Simpson and Ashland Parish Council
Simpson and Ashland Parish Council represents over 1,100 people living in the parish area and is committed to promoting community values, economic well-being and pride in the Parish.
Our Vision
"A representative, supportive and facilitative Parish Council with excellent communication skills between ourselves and the community."
You can see the Vision for Simpson here and we will be creating a similar document for Ashland in 2019. You can read the latest Annual Parish Report here.
What the Parish Council does
A parish council is the first level of local government and the closest to the community it serves. The parish council is funded out of what is called the precept, which is paid by each household as part of their Council Tax. There are statutory requirements that a parish council are required to fulfil, but at the root of everything the Parish Council is there to represent the views and concerns of the whole community. The Parish Council:
To find out more or if you want to get involved, contact the Chair, David Pye on (01908) 395415 or contact the Parish Clerk by e-mail on clerk.simpsonandashland@gmail.com.
- Keeps people informed through 5 noticeboards, quarterly newsletters and the website about community matters.
- Provides grants to aid activities that encourage neighbourliness and community, activities that support vulnerable residents and to make a positive difference to the local environment spirit within this community.
- Supplies 8 dog waste bins and pays for the collection and disposal of the waste.
- Provides and maintains two public seats for the benefit of residents.
- Provides and maintains the three village and three Britain in Bloom road signs.
- Works with other agencies to help maintain and look after the environment within the parish area.
- Gets the Simpson and Ashland voice heard at a city-wide level through our work with our ward Councillors and officers from Milton Keynes Council.
- Owns and runs Simpson Village Hall.
To find out more or if you want to get involved, contact the Chair, David Pye on (01908) 395415 or contact the Parish Clerk by e-mail on clerk.simpsonandashland@gmail.com.
Parish Councillors
Simpson and Ashland Parish Council is made up of 8 volunteers, who are elected Councillors of the local community, served by a Parish Clerk.
At present there is 1 vacancy. Are you interested in making Simpson and Ashland an even better place to live in. We are a small parish and the councillors are committed to serving those who live, work and visit our great part of Milton Keynes. You need to be 18 and over and live within 3 miles of the parish boundary. If you are interested in becoming a Councillor for the community you live in and want to know more about the role or what a parish council does, please contact the Chair David Pye (01908 395415) for an informal chat or go to the how to become a parish councillor page to find out more.
A full list of our Councillors, what they do and their contact details can be found by clicking here.
At present there is 1 vacancy. Are you interested in making Simpson and Ashland an even better place to live in. We are a small parish and the councillors are committed to serving those who live, work and visit our great part of Milton Keynes. You need to be 18 and over and live within 3 miles of the parish boundary. If you are interested in becoming a Councillor for the community you live in and want to know more about the role or what a parish council does, please contact the Chair David Pye (01908 395415) for an informal chat or go to the how to become a parish councillor page to find out more.
A full list of our Councillors, what they do and their contact details can be found by clicking here.
Meetings
The full council meets on the first Monday of the month, every other month, 8.00pm at Simpson Village Hall. Agendas are made available via the noticeboards, website and can be obtained by contacting the Parish Clerk on clerk.simpsonandashland@gmail.com. More information on meetings can be found here.
Our next meeting is on: Monday 12th November 2018
Our next meeting is on: Monday 12th November 2018