Parish Council News

Dear Codicote Residents

The Fireworks display was held on Saturday 5^th November at the Bury Lane Sports field, the weather was very kind to us and the display was excellent with a great turnout. The Parish Council would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the volunteers who helped at the event providing the BBQ and teas, also to the Councillors who assisted as stewards and selling glow sticks. Thanks are also to go to Valerie Warwick for making the chocolate apples and to the Howe family for setting off the fireworks. We are pleased to report that a total of £542.44 was raised, breakdown as follows:

Bucket collection                                £214.44

Tea,coffee & BBQ                              £250.00

Chocolate apples                                £  10.00

Glow sticks                                         £  68.00

The proceeds will be used in conjunction with the building of the new John Clements Sports Hall & Community Centre.

You will remember the Parish Council asked all householders to vote on whether or not to increase the Council Tax to raise money for the new building project, from the 1,500 letters sent out a total of 515 responses were received by the deadline, the result is as follows:-

Agree to an increase in the Council Tax               115

Disagree to an increase in the Council Tax          388

Void papers                                                                 12

The result shows a 78% majority vote against an increase in the Council Tax, we can confirm therefore that the Council Tax will not be increased for this purpose. The Parish Council have and will continue to support Jim Park and this project.

A Policy & Resources Committee meeting was held on 27^th October, at this meeting applications for grants from the Parish Council were debated and given according to need. A breakdown on the grants awarded will be available shortly. Each Committee Chairperson also debated their financial responsibilities and the Clerk presented the Administrative financial requirements. Council then reviews and agrees the budget for 2012/13.

The Parish Council are inviting residents to come along to a meeting on Tuesday 10^th January 2012 to discuss the setting up of a committee to organise events in Codicote to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee on 4^th June 2012, please come along if you are interested and think that you will be able to help.

The Parish Council will not have a Full Council meeting in December but as always Councillors will be available to Parishioners, we wish you all a very happy Christmas and New Year.

Lorraine Ellis

Parish Council Clerk

Dear Codicote Residents

The Fireworks display will be taking place on Saturday 5^th November from 7pm onwards at the Bury Lane Sports field, entry is free so please do come along if you can. We are hoping that the weather will be kind to us and that we have a dry, clear evening so that everyone can see and enjoy the fireworks. Stay safe !

The Apple Day event organised by the Parish Environment Action Plan was held on Saturday 8^th October and was a great success although the weather could have been kinder, a very cold day. There were many varieties of apples on sale, cooking and eating. If you are interested in the work of PEAP please contact Mike Creasey on 01438 820487.

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome Mark Ireland as a Parish Councillor, we now have a full team and we are all looking forward to working together.

You will all have received a letter from the Council on the John Clements sports hall and community centre project, hopefully you have completed the tear off slip and returned it to the Council Offices, the deadline for the return of the slip was 21^st October, so we will be a position to let you know the outcome in the next edition of the Parish magazine. Information will be available on the Council’s website and a notice will also be placed on the noticeboard outside of the Peace Memorial Hall. Thank you for taking the time to respond to this very important request for your view on whether to raise funds for the project via your Council Tax.

A wreath will be laid by a Parish Councillor on Remembrance Sunday, our thoughts will be with the families of the service personnel who have recently died in the conflict in Afghanistan.

We will again be having a Christmas tree on The Green and the Christmas lights will be erected in the High Street on Friday 2^nd December, we are hopeful that they will look lovely again this year – if you notice any that are not working correctly please let us know on 01438 821770 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Lorraine Ellis

Parish Council Clerk

Dear Codicote Residents

The Parish Council are currently preparing the budget for 2012/13. The Committees review their expenditure to-date and they then consider how much will be required for the forthcoming year. The Policy & Resources Committee will then review their submissions before the budget is presented to the Full Council for their overall approval. The budget is then forwarded to North Hertfordshire District Council for them to calculate the Council Tax required from residents.

We are hoping that we will shortly be co-opting a Codicote resident to become a Councillor, we will then have a full team so that we can ensure that all duties are undertaken and projects proceeded with as planned. All Councillors are available to discuss matters, but in the first instance please contact the Parish Clerk, Lorraine Ellis on 01438 821770 or 07828 033006. Alternatively via e-mail:- This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Parish Council are in the process of discussing the forthcoming Queen’s Diamond Jubilee which will be held in June 2012, if you have any ideas on how Codicote could celebrate this marvellous occasion do please get in touch with us using the contact details above, we would love to hear from you.

We hope that many of you have had the opportunity to try out the new outdoor exercise equipment at the Bury Lane sports field, there are three pieces of equipment to help keep us all on our toes. The equipment is suitable for the age range 12 to adult. Please do try it out, we are sure you will really enjoy it and hopefully feel fitter after doing so !

The Fireworks display will be taking place on Saturday 5^th November from 7pm onwards at the Bury Lane Sports field, entry is free so please do come along if you can. We are hoping that the weather will be kind to us and that we have a clear evening so that everyone can see and enjoy the fireworks.

Lorraine Ellis

Parish Council Clerk