about us

For more information about the village of Cranham please visit www.cranham.net

Clerk: - Phil Stick

stickles@oakfield100.freeserve.co.uk

Elected Council Members: -

Michael Drake (Chairman)

Mrs Teresa Clarke (Vice Chairperson)

Bill Lambell

Nick Holyoake

Mrs Julie Job

Mike Wakeman

The elected members of the Council serve the village community of Cranham Parish, which has 394 residents on the Electoral Role (Oct.03)

It is a requirement that the Council is made up of at least 5 members excluding the Chairman.

About Us

The responsibilities of the Council are to: -

Serve the parishioners of Cranham

Own and be responsible for: -

The Pound and the Pond

Allotments - letting/collecting rent

Notice boards - repair & replacement

Location: -The Knoll, By school, By Post Office, Village Hall,

Cranham Corner

Seats: - Playing Field(2), Knoll, Bunny Hill, Millennium on

Common, VE nr Cricket Field, Pound, Pond

nr Woodside Farm

Land between Church Close & Playing field

The Playing field, conveyed to the Parish Council as a charitable trust; managed by a committee drawn from the village societies and parishioners. Click here for more information.

Bus shelters - Cranham Corner (within USL Parish) and the by the Village Hall

Oversee: -

Rights of Way, refer unresolved problems to GCC

Matters relating to Cranham Common - encroachments, fly tipping etc. The Commons Management Committee (click here for more information on the Common) can deal with complaints or can refer onto The Lords of the Manor

Planning applications

Roads, report those in need of repair etc to SDC/GCC

Guardians of the Scout & Guide Association funds

Provide representatives on: -

Cranham School Governors - Link here

Playing Field Committee - Link here

Village Hall Committee

Common Management Committee

Precept

For general expenses, repairs and renewals (see left column)

Car Parks

Church Close (Property of S.D.C. for the use of villagers)

Above The Black Horse Inn (part owned by Inn, part by Parish,

demarcation line indicated by a line of stones)

Area outside Scout H.Q.

Lay-bye opposite Village Hall, created by Parish for sole use of Village Hall patrons

Precept

"A precept is a peremptory order to a billing authority [S.D.C.] to pay to a local council or parish meeting a named sum, but this is payable in accordance with a schedule of installments which the authority draws up by 31 January for the financial year beginning the following 1st April..........The local council, in calculating its precept must as far as possible secure that it will suffice for four classes of items, namely:

a) next year's expenditure, including an allowance for contingencies;

b) outstanding expenditure incurred in previous years;

c) expenditure likely to be incurred before the precepted sum becomes available (e.g. interest on an overdraft);

d) payments to a sinking fund, capital fund or renewal and repair fund."

Taken from: -

Local Council Administration:

Charles Arnold-Baker

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Village Amenities
Church of St James the Great	The Village Hall
Church of England Primary School	The Village Pond and Pound
Cricket Club - Pitch & New Pavilion	Gloucestershire Scout Head Quarters
Playing Field, Tennis Court	Post Office (Tues & Thurs a.m.)
11 Allotments	The Black Horse
2 Alms Houses	The Royal William
Common Land and Rights	The Foston's Ash
Common Woods	B & B Accommodation
	AW