3rd May – Village Tea Party, 8th May – a compelling talk about VE Day. 8th May – 6.30pm nationwide bell binging. 10th May, the Rock & Roll Choir. Click on this link for more details.
Your Councillors
Click on the Councillor name below for contact details and their primary roles
Your Parish Council
Supporting the community
The Parish Council is part of the local government system looking after the interests of the community of Somerton, Oxfordshire.
We work closely with Cherwell District Council (CDC) and Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) to ensure that the services in the village are maintained and developed. We address local issues such as highways, traffic, housing, rights of way, street lighting and community facilities eg. Dog Bins, Children’s Play area, Bottle Banks.
The Parish Council is also consulted on all local planning applications, and we are always happy to discuss any questions or concerns you may have on planning applications.
Representatives from the District and County Council sometimes attend Parish Council meetings.
Our CDC Representative is Andrew McHugh and our County Council Representative is Arash Fatemian.
Please bear in mind that we are a small council with limited powers and very limited resources. The Clerk is the only paid employee and the formal point of contact.
All six elected councillors are volunteers who give up their time freely on behalf of the community and are happy to be approached with any issues. They will do their best to help, but no formal decisions can be made outside the regularly convened meetings.
Please get involved
Click on this link to see some of the projects Somerton Parish Council is working on
The Parish Council is run in an open and transparent manner and is keen to promote good communication.
All are welcome and encouraged to come to the regular Parish Council meetings which are held in public, usually on the last Wednesday of alternate months (Jan, March, May, July, Sept, Nov) from 7:30- approx. 9:30 pm in the Village Hall.
The agenda is posted on the website and village notice boards at least three days before the meeting and will confirm the date of the next meeting. If you have any business you wish to be discussed at a PC meeting, you will need to inform the Clerk for it to be added to the Agenda.
At the start of our meetings there is a public participation slot where matters can be raised by members of the public. It maybe something that can be answered immediately but if it is of a significant nature it may need to be considered in greater detail and therefore added to the items for the next meeting.
This is so as to ensure that the matter is publicised in advance and all interested parties know that it is a subject that has been raised. For those who cannot attend meetings then please feel free to contact us in writing via the Parish Clerk: [email protected]
Somerton Parish Boundary
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Area: 3.09 square miles
Boundary Line: 9.6 miles
Population: 307 2021 CENSUS FOR SOMERTON PARISH
District: Cherwell
Police: Thames Valley
Fire: Oxfordshire
Post code: OX25
UK Parliament: Banbury
ONS ID: E04008080
Tiers of UK Government
A town or parish council is the first tier of government in the UK.
The responsibilities of each level of government are broadly as follows:
National: www.direct.gov.uk
Defence / Taxation / Health / Law and Order
County: Oxfordshire County Council
Education / Social Services / Highways
District: Cherwell District Council
Planning / Environmental Health (street cleaning, rubbish collection, etc) / Housing / Regeneration
Town: Towns and parishes have limited direct powers but are able, in partnership, to influence other authorities and contribute to their activities to achieve better standards for their parishes.
More information on parish and town councils and how they work on this link.
Please refer to the ‘Parish Projects’ website page to see what the Somerton Parish Council is working on today.
Frequently Asked Questions and Parish Councils
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Parish Clerk
Cathy Fleet – Parish Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer
- Email – [email protected]
- Mobile – 07989 398838
Ideas for this website please contact Paul Fennemore
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Contact us
Heyford Rd
Somerton
Bicester
OX25 6LN