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Horley Parish Council Meeting on Thurs 18th January 2024 at 7.30pm

A meeting of the Parish Council will be held in the Old Schoolrooms at:

 7.30 pm on Thursday 18th January 2024  

Notice of any items members of the public wished to be raised at the meeting should be sent at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to David M.Beck Clerk to Horley Parish Council – horleypc@gmail.com

Agenda items:

1) Apologies for absence
2) Declaration of Interests
3) Minutes of the Meeting held on 19th October 2023
4) Matters arising
5) Finance
– Bank Statement to 31st December 2023
– 2023/24 Budget Monitoring Report and Agree Budget/Precept for 2024/2025
6) Relevant Correspondence
As received
Planning Applications received since last meeting
Planning Permissions received
7) Parking issues at Wroxton Lane
Update/current position
8) Proposed Solar Farm – top of Banbury Lane
Update/current position
9) 20mph speed limit
10) Dates of next Council meetings:
Currently:
18th April 2024
9th May 2024 AGM and Annual Parish Meeting
25th July 2024
17th October 2024
16th January 2025
It is accepted extra meeting(s) may need to be called to discuss any outstanding matters when and if the situation is necessary
11) Any other urgent business

See: https://thehorleyviews.com/parish-council/meeting-minutes/

David Beck

Clerk to Horley Parish Council

horleypc@gmail.com or 0785 2998172

Horley Charity Quiz – Friday 2nd February

Horley Ladies Guild are organising a charity quiz on 2nd Feb at 7pm – see poster below for details.

Most of the questions have a local twist so come along and pitch your wits against your neighbours in this fun quiz. Teams of up to 6 can enter, or you can come along and make up a team on the night.

Entry is £5.00 per person and all monies raised will be shared between the Katharine House Hospice and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution.

There will be a cash bar serving refreshments and a raffle. (Raffle prizes welcome!) Previous quizzes have been very popular – in fact we ran out of room so please book your place by contacting Emma Hamer on 07469 084691 or email Emma.Hamer@nfu.org.uk

Christine Abbotts’ funeral

Mike Abbotts would like to let villagers know that the funeral of Christine Abbotts will take place on the 4th January at Banbury Crematorium.

The time of the service is 12 noon.

Afterwards you are invited for refreshments to the Moon and Sixpence Hanwell. 

Nativity service at St Etheldreda’s – tomorrow at 5pm

Confirming that the Nativity service at St Etheldreda’s tomorrow, Sunday 17th December, is at 5pm, not 6pm as stated in the Horley Views magazine.

Ukraine Appeal – Update Dec 23

Although the situation in Ukraine is not front page news so much these days, donations of food and other items are still urgently needed.  A truck will be making at least one more trip this year following a contribution towards the cost of petrol from the proceeds of the monthly village coffee mornings. Please put any items you can contribute in the box under Rita’s porch as soon as you can. 

Items especially needed are food (cans, packets of rice, pasta etc), warm winter clothing and bandages. All donations are much appreciated and Rita continues to do great job collecting and taking the items down to central hub.

Village Defibrillator available again

‘The Defibrillator sited at the Red Lion Public House has now been re-commissioned and tested.

In case of emergency please dial 999.

Site – Red Lion Public House, The Square, Horley  OX15 6BQ ‘

David Beck – Horley Parish Clerk

Services at St Etheldreda’s during December

Christmas services at St Etheldreda’s are as follows:

Sunday 17th December at 5pm – Nativity (not 6pm as stated in the Horley Views Magazine)

Christmas Eve at 11:30pm – Midnight Mass

Details of all services in the Benefice in December can be found here:

https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/477/news/notice-sheet/grid/

Village Defibrillator not currently available

‘Please note that the village defibrillator is in need of a spare part and is not currently available.

I am in contact with the maintenance company to expedite this.

In the meantime in case of emergency please ring 999.‘

David Beck – Horley Parish Clerk