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Local residents are being encouraged to have their say to improve local health and care services, and to get involved by attending upcoming public meetings, as part of the Big Health and Wellbeing Conversation.
The Big Health and Wellbeing Conversation aims to understand local views on what is affecting their health and wellbeing, what is working well and what things would make the biggest difference to improve experiences of local health and care services. The feedback gathered at these events will help NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin develop its future plans and shape our local NHS.
Local residents can give their feedback by attending one of the events taking place across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin during March and May 2023.
Find out more about The Big Health and Wellbeing Conversation and when the public meetings are taking place, click here.
A big thank you to Campaign for Protection of Rural England and all the local volunteers who turned out last week to do some tree and hedge planting around Pontesbury and Cruckton. Two oak trees were planted on School Green and in Cruckton, some Liquid Amber trees on Brookside and a stretch of Hedge around the green open space at the bottom of the Hall Bank estate. Many thanks for helping to support nature and wildlife locally. The trees and hedging whips were provided under the Shropshire Council Community Tree scheme and the Liquid Amber trees were bought by Pontesbury Climate Emergency Action Group with a grant from Pontesbury Parish Council.
Apologies about the late arrival of the newsletter this month. Unusually, some of the work was outsourced by our printers and there has been a delay due to staff sickness. We will get them to you as soon as possible. In the meantime you can see the newsletter online - see below.
The past few years have, and next year without doubt will, bring challenges to us all. We are, however, fortunate to live in a wonderfully resilient community, where we can find so much good cheer and support. I have been astounded, yet again, this past year, by the many activities offered by local community groups and hours put in by volunteers. A big, big thank you for all the time you give freely to support and spend time with your neighbours. I am very proud to be part of this community as, I know, are my fellow parish councillors.
A wonderful example of our thriving, caring community are all the wonderful events promoted in this newsletter and the many more to come in 2023. Something for everyone to enjoy.
As 2022 draws to a close, I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the Parish Council team, to wish everyone in our Parish a Merry Christmas & Healthy new year and look forward to working alongside you all in 2023.
Best Wishes
Cllr Duncan Fletcher
Chair Pontesbury Parish Council
Pontesbury Parish Council is looking for a new Councillor for the Pontesbury ward
Become a parish councillor – be part of the change!
For more information contact the Clerk clerk@pontesburypc.org.uk/01691 661157 or look at the parish council website www.pontesburypc.org.uk
Please find below a step by step guide to support available to you or someone you know, locally.
CO-OPTION OF A COUNCILLOR FOR PONTESBURY WARD OF PONTESBURY PARISH COUNCIL
Pontesbury Parish Council recently advertised a casual vacancy for the statutory notice period, but no requests were received for a by-election to be held.
Applications are now being sought from any suitably qualified person who wishes to stand for co-option onto the Council.
Written applications should be made to the Clerk of the Council by no later than Friday 7th October 2022 and these will be considered at the Parish Council Meeting to be held on Monday 10th October 2022.
For an informal discussion, please contact your local councillor or the Clerk to the Council. For more information about being a Councillor please see links below.
This notice is dated 21st September 2022
Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to call to His Mercy our late Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth the Second of Blessed and Glorious Memory, by whose Decease the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is solely and rightfully come to The Prince Charles Philip Arthur George: We, therefore, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of this Realm and Members of the House of Commons, together with other members of Her late Majesty’s Privy Council and representatives of the Realms and Territories, Aldermen and Citizens of London, and others, do now hereby with one voice and Consent of Tongue and Heart publish and proclaim that The Prince Charles Philip Arthur George is now, by the Death of our late Sovereign of Happy Memory, become our only lawful and rightful Liege Lord Charles the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of His other Realms and Territories, King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to whom we do acknowledge all Faith and Obedience with humble Affection; beseeching God by whom Kings and Queens do reign to bless His Majesty with long and happy Years to reign over us. Given at St. James’s Palace this tenth day of September in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty-two.
GOD SAVE THE KING
NOTICE UNDER LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1972 (Section 87(2))
VACANCY FOR A COUNCILLOR
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a casual vacancy has occurred in the office of Councillor for Pontesbury Ward of Pontesbury Parish Council, following the resignation of Councillor Lynette Charles
If you are interested or want to find out more please read the documents below and/or speak to the Parish Clerk 01691 661157. Thank you
Rule 5(2) of The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules, 2006 now applies.
The rule allows TEN ELECTORS for the parish [ward] in which the casual vacancy has arisen to request the Returning Officer to hold an election to fill the vacancy.* That request must be made within FOURTEEN DAYS, calculated in accordance with the rules,** of the date of this notice. The fourteen-day period ends on 12TH SEPTEMBER 2022.
What if a request to hold an election is not received during the permitted time?
Rule 5(5) of the above Rules will apply. The Parish Council must, as soon as practicable after the expiry of the fourteen-day period, co-opt a person to fill the vacancy.
The Returning Officer’s address is:
Electoral Services, Shropshire Council,
The Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY2 6ND
The telephone number for further guidance is 0345 678 9015.
This notice is dated 22ND August 2022.
Debbie Marais, Parish Clerk clerk@pontesburypc.org.uk 01691 661157
* There is no form of words for this request, which might simply be a letter headed with such words as “We the undersigned being electors for the [Ward of] … Parish, call for an election to fill the vacancy arising from the [death][resignation] of …”. A template entitled “Request for an Election” is available to download from Shropshire Council’s website – www.shropshire.gov.uk - under “Current Council Vacancies”. It is helpful if the ten signatures are accompanied by printed names and addresses.
** In calculating the notice period, day one is the day following the date of this notice; a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a Bank Holiday or day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning shall be disregarded, and the period closes at midnight on the fourteenth day after the date of this notice. Rule 5(2) of The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules, 2006 now applies.