purpose issues usually
take place on the third Thursday of each month, except for
May, August and sometimes December.
Committee meetings are called as and when
required.
Public Question Time
There is a session set aside before the start of each Parish
Council meeting at 7.30 pm when members of the public may
address the Council on any issue, over which it has a power.
If the matter has not been considered by the Council previously,
it may undertake to include it on a future agenda to consider
the issues brought to its attention.
A document outlining the Council's Aims and Objectives
can be downloaded HERE.
Exact meeting dates can be obtained from the Clerk.
Mrs A Royle
Clerk to the Council
Rachel Perry,
Administrative Support Officer,
Address:
Burton Village Hall
Northfield Lane
Highburton
Huddersfield
HD8 0QT
Tel/Fax: 01484 604391 (answering machine available outside
office hours)
E-mail: clerk@kbpc.co.uk
Opening Hours:
The office hours are:
Monday and Thursday 9.30 to 1.30 pm
If you wish to contact your local Councillor directly, their
details can be found HERE
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Council Minutes
The minutes are made available
at the libraries of Kirkburton, Kirkheaton, Lepton and Shepley.
Agendas are available 3 days in advance of the meeting at
the above libraries and are also put on the noticeboards situated
in Flockton, Grange Moor, Kirkburton, Shelley, Shepley, Stocksmoor
and Thurstonland, in the post offices in Flockton and Grange
Moor and on the noticeboards at Highburton Village Hall and
Shelley Village Hall.
Copies of the agenda for the forthcoming
meeting and copies of the minutes of previous meetings can
be obtained from the Clerk either by email
(free of charge) or by post (at a cost of 10p per sheet).
It is also possible to make photocopies in the library (at
the usual library charge).
Central and Local Government
Parish Councils are the first tier of local government.
Please click on the link below to find out more about them,
including what they do and how to become a Councillor:
http://www.nalc.gov.uk/Toolkits/Toolkits.aspx
Kirklees Council is the Principal Authority. The Parish
Council area falls into three Kirklees wards: Almondbury
(Parish Council ward of Lepton), Dalton (Parish Council
ward of Kirkheaton) and Kirkburton – the remainder of the
Parish Council area. Click below to find out who your Kirklees
Councillors are and how to contact them:
Your
Councillors
The Parish Council area covers two parliamentary constituencies
– Wakefield and Huddersfield, whose Members of Parliament
are Mary Creagh and Barry Sheerman respectively. However,
this will change when the next boundary changes come into
effect at the time of the next General Election. Click below
to find out who your representative is and contact details:
Parliamentary
Representatives
Link to the Boundary Commission’s Report on the changes
to the Parliamentary boundaries:
Boundary
Commission Report
Link to DirectGov, the Government website where there is
full information on all public services:
DirectGov
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Council Dog Fouling Initiative
The Parish Council has set up a new Working Party to work
on a new initiative aimed at reducing this problem, which
is prevalent throughout the whole of the Parish.
Waste bag dispensers are to be purchased and installed in
problem areas and a publicity campaign is to be waged, encouraging
dog owners to act responsibly.
Have you any suggestions where a dispenser would be useful?
Or have you any other ideas how we could address the problem?
Get in touch with Rachel
Perry at the Parish Council and let her know. All ideas
will be considered.
PRESS RELEASE: Bag
It And Bin It
Council Chairman Sharon Dunford:
The Chairman for 2011-12 is Cllr Sharon Dunford. She represents
the Lepton ward and was first elected to the Parish Council
in 2007.
On being elected to the post at the Annual Meeting she
said, “I’m so pleased that all the Councillors who stood
for re-election were returned by the electorate. This speaks
volumes about how the communities have seen our achievements
over the last four years and is the best accolade that we
could have had. I’m sure that we all look forward to serving
our communities in the best possible way over the next four
years.”
She would also like to encourage the public to contact
the Council with any ideas for future projects and to take
an active role in the work of the Council. “I’m sure the
new Councillors will also join with me in supporting the
local communities in whatever way we are able to.”
Planning Issues
The Parish Council considers each and every planning application
within the Parish Council area. Members of the public are
invited to put forward their views to the Council on applications
affecting them (both positively and negatively). This can
be done either in the Public Question Time, or privately
either to the Clerk or one of the Councillors. If the Parish
Council is aware of any issues affecting an application,
they will be taken account of before the Parish Council
agrees upon the comment to be submitted to Planning Services.
However, the final decision is made by Kirklees Planning
Services – either by delegated officers or at a Planning
Committee meeting, depending on the application.
Details of planning applications and decisions can be viewed
by clicking here (www.kirklees.gov.uk/planning)
The Parish Council is also contributing its views and comments
to the consultation procedures on the Local Development
Framework.
 Kirkburton
Parish Council is the first in the country to take
advantage of the new legislation, the Climate Change and
Sustainable Energy Act 2006 which gives powers to promote
microgeneration and energy conservation.
A key element of the plan is the annual provision of ten
thousand pounds in the Parish Council budget to fund the
installation of renewable technology and energy conservation
measures in community buildings. This will ensure that a
greater proportion of a building’s total energy use is served
by micro-generation and also demonstrate even greater energy
savings, reduced CO2 emissions and lower fuel bills.
Find out more about Kirkburton's
Renewable Energy Policy
Kirkburton Parish
Council's Environment Plan can be downloaded in PDF form
from this link
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