The Parish Plan, produced by the community, was adopted by the Council in January 2008.  The full version is elsewhere on this website but from it the Parish Council produced its own summary version which was distributed to households in April 2008 and launched at the Annual Parish Meeting on 30th April 2008. 

 

I hope to be able to reproduce it in this form for the website but in any case these aims and objectives of the Parish Council remain unchanged, so please read on if you are interested in Parish Councils in local life.

 

KING'S STANLEY PARISH COUNCIL’S VISION

has always been

TO WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 

   

 OBJECTIVES

AIMS

    1

To provide effective     and accountable        local government          for the Parish
  • Hold monthly PC Meetings, including Annual Council Meeting & Annual Parish Meeting
  • Set an annual precept
  • Manage the PCs assets & finances effectively & efficiently to achieve best value
  • Provide PCs views on relevant consultations, including views on planning applications
  • Disseminate timely records of PC meetings
  • Continue to develop an informative & user-friendly PC website
  • To work towards achieving Quality Parish Status

    2

To identify, in partnership with the parishioners & other agencies, the needs of the Parish and seek ways of assisting in meeting them
  • Maintain and manage the Play Area
  • Seek to establish a Youth Club
  • Actively support & help in management of a MUGA
  • Seek ways to reduce litter in the Parish
  • Continue to press for improvements in Street Lighting
  • Continue to press for safer traffic movements in the Parish
  • Continue to press for a safer community
  • Encourage Parish societies and organisations

    3    

To help develop a strategy for long term development of the Parish

 

  • Help in the development of the Parish Plan in partnership with  the local community
  • Develop Action Plan based on priorities in the Parish Plan

4       To raise awareness of the need for a sustainable environment for the Parish

  • Encourage Parishioners to conserve energy & use less fuel and water

  • Support initiatives to reduce waste & increase re-cycling of waste

Since their formation in 1894 Parish Councils have worked continuously on behalf of their very own local community, often with few resources but much local co-operation.  Councillors give their time freely to decide how best they can help their communities. Parish & Town Councils work in conjunction with their larger relatives the District and the County Council (here that is Stroud District and Gloucestershire County) & KSPC has recently signed up to the Charter produced by GCC.

Generally, smaller Parish Councils do not take on services or tasks that are carried out by the other authorities (mainly through lack of resources such as staff etc) but sometimes this is possible & our slightly larger Parish or Town Council relatives often have a Parish office & own other public premises & have numerous employees working on various local tasks.

Perennial issues are litter and young people which seem inextricably linked in many people’s minds.  Where we can we get Stroud District Council to provide extra bins & keep areas clear.  On Marling Close we have to rely on Marling’s Close Trust and now they have engaged someone to keep the area tidy.  We do not ourselves have sufficient resources to fund a parish litter warden but we do employ one gentleman who takes care of the bus shelter on the Village Green & many of you know at first hand what his task is like.

The Parish Council owns very little – the amenity land at the corner of Elmlea Road & land between St George’s Avenue and St George’s Close which is currently fully tenanted by 8 allotment tenants.  KSPC is responsible for the maintenance of the various areas of registered Village Green running through the centre of King's Stanley & also maintains several verges to a higher standard than GCC for which it receives a small agency payment.  KSPC owns around 7 seats through the parish & the 5 bus shelters and accepts responsibility for the care of the War Memorials in Selsley & King's Stanley.

Elected Members each have their areas of knowledge and expertise which they bring to meetings and between us all, with the assistance of community minded parishioners, we try to get things done.

KSPC is extremely grateful for the generous help, freely given by parishioners whose contributions are often overlooked.  As very many family members now work outside the home, fewer people are able to help their own communities directly, but we are lucky in the Parish that many people do feel they want to put something back.   Members are looking for more such people to help drive forward initiatives for young people – so if you have an interest in that direction, and time to pursue it, please get in touch with David Hauser.

The Parish Council is the most local tier of local government & is the only one with the real local knowledge because it is composed of people who live in & care about the Parish.  We don’t know it all & cannot know all of you – but we know more about our Parish than any other Council and sometimes this local knowledge, often gained through you, has proved invaluable in correcting inaccuracies & fighting our corner.