Manduessedum - Mancetter Village

(Place of War Chariots)

Mancetter Parish Council

Serving the People of Mancetter and Ridge Lane

What does the Parish Council Do?

Mancetter Parish Council owns the picturesque Village Green, Mancetter Cemetery and Ridge Lane Allotments. It uses funds from cemetery fees and council tax to maintain these to a high standard; along with the historic St Peter's Churchyard, and the entrances to 11 miles of rights of way and rural footpaths.

The Council values local people, and where possible uses local contractors. Thank you Rob Drakeford, Barry Stevenson and John Thompson for all of your hard work and dedication.

They employ Elane Higgins as a part time clerk and responsible financial officer. Elane is the CILCA qualified legal advisor for the council, who works alongside the councillors to implement the work of Mancetter Parish Council.

The Parish Council is a burial authority with sole responsibility for the upkeep and management of Mancetter Cemetery.

There is a rented office base in Mancetter Memorial Hall, so that members of the Public can pre-arrange a face to face visit to discuss an issue as well as using the phone, email and website addresses.

Launched in 2022, Mancetter Parish Council also has a Facebook page to share information via social media.

The council is consulted regularly by North Warwickshire Borough Council and Warwickshire County Council about matters affecting the Parish that come under their jurisdiction.

Importantly, it acts as the voice of parishioners with those councils, the police and a number of other organisations over matters concerning the Parish.

Mancetter Parish Council meets every two months on the fourth Tuesdays of January, March, May, July, September and November. Very occasionally there may be a need to change the meeting date and venue.

The Annual Parish Meeting is held in April (other than in an election year).This is where Parishioners have the opportunity to ask questions of the Parish Council and discuss general issues affecting the Parish. It must take place between March and May every year. All local Community Groups and Organisations within the Parish are invited to attend this meeting, and share their activities and the good work that they do within the villages of Mancetter and Ridge Lane. The Council provides a report on its activities and a financial update.

The Parish Council also host a second Parish Meeting each year in the 3rd week of September. Not being constrained by legal requirements, it provides an opportunity for councillors and parishioners to meet in a more relaxed way and talk about our village communities.

At other Parish Council Meetings parishioners may attend and speak briefly during the Public Question Time section of the meeting. If you wish to attend a Parish Council meeting please contact the Parish Clerk. The public may, on very rare occasions, be excluded from part of the meeting whilst certain items on the agenda are discussed.

All meetings, unless stated otherwise, are held in the School Room at St. Peter's Church, Mancetter and start at 7.00pm.

Access to the room is along the drive to the church car park.

Parish Council Precept

The Precept is the way that the Parish Council raises money to cover expenditure for the year and is charged through the council tax system.

At the Parish Council meeting on 23rd January 2024, it was unanimously agreed to increase the total annual precept to £35,000.

This is an overall increase of £2000.00 in total for the year equal to a percentage increase of 6.06%

This means that the Parish Council increases FOR THE YEAR on Bands A - H are as follows:

 Band A:  £1.41  Band B:  £1.64  Band C:  £1.87  Band D: £2.11  Band E: £2.58  Band F: £3.05  Band G: £3.52 and Band H: £4.22

Mancetter Parish Neighbourhood Plan

Mancetter Neighbourhood Plan Adopted Version