Cold Ash Parish is in West Berkshire and lies just outside Newbury and Thatcham
Cold Ash Parish Council is currently consulting on the proposed NDP. See the following link for details:
To assist parishioners the Parish Council is holding an online Q&A session for residents. Please see below for details:
Wednesday 29th March 7.00pm- 8.00pm via Zoom
Continue reading “Neighbourhood Development Plan Online Q&A Session”
Nomination forms can be found on the following link:
Cold Ash Parish Council has a total of 11 Councillors and covers four Wards Cold Ash, Manor Park, Little Copse and Florence Gardens. Cold Ash Parish has a combined population of approx. 4,000 people with an annual precept of £50K.
This varied post would suit someone interested in the local community and local Government. They will have good communication, administrative and financial skills and will have good digital skills including but not limited to Microsoft Office applications, online maps, data privacy, online storage and security.
Continue reading “Parish Clerk Vacancy”Please take part in our consultation about the Cold Ash Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan. It will shape how land is developed in our Parish and we need to hear your views. Please click on the following link for more details:
Cold Ash Parish Council is observing the ten days of mourning following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. As such, the meeting on Tuesday is now cancelled. The next meeting is on 27th September.
Graffiti. Is it art or is it vandalism?
I guess there will be a range of answers to this question, depending on the nature of the graffiti and/or your personal perspective. Some graffiti is designed to offend. Other graffiti is designed to make you stop and think, something that it has in common with art.
The reason this question is being posed is that some person or, more likely, persons, took it upon themselves to paint The Big Apple Bench, in the Wildlife Allotment Garden (WAG). Whilst the painting has been done quite artistically, it could still be viewed by some as vandalism, rather than art.
Continue reading “But is it, Art?”
The Parish Council is pleased to announce that the winner is:
Jasmine Cottage
Cold Ash Hill
Runner Up:
The Pheasant
The Ridge
Runner Up:
Holly Grove
Ashmore Green Road
The winner receives £25 in Hilliers Garden Vouchers and the 2 runners up prizes were £15 Hilliers Garden Vouchers.
Highly commended were:
Thank you to everyone who took part.
District Councillors Hilary Cole and Garth Simpson provide a report to the Parish Council every month. The report for this month can be downloaded here.
Shorewood Homes presented their draft plans for a planning development at the CAPC meeting on 19th July. The following attachments relate to that proposal.
Cold Ash Parish Council has not taken any view on this proposal and will assess any planning application on its merits if and when an application is made.