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New chairman – New Development Liaison committee

The Parish Council has elected Councillor Tony Grice as its new chairman and Councillor Liz Chmara as vice-chairman. Their appointment came at the Council’s AnnualMeeting in May where, in a packed agenda, the council also created – The Village Development Liaison committee. It replaces the Community Liaison advisory committee which dealt with similar issues prior to the launch of the Village Plan. Its principal function is to act as the Parish Council’s first point of reference for the Village Development group or any other outside bodies, organisations or individuals wishing to discuss or make proposals for the development of the village in accordance with the objectives of the Village Plan.

PARISH COUNCIL CUTS PRECEPT BY 3%

While other local authorities plan to increase their spending in the coming year your Parish Council is delighted to announce it is actually able to reduce its financial demands for the next twelve months.

The precept for 2008/9 was £183,800, for the coming year it will be £178,504. As will be seen from these figures, the Parish Council has chosen to reduce the precept, and council tax payers in Keyworth will accordingly pay less in respect of the Parish Council in 2009/10 than they did in 2008/9. The budgeted Parish Council precept for 2009/10 will be reduced by £2 (2.88%) to £67.41 (approximately £1.30 per week) for a Band D property.

One of the reasons for the reduction is because we had set money aside last year for expenditure on youth work but, due to the unavailability of staff on Friday evenings, these plans did not come to fruition. You will find a leaflet explaining the precept elsewhere on this website.

Keyworth is located 7 miles south east of West Bridgford, with good access to the A46. The population has remained fairly stable over recent years at around 7,500. The village possesses a full range of local facilities including a health centre, post office, Parish Council Hall, churches, nursery and primary schools. For daily requirements there are shops in the centre of the village including a general store, supermarkets, newsagent, butchers, chemists, hairdressers, bank, estate agents, public houses, restaurants, and take-aways. There are also playing fields, which offer outdoor sports facilities and a leisure centre with a swimming pool. A frequent bus service to Nottingham is also available.