Welcome

Welcome to Kingsbury Parish Council’s Website.  As the site develops we hope it will become the local access point for information about the Parish Council.  To find more information within the site use the navigation buttons on the left hand side of each page.

In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 7,523.
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Click below to read:

Middleton Lakes Messenger- Spring 2009

 

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North Warwickshire Older Peoples Forum

Meeting dates for the year - see news page

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Click the link below to access a road/motorway traffic reporting website.  It gives users up to date information as the site gets updated every 3 minutes via feeds from various sources including the government's official Highways Agency site.

www.frixo.com

 

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Police Surgery in Kingsbury

A Police Surgery will be held in the Community Centre, Jubilee Court, Kingsbury on the first Wednesday of each month from 10am to 11am.

Residents are encouraged to come along and let the local police officer know of any problems in the area, no matter how big or small.

 

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Kingsbury Library has kindly agreed to the Parish Council putting a Parish Notice Board in the library.  This can be viewed through the window even if the library is closed. 

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Leisure equipment for hire eg bouncy castles from NWBC - see contacts page

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Fly Tipping Request for information - see News page

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Click the link below to access the Open Spaces Society website

www.oss.org.uk

 

 

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North Warwickshire West Safer Neighbourhoods Team- Info and contacts on News page 6/8/08

To report anti-social behaviour call 01926 415000

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Beeline Community Transport

needs volunteer drivers

see contacts page

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Parish Pool sessions at Kingsbury Swimming Pool - details on Kingsbury page

Also details about Kingsbury Library

 

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Latest update on Bus Services for Hurley, Wood End and Piccadilly

website   www.tamworthlocallinx.co.uk

or call 0871 200 22 33

 

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Kingsbury  Pre-School

Places available for children from 2 - 5 years

full details on Kingsbury Page

 

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Floodline help number further down this page

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NWBC - The Contact Centre and 'One Stop Shop' for North Warwickshire

Monday -  Friday 8.30am - 5.45pm

Just ring 01827 715341, call in to see us or use the website www.northwarks.gov.uk

 

NWBC-Out of Hours Emergency Number

 01827 718086

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The PHILLIS service lends a helping hand to older people.  This stands for Promoting Health and Independence through Low Level Integrated Support.  It is aimed at older people living in Warwickshire.  For more information ring 01926 414102. Further details on the 'news page' of this website.

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Kingsbury Parish Council

Kingsbury Parish Council first met in January 1895.  In the hundred plus years since, we have built a swimming pool and are the only parish council in the country to have done so.

 

The civil parish consists of Kingsbury, Hurley, Wood End and Piccadilly.  Smaller settlements include Bodymoor Heath, Cliff and Whateley.

 

 
North Warwickshire

Your local services in North Warwickshire are delivered by North Warwickshire Borough Council and Warwickshire County Council.  Contact details are below.

North Warwickshire Borough Council,  The Council House, South Street, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 1BD.

Telephone:  01827 715341                

Website:  www.northwarks.gov.uk

Warwickshire County Council,   Shire Hall, Warwick, CV34 4RR.

Telephone:  01926 410410 

Website:  www.warwickshire.gov.uk

 

   

Be prepared for flooding

Floodline Warnings Direct is a free service that can give you time to prepare for a flood.  Register now for warnings sent direct to you be telephone, mobile, fax or pager.

Call 0845 988 1188 or visit

 www.environment-agency.gov.uk/floodline

Statement from Kingsbury Parish Council

re Kingsbury Swimming Pool

I have been asked to clarify Kingsbury Parish Councils position with regard to the future of Kingsbury Swimming Pool.  Concerns were raised at our May meeting that recent public opinion of the Parish Council’s role in the swimming pool is not correct.

The swimming pool was originally built by Kingsbury Parish Council and opened in 1972, but was immediately conveyed to Warwickshire County Council who have met the running costs ever since.  We do not own the pool.  We do however, have various slots of time allocated to ‘Parish Use of the Pool’ where we collect any income and then pay this over to WCC just as any other pool users would.

At WCCs February budget meeting the pool funding for the current financial year was withdrawn.  No plans to close the pool at this stage have been made.  There are currently negotiations with third parties taking place to see if the pool can be provided with alternative management and we believe there is a substantial amount of time for this to be thoroughly researched. 

No-one on the Parish Council wishes to see the pool close as it would be a great loss to the community and we are liaising with WCC over this matter.  The Parish Council unfortunately could not consider taking over the financial commitment of the pool as it is way beyond our budget.

S Humphries, Clerk to Kingsbury Parish Council

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Parish Council Meeting Dates 2009

(venues to be arranged)

PUBLIC QUESTIONS

There will be 15 minutes set aside at the beginning of each meeting for a public question time (6.45 - 7.00pm).  However, any questions need to be sent to the Clerk (e-mail and phone details below) prior to the meeting and at the latest 15 minutes before the start of the meeting.

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January 2009   21st
February 24th Tuesday
March  18th
April 21st  Tuesday  
May 20th Annual Meeting
June 17th
July 15th
September 16th
October 21st
November 18th

Next meeting: 

Wednesday 15th July

 at Wood End Village Hall

to be confirmed

Meeting starts at 7.00pm

  Agenda on News Page nearer the date

To Contact us: clerk@kingsburyparishcouncil.co.uk

Please let me know via the above e-mail address if there are any comments/suggestions/ items that you would like to see on the website.  

Mrs S Humphries, Clerk to Kingsbury Parish Council

Telephone 01827 288963

 

 

 

The members of Kingsbury Parish Council are as follows:

Councillors:

Wood End     Borough Cllr H Phillips

                      Borough Cllr A Lewis

Kingsbury     County Cllr B Moss   (Vice-Chair)                      Borough Cllr M Moss (Chair)

                      Cllr A Jenns

                      Cllr C Ayasamy

                      Cllr K Giles

                      Cllr J Thomas (Bodymoor Heath)

  

Hurley          Cllr J Whitby

                      Cllr A Simpson

Piccadilly      Cllr I Thomas

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North Warwickshire

Councillors' Surgeries

Kingsbury, Piccadilly, Hurley and Wood End

Third Friday in January, March, May, July, September and November at: The Community Room, Jubilee Court, Kingsbury 7pm - 8pm and at Wood End Village Hall, Wood End 8pm - 9pm

Third Friday in February, April, June, August, October and December at Hurley Village Hall, Hurley 7pm - 8pm  and at Piccadilly Community Centre, Piccadilly 8pm - 9pm.

Councillors:

A Lewis, B Moss, M Moss, H Phillips    

 

 

Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action Organisation

Website:  www.wcava.org.uk

Tel: 01827 718080

The Warwickshire CAVA is very active in Kingsbury and all the surrounding villages.

Basically it acts as a sort of umbrella group for anyone who runs (or is thinking of running) any sort of volunteer or community group.  CAVA can advise on setting up a group, staying within the law, getting funding or grants, looking after the books and paperwork, and all the other administrative issues that might arise.

CVS development workers visit Kingsbury regularly, and "outreach" sessions are held in Kingsbury at frequent intervals where people can get free advice.

 

 

Tel: 01827 717073

Website:  www.vcnw.org.uk

Acts as a bridge between people who want to help out in their local community and voluntary groups who need new volunteers.  The VC keeps a computerised list of volunteering opportunities throughout North Warwickshire, and makes sure volunteers are properly treated.

A Volunteer Centre worker is in Kingsbury Library every Monday afternoon, but there are details there at all times.

 

 

 

 
 Site Design: T. Fisher & S. Humphries last edited: 03/07/2009 (*****)