BELSTONE PARISH COUNCIL Financial commentary year ended 31/3/2026 We started the financial year with a cash balance of £5,578 and ended with £8,395, an increase of £2,817. We would typically look to be relatively cash-neutral in any one year so such increase is unusual but is a result of having to budget for a clerk’s…
BELSTONE PARISH COUNCIL – Statement of Accounts A review of the accounts for the Parish Council for the financial year to 31st March 2025 starting the year with a cash balance of £3,824 and ending with £5,578, an increase of over £1,700 – which is unusual as we normally operate on a cash neutral basis….
Parish Clerk Report for 9th September 2024 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. New Hedgerow Regulations In one of the NALC newsletters there was the following information about a new law which has come into effect, which may be of interest to some land owners:…
Parish Clerk Report for 8th July 2024 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Website I have added the following posts and pages: Agenda Items 045 Rights of Way An interactive map of the rights of way in the parish is available on the Dartmoor National…
Parish Clerk Report for 20th May 2024 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Website I have added the following posts and pages: Agenda Items 021 Internal Audit Since I took over as Clerk, I have followed the format of accounts produced by previous clerks. There…
Parish Clerk Report for 11th March 2024 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Website I have added the following posts and pages: Housing You may be interested to know that the government are planning to introduce planning rules to stop people turning residential properties into…
Parish Clerk Report for 15th January 2024 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. West Devon Update West Devon Borough Council have arranged a briefing for Parish Councils about their vision and strategy. It is online on Wed 17th January 6-7pm. Interested Councillors should register in…
Parish Clerk Report for 20th November 2023 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Events Attended Scribefest This is a free online conference put on by a council software provider. They are the supplier of the software that we are going to trial. About 70 people…
Parish Clerk Report for 11th September 2023 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Agenda Item There are two housing surveys that we have been sent: 1. The Devon Housing Commission (DHC) The DHC “consists of 11 authorities, including West Devon that are conducting an in-depth…
Parish Clerk Report for 24th July 2023 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Police Liaison Meeting Through Sticklepath Parish Council I was invited to an online police liaison meeting. I was not sure what it was all about, but decided to attend. I was really…
Parish Clerk Report for 26th June 2023 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Training Agenda Items 2023/24-045 Coronation Lamp I have contacted the insurance company regarding the implications of having a lamp, and their response was ” If you did require cover at a later…
Parish Clerk Report for 15th May 2023 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Agenda Items 2023/24-034 Dartmoor National Park Authority Ballot Devon Association of Local Councils (DALC) have written to ask for nominations for the parish Members on the Dartmoor National Park Authority. All previous…
Parish Clerk Report for 17th April 2023 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Housing Survey Cllr Daniel sent an email regarding a Housing Needs Survey which is being planned for July in the area. This would take the form of a questionnaire distributed to all…
Parish Clerk Report for 27th February 2023 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Training Elections
Parish Clerk Report for 17th January 2023 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Training Agenda Items 2022/23-148 Planning 2022/23-149 Muddy Lane Response from new Dartmoor Ranger Rob Taylor regarding sign at Skaigh end of bridlepath: That’s fine, I can get one installed. We are moving…
Parish Clerk Report for 29th November 2022 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Training Agenda Items 2022/23-130 Muddy Lane After correspondence with Ian Brooker regarding the vehicular traffic on bridleways, he has erected a ‘No unauthorised vehicles beyond this point” sign at the Tongue End…
Parish Clerk’s Report for October 18th 2022 BELSTONE PARISH COUNCIL Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Answered a question about the Westlake seat from Chris Walpole. Forwarded late planning application and highways consultation. I attended some free training about the timetable and actions required for…
BELSTONE PARISH COUNCIL Parish Clerk Report for 27th September 2022 Completed Actions Copies of all letters and emails will be available to view at the meeting. Email from Fell runners forwarded to Commoners. Zurich have notified us that they are transferring our insurance to another subsidiary because of Brexit. Burl site visit arranged Agenda Items…
BELSTONE PARISH COUNCIL Parish Clerk Report for 12th July 2022 Correspondence I have written to NatWest asking them to stop sending things to Robin and Kate. Certificate of Exemption sent to External Auditor. Planning Consultation extension requests sent Phone call from tourist regarding car parked in car park. One person has been deleted from the…
Parish Council Committees are appointed by the Council, and should have: Terms of Reference Meetings open to the public Meeting agendas published 3 days in advance Published minutes of their meetings A minimum quorum to function An Advisory Committee must bring all actions back to the Council, so the committee can research and discuss, but…
BELSTONE PARISH COUNCIL Parish Clerk Report for 14th June 2022 Correspondence A café in Okehampton (Devon Fare, Red Lion Yard) had applied for a licence. A venue in Bratton Clovelly has applied for a licence. I have completed the VAT return for £106.82, and we have received it. Dartmoor National Park have written with information…
BELSTONE PARISH COUNCIL Parish Clerk Report for 19th October 2021 Actions from Last Meeting Borough Councillor Statement I have enquired about a grant for an electric charging point for the car park, but because we do not own the land, we are not eligible. I had an email from Nick Bull at Old Rectory Lodge…
BELSTONE PARISH COUNCIL Parish Clerk Report for 7th September 2021 Finances – Balances Please note that I have not yet completed the Finance training, so I apologise if there are any mistakes. The balance in the Current Account at 30th July 2021 was £1,741.63. The balance in the Business Reserve Account at 30th July 2021…
BELSTONE PARISH COUNCIL Parish Clerk Report for 27 July 2001 My first month has been a very steep learning curve, with so much to learn about both the village and the job. Thank you for being so patient with me. I have spent some time trying to get myself organised with both paper and electronic…
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