Parish Council

If you are interested in applying for this vacancy please contact the Parish Clerk via buritonparishcouncil@hotmail.co.uk or you can speak, initially, to any of the Parish Councillors.

Please provide a brief summary of relevant experience.

Information about the Parish Council (and dates of meetings during 2019) are available on the community website at: http://www.buriton.info/parish-council

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following incidents of criminal damage to vehicles in Buriton over the last month. 

At least four vehicles parked in Heatherfield have sustained deliberate scratches to the paintwork and it is thought the damage is likely to have occurred at some point between times 09:00 - 16:00 on a Tuesday (various dates in September). 

A further two vehicles have sustained deliberate scratches to the paintwork in the High Street of Buriton on the 04/10/2018 between times 08:15hrs - 14:30hrs. 

Thanks to the Parish Council and help from the South Downs National Park Authority, the quality of the dark night skies above Buriton have now been officially recognised as a ‘Dark Skies Discovery Site’ by the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh.

Dark Sky Discovery Sites are places that are away from the worst of any local light pollution, provide good sightlines of the sky and have good public access, including firm ground for wheelchairs. 

There has been a recent spate of acts of vandalism and thefts from cars – please tell people to spread the word / increase awareness, keep eyes open for any suspicious behaviour and report things to the Police:

The Parish Council is looking to recruit a part-time Village Hall Manager: average six hours per week with pay of £12 per hour.

Applicants will need to be practical and adaptable, able to work on their own initiative, with good interpersonal skills, IT skills and experience of book-keeping and managing budgets.

The closing date for applications is 5th October. Advertisements are also being placed in local newspapers, but please draw this opportunity to the attention of anyone who you think may be interested.

Buriton Parish Council has sent a detailed response to Hampshire County Council’s consultation about cuts to bus services.

The County Council is looking to save over £1 million from its support to bus services from April 2019 – and to save another £1 million from its Concessionary Travel Scheme from the same date.

The Parish Council has subsequently received a number of messages of thanks including the following: “The new kissing gate is much appreciated by dog walkers and families as it stops dogs and children rushing out into the road and access into the field is so much easier.  Everyone I have spoken to is very pleased with it. Please thank everyone involved for making it happen.”

It is hoped that a second stile, in the same vicinity, might be replaced next year if the landowner gives approval and if the funding can be found.

Due to financial pressures Hampshire County Council has decided to reduce its support to bus services by over £1 million from 1^st April 2019 – and to save another £1 million from its Concessionary Travel Scheme from the same date.

The County Council is currently consulting people to find out which buses they use – and how important they are to them.

The deadline to respond to the County Council’s consultation is 5^th August (see details below).

The problem of dog poo seems to have got worse in recent months – not just on the Recreation Ground but also in a number of other places – and so children have designed their own posters to get their messages across.

The Parish Council has also arranged for District Council officials to carry out patrols so that any irresponsible dog owners can be identified and encouraged to change their behaviour.

The problem seems to have got worse in recent months – not just on the Recreation Ground but also in a number of other places.

After receiving a number of complaints from local families, the Parish Council has arranged for District Council officials to carry out patrols and any irresponsible dog owners will be dealt in an attempt to change behaviours.