Would you or someone you know, like to be involved in representing the Repton Parish? Repton Parish Council has a casual vacancy for one councillor, due to a resignation This now means that the vacancy can be filled by co-opting a councillor. This person would hold the post of Councillor 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?
- Over the age of 18 years and
- Be a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of any member of the European Union and
- 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?
- You must sign a declaration of office before you can attend your first meeting.
- You must abide by the Parish Council’s code of conduct, this can be found on the website
- 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 and Flooding. 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 5th November 2023. The co-option will occur at the November 2023 meeting, which will be held on 13th November 2023 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.
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Your Council Your Voice was launched at the beginning of November and is open until Sunday 17 December 2023.Nearly 1,500 Derbyshire residents have already had their say by completing the survey but there’s still time for you to get involved and fill in the Your Council Your Voice Survey 2023.The survey has 16 main questions asking for views on where residents think the we should prioritise spending, how satisfied they are with our services and which ones are most important to them, least important to them, and why.We also want your views and ideas as to how we could save money or raise additional funds.Bus passenger numbers up
New figures show that recently improved Derbyshire bus services, under our £47 million bus service improvement plan, are proving popular with you.One service, the X17, has a 44% increase in people using it.Some of the bus services have had their routes extended to additional places, while others had services extended into the evenings or at weekends or increased from one bus an hour to two.The extra services are being paid for by Government funding. We were awarded £47million to improve bus services in Derbyshire. We are working with all bus operators in the county.Gritting this winter
Do you know which roads we grit?There’s lots of info on our website, and a map which tells you when a road was last gritted. We grit around half of the roads in the county, with our gritting routes split into primary, secondary and tertiary routes.Primary routes are treated during the day and night and we will ‘pre-treat’ before bad weather hits. Gritting continues 24 hours a day if necessary, as previously. They cover around 1,000 miles of road.Secondary routes cover around 550 miles of road and are generally only treated in the day with the first run being completed by mid-morning. This helps overcome problems of parked cars getting in the way of gritter vehicles doing their job on residential roads at night.When bad weather hits keep your eye on our social media channels, Facebook and Twitter and if main roads are closed you’ll find out here.Helping to feed Derbyshire
We’ve approved funding of nearly £400,000 to Rural Action Derbyshire to enable them to carry on supporting affordable food projects across the county.Rural Action Derbyshire coordinates the Feeding Derbyshire Network and the funding will enable them to carry on this work.The network has run since 2015 and offers help to people struggling with low incomes, debt and poor access to affordable, nutritious food.Grants to help branching outIs your organisation interested in planting trees?
Grants for tree planting projects are on offer from the ‘Branching Out’ programme run by the Tree Council.Applicants can include community groups, schools, tenants/residents’ associations and other small charities.The grants range from £250 to £2,500 and there’s a streamlined process of quicker decision making for those seeking funding below £500. Be quick though as the deadline for applications is Sunday 3 December.And if you do plant some trees please add them to our Million Trees project – aiming to plant 1,000,000 trees across the county by 2030. The total now stands at 389,790 so we’re on target but keen for more! It all helps in tackling the effects of climate change.Christmas celebration for carers
A celebration of carers is taking place at the Crooked Spire in Chesterfield on Thursday 7 December, so, if you’re an unpaid carer, you and your family and friends are invited.There’ll be carols, live music and refreshments. The service will start at 11am until 12:30pm – guests need to be seated for 10:45am.For more information and to book your place, email info@derbyshirecarers.co.uk or call 01773 833833.The event is hosted by Derbyshire Carers Association which supports over 6,000 adult carers and 350 young carers and delivers a wide range of services on our behalf.Stay Well in Winter
Cold weather can cause health issues for older and more vulnerable people.Can you help someone to keep healthy and safe this winter? Checking in older people to ensure they’ve got stocks of food and medicines can really help them stay well this winter.There are many other things you can do to protect yourself, and the ones you love this winter.Find out about this year’s warm and welcoming spaces throughout DerbyshirePrize winning project was spurred on by one of our grants
A green energy project which gained financial backing from our Derbyshire Grant scheme last year has won a prestigious award COMMUNITY ENERGY ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR 2023 – Derbyshire Dales EnergyThe Community Energy Awards were announced last Friday night and “shine a light on community energy and highlight achievements in the wider community energy sector.”The Derbyshire Dales Community Energy Partnership (DDCEP) Hub supports the growth of community led energy saving initiatives across the county by providing expert advice and signposting to further help and sources of funding.During a very successful first year DDCEP has worked with 17 groups whose projects focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency, low carbon transport and fuel poverty reduction. These groups have empowered many of our residents to do their bit to help tackle climate change. They include solar projects in Belper and Horsley Woodhouse and a hydro project at Calver Mill. Read about DDCEP and all the projects. The hub now has ambitious plans for its second year.Sustainable Hayfield did well to be shortlisted for the awards in another category but were not the eventual winners. Award for Ripley Library
Ripley Library has been announced as the winner of the prestigious Library/Librarian of the Year category by the Romantic Novelists’ Association.The RNA’s annual awards “celebrate the hard work and talent of any person, group or organisation who has championed the broad genre of romantic fiction in a positive way”.The library, on Grosvenor Road, worked with the RNA to create displays promoting books shortlisted for the RNA 2023 awards and one celebrating 2022 winners. The displays proved very popular with Ripley Library users, and borrowing of romantic novels rose dramatically.Your views sought on the police budget
Derbyshire’s Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is now consulting residents on the policing budget for 2024-25.The PCC wants to know your thoughts on the amount of council tax you pay that goes towards policing in the county – how much council tax you think would be the right amount to pay to maintain the current standard of policing and to make improvements.The short consultation closes in early January
We helped to fund more than 150 spaces supporting Derbyshire residents during the colder months last year.
Between them, they provided 17,000 hours of warmth and company for almost 11,000 Derbyshire residents feeling lonely or struggling to heat their homes or feed themselves.Organisations can now apply for up to £1,000 towards the cost of opening up new community venues or to extend their opening hours as the weather gets colder.The money can be used towards things like providing meals or light refreshments, the cost of energy bills or paying running costs to stay open for longer.
From 1 November we’ve introduced £1.50 single bus fares for young people across Derbyshire and Derby.Young people, aged 11 to 19, will need a 
See the history of Elvaston Castle come to brilliant life in a spectacular experience to remember, created by internationally-renowned Derbyshire-born video projection artists Illuminos.You can watch the projection as many times as you like, and you’ll notice something new each time. The castle shop and Wyatt’s café will be open for hot drinks and there will be hot food vendors and a licensed bar in the castle courtyard. There’ll be Christmas carols between each show, Christmas craft activities for children, a festive grotto, and craft and gift stalls.Tickets are now on sale for the event taking place on 8, 9 and 10 December, priced £10 for adults and £6 per child (aged four to 12 inclusive, free for children aged three and under). Family tickets are priced at £28 (two adults and up to three children). Booking fees apply. 
Applications for children who were born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020 will close at midnight on Monday 15 January 2024.You can also apply during the same period for junior school places for children born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017 who are currently in Year 2 at an infant school and will transfer on to other schools in September 2024.Applying online is quick and easy and allows you to make changes to your application at any point up to the closing date. You’ll receive an email to confirm your application has been received.
On Thursday 16th November at 10:30am we will be hosting a Community Connectors meeting featuring a presentation from the Mental Health Suicide Prevention ProjectEveryone is welcome! Please book your place and we will send you a Microsoft teams invite.
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