Whaddon Parish Council (WPC) represents the village of Whaddon in Buckinghamshire. Buckinghamshire Council (BC) is the Local Authority.
The village has a population of around 400 people, with 200 dwellings. The village can be traced back to Anglo-Saxon times, and surrounding elements back to Roman settlements.
It stands close to the boundary between Milton Keynes City Council and Buckinghamshire.
Within the village there is a church (St Mary’s CoE), chapel, village hall, primary school, recreation ground, allotments, village pub and numerous active groups and clubs that make use of the facilities.
The WPC is responsible or involved in:-
Planning
Recreation Ground
Street Lighting
Constable’s Plot
Allotments
Street Furniture
Grass Cutting, Hedging and Weed Spraying
Whaddon Quarterly Parish Magazine
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What is a Parish Council?
Parish or Town Councils are an important tier of Government within the UK; a Parish/Town Council is the smallest and most localised tier of local government in the UK and is a properly constituted local authority.
The powers and duties, and the manner in which a Parish Council operates are laid out in local government statute and regulations; Parish Councils operate at a level below national government and also below district and borough councils. Parish & Town Councils are elected and can help on a number of local issues, like planning applications or running local sports grounds and community halls.
The Parish Council has legal responsibilities as an employer, and sometimes as an owner of public land and buildings.
Parish Councils are Statutory Bodies, having powers under a number of different Acts (the Local Government Act 1972, the Public Health Act 1936, etc.). Only a few Councils need to use all their available powers. It is up to each Council to choose what is appropriate for the community they serve.
The Council raises funds by the annual Precept is set in January of each year. The amount required is guided by the setting of the annual budget in the November preceding.
The Parish Council precept is added to the Council Tax bill and collected by Buckinghamshire Council (on behalf of the Parish Council).
The Council also raises funds through grants from other organisations.
Parish Councillors
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