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Westbere Parish WESTBERE PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS AND MEETING DATES Council Regulations enabling town and parish councils to NEWSLETTER lawfully conduct virtual meetings by video and telephone conferencing until May 2021 have been published. The Local Authorities and Police and December 2020 Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 came into Welcome to the latest edition of your Westbere force on 4 April. The legislation allows for virtual Parish Council newsletter. Any comments, meetings if required up to May 2021. suggestions or contributions for consideration in Our virtual meetings are still open to the public and we future editions would be most welcome! have an adjournment early in the agenda proceedings to give any resident the opportunity to speak. Your Parish Councillors The next virtual meeting will take place at 6pm on Vacancy (Chairman) Tuesday 19 January 2021. Stephen Laws (Vice Chairman) Sylvia Harlow This meeting will be held using Zoom as a Maria Morcom virtual hosting platform. Kathryn Wilson Members of the public may still “attend” the Karen Williams Ian McLean meeting either online or by telephone but will need to contact the Clerk for the For enquiries or reports, please contact the Clerk meeting link or phone number and the PIN in the first instance – Clerk - Amanda Sparkes: code for access to enter. 01304 365 972 [email protected] Proposed further meeting dates for 2021: Third Tuesday Canterbury City Councillors – Westbere has two of each month: 16 February, 16 March, 20 April, 18 May, ward councillors: 15 June, 20 July, No meeting in August, 21 September, Georgina Glover: 01227 711429 19 October, 16 November, No meeting in December. [email protected] and Louise Harvey Quirk: 07704 948305 [email protected] Coping with coronavirus in Westbere Our Kent County Councillor If you are self-isolating and need help with anything Alan Marsh: 01227 265112 [email protected] contact Cllr Kathy Wilson on 07969 093715 or email [email protected] and give your name, You can visit WPC website for more local information at: https://westbereparishcouncil.gov.uk/ address, phone number and email address and details of what you can offer, or what you need, and Cllr Cllr Responsibilities we will do our best to help. o Cllr Stephen Laws – Vice-Chairman, Planning, Or email Cllr Maria Morcom at Fire Hydrants [email protected] o Cllr Sylvia Harlow – Planning, parish plan, KMBR reports Please be assured that under GDPR requirements your personal data will be protected and not be shared o Cllr Kathy Wilson - Neighbourhood Watch, for any other purpose. We also recognise that the Chair Village Hall committee situation may change and of course that adherence to government guidelines is crucial and these o Cllr Karen Williams – Monitoring salt bins; government guidelines may of course also change. Village events, and parish council representative on the Village Hall committee SOURCES OF ADVICE o Cllr Maria Morcom – Parish Council rep for The government’s main source of advice on Westbere Village Preservation Society coronavirus includes information on the social (WVPS) and attend WVPS meetings; and rep distancing alongside a wide range of other for the Sturry, Fordwich and District / Aire-Sur- information at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus La-Lys Twinning Association The government instructions on what is o Cllr Ian McLean – Roads, traffic and street allowed/not allowed in each Tier is at lighting https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-restriction- o One other councillor – vacancy at present tiers-what-you-need-to-know Public Health England (PHE) has FAQs at https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2020/01/2 Press Release 30 November 2020 - Kent 3/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-what-you-need-to- Resilience Forum outlines end of transition know/ contingency plans Plans on how Kent will deal with potential traffic If you are self-isolating, you could contact one of disruption at the end of the Brexit transition period these organisations for help and support: on January 1 have been published. Age UK 0800 678 1602 When the transition period ends, the UK will no Asthma UK 0300 222 5800 longer be a member of the Single Market or the BHF 0300 330 3311 Customs Union. Therefore, new border controls Diabetes UK 0345 123 2399 and checks will be implemented which will impact Mind 0300 123 3393 the short Channel crossings. Scope 0808 800 3333 The UK will be treated by the EU as a third The Silver Line 0800 470 8090 country and will be subject to full third country controls and a variety of border checks. The Kent Together Service - If you are This has the potential for an increased likelihood vulnerable and have an urgent need that cannot of delays to the crossing of the short straits and be met through existing support networks, you the need for a multi-agency plan for management can contact the Kent Together helpline at of the congestion consequences. www.kent.gov.uk/KentTogether or by calling on Known as Operation Fennel, the plan was 03000 41 92 92. It is a 24-hour service. developed by the multi-agency Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) in partnership with national The new #NHSCOVID19app,is the fastest way of government. knowing when you’re at risk from coronavirus. The Forum includes organisations such as Kent You can download the app from: Police, Kent Fire and Rescue Service, South East Coast Ambulance Service, Kent County Council, ➡️ Google Play Store: Medway Council and the district and borough councils, working alongside government https://play.google.com/store/apps/details... departments including Border and Protocol ➡️ Apple App Store: Delivery Group, Department for Transport and https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1520427663 Highways England and HMRC. Now available to view on the Kent Prepared Find out more: https://covid19.nhs.uk website at www.kentprepared.org.uk/end-of- transition-plans Our new Website Is now Live with a fresh look and feel! Resignation of Cllr Tom Hopkins Please go to We are saddened to advise residents of westbereparishcouncil.gov.uk the resignation of Tom Hopkins on 31 August 2020. We thank him for all his The website is the best way for you to know what is going on and communicate your views. hard work while on the council and • You can read the minutes of our council wish him all best wishes for his future. meetings. His resignation left us with two • Subscribe to our newsletter and get automatic vacancies on the parish council. updates by email. • Get useful information. We were delighted to welcome and co-opt • Read the Agenda resident Ian McLean to the parish council at our • Communicate your views and concerns meeting held on 20 October 2020. We still have one further vacancy to fill and Be an active member of our local community. the council have been given the power to co- Remember it is you right to attend and observe opt to fill this. our meetings. The dates and venues are always Nominations are welcomed from local residents –You posted on the website. don’t need to be a member of any Political Party – you do need a genuine interest in what happens in Go to:- westbereparishcouncil.gov.uk your community. You would be expected to attend and bookmark it on your computer, laptop, mobile Parish Council meetings – usually once a month; phone or tablet. Report any issues raised by residents to the parish council on the residents’ behalf; and take an interest in the village facilities, environment and new planning PLANNING DEVELOPMENTS applications within the parish. Westbere Parish Council keeps a watching brief on planning applications that affect the village or parish. If you wish to become involved, require more To view planning applications visit the home page information, and to check the eligibility criteria, of Canterbury City Council www.canterbury.gov.uk contact the Clerk Amanda Sparkes: Telephone then select ‘planning and building’ then the option to 01304 365 972, Email: [email protected] ‘search and comment on planning applications’ Then click on the pink box in the middle of the screen Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex. “search planning applications”. You then have the option to search by postcode, ward, parish or Christmas Appeal. Application Number. CCC’s planning call centre should be able to assist We appreciate that Christmas might not be the with any difficulties – call 01227 862178 Monday to same this year, with restrictions limiting our Friday 9am-5pm. chances of parties and drinks with colleagues and Changes to the call-in arrangements for friends, so why not spread the festive cheer with planning applications some KSS ideas: From 23 September 2020, CCC has made • Brew with the (Christmas) Crew – Join changes to the call-in arrangements for planning us virtually at 6:30pm on the 15th applications: December. Register for your • The call-in rights of Parish Councils and the invite below. amenity groups of the Whitstable Society, Herne Bay Residents Association and the • Why not give your virtual Christmas get Canterbury Heritage and Design Forum together a KSS twist and have been removed. Parish Councils and download our fun party pack. the amenity groups will in future liaise with • Or simply donate to our Christmas their local ward councillor(s) about appeal to help our life-saving work. concerns. • The Ward councillor may still request that For more information on our festive activities: an application is brought before the Call: 01634 471 944 planning committee, provided material E-Mail: [email protected] planning grounds are given for doing so – Visit: www.aakss.org.uk/christmas-with-kss/ and only for applications for which wider public interest necessitates consideration by A picnic table for the Village Green? the committee.