NOTICES

COST OF LIVING CRISIS

The Winshill Neighbourhood Resource Centre Charity based in Canterbury Road is helping to provide community support where possible in conjunction with other public organisations.  Anyone who is feeling vulnerable and in need of help should ring the Centre on 01283 740871 or mobile no. 07919 872964 and leave a message or alternatively email the Centre at: wnrc12@hotmail.co.uk

WINSHILL PARISH PLAN

Following a lengthy consultation exercise the Parish Plan Council has been completed.  Following the public meeting at Winshill Neighbourhood Resource Centre further ideas have now been accommodated in the final version which has been delivered to every household in the Parish.  The Parish Council in conjunction with other organisations will look to implement the measures put forward in the Plan.

WINSHILL NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN

The Neighbourhood Plan has now been approved by a Government Inspector and following the overwhelming vote in favour at the referendum held in the Parish on Thursday 25th January in 2018 it has now been adopted as planning policy by East Staffordshire Borough Council.

PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS

The next Parish Meeting  will be on the third Wednesday of every month during  2025 at  7.30 pm in the Resource Centre in Canterbury Road. Members of the public are invited to attend.

HEART OF ENGLAND IN BLOOM 2024

We would like to thank the many individual volunteers and community groups who contributed so much to our entries to Heart of England in Bloom and Britain in Bloom.  In this year’s RHS Heart of England in Bloom, entries from Winshill achieved the equivalent of seven Gold awards, two Silver Gilt and one silver. All of these, whilst entries in their own right, also formed part Winshill’s entry in the Urban Category enabling it to become Urban Category winners. You can view a summary of the entries and the portfolio submitted to the judges.

BRITAIN IN BLOOM 2024

Winshill received a Gold award and won the Urban category receiving a Judges Discretionary Award for   “Outstanding Community Involvement” which recognised our efforts in ” recruiting, engaging with, supporting and retaining volunteers”.

PARISH COUNCIL PRECEPT 2025- 2026

Winshill Parish Council Members agreed at the December 2024 meeting to increase the Parish Council Precept (included as part of the overall Council Tax) by 4% following seven years of no increases.  This is set at just over 55 pence per week for an average Band D property.

PARISH COUNCIL CHAIRMAN

At the annual meeting of the Parish Council in May 2025 the members unanimously agreed to re-elect Councillor Dennis Fletcher as Chairman and Councillor John Batten as Vice-Chairman.

COMPLETION OF ANNUAL GOVERNANCE STATEMENT AND NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF DATE FOR EXERCISE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS FOR YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2025

You can view the Annual Governance Statement 2025 and Exercise of Public Rights covering the 12 months to 31 March 2025.