A vacancy has arisen for a Councillor on Greenham Parish Council.
If you would like to make a difference in your local community and be involved in its future shape and represent the views of local people to ensure they count. Then why not become a Parish Councillor.
No specific qualifications are needed to become a Councillor - life experience is
the best thing to bring to the role. It’s vital that members represent all sections
of the community.
You will need to be 18 years of age and over, have no criminal convictions and live in the Parish, (or at least 3 miles outside the parish)
If you would like to find out more, please contact the Clerk, clerk@greenham.gov.uk for more details or why not contact one of the Councillors, contact details can be found on the website under the Councillors page.
Greenham Parish Council (GPC) has been asked by some local community groups to look at how the Diamond Playing field’s existing community building might be replaced due to its dilapidated condition. GPC have done some initial work with West Berkshire Council (WBC), who own the Diamond Field and currently manage the building, with the aim of ensuring should a replacement be affordable that it meets the whole community’s needs. This survey is designed to ensure we have gathered as much information as possible from our community. The survey is open to all ages.
Please complete the survey and email to clerk@greenham.org.uk The survey can also be found on the Parish Council Facebook and Greenham Community Pages. Alternately if you would like the Clerk to email you a survey, please email clerk@greenham.org.com to request one.
Your input is valuable in helping us understand the needs and preferences of our community regarding the design and purpose of a new community building. This survey aims to gather information to ensure that the building aligns with the community's desires and needs.
The Seasonal Wardens for Greenham, Crookham and Snelsmore Commons are conducting visitor surveys for the ground nesting bird season 2023 (from 1st March to 31st July). We'd love to have feedback on your experiences on the Common during this time, your opinion on how it has been managed, what is important to you and any suggested improvements. It only takes 5 minutes, just follow the QR code in this link. The survey is open until the end of July.
On the 4th May 2023 Parish and District Elections will take place.
If you are interested in becoming a Greenham Parish Councillor, and would like to nominate yourself to stand for Greenham Parish Council, please contact the Clerk on clerk@greenham.gov.uk for more details and a Nomination Form. Nomination Forms are to be submitted to West Berkshire Council offices by 4pm on Thursday 4th April 2023. There are 10 seats available for Greenham Common and 5 to represent the Newbury Racecourse.
Want to take part in Greenham in Bloom? Take the survey and contact the clerk by emailto let them know
Condolence Books
West Berkshire Council will not be using physical Condolence Books in line with Covid-19 regulations. We will be encouraging the public to ‘sign’ the official electronic version which can be found here https://www.royal.uk/books-condolence
Alternatively, you may wish to create your own electronic Condolence Book.
Floral Tributes
Again in line with Covid-19 regulations and the wishes of the Royal Household, we will be discouraging the public from leaving floral tributes. Instead residents could consider instead, making donations to a charity of their choosing or one of the charities or organisations which The Duke of Edinburgh supported in his public duties. More information about this is available online at:https://www.royal.uk/donations
Cancellation of meetings and events
We are yet to receive any official guidance on this but at the present time we will not be cancelling any of our Council meetings which are all currently held via Zoom. However, we will be asking our Council Members to wear dark clothing and black ties for gentlemen.
Two minutes silence and date of the funeral
As yet, we have not received any further information on when a national two minutes silence will take place. Similarly, we have no details of the date of the funeral.
In the meantime, more information on Prince Philip and his life can be found on the Royal Household website: https://www.royal.uk/