Decision details

Mr Lander Brinkley, Chairman of the Advisory Group, stated in summary that the shadow parish council had met three times.  David Chrichton was the Chairman and it had nine members in its body together with other additional residents who were also interested.  It had established four task groups: Governance, Facilities, Communications and Finance.  It had appointed an experienced Clerk in Tony Danniels and was arranging training through the Hampshire Association of Local Councils (HALC), which was one of the country’s premier organisations.

At Winchester City Council, Steve Lincoln, Community Planning Manger, was assisting in advising on the 2019/2020 parish council budget and arrangements with Denmead and Southwick and Widley Parish Council.  The legal procedure for the parish council’s establishment would be approved at the meeting of Winchester City’s Council on 7 November 2018.

The new Community Building had shared facilities and was 17 months overdue and it was hoped that larger meeting rooms would be available soon.  The arrangements on its future management; be it by the Parish Council or by a Community Hall Association were yet to be decided upon by the residents.

During debate it was established that the shadow parish council now had 10 members and that the formal handing over of the Community Building would take place once the leases had been agreed with Grainger.

Mr Tilbury added that the Community Building would initially come under the control of Winchester City Council who would then decide on its future ownership.  This could be the parish council or a sub entity, but it would remain in public ownership with its future management to be decided upon.