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VACANCY FOR A

COUNCILLOR

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that ONE VACANCY has occurred in the office of Councillor

 for the Yockleton Ward, and Westbury Parish Council intends to co-opt.

You can stand for Councillor you are over 18 and meet one of the following criteria:

• you are registered as a local government elector for the parish; and/or who has
• during the whole of the twelve months preceding the appointment occupied as owner or tenant land or other premises in the parish; and/or
• your main or only place of work has been in the area for at least 12 months; and/or has
• during those twelve months resided in the parish or within 4.8 kilometres off it.

About Your Parish Council The role of your Parish Council is to work towards improving the well-being of its community and providing services at the most local level.  They work to represent their local community, deliver services and strive to improve quality of life.  Westbury Parish Council provides services such as;

• Maintaining playing fields and play areas in Westbury and Yockleton.
• Street Lighting.
• Liaising with Shropshire Council on many issues such as safety and condition of roads and road signs, litter bins, planning applications and flooding.

Councillors attend bi monthly meetings to make decisions on the works and direction of the Council, this means deciding where money should be spent, what services should be delivered and what policies should be implemented.  They are the voice of the people, representing the view of the people on bodies that affect the wider community such as the Police and Shropshire Council. 

If you are interested in being a Parish Councillor then please contact the Clerk for further information and an application form.  All completed applications must be received by 25^th March, 2020.

This notice is dated the 28^th day of February 2020

Sarah-Jane Smith, Clerk to the Council

01743 891438 – during normal working hours only Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Email: [email protected]     Website:  www.westburyparishcouncil.co.uk