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ANNUAL REPORT 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 ANNUALANNUALANNUALANNUAL REPORT REPORTREPORTREPORT 20 20202011811888 Sharlston parish Council Report 2020 a3.indd 1 14/05/2020 13:37 PRECEPT 2020-21 IN ORDER OF BAND D CHARGE SHARLSTON PARISH COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2019/20 Council Precept Band D INTRODUCTION 1 South Kirkby and Moorthorpe £827,791 293.96 I am pleased to present to you Sharlston Parish Council’s annual report which we have 2 Hemsworth £758,888 206.50 prepared to give residents an update on our business and activities over the last twelve months. 3 South Elmsall £365,507 188.60 This year, our focus has been to increase our communication with local residents about what 4 Havercroft-with-Cold Hiendley £66,702 126.57 we do. Residents are always welcome to attend Parish Council meetings and keep track of the Council’s activities through the two Parish notice boards situated at the bottom of Cow 5 Upton and North Elmsall £248,668 120.83 Lane in New Sharlston and the Post Office in Sharlston, our website and on Facebook. This 6 Ackworth £209,000 74.43 year we have been encouraged to see a real increase in attendance at the public part of our monthly meetings. Our Facebook followers hit 440 this year and to date we have had 6938 7 Ryhill £54,182 69.11 hits on our website. 8 South Hiendley £34,161 62.68 We have also focused our attention on bringing real value for money for the precept you pay. At the time of this report our final accounts for the financial year 2019/20 are being audited 9 Woolley £33,899 51.44 and an outline of these accounts is printed in this report. 10 Normanton £298,676 48.51 Parish Councillors give of their time on a wholly voluntary and unpaid basis. A list of all the 11 Warmfield-Cum-Heath £15,261 47.84 Parish Councillors and their representation on committees and outside bodies is included in the next few pages. 12 Sharlston £34,997 44.30 We have been pleased to welcome two new Councillors since the last Annual Report: 13 Nostell (Hessle and Hilltop Huntwick £4,200 42.86 with Foulby, Nostell and West Hardwick) Councillor Karen Palmer and Councillor Lei Wisdom. Unfortunately, due to other commitments Councillor Kath Shingles chose to resign from the Parish Council after the 14 Crofton £76,125 37.76 summer and we take this opportunity to thank her for the contribution she has made over many years. We were able to present her with a bouquet of flowers and a commemorative 15 Thorpe Audlin £10,136 33.90 tankard at our meeting in February this year. 16 Badsworth £11,500 32.67 We at present have one vacancy on the Parish Council, so anyone interested in becoming a 17 Walton £38,005 32.40 Councillor should contact the Clerk in the first instance. 18 Sitlington £57,603 29.24 As you will know we also said goodbye to Janet Hull as Clerk in June last year. Janet had served the Parish Council for almost ten years and I am not afraid to say that her shoes were big ones 19 Featherstone £138,015 27.82 to fill. However, I have been welcomed into the role wholeheartedly both by the Parish Council and the wider community. I am very much enjoying getting involved in all the exciting Crigglestone £83,162 24.78 20 projects that the Parish Council has planned over the next twelve months. 21 West Bretton £5,401 24.11 Please feel free to contact me on any issues through the details given below. 22 Notton £8,999 20.83 We hope you find this report provides a further insight into our business and activities over 23 Darrington £13,044 20.64 the year 2019/20. East Hardwick £969 12.27 24 Emma King May 2019 Email: [email protected] / Tel: 07379 653672 Address: 74 Thorntree Avenue, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NT Sharlston parish Council Report 2020 a3.indd 3 14/05/2020 13:37 THE PARISH COUNCIL PARISH COUNCIL FINANCES 2019/2020 Parish councillors are available to be contacted with any problem or issue involving local residents. The income we received: Councillor 77 Snydale Villas 07712 779897 Paul Belbin Wakefield Road [email protected] Streethouse Wakefield WF7 6BT Precept 35,000 Councillor 1 Weeland Avenue 07720 081967 Allotment Rent 270 Phil Boyes Sharlston Common [email protected] Refunds 4102.40 Wakefield Bank Compensation 100.00 WF4 1AT Interest from Business Account 37.61 Councillor 33 Clifton Road 01924 862018 June Cliffe Sharlston [email protected] MBE Wakefield TOTAL: 39510.01 WF4 1AS How we spent the money: Councillor 3 The Green 01924 860862 Alex Devey Sharlston / [email protected] Wakefield 07852 110103 Fees & Subscriptions 3163.18 WF4 1EL Office Costs & Administration 9032.27 Councillor 41 Eastville Road 01924 865197 Information & Publicity 1607.91 Jim Sharlston [email protected] Grounds & Buildings 4731.59 Goodfellow Wakefield Flowers & Lights 10125.6 WF4 1AP Grants 1435.00 Councillor 14 Redwood Grove 07704 449978 Projects & Contingencies 3255.44 Steve Sharlston Common [email protected] Goodhead Wakefield WF4 1ET TOTAL: 33350.99 Councillor 25 Wood Street 07742 874981 Karen Sharlston [email protected] Palmer Wakefield Unaudited accounts for 2019/20 will be available to the public in July 2020 WF4 1DT Councillor 7 Heather Croft 07985 494053 and the audited figures will be available in late 2020 Susan Sharlston [email protected] Pollard Wakefield WF4 1TJ Councillor 18 Colliery Street 07590 402070 Emma New Sharlston [email protected] Stebbings- Wakefield Allison WF4 1BT Councillor 34 Long Row 01924 862560 Lei Wisdom New Sharlston / [email protected] Wakefield 07563 330974 WF4 1BH Sharlston parish Council Report 2020 a3.indd 4 14/05/2020 13:37 The Parish Council is committed to ongoing development and improvement and to Chair 2019/20 Clerk embracing new ways of working. Councillor Phil Boyes Emma King Community School The Parish Council holds eleven meetings a year (there is no meeting in August). Notices of Earlier this year Councillors Pollard and Goodhead went to introduce themselves to the meetings appear on the notice boards / website / Facebook and members of the public are Headteacher of the Community School, Mrs Julie Dunderdale to share the Parish Council’s always welcome to attend. achievements and explore ways of working together in the future. Together we are looking at how we can support each other and build a strong working partnership to benefit the school, teachers, children and their families who are a valuable APPOINTMENT TO COMMITTEES AND OUTSIDE BODIES 2019 part of our community. We are working together on a few projects like parking at peak times and keeping children Planning Committee Cllrs. Devey, Cliffe, Boyes, Goodfellow, Pollard safe, how the children can be involved in local events in the community and supporting the education curriculum. Finance Committee Cllrs. Cliffe, Boyes, Belbin Together with the school the Parish Council are reviewing how they can support experiences and opportunities for the children’s learning and fun. Parish Plan Group Cllrs. Cliffe, Devey, Goodhead We aim to build on these foundations and grow together for a better future. Councillor S Pollard Allotment Committee Cllrs. Cliffe, Devey, Goodhead Police Stuart Hobbs (allotment holders’ rep.) The Parish Council have been pleased to work closely with the Neighbourhood Policing Team YLCA Wakefield Branch Cllrs. Cliffe, Pollard, Goodhead (one Cllr. To be non- again this year. We have had representation from Sergeant Simon Stones and his team at a voting) number of our meetings, allowing the public to come and raise any concerns directly. We have also reported issues on residents’ behalf including parking problems and anti-social Sharlston Community Partnership Cllrs. Devey, Goodfellow, Boyes, Cliffe behaviour and had swift responses helping us to rectify these quickly in partnership with the Police. Community Centre Management Cllrs. Devey, Goodfellow, Town & Parish Council Liaison Chair & the Clerk Highways Working Party Cllrs. Pollard, Goodhead, Boyes, Devey School Governor Representative Normanton Freeston Academy Cllr. Cliffe Sharlston parish Council Report 2020 a3.indd 5 14/05/2020 13:37 STATISTICS AND INFORMATION Playing Field – Sharlston Rovers ARLC Sharlston Parish Council is a second-tier local government authority within the Wakefield District. Wakefield Metropolitan District Council (WMDC) is the unitary authority for the The Parish Council owns and maintains the playing field on Weeland Road. Discussions have area. There are some 2247 people registered as electors in Sharlston and New Sharlston1 . taken place this year around reviewing and updating the long-term lease to Sharlston Rovers ARLFC to give the club greater security of tenure on the site and better access to funding to The Parish Precept is collected on the Parish Council's behalf by Wakefield MDC. For the improve their facilities. Work has also taken place to make basic repairs to the fencing and fiscal year 2019/20 it was set at £35,000. This year (2020/21) we have agreed to keep the remedy damage made by the boundary trees. precept at the current level. We have been able to do this as a result of savings made across our budget.