The parish council is trying to get an update from Fastershire and Gigaclear re its progress and outstanding planned work as we have received a couple of enquiries recently. When we have something we will ensure its posted on this page. In the meantime please see:
St. Briavels Christmas Light Switch on Sunday 12th December
St. Briavels Parish Council are kindly donating 3 Christmas Trees to the village this year, one to be displayed outside Dot’s Old Shop in East Street, one to the school for the children to decorate and one to the Pavilion.
We will be switching on the Christmas lights at the Pavilion after the Kids Christmas Party which is being held 2-4pm on Sunday 12th December, please do come along and support this local event which the Pavilion are putting on. Following this we will have a torchlight procession for switch on of the lights on the Christmas Tree in the village along with carols and mince pies.
All are welcome to join us for a night of festive cheer.
The Ceremony will include the laying of wreaths and St Briavels Congregational Church Pastor Matt Rees will lead the service of remembrance
The Parish Council are painting the red telephone boxes in St Briavels. There was a overwhelming response to our “choose the colour” and not surprisingly most popular was Red…..
Now we are seeking volunteers to help rub down the old boxes and re-paint. All materials will be provided.
If this is something that you would like to join in with, please email Cllr Jessica Worgan – jjw.stbriavels@gmail.com
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Thank you to everyone who voted in our recent consultation to find out your views about what colour our adopted BT Boxes will be painted when we refurbish them. The result was an overwhelming remain classic RED!
Thank you to those voters, and also those who gave us lovely feedback and great ideas for their future useful life in the parish!
This years Annual Parish Meeting is being held on Saturday 1st May at 6pm via Zoom – please see attached Notice from the Chairman of St Briavels Parish Council and we hope you can join us?
VOTING METHODS IN LOCAL ELECTIONS 6th MAY 2021
Electoral Services have asked the Parish Council to share some key dates with our local residents so you are aware of what you need to do and when. This will assist you to take part in the upcoming local elections on 6 May, by your preferred method – in person, by Post or by Proxy.
Registering to vote
Anyone who wishes to vote must be registered on the electoral register. The deadline for those who are not registered to make an application is Monday 19 April. For more information and to register see: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
Postal voting
For anyone interested in voting by post this year they just need to make sure they apply before 20 April 2021. They can request a postal vote application form by visiting https://www.fdean.gov.uk/about-the-council/elections-and-voting/register-to-vote/
We would encourage people to sign up to do this as quickly as possible.
Proxy voting
If a resident is unable to make it to the polling station, then they can nominate someone to be their proxy and cast their vote for them. The proxy needs to be a registered voter and able to attend the voter’s own polling station. Applications for proxy voting need to be sent to the District Council by no later than 5pm on Tuesday 27 April.
More information around the local elections for 2021 can be found at our website https://www.fdean.gov.uk/about-the-council/elections-and-voting/
Please see attached presentation slides from Fastershire for the St.Briavels cabinet build area re improving broadband in the area
Get ready for the first digital-first @Census2021 on 21 March. Your Census letter will be with
you in early March and will explain what you need to do next. There will be help available if
you need it, including a contact centre providing telephone support and interpretation
services, large print questionnaires and guidance booklets in 49 languages (inc braille). For
further information, visit www.census.gov.uk
