Yesterday, 12th April 2023, Cholsey Parish Council was informed by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities that the Secretary of State’s decision on the Leavesley Papist Way Development Appeal, which was due on the 13 April 2023, has been changed to the 13 June 2023. No specific reason for this was given other than that further time is required…
Eleven councillors have been duly elected without contest as Parish Councillors for Cholsey. Their details can be found in the above linked notice. The number of persons elected is short of the number of seats on the council (which is thirteen), but enough persons have been elected to constitute a quorum (i.e. one third of the whole number of members,…
SODC have organised activities for children and their families over Easter in Cholsey. For more information about times, dates, booking details and other activities in our area visit South Oxfordshire school activities webpage Monday 3 April at Cholsey Recreation Ground The popular orienteering Xplorer activity: follow a map to hunt for different themed markers around a park. From 10am-midday; children…
In recent years responsibility for the enforcement of parking restrictions, for example along Station Road, in Cholsey has moved from the police to Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) who have employed an agency to carry out the work. Enforcement has increased considerably as a result. Some residents in the affected area who have no off-street parking available to them have been…
You can find out more about becoming a Parish Councillor here: Elections 2023 – Become a Councillor – Cholsey Parish Council
The next financial year is coming up and that means new Council tax bills are here. A small portion (approximately 5%) of the Council tax paid by Cholsey residents goes to the Parish Council. For 2023/2024, that portion is £106.03 for a ‘Band D’ property – so around £2 per week. The equivalent figure for 2022/2023 was £96.39. We want…
Parish Council elections are coming up in May. Become a Councillor and help make a difference to our wonderful village! It is a great time to join the Council as we are working on a 5-year strategic plan. Councillors are all volunteers working to benefit the community of Cholsey, for the present and for the future. We want to be…
As many Cholsey residents will already know, in February the Parish Council took the decision to close the damaged footbridge across the brook to the Millennium Woods until it can be replaced. The structure is rotten and we cannot guarantee its safety. It therefore must not be used. A replacement kit bridge is on order, and we are seeking permission…
CHOLSEY PARISH COUNCIL NOTICE OF CASUAL VACANCY Public notice is hereby given that due to the resignation of Councillor Irene Neill A vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for Cholsey Parish Council In accordance with Section 89(3) of the Local Government Act 1972, where the vacancy occurs within six months before the day on which the councillor whose…