News Updates

B4362 closure from 9 August

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ROAD CLOSURE ADVANCED NOTICE | B4362 from South Lodge to Croft Lane, Lucton, will be closed on 9th August, 2021 (5 days), On behalf of Balfour Beatty Living Places for drainage works. Resident access only, please see diversion.

 

Notice of Vacancy

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A vacancy has arisen on Yarpole Group Parish Council.  If an election is not requested by Thursday 19 August 2021, the Parish Council will co-opt a person to fill the vacancy as soon as is practicable.

 

Yarpole Parish Hall

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The Parish Hall Committee needs a new Chairman and a new Secretary following recent retirements. Offers from candidates to fill these roles are welcomed and new Committee members are invited to join.

Could you or someone you know help?   You will be joining a friendly and helpful go-ahead committee and supporting your Parish Hall. Committee meetings take place every 4 to 6 weeks.

The Hall is officially re-opening on Sunday 1 August, why not come along and have a look at the improvements that have been made by the Committee during the COVID shut down.  Refreshments will be available in the new garden between 2pm and 4pm.

Are you storing any items for community use?

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Please could you tell the Parish Council if you are storing any community items – for example chairs; marquee; china; bunting etc.  It will help the Parish Hall and the Parish Council to have an inventory of items, for insurance purposes, and to inform decisions when considering further storage at the Parish Hall.

Please contact Maggie Brown, yarpolegroup@gmail.com or 07398 222 310, and spread the word! Not everyone will see this post on the website.

Thank you.

Green Lane Closed

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ROAD CLOSURE ADVANCED NOTICE| C1044 – Green Lane, Yarpole, Herefordshire, will be closed on 19th July 2021 for 3 days, On behalf of Gigaclear for defect repair works, Resident access only.

Map showing route of diversion

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Yarpole Group Parish Council Vacancies

Applications for co-option are invited for two parish councillors.
for Lucton Parish and for Croft & Yarpole Parish.

Do you have a few hours to spare each month?
Do you want to be involved in your community?

If the answer is YES, then please apply!
Applicants will be considered at the Parish Council meeting on 7 September 2021.
Deadline for applications 31 August 2021.
To qualify, a person must be at least 18 years old, a British citizen, eligible Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of a member state of the European Union. The person must either be registered on the Electoral Register for the parish, or live in, own land or be a tenant of land or premises in the parish, or work mainly or only in the parish, or live with 3 miles of the parish. And finally, you must not be disqualified from holding office as a Councillor.

For further information or an informal chat please contact the clerk, Mrs Maggie Brown.
or phone 07398 222 310

An application form can be downloaded here.

ENTHUSIASM AND COMMITMENT ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EXPERIENCE!

Vacancy for Parish Clerk

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Following the resignation of the current Clerk, Yarpole Group Parish Council are looking to recruit a new Parish Clerk. We are looking for a self confident, experienced administrator with good IT skills, who is able to manage a diverse and at times complex range of work. The post is part-time, 10 hours a week, mainly working from home. Working hours are flexible but the post holder must be able to attend the monthly council meetings.

For further information contact Lynda Wilcox at Herefordshire Association of Local Councils – 01432 353492 – lynda@halchereford.gov.uk.