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What does the Parish Council do?
The Parish Council is the lowest tier of local government – and represents the communities across both Severn Stoke Parish and Croome d'Abitot Parish. This includes parts of Defford, Kinnersley, Croome, High Green, Clifton, Birch Green and Severn Stoke. The council has little power but a reasonable amount of influence. A prime example of this is planning applica...
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Vehicle Activated Speed Signs (VAS).
Thank you to residents that let us know when the VAS batteries run out. We do try to change them regularly. If there are any volunteers that would like to help us care for our electronic speed signs please, we would be very grateful. The job involves occasional charging of the VAS battery (approx. £5 a charge – claimable from expenses), donning a high vis, popping along with a ladder, unlocking the VAS, swapping the battery round and giving the...
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The development of Local Cycling Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIP) for the South Worcestershire areas of Droitwich Spa, Malvern, Pershore and Worcester are important to help Worcestershire County Council secure future investment in active travel through funding bids and discussions with developers. This evidence base will not only inform Worcestershire County Council’s Local Transport Plans and Policies and report back to Active Travel England but will help the Council to further implem...
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Shaping Worcestershire - Council changes survey 2025 County wide headline results
The initial Shaping Worcestershire public engagement campaign and survey was carried out for a month from 1st June to 29th June 2025. All borough, city and districts were involved, but not the county council. The following report sets out the headline results for the whole of the county. It does not currently include any free text analysis and has only one table of results by individual council area. A thematic ...
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Neighbourhood Matters enables residents and businesses and community groups to keep in touch with local policing teams.
Find out what's really happening in your area through this free messaging service. Through Neighbourhood Matters you may receive:
·Information from the Safer Neighbourhood Team
·Crime Alerts
·Details on Ongoing incidents
·Witness App...
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If you are passionate about your local community, we need you. Councillors make a huge difference to the quality of life of local people and how local issues are dealt with. We need people from all backgrounds and experiences who reflect the communities they serve to put themselves forward for election. Look at this website for more information:
https://www.worcscalc.org.uk/information/become-a-councillor
Or phone for a chat to explore what we do and how we can willingly fit round...
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