Welcome to the WEB site of
Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish Council.
The site aims to let you know more about the council -
the most local level of government for the villages of Cliffe, Cliffe Woods and the Cooling Street hamlet

The Autumn Edition of the Clarion has now been delivered Read it here as well Printed editions also include paid adverts to help offset the cost of printing contact the Parish Clerk for details.

 

The Parish Council want to hear from you regarding Diamond Jubilee events in 2012, help for local youth and ideas about what our villages need. With the support and involvement of the local community there is a lot of funding that can help make it happen, see the latest Clarion for details

Complete the questionnaire and give to a Parish Councillor or the Clerks, when you can. Click here for the Questionnaire or email to Clerk@cliffeandcliffewoods-pc.gov.uk

UPDATE

The December meeting of the Parish Council  co-opted Mrs Gill Moore into the vacancy in Cliffe Village Ward - welcome back Gill Thank you to all the others that also should an interest in the position. We do have a further resignation in the Cliffe Village ward and have issued notices of the vacancy. If an election is not called we will co-opt to fill the vacancy at our March meeting.

Cliffe Village Hub

Following discussions with the local community a scheme for developing the Cliffe Memorial Hall is being progressed and a grant application, available to Cliffe only, has been made.
Click Here for more information.

Hall improvements are also required in Cliffe Woods where the Community Centre only has one hall, we are looking for potential funding sources.

Agenda for February Meeting of the Parish Council Thursday 2nd February 2012  
Draft Minutes 12th January 2012 Monthly Meeting 

SEE LINKS page for details on how to book the Cliffe Memorial Hall or Cliffe Woods Community Centre

New Photo Gallery added opens up in new window

See NEW Community Pages
see updated Buckland Fisheries pages
Cliffe Woods School PTA event 3rd February

  Each year the Parish Council have to file an Annual Return to the Audit Commission and then display the information and Audit Commission response on our noticeboards for at least two weeks. That time is now up but the information remains on this WEB site. See FINANCE.
Annual Return and Audit 2010/2011 now available click here

Exciting times on the Parish Council, just some recent highlights

The construction of a £50,000 Skateboard Park (also BMX) at the Cliffe Recreation Ground is just about complete, signage now done but we are getting quotes for a safety surface by the side of the equipment. The design was chosen by local youth. It is suited for all skill levels. It has been made possible by grants from Youth Opportunities Fund, The Veolia Environment Trust, EON Community Investment Fund and Medway Council’s Rural Liaison Grant.

We are also talking to the local football club about constructing changing rooms on the rec. Planning permission is required and we will need some grant funding to add to the parish contribution, so it is not likely to be completed until after this coming season.

We also raised £5,000 via a grant from COMMA for improvements to the Cliffe Woods Recreation Ground, young children’s play area. We have chosen a item of equipment for younger children and passed the money to the site owner Medway Council who completed the work..

Improvements to Cliffe Woods Car Park are now complete with the entry and exit barriers fixed,  the surface  patched and new marking for both normal and disabled parking bays to make more effective use of the space. The Car Park and Shop area is also monitored by live CCTV.

Footpath from Cliffe Woods Shops to Town Road - Funding was agreed from a Medway Councillor Ward Development Fund to carry out repairs and improvements to the footpath which is not part of the highway network. There is still some bits that were not completed and we are following this up with Medway Council.

Cllrs Lisa Mills and Julie Moss have also been working with allotment holders to understand their issues and requirements. New agreements have been issued, with improved clarity on allotment holders responsibilities and procedures to be followed if they are not met. There has been an increase in the number of people wanting a plot and we are trying to fit in as many as possible. If you are interested in a plot, contact the Clerk. The pitch rents have been reviewed and the Parish Council has agreed a range of rents that better reflect the size of each of the pitches.

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THAMES LOWER CROSSING - PLANS FOR MAJOR ROAD THROUGH CLIFFE AND CLIFFE WOODS 
(More Info) (Click here for map)

Thamesside Terminal - the seven year battle : 
click here for the Planning Inspectors Report

Under the Freedom of Information Act we have also added our Publication Scheme as required by the act. It contains details about the Parish, how it operates and how to request information

The Parish area borders on the River Thames to the north and west, Higham and Wainscott to the south; Chattenden, Cooling and High Halstow to the east. It is part of the unitary authority of Medway in North Kent.

The Parish Council is elected every four years (the last was in 2007, the next in May 2011). Up to eight councillors are elected for Cliffe Village ward and eight from the Cliffe Woods ward. If there are vacancies and no nominations, the parish can co-opt additional councillors to make up the numbers.

The full Parish Council meets in public on most first Thursdays of the month, alternately in Cliffe Memorial Hall (Small Hall) and Cliffe Woods Primary School - see meetings for details.

A number of committees take on some of the work between meetings - see Committees.Parish Council Minutes and Agendas are also available on this site.

The Parish keep in contact with residents via the Cliffe Clarion, current and past editions are stored here.

Let us know what you would like to see on this site and we will see what can be done.

The Parish is paid for by a local precept which is added to the Council Tax. This amounts to £40,492 (2011/2012) which works out at as an average of just over £18 per year, 35p (band E 50p) per week (Average Council Tax based on 2,200 properties)