News
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- Annual Town Meeting
- Grant Applications
- Launch of the Stotfold Town Plan
- Charges for Council facilities
- Youth Shelter - Riverside Playing Field
- Town Council meeting dates
- Town Councillor Surgeries
- Police Surgeries
- Temporary Road Closure - Astwick Road, Stotfold
Annual Town Meeting
Residents are invited to attend the Annual Town Meeting being held on Thursday 11th March 2010 at 7.30pm in the Memorial Hall, Hallworth Drive, Stotfold. A copy of the agenda can be downloaded here.
This is the annual meeting for residents and is not a Town Council meeting, so is an opportunity for you to meet your elected representatives and express your views on matters relating to the town.
Every year we aim to have speakers at the meeting who will give a short presentation on matters pertaining to Stotfold, and this year we will have a presentation on:
The completion of the Stotfold Town Plan
Laurent Martial, Community Development Officer for Rural Areas, will explain what happens after Town Plans are completed; Councillor Mrs Anne Clarey, Chair of the Town Plan Steering Group, will outline the process of producing the Stotfold Plan and the action points for the future which came out of it; and Councillor Brian Collier, Chair of the Town Council, will outline the part the Town Council will play in meeting some of those action points.
BEST - Bedfordshire East Schools Trust
Mr Ian Kite of BEST will be giving a presentation on the Schools Trust, and in particular how it relates to Stotfold's schools.
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Grant Applications
Stotfold Town Council invites local voluntary organisations to make application for grants that will directly benefit Stotfold, or part of it, or all or some of its inhabitants. Applications from individuals will not be considered.
The total amount for distribution will be allocated twice yearly - April and September.
Those wishing to apply for a grant can download the application form and guidance notes here, or telephone the offices for a paper copy on 01462 730064.
Applications for consideration at the April 2010 meeting of the Council are to be received in the Council offices no later than Monday 29th March 2010
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Launch of the Stotfold Town Plan
At its full meeting on Wednesday 7th October,
Stotfold Town Council formally adopted the Town Plan, as proposed by the Steering Group.
The report and action plans will now be published and distributed to the relevant authorities and organisations.
All households will receive a copy summarising the main actions proposed in the March edition of the Stotfold News, and a full copy of the draft document is available on the Town Plan page of this website, or it can be viewed at the Council offices. The recently completed final document will shortly be available to download from this website, and in the meantime an email copy can be sent on request.
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Charges for Council facilities
When setting the 2010/2011 financial year's budget, Members considered charges levied for hire of the Memorial Hall, Simpson Centre and Cemetery charges, and resolved that no increase be made for the 2010/2011 year. Increases will be made on charges for the recreation grounds, Multi Use Games Area at the Riverside Playing Field, and allotment tenancies. Details of these increased charges are available from the Council offices, and will be available on this website at the start of the new financial year (April 2010).
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Youth Shelter - Riverside Playing Field
The Town Council has recently received a request from a group of young residents, assisted by Central Beds Council Youth Worker Nicola King, for permission to site a youth shelter at the Riverside Playing Field. The group attended a meeting of the Recreation Grounds, Public Lands and Lighting Committee and a full Council meeting to outline their reasons for the request and to discuss with Members where the shelter could be sited - close to existing lighting and CCTV systems for safety, taking into consideration the amenties of local residents, and maintenance arrangements, etc.
The group have been successful in obtaining funding from StreetCred to purchase and install the shelter, and the Council resolved to submit the necessary planning application on behalf of the young residents, with the group assisting the Clerk in putting together the application documents. It is hoped that the shelter will be in place by the end of March, and that it will be a popular and safe facility for all residents of our town to use.
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Change to Town Council meeting dates
The Town Council have resolved to change the day on which they hold their full Council meetings. Instead of the first Friday of the month, they will be held on the first Wednesday of the month. This will start in September - Wednesday 2nd September 2009. The start time remains as 7.30pm and the meetings will continue to be held in the Council Chamber, Simpson Centre.
Residents are welcome to attend, and there is a section at the beginning of the meeting for questions from residents present, and a section towards the end of the meeting to answer questions from residents relating to matter arising from the meeting.
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Town Councillor Surgeries
The Town Council holds regular Councillor Surgeries, where two Councillors are available for each session to assist residents with queries relating to matters in Stotfold. Room 2 of the Simpson Centre will be made available and will provide privacy for residents attending. Residents waiting to see the Councillors may use the Council's foyer, where seating and useful literature is provided.
The sessions are alternate morning and evening dates on Tuesdays throughout the year:
30th March 2010 6pm - 8pm Councillors Cooper and Saunders
25th May 2010 10am - 12pm
20th July 2010 6pm - 8pm
14th September 2010 10am - 12pm
9th November 2010 6pm - 8pm
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Police Surgeries
Our Neighbourhood Beat Manager, PC David Needham, will be holding Police Surgeries in the Police Room (Room 3) in the Simpson Centre on the following dates:
Friday 2nd March 2010 6pm - 8pm
Friday 7th May 2010 6pm - 8pm
Friday 11th June 2010 6pm - 8pm
Friday 16th July 2010 6pm - 8pm
Friday 20th August 2010 6pm - 8pm
Friday 24th September 2010 6pm - 8pm
Friday 29th October 2010 6pm - 8pm
Friday 3rd December 2010 6pm - 8pm
Residents wishing to see PC Needham are asked to enter the Simpson Centre via the fire escape door adjacent to the car park (sloped access), and to wait in the Council's foyer where seating and useful literature is provided.
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Temporary Road Closure - Astwick Road, Stotfold
To carry out patching and surface dressing works it is expected that up to three separate road closures will take place on the above road during the period between Tuesday 1st December 2009 and Tuesday 30th November 2010. Road closure 1 (up to THREE DAYS between Tuesday 1st December 2009 and Thursday 31st December 2009); Road closure 2 (up to THREE DAYS between Thursday 1st April 2010 and Wednesday 30th June 2010); Road closure 3 (up to THREE DAYS between Tuesday 1st June 2010 and Tuesday 30th November 2010). Closure times will be between 7.30am and 6.00pm. Specific dates and times will be advertised locally closer to the time.
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Portable Signals - Hitchin Road/Brook Street
From 15th March 2010 for 2 weeks a 3 light traffic signal will be operational at the junction of Hitchin Road and Brook Street whilst EDF Energy carryout maintenance work.