Colwall Parish Council is comprised of fifteen councillors who are elected by the parishioners and serve for a term of four years. The current Councillors are:

         Mrs Nicky Carless (Chairman)
         Mr John Mills (Vice Chairman)
         Mr Nick Abbotts
         Mr B. Ashton
         Mr Jim Beard
         Mr John Cooney
         Mrs Edith Haynes
         Dr Terence Hunt
         Mr Wil Leaper
         Mr John Morris
         Mrs Gill Prideaux-Jackson
         Mrs Helen Stace
         Mrs G Rees
         Mr M Milne

  
         

Roy Stockton and Rees Mills are Herefordshire Councillors living in Colwall representing Hope End.

The Clerk is a part-time employee of the Council and is responsible for the management and smooth running of all the Parish Council's affairs. The Clerk is:

         Mrs Karen Davis
         Humble Bee Hall
         Hollybush
         Ledbury 
         HR8 1ET
         Telephone: 01531 650542 
         email: cpcclerk@colwall.org.uk

Full Council Meetings are usually held on the last Wednesday of every month at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall and members of the public and the press are welcome to attend. Notice of meetings and the agenda are posted on the Parish notice boards at Upper Colwall, the Library and Colwall Green. Minutes are available on this website or from the Library.

Freedom of Information Act 2000
In accordance with its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Colwall Parish Council has resolved to adopt a publication scheme based on the Model Publication Scheme for Local Councils (Core Classes Only).

The scheme became effective in February 2003.

All information described in the publication scheme may be inspected free of charge by appointment with the Clerk. Copies of information can be provided at 20p per sheet, where practicable.

Publication Scheme
COUNCIL INTERNAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Minutes of council, committee and sub-committee meetings - limited to the last 2 years.
Procedural Standing Orders
Councils Annual Report to Parish Meeting

CODE OF CONDUCT

Members Declaration of Acceptance of Office
Register of Members Interests Book

The Members Register of Interests is available directly from the Monitoring Officer, Herefordshire Council.

PERIODIC ELECTORAL REVIEW
This is information concerning changes to the electoral arrangements for parish, town and community councils. It includes recommendations for the creation of new wards, the amendment of existing wards, proposals for the names of new wards and alterations to the number of councillors to be elected to the council.

Information relating to the last Periodic Electoral Review of the council area
Information relating to the latest boundary review of the council area

EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Terms & conditions of employment
Job descriptions

Exclusions - 'personal records' i.e. appraisals, employee specific salary details, disciplinary records, sickness records and the like by virtue of being personal data under the Data Protection Act 1998

PLANNING DOCUMENTS

Responses to planning applications

Exclusions - Copies of planning consultations, the Development Plan, Structure Plan, Local Plan and Rights of Way/Footpath maps all of which are available from the local planning and/or highway authority respectively

AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS

Annual return form - limited to the last financial year
Annual Statutory report by auditor (internal and external) - limited to the last financial year
Receipt/Payment books, Receipt books of all kinds, Bank Statements from all accounts - limited to the last financial year
Precept request - limited to the last financial year
VAT records - limited to the last financial year
Financial Standing Orders and Regulations
Assets Register - this will include details of commons/village greens owned by the council including management schemes for commons as well as village halls, community centres and recreation grounds.
Risk Assessments

Exclusions - all commercially sensitive information e.g. quotations and tenders, loan documentation and insurance policies. With regard to quotations and tenders, this information is treated as confidential to ensure that the whole tender process is fair i.e. if tender information is released to a third party prior to the end of the tender period those who initially submitted tenders could be undercut and/or unfairly disadvantaged

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Charlie Ballard Nature Reserve.

The Charlie Ballard Nature Reserve has been created on the site of the old village bowling green and tennis courts which fell out of use. The site, which covers about 1.5 acres, had reverted to nature until, in 1993, the Executors of the owner of the site, Charles Ballard, generously agreed to donate the site to the Parish Council so that a nature reserve could be created which, as well as benefiting the environment, could also be used by the village and its schools as a field study area.
In 1997, the project achieved first prize in the Hereford & Worcester Parish Pride competition.
The Nature Reserve is currently maintained on a voluntary basis by pupils from Malvern College under the banner of "Community Projects". Stephen West is our Nature Reserve Warden and oversees the activities in this area.
The Parish Council always welcomes assistance in the management of the Nature Reserve.
If you have an interest in helping out then please email the Clerk cpcclerk@colwall.org.uk

Finance and General Purposes Committee
This team is headed up by John Mills and his Vice Chairman is Edith Haynes. The remaining Committee members are Nicky Carless, Jim Beard, Barry Ashton, John Cooney, Terry Hunt, Wil Leaper and Helen Stace.This Committee has responsibility for all financial affairs of the Council. The team prepares estimates and monitors the financial position of the organisation, reporting back to the Full Council. They meet at least twice per year.

Planning and Development Committee
This Committee has a Chairman Barry Ashton and Vice Chairman Jim Beard. Also serving on this Committee is The Chairman Nicky Carless and Vice Chairman of Council John Mills plus Mrs. Edith Haynes, Mrs Gill Jackson, Messrs John Cooney, Dr. Terry Hunt, Wil. Leaper, John Morris, with two vacancies
The main responsibilities of this group is considering and determining all local Planning and Development matters and also deal with strategic and local transportation issues.This group meet at least monthly.

Countryside Committee
Helen Stace is Chairman with Wil Leaper her Vice Chairman. Other Committee members are Nick Abbotts, Barry Ashton, Nicky Carless, John Cooney, John Mills, Nichael Milne, Gwyneth Rees and Gill Jackson. In addition to Councillors, this particular Committee has co-opted Parishioners to assist in the maintaining the Public Rights Of Way and the Charlie Ballard Nature Reserve. The Co-opted members are Freda Ballard, Richard Houlbrooke, Sue Scott-Wilson, Stephen West and Dave Togni the Parish Footpaths Officer. Wil Leaper also acts as our Tree Warden as the parish contains a large number of Tree Preservation Orders.This Committee meets six times a year.

Amenities Committee
The Chairman Jim Beard and Vice Chairman Terry Hunt are supported by a team comprising of Nicky Carless, John Mills, Gwyneth Rees, Michael Milne and Nick Abbotts plus one vacancy. Co-opted members on this Committee are David Fisher and Jann Robinson. This Committee oversees all the Play Areas (there are 5 currently), Walwyn Meadow, The War Memorial Gardens, the care and maintenance of Aunt Alice and the Landlord's responsibility for the Library.The Committee meets every 2 months.