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LISTED BUILDINGS IN INSTOW


INSTOW PARISH COUNCIL ARCHIVE


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(Left to Right) "Anthony Johns (Chairman IPC) and Stewart White (Vice Chairman IPC) receiving IPC's Quality Parish Certficate from Roger Jacob (Parish Clerk IPC

 

INSTOW PARISH COUNCIL WEB PAGES


Along the beach looking towards Zeta Berth and Westleigh

Information supplied by Instow Parish Council for the benefit of the community.


Parish Appraisal Update 2009


 

 

30th June Extraordinary Meeting Agenda - Details - Minutes


Instow Parish Council has recently (IPC Meeting - December 2008) adopted a Model Publication Scheme as recommended by The Information Commissioner in a directive entitled “Freedom of Information: Fulfilling your Obligations to Disclose Information”.

As part of this process IPC has also completed and adopted (IPC Meeting – January 2009) a “Guide for Information” that can be obtained from the Clerk on application.

 

Notice From Parish Clerk 6/1/2010

Parish Seats
In a recent health and safety/risk assessment inspection of the parish seats at Instow it was necessary to condemn (unstable and irreparable) one of the seats that had been placed there in memory of “Bob Thomlinson”. Unfortunately there is no record of the donor of this seat so it has not been possible to advise them of the decision taken. If anybody has any knowledge of the details of the donor or someone who might be aware could they contact me.

Roger W Jacob MCMI Clerk to Instow Parish Council on 01271 372408 or email: kernow@rwjacob.free-online.co.uk.


INSTOW PARISH COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT MUNICIPAL YEAR 2009/10

 ANNUAL REPORT 2009/10


INSTOW PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS 2010
(Commencing at 7.30 pm - Instow Parish Hall)
 


INSTOW PARISH COUNCIL

QUALITY PARISH STATUS

PRESS RELEASE
"I am pleased to inform you that Instow Parish Council was officially presented with its Quality Parish (QP) Certificate at The Commodore Hotel, Instow during the evening of Thursday 15th December 2005 by The Countess of Arran DL.
Lady Arran is the President of The Devon Association of Parish Council (DAPC) and she was accompanied by Lesley Smith who is the Secretary of the DAPC.


front row (left to right) Lady Arran, Anthony Johns (Chairman of Instow Parish Council) and Lesley Smith and rear row (left to right) Cllrs Neil Crombie, Peter Cook, Geoffrey May, Stewart White (Vice Chairman) and Roger Jacob (Clerk to Instow Parish Council).


Lady Arran said that Instow should be extremely proud of its Parish Council for having achieved this much sought after Quality Parish status that indicated the council was operating in a most effective and efficient manner. She said the parishioners of Instow should be extremely proud of their council who were only the second town/parish council in North Devon (and the 16th in Devon) to achieve this prestigious award.
Lesley Smith paid compliment to the Clerk for having constructed the QP application in a most meticulous and painstaking manner. Cllr Johns thanked Lady Arran for making the presentation and welcomed all the guests of the parish council who were present. He added that Instow possessed a terrific community spirit and tangible sense of togetherness which augured well for the future.
 



INSTOW PARISH COUNCIL

QUALITY PARISH STATUS

PRESS RELEASE

Instow Parish Council is delighted to report that it has recently been awarded “Quality Parish Status” and is now one of only a hand full of Town and Parish Councils in Devon with such a status. It is in fact the 16th council in Devon to achieve this status and the 2nd in the North Devon area.

The Quality Parish scheme was designed and launched in June 2003 (following the Government Rural White Paper 2000) and provides a benchmark minimum standard for parish and town councils and enables them to better represent the communities they serve. The scheme also aims to give enhanced relationships between local councils, principal authorities and community and voluntary sector organisations.

In order to achieve QP Status parish and town councils must demonstrate that they have reached the standard required by passing several tests i.e.: -

Electoral Mandate
Qualification of the Clerk
Council Meetings
Communications
Annual Report
Accounts and
Code of Conduct

These tests exceed the statutory duties of parish and town councils and represent the standard that an efficient, well run parish council should achieve.

Lesley Smith (Parish Councils Officer - Devon Association of Parish Councils) said, “DAPC is delighted that Instow has gained Quality Parish Status - it's a credit to the hard work of the clerk and members, and very good news for their community. I thinks its brilliant that a relatively small parish is able to achieve this - it says a lot about the good work of Devon's local councils”

Devon County and North Devon District Councillor Rodney Cann said, “This is a well deserved recognition for an excellent parish council. Instow has a unique community spirit and the parish council and its Clerk work tirelessly to reflect and harness this much sought after quality”.

Anthony Johns (Chairman of Instow Parish Council) said, “I was delighted to hear that we have been awarded Quality Parish Status. This is a great achievement and is great news for the parish of Instow”

Roger Jacob (Clerk to Instow Parish Council) said, “I am delighted that Instow has been recognised in this fashion and achieved such a much sought after award. Instow is a terrific community to serve and represent; everybody pulls together in a very proactive and positive manner with the end result that most, if not all goals and aspirations, are fulfilled. The parish council also has an excellent and practical working relationship with both the District and County Council - it is all about teamwork.

 


Parish Seats Review 2005

It has been necessary, for health and safety and insurance implications,
to meticulously inspect the parish seats along the seafront and where
possible recondition and maintain them to an acceptable standard. This
has meant, regrettably, that some have needed to be condemned as being
unsafe and/or un-repairable and, have, therefore, been removed; some of
these bear plaques the identity of the donor of which are unknown to the
Parish Council. It is the Council’s intention to retain such seats in a
safe place and for a period of at least 6 months, until such time as the
identity of the donor can be traced whereby negotiations can be realised
as to their suitable disposal. The ones that bear plaques and which the
council require some assistance in identifying their donor are as
follows: -
James and Ada Lane (2 seats)
Irene Scott-Stanborough
Could any information be passed to the Parish Clerk, Roger Jacob, on
01271 372408 or via email - kernow@rwjacob.free-online.co.uk

The Council would also like to use this opportunity of seeking more
seats to be donated to the parish and if any parishioner is interested
could they please contact Roger Jacob.
 

 

Instow