Shirland and Higham
Parish Council
Representing the villages of Higham, Mickley, Shirland & Stonebroom
Your Council working for Your Community
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The Parish Council Team
Shirland and Higham Parish Council owns the Village Hall and its site in Shirland, the Parish Sportsground, Pavilion and MUGA in Stonebroom, the Shirland Cemetery, Play Areas in Shirland and Stonebroom, a selection of bus shelters, grit bins and lamp posts, and holds the Stonebroom Recreation Ground in Trust. It also administers allotments in Mickley and Stonebroom. It is responsible for dog and litter bins, oversight of footpaths and hedges etc., and is consulted on planning matters by the District Council. In order to ensure proper representation of local matters it works closely with County and District Councils, the police and other agencies.
In order to ensure proper representation of local matters it works closely with County and District Councils, the police and other agencies. Twelve Councillors are elected for a period of four years and the Council meets every month except August either in the Shirland Village Hall or the Parish Pavilion in Stonebroom. The public are welcome to attend and 15 minutes is allotted to the public for them to raise issues or comment on parish matters. A separate Parish Meeting is held in March when the public can raise any matters and vote on resolutions – although the Council is not obliged to act on them. The Annual General Meeting of the Council is held in May when the Chairman and committees are elected. |
The Parish of Shirland and Higham is the southernmost parish in the District of North East Derbyshire and is extensive geographically, extending from Oakerthorpe in the south to Stretton in the north and bounded between west and east by the River Amber and the Morton Brook. The four villages which make up the Parish each have their separate and distinct identities and characteristics.
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