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NOTICE OF A CASUAL VACANCY ON THE HOLME VALLEY PARISH COUNCIL - UPPERTHONG WARD
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with Section 87(2) of the Local Government Act 1972, that a casual vacancy has occurred in the Upperthong Ward of the Holme Valley Parish Council, as a result of the resignation of Councillor Timothy Dearnley.
An Election to fill the vacancy will be held in accordance with the Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) Rules 1986, if notice in writing of a request for the Election is received by the Returning Officer, Electoral Services, Council Offices, 49-51 Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, HD9 3ER, not later than the 1 June 2012. The notice should be signed by ten electors from the Upperthong Ward of the Parish Council, giving their names and addresses.
Dated this 14th day of May 2012
Sally S Barber
Clerk to Holme Valley Parish Council
Council Offices
49/51 Huddersfield Road
Holmfirth
HD9 3JP
RECENT COUNCIL OFFICE CLOSURES
Due to the receipt of a number of Freedom of Information (FoI) requests, regarding files not held at the Council office, the Clerk was recently required to work at the separate office of the Holme Valley Land Charity. Due to the complex nature of the FoI requests and the considerable resources to answer them (5½ working days), the Clerk’s time has been very limited to deal with the normal everyday business of the Council. It is regrettable that there will, therefore, be delays to responses to general enquiries and correspondence, and to the following up of any resolutions of the Council or its Committees.
It is hoped that normal service can be resumed as soon as possible but, in the meantime, the Council apologises for any inconvenience caused by the FoI requests and the resultant office closures/administrative delays.
QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS – BEACON EVENT
The Council is to hold a Beacon Event, at Holme Moss, to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Further details of the event, i.e. exact timing and location, parking arrangements etc. will be provided in a short while, but the Beacon will be lit at approx. 10.15pm on the night of Monday, 4 June 2012. Everyone in the Valley is welcome to attend the celebrations, but the Council is specifically looking for someone who is celebrating their 60th birthday to actually light the Beacon. If you will be celebrating your 60th birthday on Jubilee Day itself (i.e. Tuesday, 5 June 2012) and live in the Valley, the Council would like to hear from you. Please contact the Clerk by phone or email as soon as possible.
NEW CHAIRMAN APPOINTED – 14 MAY 2012
The new Chairman for the civic year 2012-13 was appointed at the Annual Meeting of the Council, on Monday, 14 May 2012. Cllr Paul Dixon took over as Chairman, from Cllr Tom Dixon, his son and youngest ever Chairman of the Council. Cllr Greg Christofi remains Vice-Chairman for a second year.
Full details of appointments to the Council’s key posts and various Committees will be published on the website shortly.
Newsletter
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HVPC Winter 2011
Our latest newsletter includes:
• Meet two more new councillors
• Find out who the latest Community Champion is and nominate your
Community Champion
• Grant reports from community groups
You can download previous newsletters from our archive here.
