Statement of Proposed Financial Activities 2006/7

A Parish Council is required to provide council tax payers with details of its spending plans for the coming financial year when its precept requirement reaches a certain level.

How the money will be spent:

Keyworth Parish Council provides, manages and maintains a number of amenities and services in the village, including:

• Village Hall/Centenary Lounge
• Council Office
• Recreation Facilities*
• Play Area (Nottingham Road)
• Skatepark (Platt Lane)
• Wysall Lane Burial Ground
• Nature Reserve
• Conservation Area
• Council Web Site
• Keyworth Diary

* In conjunction with Keyworth Playing Fields Association and Platt Lane Joint Management Committee.

In order to manage these undertakings, the Council employs three office staff, two cleaners and a village handyman. It also contracts out to a self-employed groundsman and pays for the services of a security guard for the Village Hall. It makes grants to several local organisations, provides seats, litter and dog-waste bins, funds floral displays in the village, and finances the distribution of the Keyworth News/Diary.

In addition to its normal activities, the Council needs to raise finance for a number of major projects including:

• Extensive improvements at Village Hall.
• Development of Burial Ground.

Where the money comes from:

• Hire of Village Hall
• Hire of Centenary Lounge
• Burial, memorial fees etc.
• Investment income
• Grant assistance from Rushcliffe Borough Council
• Precept on Council Tax set by Parish Council

Further details can be found on the Council’s web site (see above) and residents are, of course, welcome to attend Parish Council meetings, details of which can be found on the web site or in the Keyworth Diary. The Annual Parish Meeting 2006 will take place in the Centenary Lounge, starting at 7.30pm on Monday, 15 May.