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The next Parish Council Meeting (Ordinary Meeting) will be held on 8th January 2025 @ 6.30pm in the Village Hall.
Stanton Fitzwarren Parish Council is looking for a New Parish Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer
The Parish of Stanton Fitzwarren is looking for a new, part-time Clerk/RFO.
The post is interesting and varied and requires a self-motivated person to oversee all Parish Council workings. This includes liaising with councillors, Swindon Borough Council and residents as required. Good computer skills and basic accountancy knowledge will be needed and preferably some understanding of council procedures.
Duties would include:
· Preparing and distributing the Agenda for each Parish meeting
· Recording and producing Minutes for each meeting
· Maintaining the Parish Council website
· Maintaining the Parish Facebook page
· Maintaining the Parish email box and responding to any queries from the public or outside bodies
· Maintaining the Parish accounts on Excel and producing accounting reports to be signed off in meetings
· Paying suppliers
· Completing and submitting the Annual Return form at Financial Year End
· Working with internal auditors at Year end
· Creating and monitoring a detailed budget
· Submitting a precept request to Swindon Borough Council once the budget is approved.
The role is home based, with flexible hours, and ideally the Clerk would be someone who lives locally and knows the area well. The Clerk will also need to attend bi-monthly Council meetings, currently the 1st Wednesday of the relevant month. Additional meetings may need to be attended as required.
Training seminars and mentoring is available to help the Clerk if required.
The post is for 12 hours/month renumeration with expenses for use-of-home.
Expected start date will be in early December 2024, with one months overlap with current Clerk to allow handover before our current Clerk leaves.
Please contact Councillor Tom Charnock at tomc@stantonfitzwarren-pc.gov.uk or telephone Tom for an informal chat on 07827 871804
PUBLIC NOTICE
SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL SECTION 14 - THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 NOTICE OF TEMPORARY CLOSURE – PROW FOOTPATH 7 and 8, STANTON FITZWARREN
This Order is being introduced on health and safety grounds due to construction and will impose a closure of PROW footpath SF7 between Mill Lane and PROW FP SF6 and PROW footpath SF8.
Alternative route A signed route through Stanton Fitzwarren Country Park and the Old Railway line.
The Order comes into the force on the 27 May 2024 for 6 months.
Strategic Transport 16 April 2024
For further information please contact NetworkCoordination@swindon.gov.uk quoting reference STR000831.
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Stanton Fitzwarren is 2 miles SW of Highworth, 4 miles NE of Swindon. Grid Ref SU178902. Postcode SN6 7SE. Population 188 in 1831, 157 in 1951, the latest census (2011) shows the population was 226.
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