Shevington Parish Council The Parish Plan January 2006 1 FOREWORD This Parish Plan has taken almost two years from SHEVINGTON PARISH COUNCIL inception to publication. Everyone who has taken part in whatever capacity is to be thanked for the Chairman contributions that have been made. Jim Maloney Tel. 01257 253239 A parish council ‒ more properly it should be called a village council ‒ is the most local of forms of government but its ethos is one of cooperation Vice Chairman John Ball and encouragement, of effective lobbying and Tel. 01257 401983 advocacy of local wishes and concerns. It has to prove its worth; this plan is one means of checking that Shevington Parish Council never ceases to Councillors Cllr. Alice Lister demonstrate that it does seek to prove its worth. Cllr. Veronica Maloney Cllr. Carol Miles Cllr. Tony Parkinson Cllr. Joe Shaw Cllr. Ira Whiteley Clerk to the Parish Council Published with the support of The Government Michael N. Holden ACIB Office for the North West and Community Futures by 29 Herons Wharf Shevington Parish Council Appley Bridge WN6 9ET Tel. 01257 251669 The Parish Council web site is: www.shevingtonpc.gov.uk DESIGN & PHOTOGRAPHY: COMMON-EYE E:
[email protected] T: 0161 292 9790 2 CONTENTS SECTION SECTION TITLE PAGE NUMBER 01 Introduction 5 02 A Little History and Background 6 03 The Parish Now 10 04 The Questionnaire 13 05 The Survey and its Results 20 06 Conclusions 25 07 The Action Plan 27 07.1 Tasks for the Parish Council 28 07.2 Work for the Parish Council 29 3 4 01 INTRODUCTION The planning for this project began two years ago when Shevington Parish Council saw that the Countryside Agency was encouraging councils to think about the past, present and future of the communities that they represent.