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West Berks Council gears up for district, parish and town elections

28/2/2019

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West Berkshire Council Press Release - 27th February
West Berkshire Council is gearing up for district council elections with residents going to the polls in two months’ time.
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On Thursday 2 May residents will go to the polls to elect district councillors to sit on West Berkshire Council, and also to elect councillors to town and parish councils.

Preparations for the district council elections are well underway with West Berkshire Council’s Electoral Services team busy booking polling stations, arranging staff for polling stations and the count, as well as making sure everyone who wants to vote can do so.

Since the district council elections were held in 2015 there have been changes to the areas each district councillor represents. The review was conducted both to reduce the number of district councillors and to adjust ward boundaries so that each councillor represents a similar number of residents. Changes to towns and villages, and their populations, had led to disparity between how many residents councillors had been representing.

Following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, there will be 24 wards across West Berkshire instead of 30 and 43 councillors instead of 52. More information about the new wards and a small number of changes to polling stations will be published in March.

Anyone wanting to stand in the elections is able to do so with a deadline of 4pm on Wednesday 3 April for completed nomination forms. A list of candidates standing for election in each ward will be published online on Thursday 4 April. More information about the nomination process for candidates can be found in West Berkshire Council’s Guide to Election Procedures.
There is still plenty of time for residents to register to vote in the May elections if they have not already done so. Residents have until Friday 12 April and they can register to vote online in just a few minutes or opt to register to vote by post. 

Residents are able to vote by post if they prefer to, or to apply for a proxy vote which allows another person to cast their vote for them. The deadline for new postal votes and changes to existing postal vote details is Monday 15th April, and the applications to vote by proxy must be submitted by Wednesday 24 April.

For more information about registering to vote visit https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. There is also more information about the elections on the West Berkshire Council website.
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WBC Press Release - Council Strategy Consultation

13/2/2019

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Council Strategy Consultation now live
Residents are invited to give their views on a new four-year strategy for West Berkshire Council.
A short survey has been launched today, 11 February 2019, and takes only a few minutes to complete.
The Council Strategy explains what we plan to prioritise and improve over a four year period.  It also sets out how we aim to achieve these improvements, while continuing to deliver the services that our residents expect us to provide such as emptying the bins, fixing potholes, safeguarding vulnerable children, and providing care for older people.
The Strategy is produced every four years to align with the electoral cycle, and refreshed every other year. The current Strategy was adopted in 2015, so a new one is needed to cover the period 2019-2023.
Graham Jones, Leader of West Berkshire Council said: “It is only by listening to our residents and taking their views on board that we are able to develop an effective Strategy which is focussed on the correct priorities. There is a short survey that we need local people to complete so that we can finalise the Strategy.”
Take part in the survey at www.westberks.gov.uk/draftcouncilstrategy by midnight on 24 March 2019.
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West Berkshire Heritage Events

8/2/2019

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West Berkshire Heritage have just published their Spring / Summer What's On Guide.

​It includes lots of family events, workshops, exhibitions, theatre and concerts.

To download a copy click here: What's On

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Community Spirit!

4/2/2019

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Brother and sister team Dan Whidborne (local farmer) and Claire Pill (owner of Saddleback Farm Shop) brought Saddleback Farm Shop to local residents in Brightwalton, Chaddleworth and Leckhampstead who have been cut off from civilisation (unless you have a 4×4 and even some of them have had to be towed out). It is this community spirit that makes this such a special place to live. 

Villagers queued up for bread, milk, meat and other essentials. 
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