Notice of Vacancy to Co-opt

Following the closing date of the Notice of Vacancy for Councillor we have received confirmation from Stroud District Council that an election has not been called for and that we can now co-opt the vacancy.  Expressions of interest can be made to the Clerk, Susan Burton info@arlingham.co.uk or on 01452 740 576. Closing date is Friday 17th July 2020 with the intention to co-opt the vacancy at the Parish Council meeting on Monday 3rd August 2020.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information

With the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak impacting our daily lives more and more in the coming weeks and months it’s important that we look out for and help each other.

The following link is to a Public Health England page, which has all the up to date information on the disease: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-list-of-guidance

Now we are self-isolating, if anyone has any concerns about being unable to obtain provisions please don’t hesitate to contact a Parish Councillor who maybe able to help, or direct you to someone who can.  

If you are aware of a neighbour who you think may not use the internet/social media it might be useful to swap telephone numbers in case they need some assistance, or just to be able to check in with each other.

The Parish clerk will be posting frequent news updates CLICK HERE TO VIEW as soon as we have new information.

Councillor contact details can be found under ‘The Council’ tab at the top of the website page.

For those parishioners who use Facebook you can keep up to date with local information via the Arlingham Villagers page: https://www.facebook.com/ArlinghamVillagers

Further useful information can be found within the following external websites:

COVID-19:Guidance for households with possible coronavirus infections

Guidance on social distancing for everyone in the UK and protecting older people and vulnerable adults

COVID-19:guidance for employees, employers and businesses

COVID-10 community resilience in Stroud District - SDC

Guidance for schools, colleges and local authorities on maintaining eduation provision

https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/Gloucestershires-community-help-hub/

Notice about Parish Council Elections

You may have read in the news that all Local Elections scheduled for May 7^th have been postponed until next year. This includes the forth coming parish council election. 

This means that in due course we will be looking at the process of co-opting people onto the Parish Council as required. At our next meeting we will discuss what form this process takes.