Future of Great Gidding C of E (VC) School – Extraordinary Meeting of Great & Little Gidding Parish Council

Future of Great Gidding C of E (VC) School - Extraordinary Meeting of Great & Little Gidding Parish Council

Extraordinary Meeting of Great & Little Gidding Parish Council regarding the possible closure of Great Gidding C of E (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School

At Cambridgeshire County Council’s Children and Young People’s Committee Meeting held on 17th January 2023 a decision was made to commence a 30-day consultation on the proposed closure of the Primary School in Great Gidding.

Download the proposal for closure:

Agenda item 4 – Great Giddings Church of England Primary School.pdf

Appendix 1 – Current financial forecast.pdf


Meeting to include Education Department representatives

As part of this consultation process, the Local Authority have committed to consult with the Parish Council and we as members of the Parish Council wish to ensure we are representing the views of our community. To facilitate this process and provide opportunity for members of the community to engage, Great & Little Gidding Parish Council will be hosting a meeting on Thursday 9thFebruary in Great Gidding Village Hall at 7.45pm. In attendance will be representatives from Cambridgeshire County Council’s Education Department as well as members of Great and Little Gidding Parish Council. In addition, our local MP, County and District Councillors have been invited to attend, as have representatives of each of the Parish Councils/Parish Meetings in the school’s catchment area.

We are keen to ensure that all interested parties have the opportunity to present their viewpoint.

Date of the meeting: Thursday 9th February 2023

Time: To commence at 7.45pm 

Venue: Great Gidding Village Hall

(PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE EARLIER than 7.30PM as there is a prior booking in the Village Hall).


Questions, comments and observations

Questions, comments and observations should be submitted to the Parish Clerk by 5.00pm on Friday 3rd February, these will be given priority at the meeting (we cannot guarantee that any questions/comments/observations received after that deadline will be heard at the meeting)


AGENDA:

  1. A presentation from representatives of the Education Department of Cambridgeshire County Council
  2. Questions from Great & Little Gidding Parish Council to the Education Department representatives
  3. Questions, comments and observations submitted by members of the community. (Any questions remaining at the end of the meeting will be forwarded to the Local Authority)
  4. Reminder of timeline
  5. 9.00pm. Close of meeting.

Chairman: Paul Hodson

Clerk:  Julie Trolove, Great and Little Gidding Parish Council, The Village Hall, Main Street, Great Gidding, Huntingdon, Cambs  PE28 5NU 

TEL: 01832 293 068 (answermachine only) 

EMAIL: ggparishcouncil@outlook.com

Julie Trolove, Clerk to Great & Little Gidding Parish Council
18th January 2023

Gidding News – Autumn 2022

Gidding News - Autumn 2022

The latest edition of Gidding News, PLUS a description of the designs for the Coats of Arms – which would do you choose (EMAIL ggparishcouncil@outlook.com or post your vote through the Parish Office letterbox

2021/22 Annual Governance and Accountability return for Great & Little Gidding Parish Council

2021/22 Annual Governance and Accountability return for Great & Little Gidding Parish Council

The attached file contains the following documents:

Certificate of Exemption

Annual Internal Audit report

Annual Governance Statement

Accounting Statements 2021/22

Explanation of Variances (with an additional “expanded” explanation)

Bank Reconciliation

Annual Audit for Great & Little Gidding Parish Council

Annual Audit for Great & Little Gidding Parish Council

Smaller authority name: Great & Little Gidding Parish Council

NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS AND PUBLICATION OF ANNUAL GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY RETURN (EXEMPT AUTHORITY)

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Sections 25, 26 and 27

The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234)

NOTICENOTES
 1. Date of announcement   –   8th June 2022

2. Each year the smaller authority prepares an Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR).  The AGAR has been published with this notice. It will not be reviewed by the appointed auditor, since the smaller authority has certified itself as exempt from the appointed auditor’s review. Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the AGAR, the accounting records for the financial year to which it relates and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records must be made available for inspection by any person interested.
For the year ended 31 March 2022, these documents will be available on reasonable notice by application to:  
The Parish Clerk in the Parish Office, Main Street, Great Gidding,  PE28 5NU        
Email : ggparishcouncil@outlook.com        
Telephone – 01832 293068 – please leave a message with dates when  you would like to inspect the accounts.  
commencing on Monday 13 June 2022    
and ending on Friday 22 July 2022  
 
3. Local government electors and their representatives also have:   The opportunity to question the appointed auditor about the accounting records; and
The right to make an objection which concerns a matter in respect of which the appointed auditor could either make a public interest report or apply to the court for a declaration that an item of account is unlawful. Written notice of an objection must first be given to the auditor and a copy sent to the smaller authority.   The appointed auditor can be contacted at the address in paragraph 4 below for this purpose between the above dates only.
 
4. The smaller authority’s AGAR is only subject to review by the appointed auditor if questions or objections raised under the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 lead to the involvement of the auditor. 

The appointed auditor is:   PKF Littlejohn LLP (Ref: SBA Team) 15 Westferry Circus Canary Wharf London E14 4HD (sba@pkf-l.com)  

5. This announcement is made by   
Julie Trolove, Parish Clerk  
   

Road Closure on B660

Road Closure on B660

The Parish Council has received notification today of the closure of the B660, between the crossroads junction with the Bullock Road, through the village to just beyond the crossroads (Luddington Road and Chapel End). This is for resurfacing of the road and will take place at some time after 1st August 2022 (no specific dates and time are given). A map of the diversion route can be found on the Village Hall noticeboard.

Advisory signs will be erected by Cambridgeshire County Council nearer the date of the works taking place. If any further information is received by the Parish Council, further updates will be posted on this website.

2022 Annual Parish Meeting

2022 Annual Parish Meeting

Great and Little Gidding Parish Council

This meeting will take place on Tuesday 19th April 2022

Starting at 7.30PM 

At Great Gidding 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 to join.


AGENDA:

  1. Chairman’s welcome
  2. Minutes of the meeting, held via Zoom, on 20th April 2021
  3. The Chairman’s Annual Report from the Parish Council
  4. Update on current tasks within the Parish and plans for 2022-23
  5. For members of the public to present, discuss and resolve any other matters related to Great and Little Gidding Parish.

Work on roads around the parish – starts 23rd February 2022

Work on roads around the parish - starts 23rd February 2022

Notification has been received this evening that work will commence on roads around the parish to complete the next stage of the Local Highways Improvement programme. The work starts tomorrow, Wednesday 23rd February, and is anticipated to take place until Friday. This will affect Chapel End, Main Street, Mill Road, Luddington Road and Milking Slade Lane at various times over the next few days.

From Cambridgeshire County Council Highways Department:

To ensure works are carried out safely and efficiently, stop/ go boards will be used as part of the traffic management between 07.30 am and 17.30 pm.

Access will be maintained for properties and businesses, however, there might be some delays depending on the activities being carried out on site. Traffic management operatives will be on site to assist anyone.

Please note that due to the nature of our works, there will be some noise generated when carrying out the works. This is unfortunately unavoidable, however, we will endeavor to complete them in a timely manner in order to minimise disruption to the residents.

We thank you in advance for your co-operation and understanding during this time. If you have any further queries or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Project Delivery

Cambridgeshire Highways

T:   (+44) 1480  372170

M: (+44) 7776  679371

Household Support Fund

Peterborough and Cambridgeshire County Councils and Huntingdonshire District Council and recognised partners wish to spread the word about the Household Support Fund. The help available includes food or fuel vouchers, help with essential items such as children’s coats, blankets and much more.

cold/winter/snow
cold-winter-snow

Household Support Fund – Cambridgeshire County Council has further details.

Recycle your Christmas Tree

Saturday 15th January 2022

Christmas tree

Huntingdonshire District Council are supporting East Anglia’s Children’s Hospice again this year and will be collecting real Christmas trees for recycling in the PE28 area on Saturday 15th January.

For further details and to book your collection slot visit https://just-helping.org.uk/register-tree

The Household Recycling Centre will also take Christmas trees.