Holbeton – A Dementia Friendly Parish
Holbeton is one of five local parishes has committed to be dementia friendly. You can find out more of what this means here – www.dementiayealm.org
Notice of Audit of Accounts 2016-17
The parish council hereby give notice that the accounts for 2016/17 have been externally audited. The relevant documents can be viewed here.
Holbeton Parish Council Accounts (March 2017) available for review
The Parish Council accounts for the year ending March 2017 have be audited and are available for review by the public. If you wish to see a copy of the accounts please contact the Parish Clerk – PC – Notice of Audited Accounts
South West Coastal Path – Grab your trainers, it’s Challenge time!
It is just one month to go until the South West Coast Path Challenge kicks off in October and the South West Coastal Path would love you to join them – SWCPA
Devon Air Ambulance Volunteer Vacancies
We have been contacted by Cara Jones who is the Volunteer Manager at Devon Air Ambulance head office in Exeter. Devon Air Ambulance are looking to recruit additional volunteers. Cara says
Devon Air Ambulance Trust is a registered charity. Registered Charity No: 1077998. Our aim is “to relieve sickness and injury in and around the county of Devon through provision of an emergency Air Ambulance Service.” Our fantastic family of volunteers are an invaluable part of our fundraising team and the backbone of the Charity. They ensure we remain truly rooted in the community we serve. If any residents of your parish would like to find out about volunteer roles – such as box collecting, giving talks, attending cheque presentation, assisting in our charity shops and assist at our events; please contact us by ringing 01392 466666 or c.jones@daat.org. We appreciate everyone has other commitments so we welcome flexible volunteers who do not need to commit to a minimum amount of time. They are also welcome to a trial a role if they would like to see if it would suit them.
A promotional poster can be found here Air Ambulance – Volunteer Booklet
Campaign Launched to Combat Fly-Tipping
South Hams District Council has launched a new campaign against those who dump household waste across the District. Full Details can be found here SHDC – Fly tipping.
Parish accounts (April 2016 to March 2017) available for inspection
The Clerk to the parish council has issued a notice that the parish accounts for the period April 2016 to March 2017 are available for inspection.
You can find the formal notification here Notice of commencement of period for the excercise of public rights year ended 31 March 2017,
a summary of the accounts here Declaration of Status of Published Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2017,
along with the governance statement here Annual governance statement 2016 – 17
Annual Parish Meeting – Village Hall 9th May
The Parish Council will be holding it’s annual meeting on the 9th May at 7:30pm in the Village Hall. Come along and meet your councillors. There will also be reports from all the clubs and societies in the parish. The full agenda can be found here
General Election- How to vote
South Hams District Council have provided some helpful advice on how to vote in the forthcoming general election on the 8th of June. You can find the information here
Notice of Parish Council Meeting
The next meeting of the parish council will be on the 9th May at 7:30pm in the Reading Room.