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Parish Council
Agendas | Minutes | Annual Report | Newburgh News
The Parish Council is the first tier of local government. We represent the views of local people on community issues. We aim to help provide good public services to the people of Newburgh. We take actions to promote the quality of village life.
We are now accredited as a Quality Council - the first in West Lancashire - and our Parish Clerk has fulfilled the criteria to become a Quality Parish Clerk, again the first in West Lancashire.
Who are we?
There are eight councillors from the community. Councillors stand for election every four years. We are supported by a Parish Clerk.
Current members are :
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Jacky Citarella,,Chair |
Reg Porter,Vice Chairman
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Brian Howard, Clerk of the Council |
Non-Executive Director, Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust |
Retired Project Engineer Nova Design (UK) L td |
Retired Sales Manager InterCity Birmingham |
5 New Acres, Newburgh Tel 01257 463621 jackycit@tiscali.co.uk |
17 Woodrow Drive, Newburgh Tel 01257 462463 reg01porter@fsmail.net |
Avilion, Hillock Lane, Dalton Tel 01257 462423 newburghpc@btopenworld.com |
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Rebecca Richardson, |
Clare Gillard |
Chris Moore, Chairman Newburgh Village Plan Steering Group |
Retired Further Education Manager, Manchester |
Mental Health Worker and Teacher in Further Education |
Retired Corporate Affairs Manager Pilkington plc |
Duttons Barn, Back Lane,
Newburgh Tel 01257 463942 bec.richardson@btinternet.com
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5 Fairhurst Drive, Parbold |
Church View, Back Lane, |
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Vacancy |
Alex Sunderland |
Maureen Turner, Organiser, Best Kept Garden Competition |
Policy Officer, Lancashire Adult and Community Services |
Retired Clerical Assistant |
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1 Spencer’s Bridge, Back Lane, |
26 Course Lane, |
What do we do?
- We monitor the appearance and cleanliness of the village and take action to maintain standards
- We provide and maintain the children’s play area, bus shelters, seats and notice boards
- We communicate with residents about local issues, giving information and asking for views. All residents and businesses get our regular Newburgh News.
- We make representations to Councils, Police and other public bodies on residents’ concerns and ideas
- We liaise with District and County Councils to make sure we get good service on street cleaning, footpath and grounds maintenance and highways.
- We offer comments on planning applications to the District Council and publish their decisions
- We work with other village organisations such as Newburgh Fair, Christ Church and young people's organisations to support and publicise their activities
- We try to take the long view – for example by developing and implementing the Village Plan based on residents’ aspirations
- We initiate projects that benefit residents, such as the 700th anniversary celebrations
- We publish guides and booklets for the benefit of the community and its visitors
- In May 2007 the Parish Council published its draft Values and Vision Statement, for consultation. To review the statement click here
How are we funded?
The Council raises a ‘precept’ – an amount collected from the Council Tax. In 2007-8 the precept is an avarage of £21.29 per household, a total of £9741 for the year. This includes a one-off cost for a Speed Indicator Device to help control traffic speed. The precept is supplemented by a sum from West Lancashire District Council totalling £1688 which is allocated to play area maintenance and village cleaning. Occasionally we obtain special grants such as an Awards For All grant of £4000 to pay for 700th anniversary celebrations, and a District Council grant for improvements to the Conservation Area.
How is the money spent?
The Council depends on the support of its Parish Clerk to operate efficiently and a salary is paid. Councillors are not paid but can claim for travelling expenses.
Other expenses are administration costs (such as IT, auditing); village maintenance (cleaning, street furniture repairs etc); communication including Newburgh News; activities such as the Best Kept Gardens competition; and a small number of donations.
How are we organised?
The Council meets monthly on the fourth Wednesday (except August) at 7.30pm in Newburgh School Hall and holds an annual parish meeting in May. An agenda and minutes are published. The Council appoints a chairman and vice-chairman. A committee is responsible for finance including the annual budget and a working group reviews planning applications.
A separate Steering Group, made up of residents and Councillors, manages the Village Plan.
In 2000 the Council published the Village Appraisal Report 1999-2000 offering a snapshot of the village and residents’ views on local matters. This was followed by Future Newburgh: The Village Plan 2003, building on the Appraisal and setting out objectives for the built environment, natural environment, pedestrian safety, young people and businesses. Copies of these documents are available from the Parish Clerk.
United Utilities liaison: There is a regular liaison meeting between Newburgh Parish Council and United Utilities who operate the waste water plant at Hoscar. Odour Helpline Tel 0845 309 4098. United Utilities Customer Services Tel 0845 7462200.
Round O Quarry liaison: The quarry is now being filled with inert waste. For information on quarry operations and complaints click here or contact the Parish Clerk.
Contact us
To raise any issues please contact the Parish Clerk (01257 462423) or click contact us