Swindon Borough Council As to the Costs We Are Again SBC Provided Costing Based on the Likely to Incur for the Election
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SpringFREE 2019 HAYDON WICK PRODUCED BY HAYDON WICK PARISH COUNCIL Regular Events: Thursday Meat Draw at 9.30 Saturday Live Bands/Soloists/Disco’s Sunday Bingo at 8.00 and ‘Open the Box’ at 9.30 – New members and their families welcome – Sky TV and BT Sport Major sporting events always on our back bar 8ft dropdown screen and front bar large plasma screens. Check out the website to see what's on www.haydonwickclub.co.uk Room Hire: Members only, full catering facilities for up to 200 Anniversaries – Birthdays – Special Events – Weddings Enquiries and correspondence to: The Secretary, Haydon Wick Club, 10 Blunsdon Road, Swindon SN25 1JD. Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01793 721028 2 Haydon Wick Club Haydon Wick ‘living’ is assembled and Spring produced by Haydon in the Parish of Haydon Wick Wick Parish Council Issue No 130 Spring 2019 Letter from the Editorial Team Contents Happy New Year - a bit late, but better late than never. Election Dates & Costs ...................4 Play Park .........................................6 As this is the Spring Edition, the centre pages Money in the bank ...........................9 has the budget information, and there are additional articles giving background to the Fostering ....................................... 13 budget. We also provide some information Janet's Puppy Skool ...................... 16 about how we compare with other parishes. Tuesday Art Group ........................ 17 On page 4 & 5, there are details of the upcoming Haydon Wick School ..................... 18 Parish Council Elections in May, giving the Snow & Ice ....................................20 timetable plus the costs, this means all 18 Green Waste .................................22 Councillors are standing down, and when you Planning and Highways ................. 24 receive the next issue there will be a new Over 60's ......................................26 Council in place. Young at Heart ..............................27 So on behalf of the Councillors, "Good Bye" Haydon Wick Festival Article.........29 - who knows what May will bring. Haydon Wick Petanque Club .........30 Budget Explanation ....................... 31 The Mural ......................................35 Clerk Retires .................................36 Haydon Henge ..............................37 Christmas Parcels .........................38 Swindon and Cricklade Railway ....42 Police & Crime Commissioner .......44 Haydon Artist'sReport ...................48 Haydon Wick Bowls Club ..............52 U3A ...............................................54 Adult Quiz page ............................56 Contact & small print .....................57 Service providers ..........................58 What's on in Haydon Wick ............59 Important Local Numbers .............. 61 Now serving Communities of Oakhurst, Taw Hill, Priory Vale, Haydon View, Haydon Wick Village, Abbey Meads, Haydonleigh, Haydon End, Greenmeadow, Pembroke Park, Woodhall Park and Western Moredon. Front cover picture taken by © Mark Weaving www.haydonwick.gov.uk 3 The Cost of Democracy Here at Haydon Wick Parish 2 ways rather than 3 ways as was the Council, Councillors are elected case in 2015 (in 2015 there was also the for a four year term, that four Parliamentary election)." years is coming to an end and Having received this information we have an election is scheduled to take budgeted £17,000 for the May elections. place on May 2nd. An extension of the budget planning was to add some contingency for a contested As part of the budgeting process, we election if a Councillor vacancy arises. sought clarification from Swindon Borough Council as to the costs we are Again SBC provided costing based on the likely to incur for the election. assumption that the Parish would have to bear the full cost, we were quoted "of In 2015, when Parish Councillors were £7,500 for Haydon End Ward and £14,000 last elected the cost was £10694.13 for Haydon Wick Ward." For this upcoming election the projected This contingency planning adds £21,000 cost is £16686 - quite a jump. to the budget. We asked SBC for an explanation of the (Please note, this contingency planning 56% raise in charges. They explained the only covers the cost of one contested following:- election in Haydon Wick Ward and one in "In 2015 whilst the whole of Haydon Haydon End Ward) Wick Parish were up for election, only We also feel that we should start saving Haydon Wick Ward was contested. for the next election in 2023, so have Haydon End Ward and Ray Wards were decided to put aside each year £5,000 to uncontested... Haydon Wick Parish cover future election costs. was invoiced was £10694.13. ... The estimated costs for the May 2019 In total, taking into account the projected elections are £10598 for Haydon Wick costs of the May election, holding a Ward and £6088 for Haydon End Ward contingency fund and accruing funds for (as part of the Community Governance future elections £43,500 has been added Review Ray Ward ceases to exist and to the budget. This equates to a Band moves into Haydon End Ward). "D" property paying £4.82 per year or 1p per day towards democracy. "These estimates are less than the actual costs of the 2015 elections, particularly when you factor in that some of the Full Budget details are on the costs of the 2019 elections are split centre pages. 4 Local Government Election Time Table Calculator Timetable of Proceedings for Thursday 2 May 2019 Publication of Notice of Election Tuesday 26 March 2019 Receipt of Nominations 4:00 pm Wednesday 3 April 2019 Withdrawl of Candidate 4:00 pm Wednesday 3 April 2019 Publication of Statements of 4:00 pm Thursday 4 April 2019 Persons Nominated Last Date for Registration Friday 12 April 2019 Last day to be included in the 5:00 pm Friday 12 April 2019 register to vote Receipt of Postal Vote Applications 5:00 pm Monday 15 April 2019 Publication of Notice of Poll Wednesday 24 April 2019 Receipt of Proxy Vote Applications 5:00 pm Wednesday 24 April 2019 Publish late applications to register 5:00 pm Thursday 25 April 2019 Appointment of Poll and Count Agents Thursday 25 April 2019 First day to Issue replacement lost ballots Friday 26 April 2019 First Day to Issue Replacement Lost Friday 26 April 2019 Postal Ballot Papers Last time for clerical error correction 9:00 pm Thursday 2 May 2019 Last Day to Issue Replacement Spoilt or 5:00 pm Thursday 2 May 2019 Lost Postal Ballot Papers Last time for Receipt of Emergency Proxy 5:00 pm Thursday 2 May 2019 Vote Applications 7:00 am to 10:00 pm Day of Poll Thursday 2 May 2019 Return of Election Expenses Thursday 6 June 2019 Dated Wednesday 13 February 2019 5 Updating the play areas HWPC commits a sum of £70,000 each year to refurbish its play areas. Above: Little Copse before (l) and after (r). Above: Heaton Close before (l) and after (r). In 2018/19 we removed the old play The new MUGA refurbishment area at Little Copse, and returned it project will commence in February to grass – see the before and after and we hope residents of all ages will pictures. be able to enjoy the multi-use arena We updated the children’s play area that will include a five a side football at Heaton Close - see the before and court, basketball hoop, combination after pictures above right. goal area and cricket wall. More recently the Council confirmed The arena will also benefit from a it will be refurbishing the multi-use new tarmac base and link pathway games arena (MUGA) at Heaton to existing path. (See project plans Close in February. on page 8) This tired and old fashioned play Our next refurbishment project will arena (see photos on page 7) was in be Haydonleigh Skate Park. We desperate need of some tlc since we are very excited to be working with took it over from Swindon Borough local teenagers, who are helping us Council. develop the new design. 6 7 BALL MARKINGS: 5-A-SIDE BASKETBALL 2X CRICKET up to FEATURES years25 guarantee 18M X 12M MULTI USE GAMES AREA - PREMIERSHIP - NOISE REDUCING FENCE LINE VISIT: WWW.CALOO.CO.UK - 3M AND 1M HIGH FENCE LINE SPEAK TO US: 01296 614448 - 2NO. CHICANE ENTRANCE - 2NO. COMBINATION GOALS WITH ESCAPE ENTRANCES (BASKET BALL AND 5-A-SIDE HEATON CLOSE MUGA FOOTBALL) - 2NO. CRICKET PANELS HAYDON WICK PARISH COUNCIL New Tarmac and Over Lay Line Markings Fence Line A A 18m x 12m Multi Use Games Area - Premiership - Noise Reducing Fence Line - 3m and 1m High Fence line - 2no. Chicane Entrance - 2no. Combination Goals with Escape Entrances (Basket Ball and 5-a-side Football) - 2no. Cricket Panels - 5-a-side, Basketball and Cricket Line Markings Heaton Close MUGA VISIT: www.caloo.co.uk Haydon Wick Parish Council SPEAK TO US: 01296 614448 Scale : 1:100 @ A2 v02 8 What we have in the bank and how we manage it. The Parish Council’s financial year runs the financial year, but we then have to from 1st April to 31st March and as budget the money across the upcoming a public body our accounts are open months. to public scrutiny, and a comment To aid with budgeting, and prevent us frequently made is about the amount running out of money, we follow sector we our holding in our accounts. guidelines and ensure we allocate money We thought we would take this correctly. opportunity to explain how we manage We have a Financial Reserves Policy the precept we receive from our residents. which was recently reviewed and we have allocated General Reserves of £357,220, Each year we calculate how much money which is approximately 6 months we need to provide services to our expenditure. residents for the coming year. We have to be able to account for each penny we It is seen as good practice to hold this ask for, and we can only ask for what we sort of amount to help in smoothing need. out cash flow and meet any unforeseen liabilities.