Clerk

Would you or someone you know, like to be involved in representing the Repton Parish?  Repton Parish Council has casual vacancies for two councillors, due to a resignation   This now means that the vacancies can be filled by co-opting councillors. This post of Councillor would be held until the next local elections which are due in May 2027 for the Repton Parish, which includes not only Repton but also Milton.  The criteria below are the same for a Councillor that is voted in during an election or co-opted.

What is the Purpose of a Parish Councillor?

You are there to represent the views of all the residents within your parish.  You will be responsible for the running of services the Council provide, such as the burial ground, allotments, arboreta and recreation facilities at Mitre Field and Broomhills recreation ground.  You work to bring forward issues that are important to the residents that you represent and help to plan how the Parish Council can improve the Parish’s facilities.  The Council are trying to improve Youth Facilities in the area at the moment.  You can comment on planning applications in the area and represent the views of the residents that may be affected by the plans.  You must be willing to represent the views of the whole community.

What criteria must you meet to be a Councillor?

1. Over the age of 18 years and
2. Be a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of any member of the European Union and
3. Be registered as a local government elector for the parish OR occupy as an owner or tenant, land or premises in the parish for the past 12 months OR work in the parish as your principal or only place of work OR live within three miles of the parish boundary

What obligations are there?

1. You must sign a declaration of office before you can attend your first meeting.
2. You must abide by the Parish Council’s code of conduct, this can be found on the website
3. Complete a register of interests which will be published on the Parish Council’s website and that of South Derbyshire District Council.  This ensures that you have declared any interests that you may have of a financial nature or that may benefit you or could influence what decisions you make as a Councillor.

What will be expected of you?

Repton Parish Council has 11 meetings per year; these are usually held on the second Monday of the month at 19:30 (excluding August).  Usually held in Repton Village Hall, the October meeting is held in Milton Village Hall. You should attend as many of these as possible.  You will be expected to have read the agenda and previous month’s minutes before the meeting.  The meeting is your chance to present your views and that of the residents that you represent.  Committee meetings are also held for Finance.  The Council has various working groups that you should try and involve yourself with, hopefully these will encompass areas of the parish that you may already have an interest in. Please follow this link for a description and expectations of a Parish Councillor.

Still interested or think you may know someone that is?

Please follow the links for application forms and details of the co-option process or by contacting the Clerk, details shown below.  Application forms need to be submitted to the Clerk no later than 31st December 2024.  The co-option will occur at the January 2025 meeting, which will be held on 13th January 2025 in the meeting room at Repton Village Hall. 

Any queries please contact the Clerk on 07341 907137 or clerk@repton-pc.gov.uk or speak to any of the Councillors.

Britain in Bloom with the RHS.  Congratulations to all those that contributed to the entry for Repton, two awards were won.  A silver award in the small town category and a judge’s award for the Parish Council allotments.  A great deal of effort was undertaken by lots of people, groups and organisations.  Thank you to all that were involved, with special thanks to Owen Jowett, Alan Topping and Councillor Tony Brown, for all their work.  It’s a great achievement to attain two awards in the first year. 

Staff employed by South Derbyshire District Council will shortly be carrying out a series of personal visits (door-knocking) in connection with the ongoing annual canvass exercise in South Derbyshire for Register Of Electors.  

The personal contact stage will commence on 2^nd October 2024 and Canvassing Officers will visit approximately 4000 – 5000 addresses across the district between the hours of 09:00 and 19:00 (on any day including weekends), to request details of eligible electors in the household and obtain a signed canvass form. This exercise is expected to be concluded by mid-November.

All the canvassing staff will be wearing photographic identity specific to their role as personal canvassers and they should be carrying S.D.D.C branded document cases.

For further information, please contact the Electoral Services Team using the details below.

 T:  01283 595875 / 595728 / 595723

To facilitate tree cutting and overhead cabling works Robin’s Cross will be closed. Diversion is via Main Street, Brook End, Milton Road Repton and onto Main Street Milton.

You can view the order on this link  https://one.network/?tm=139930726

For any queries please email TTM.mailbox@derbyshire.gov.uk

Please find details of the proposed road closure for Milton Road, Repton.

You can view the order on this link  https://one.network/?tm=139598271

For any queries please email TTM.mailbox@derbyshire.gov.uk

Kind Regards

Derbyshire Highways Hub

Place Department

Derbyshire County Council | County Hall | Matlock | DE4 3AG

We are writing to let you know that we will soon be starting timber harvesting work at Robin Wood, Ticknall. We expect to start working around 15^th July.

As an organisation, Forestry England supply nearly half of all homegrown timber in England, in our work caring for the nation’s forests.

The trees we are harvesting at Robin Wood were planted between 1961 and 1970 to boost the nation’s timber reserves. Over the years they have been gradually thinned and the remaining trees have now reached the stage where they are ready to be felled. As each crop reaches maturity, small clearfells take place and the resulting timber sent to UK industry. This makes way to allow us to plant hardwood species and gradually transform the woodland back to a predominantly native broadleaf woodland.

During this upcoming cycle of tree felling,  6,743 tonnes of timber will removed from Robin Wood. This will go on to make many products, from construction material to kitchen cabinets, firewood to paper. Every bit of wood is utilised.

Robin Wood will still be open to the public; however, diversions and temporary trail closures may be in place where required by the timber harvesting contractors- we ask that all visitors follow safety signage and barriers at all times during their visits. We’ve also attached a map of the entire works area for reference, with works areas highlighted in green.

There is more information about how Forestry England manage the nation’s forests, now and for the future at  https://www.forestryengland.uk/managing-forests

We would be grateful if you would be able to share this information through your news channels. We understand that residents may not be familiar with sustainable forest management and are keen to explain how this planned work supports the long-term health and resilience of the forest. Please let us know if we can help by providing any more information.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or refer queries from residents to info_nationalforest@forestryengland.uk

Kind regards,

The Forestry England National Forest & North Staffordshire Beat Team

Forestry England National Forest & North Staffordshire Beat

Central England Forest District

Forestry England

0300 0674340

info_nationalforest@forestryengland.uk

www.forestryengland.uk

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