Annual Parish Meeting of Parish Council

Annual Parish Meeting of Parish Council

Notice of the 2018 Annual Parish Meeting of Great and Little Gidding Parish Council

This meeting will take place on Tuesday 15th May
Starting at 7.00PM in the Village Hall

This is not a formal Parish Council meeting. It is an opportunity for residents of Great and Little Gidding to find out more about the work that the Parish Council are doing, to raise any issues they wish regarding the village and comment on plans for the coming year.

All are welcome.

AGENDA:

  • Chairman’s welcome
  • To review the Minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting held on 16th May 2017
  • Matters arising
  • The Chairman’s Annual Report from the Parish Council
  • Presentation and Slide Show – based on the results of the recent Parish Survey
  • Update on the Jubilee Wood
  • For members of the public to present, discuss and resolve any other matters related to Great and Little Gidding Parish.

Refreshments will be served.

Vacancy for Parish Clerk – Application extended to 16 April 2018

Vacancy for Parish Clerk – Application extended to 16 April 2018

Please note that the closing date for applications for the Parish Council Clerk vacancy has been extended to 16 April 2018.  Please also note that any applicants who have already responded do not need to re-apply for the Clerk vacancy;  all extant applications will be considered by the Parish Council following the 16 April 2018 closure date.
 
Summary of the role of Parish Clerk:

  • Part-time lone working job based in the Council Office within the Village Hall.
  • To include dealing with enquiries from the public, general office duties and helping and advising the Parish Council, as well as producing agendas and minutes for the monthly meeting.
  • The successful applicant would also take on the role of Responsible Financial Officer for the Council.
  • Hours of work are 10.30am to 1.00pm Tuesday & Friday plus one evening meeting per month. Total hours are approx. 24 hours per month. Please note work days could be altered to suit right applicant.
  • LGS Scale Points 23 (£21,268 Pro-rata)
  • Experience of Parish Council business and administration would be an advantage, but enthusiasm is important.  Training in some aspects of the role may be available.
  • For more information, an informal chat or an application form please contact:
    Patrick Jarvis
    Deputy Chairman
    Great & Little Gidding Parish Council
    email: patrickjjarvis@outlook.com

Rental of the Parish Field available

Rental of the Parish Field available

Applications are invited for the

Rental of the Parish Field,
Situated on the B660, between Great Gidding and Winwick.

This is a grass field of approximately 4.03 acres. This land is solely grazing land for the use of horses and ponies, and is not to be used in connection with any trade or business.

There is a supply of water to the field, usage will be invoiced direct to the user from the water company. The area is fully fenced. This licence is for a period of 1 year, commencing 1st April.

Sealed bids are invited, to be submitted by Monday 19th March 2018, delivered to the Parish Council Office, please the mark the envelope ‘Parish Field’.

The successful applicant will be notified within 7 days of the closure.

If you require further information please contact the Parish Council office.
E-mail: ggparishcouncil@outlook.com. TEL: 01832 293068

Great & Little Gidding Parish Council – Community  Survey – Spring 2018

Great & Little Gidding Parish Council – Community  Survey - Spring 2018

Great & Little Gidding Parish Council are conducting a survey to seek residents’ views about living and working in the Parish and to gather suggestions or comments on how we can improve aspects of life for all residents in our Community. 

We would really like to get your inputs but mindful of Data Protection regulations, any responses to the 2018 survey will only be processed in hard copy. The survey will be distributed as part of the latest edition of the ‘Clarion’ or it can be accessed online on this website and printed. It is requested that all completed surveys are returned to the Post box at the Village Hall by 31 March 2018

Please note all information derived from this survey will be kept strictly confidential and will only be used by the Parish Council. All the survey data will be retained until analysis of the results is complete. Results will be published in the Clarion and on the Giddings website and all original survey hardcopy submissions will be destroyed by 30 June 2018.   

Click the link below to open the PDF
Great Gidding Parish Council Survey 1 Mar 18

We thank you for your time and look forward to your feedback.

Parish Clerk vacancy

Parish Clerk vacancy

Great & Little Gidding Parish Council have a vacancy for a Parish Clerk.

This is a part-time lone working job based in the Council Office within the Village Hall.

To include dealing with enquiries from the public, general office duties and helping and advising the Parish Council, as well as producing agendas and minutes for the monthly meeting.

The successful applicant would also take on the role of Responsible Financial Officer for the Council.

Hours of work are 10.30am to 1pm Tuesday & Friday plus one evening meeting per month totalling approx 24 hrs. per month.

(Days could be altered to suit right applicant)

LGS Scale Points 23 (£21268 Pro-rata)

Experience would be an advantage but enthusiasm is more important as training is available.

For more information, an informal chat or an application form please contact;
Lydia James
Chairman
07962 099922
lydiajames2010@hotmail.co.uk

Applications close 20/02/18