Members of the Parish Council

Chair                Dr. Maurice Dixson        758171 chair@kingtonlangley.org
Vice Chairman Dennis Gill                    750089
Clerk                Sue Hart                       750418 klparishclerk@tiscali.co.uk

General Responsibilities

Parish Council Meetings 2008

Parish Council Meetings in Village Hall Committee Room (Start 7:45pm):

Annual Parish Meeting

Please click here for the minutes of the 2008 meeting
or
click here to see the minutes of the 2007 meeting.

Parking On The Commons For Special Events

If you live close to one of the village Commons and are expecting large numbers of visitors for a party or special event, please contact the Parish Council. We will normally grant special permission for parking on the Commons and give you guidance that will help ensure safe circumstances for your visitors and other road users.

One final request, please don’t cut the grass on the larger Commons areas for parking. Our regular grass cutting programme aims to maintain the Commons as grazing land, and not as a garden lawn.

                                                            Thank you.
                                                            Peter Hart for Kington Langley Parish Council.

Chairman’s Report –2007/8 - Cllr. Dr. Maurice Dixson

2007 Parish Election and Councillors: Last year was the 4-yearly District & Parish Council election and as only 9 villagers put their names forward for election, all were elected unopposed. Mrs. Lynn Atwell and Revd. John Schofield resigned in December and as no election was requested, two villagers were co-opted onto the Council in February: Chris Timbrell and myself. Cllr. Hart resigned as Chairman in January and I was elected as Chairman on 10th March.

I would like to  commend Cllr. Hart on the projects that have been successfully completed over the past 3½ years, namely erecting a bus-shelter outside the Hit or Miss; achieving a 40 mph speed limit through the double bends by the Greathouse and a reduction in speed from the dual-carriageway traffic lights up Plough Hill from 40 to 30; establishing a Kington Langley website and undertaking the first phase of the Commons Erosion project, resulting in grass reinforcement and kerbing outside Langley Fitzurse School. Cllr. Hart has also managed the second phase to the point where villagers’ Promises have reached the target figure needed to enable us to now apply for Area 3 funding. I am pleased to add that Cllr. Hart is ‘championing’ this project as a continuing member of the Parish Council

Finances: Turning to finances, last year’s precept has been managed within budget with some surplus which went towards paying an extra £1,000 off the Footpath loan. The precept will also be maintained at the same level for the next financial year.

Parish Projects: Major achievements in 2007 have been the speed limit reductions, the first phase of the Commons Erosion Project and attention to village maintenance which has resulted in renovation of all village benches plus provision of hard-standings to prolong their future life. 2008 will see the next stage of dealing with Middle Common erosion plus a campaign to downgrade Byway 34 to prevent vehicular access, which will be led by Cllr. John Foster.

Looking to the Future: Wiltshire is changing to a Unitary Council and the Parishes await news as to how this will affect us. I hope we shall see greater delegated opportunities for Parish Council action in place of the District Council when the Unitary Authority is established and that the County will not simply centralise everything.

Current Projects

1. Resolving the parking problem at the school.
2. Protecting the commons from erosion by traffic.
3. Resurfacing Church Lane, and adding a footpath.
4. Making the bend around St Peter Church safer for pedestrians.

Please use the links below to find more information on Parish Council activities