The next SPC meeting will be on 17th September at 7.00pm at Stratton village hall. The copy of the agenda follows:- STRATTON PARISH COUNCIL www.strattondorsetpc.org.uk strattonpc@gmail.com Parish Clerk: vacancy AGENDA Ordinary Meeting of Stratton Parish Council will be held at
7th September 2019 – Playing Field Fence
Stratton Parish Council has commissioned a new replacement fence at the eastern end of the playing field, adjacent to the footpath, which has now been erected. The contractors had some difficulty replacing the fence owing to the amount of tree
28th August 2019 – Mr Christopher Boulton
It is with great sadness and deep regret that Stratton Parish Council has learned of the death of our parish clerk, Mr Chris Boulton. Chris passed away peacefully at Joseph Weld Hospice earlier this morning, after a long illness bravely fought.
10th August 2019 – Award of Grants under Section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972
Stratton Parish Council is now taking applications for the awarding of grants under Section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972. The following are the criteria against which applications for grant support will be assessed:- Any group, club or
10th August 2019 – Update on the Trees on the Village Green
It has been discovered that one of the new trees recently planted on the village green is not the variety of mountain ash which was commissioned. The mountain ash had been grafted onto whitebeam stock, but as can occasionally happen,
16th July Minutes
Here’s the minutes for the 16th July Parish Council Meeting. http://www.strattondorsetpc.org.uk/Documents/Meetings/2019-20/SPC%20Minutes%2016th%20July%202019%20%20-%20draft.pdf
Rotten Bench removed
As discussed and agreed at the last parish council meeting the Queen’s 25th anniversary bench outside of the Alms-houses in Dorchester Road has now been removed. This seat had become rotten and dangerous. The anniversary plaque has been retained and
Skateboard Ramps on the Playing Field
Following cooperation between the Parish Council and Stratton Youth Club the two skateboard ramps on the playing field have now been dismantled and removed. The ramps were originally obtained by Stratton Youth Club following a successful grant bid in the
Village Green grass cutting
Further to the earlier announcement that Kevin Kirk the parish council’s contractor for cutting the village green has had an accident and will be ‘out of action’ for several months. A replacement contractor has been found and will cover for
Playing Field Trees
It is confirmed that some eight trees have now been cut down and removed from around the playing field. These trees were mentioned in the recent Tree Surgeons report that the Parish Council commissioned and were stated as becoming a
Giant Molehills
Giant molehills spotted on the playing field. Well almost, many will have noticed that ‘building work’ has been carried out on the bicycle jumps situated next to the tennis court. The bicycle jumps have been there for some twenty odd
Village Green Grass
Villagers should be aware that Kevin Kirk, the contractor who has carried out such good work over the past two years in restoring the village green to such a good condition, has had an accident and broken an ankle that