KIRKLAND PARISH COUNCIL
NEWSLETTER
Spring 2009 Issue 10
TALLEST SUNFLOWER COMPETITION
Open to all green fingered enthusiasts young & old.
Could YOU be in the Guinness Book of Records?
The tallest UK grown sunflower is 4.49m and the world record stands at only 7.76m (25ft 5.5 in).
Three categories:
3 to 6 year olds
7 to 12
13 to ………. whatever
All sunflowers to be visible from the road so as to make our area more cheery.
Winners to receive a handsome trophy.
Judging to take place in the last weekend of September.
Get planting now & register your entry with Councillor Keith Ellin.
GOOD LUCK
Road Improvements to the A6
Lancashire County Council is re-surfacing the A6 at the Churchtown junction.
It has long been recognised that the road surface has been breaking up and despite patching the improvement re-surfacing work is now necessary.
The work commenced on 9th March and should be completed by the end of the month. Traffic using the A6 will be subject to a 30MPH speed limit during construction.
The Avenue, A586 to Churchtown, will also be affected in that during the weekends of 15/16th and 27/28th March traffic will be prohibited during the evening/night and diversions will be in place. Access to properties will be maintained.
Kirkland Parish Precept
The Precept is part of your Council Tax bill that all households receive and comes directly to the Parish Council to spend within the Parish. This year shows a slight increase of 16%. The Parish Council has the power to raise the money it needs to provide services through the precept but the Councillors always have regard for the impact of the Council Tax on the people who live in Kirkland Parish.
The itemised precept for the year 2009 – 2010 is;
|
Estimated Income |
2009 – 2010 |
Estimated Payments |
|
|
Brought Forward |
£767.25 |
£5,446.32 |
Staff Costs |
|
Wyre Borough Council Grant |
£492.00 |
£100.00 |
Parish Maintenance |
|
Estimated Income |
£140.00 |
£75.00 |
Administration |
|
£150.00 |
Audit |
||
|
£750.00 |
Insurance/Subscriptions |
||
|
£100.00 |
Training |
||
|
£450.00 |
Donations/Section 137 |
||
|
£30.00 |
Advertising |
||
|
£250.00 |
Environmental Projects |
||
|
£368.00 |
Contingencies |
||
| £1,339.25 |
£7,719.32 |
||
The precept is the amount needed to carry out the specified work above.
Estimated Income £1,339.25
Estimated Payments £7,719.32
Precept £6,320.07 (Rounded to £6,400)
Band D payments will be about £47.36, an increase of £6.66 per household on last year’s precept. This equates to 91 pence per week.
If you would like to include any notices for your organisation in the Parish Newsletter please could you inform the clerk by May 1st for the Summer edition?
The Clerk has an office in Catterall Village Hall. Residents are welcome to view planning applications in Kirkland or to discuss issues to be raised with the Councillors about concerns in the Parish.
The Office is open;
Monday morning 9.00 to 12.00 am
and Wednesday afternoon 1.00 to 4.00 pm.
Gillian Benson
Clerk to Kirkland Parish Council
C/o 57, Hamers Wood Drive,
Catterall,
Garstang, PR3 1YN 01995 600689
Kirkland Parish is also available online at www.kirklandparish.org.uk
NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PARISH COUNCILLORS
Mrs. Alison Sykes, Chairman,
‘Dean House’, A6, Garstang By-Pass Road,
Catterall, Garstang. PR3 0HL Tel; 605260
Mrs. Catherine Towers, Vice-Chairman
Catterall Hall, Catterall Lane,
Catterall Garstang. PR3 0PA Tel; 604241
Mr. Keith Ellin
Dunara, 14, Ainspool Lane,
Churchtown, Garstang. PR3 0TA Tel. 601115
Mrs. Jean. Parkinson,
‘Kinnersike’, Cross House Farm,
A6, By-Pass Road, Churchtown. PR3 0PR Tel; 604829
Mrs. Debbie Taylor
Gracefield, A6 By Pass Road,
Churchtown, Garstang PR3 0PR Tel; 602281
WYRE BOROUGH COUNCILLOR FOR CATTERALL AND KIRKLAND
Mr. D. Sharples,
31, Boyes Avenue, Catterall. PR3 0HB Tel. 603763
COUNTY COUNCILLOR FOR GARSTANG
Mrs. V. Wilson,
1, Stone Cross Gardens, Catterall. Tel. 604035
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR LANCASTER AND WYRE
Mr. B. Wallace,
C/o Constituency Office, Great Eccleston Village Centre,
59, High Street, Great Eccleston, PR3 0YB Tel: 01995 672977
