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The primary role of the Parish Council is
to represent its parishioners on issues affecting the community, to
District, County and Central Government.
In addition, Swavesey Parish Council carries out the following work
within the parish:
• Maintenance of public open spaces at:
• The Recreation
Green, including School Pond
• Market Street
Green
• Swan Pond
• Carters
Way/Priory Avenue
• Moat Way, including
the Pond
• Constable’s
Rood
• On behalf of and in conjunction with the County Council:
• Grasscutting
of highway verges within the village boundary
• Maintenance of
rights of way, as a member of the Parish Paths
Partnership
Scheme
• Provides and maintains the following services:
• Children’s
play area on the recreation green
• Children’s
play area on Moat Way green
• Provides and maintains bus shelters, seats, plants tubs and parish
noticeboards
at various locations in the village.
• In conjunction with South Cambridgeshire District Council
maintains dog waste bins and
litter bins at various locations in the village.
• Consultee on local development plan issues from both the County
and District Councils.
• Comments on (but not decides) planning applications.
• Nominates representatives on the following village bodies*:
• Swavesey Fire
Relief Charity (Frere Cottages)
• The Thomas
Galon Charity
• The Charity
for George Long at Swavesey Memorial Hall
• The Swavesey
Byways Committee
• Meridian
Magazine Committee
• Swavesey
Festival Steering Group
• Swavesey
Community Pavilion Ltd
• Swavesey
Action for Youth Committee
• Parish Plan Action
Group
• Supports the work of charitable groups and organisations within the
village.
The Parish Council employs two members of staff: The Clerk and The
Village Handyman
* Following a change in the
Guide to the Law of School Governing Bodies, there is no longer a
requirement for Parish Councils to nominate a representative Governor to
Primary School Governing Bodies. This Governor position has now been
replaced by a Community Governor.
July 2011
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