Welcome to the website of the
Piddington and Wheeler End Parish Council
We hope you find our website informative and we welcome your comments and invite your participation.
Piddington and Wheeler End Parish is small with just under 700 residents in 260 dwellings.
It covers the whole of the village of Piddington and the majority of the village of Wheeler End.
The Parish is entirely within the Green Belt and the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Wheeler End also comes within a Conservation Area.
The Parish has a large amount of registered Common Land and has allotments and a play area in Piddington.
Please see our map for exact positioning.
We are in the catchment area for West Wycombe County Combined School.
For those interested the latest version of "Clarion", the magazine published by our neighbouring Parish, can be found on the homepage of the
Lane End Parish Council Website
Notice of Three Casual Vacancies to be filled by Co-Option
We currently have a vacancy for Three Parish Councillors
If you are interested in joining a diverse eight-person team looking after the parish, please contact the Clerk.
There is so much to get involved in from project Pretty Wild Parish, improving the Recreational Ground, Allotments, tackling fly tipping, reviewing planning applications and brainstorming new ideas to better the Parish.
If you are interested in becoming a Parish Councillor, please send an
email or letter telling us a bit about yourself to the Parish Clerk by Monday 28th June 2021.
Please note, all Parish Councillors are volunteers; they do not get paid.
Any person can be elected as a councillor if they are:
1. a British national, commonwealth citizen or a euro-national on the day they are nominated and
2. 18 years of age or over and
3 a) on the day they are nominated and thereafter they continue to be a local government elector for the
area of the authority or
3 b) has during the whole of the twelve months preceeding that day occupied as owner or tenant any land
or other premises in that area or
3 c) their principal or only place of work during that twelve months has been in that area or
3 d) during the whole of those twelve months has resided in that area or
3 e) in the case of a member of a parish, town or community council has during the whole of those twelve
months resided either in the parish or community or within three miles of it or
3 f) has not been disqualified.
Notice of Public Rights to Examine Accounts
Accounts may be examined by appointment between 14th June and 23rd July 2021
Notice to examine accounts for the year ended 31st March 2021
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Accounts
Regardless of size, The Localism Act (Transparency Code) requires Councils to publish their financial situation annually before 1st July, under the following headings:
2021/2022
2020/2021
Notice of Completion of Audit
AGAR (post audit)
Notice of Exercise of Public Rights
2019/2020
Notice of Exercise of Public Rights
2018/2019
Notice of Completion of Audit
Notice of Exercise of Public Rights
Councillors
The Freedom of Information Act requires Councils to publish the contact information of all members of the Council (councillors) together with the Declarations of Interest which can be accessed by clicking on a members name. The Declaration will open in a new window.
Cllr Simon Digby (Chairman)
Fillingdon Farm, Piddington. HP14 3BL
Represents the Council on the North West Chilterns Community Board
Represents the Council on the Village Hall
Cllr. Peter Brown (Vice-Chair)
12 Queen Street, Piddington. HP14 3BW
Represents the Council on the Neighbourhood Action Group
Represents the Council on WDALC
Cllr. James Day
Chilterns, Chipps Hill, Wheeler End Common, HP14 3NF
Cllr Mrs Wendy Pitcher
Laurel Farm, Wheeler End. HP14 3NF
Three Vacancies
Buckinghamshire Council
Cllr Marcus Angell
Routs Green Farm, Retreat Lane, Bledlow Ridge. HP14 4AT
07866 514198
Marcus.Angell@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Cllr Darren Hayday
21 Beechtree Avenue, Marlow SL7 3NH
07866 514198
Darren.Hayday@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Cllr Orsolya Hayday
21 Beechtree Avenue, Marlow SL7 3NH
07780 540905.
Orsolya.Hayday@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Governance
Various pieces of government legislation govern the way in which councils operate. Many of these documents require updating on an annual or as-required basis when the core legislation is updated or circumstances change withing the council. The below list is not exhaustive nor are all the policies and procedures applicable to every council. Click on any document to open it in a new window.
Policies and Procedures
Allotment Tenancy Agreement and Rules
Car Parking - Harmonious Parking Policy
Complaints Procedure
Disciplinary Policy and Procedure
Email Policy
Freedom of Information Act Inventory
Local Government Pension Scheme Policy
Media Policy
Play Policy
Risk Assessment and Policy
Staff and Member Training Policy
GDPR Specific
General Data Protection Regulation Policy
Retention Of Documents Policy
Computer and Telephone Misuse Policy
Employee Privacy Statement
Information Protection Policy
Councillor Privacy Statement
Removable Media Policy
Insurance
Public Liability
Meetings, Agenda and Minutes 2021
Due to the current COVID-19 Pandemic all future Parish Council Meetings will take place via Zoom.
The link, meeting ID and password will be stated at the top of the agenda
Meetings will take place on 2nd Tuesday of the month unless otherwise stated. Meetings start at 7.30pm.
| Date | Meeting | Agenda | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12th Jan | Council | Read | Read |
| 9th Feb | Council | Read | Read |
| 9th Mar | Council | Read | Read |
| 13th April | Council | Read | Read |
| 18th May | Annual Parish Meeting | Read | Read |
| 18th May | Annual Council Meeting | Read | Read |
| 18th May | Council | Read | Read |
| 8th June | Council | Read | Read |
| 13th July | Council | ||
| 14th Sept | Council | ||
| 12th Oct | Council | ||
| 9th Nov | Council | ||
| 14th Dec | Council (Precept) |
Services
Allotments
The allotments in Piddington and Piddington Green have now been leased to the Parish Council by Bucks County Council and we have gradually improved the general appearance of this section of the Parish.
In general the allotments are maintained to a very high standard and much of the produce finds its way to the Annual Show which takes place every August/September in the Village Hall.
As a legally constituted body we are obliged to have an Allotment Tenancy Agreement & Rules. This document is now available and can be found in the Archives.
Recreation Ground
The Recreation Ground in Piddington has recently been refurbished and some new equipment installed.
In addition to the small adventure playground with its rope climbling frame and slide there's a bouncing animal and two sizes of swings for older children and toddlers.
Over the far side of the recreation ground there is a small 5-a-side football pitch.
Sandwiched between the two areas is a ball wall with facilities for football, cricket and basketball/netball.
We haven't forgotten the grown-up's either. A picnic bench provides a welcome refuge whilst watching the youngsters have fun.
A new piece of play equipment for the younger children was purchased at a cost of £6,400. Red Kite Housing contributed £3000 towards this project and the Parish Council paid the remainder.
The new equipment seems to have been well received but we welcome your comments.