The Clerk and the Parish Councillors would like to wish all Residents a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Battle's Over

The Parish Council would like to thank everyone that attended the events in the Parish on Sunday evening.  Thank you to everyone that contributed to the collections for ABF The Soldiers' Charity, as soon as the charity informs us of how much was raised this will be publicised.

Remembrance Events

The Parish Council would like to thank everyone who came along to the Centenary Remembrance Services held in the Parish on the morning of Sunday 11th November 2018.

​St Peter's Church Stonebroom
St Leonard's Church Shirland
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Chairman of the Parish Council Cllr Barry Barnes, Father Chris Andrews and Cllr David Williamson at the lighting of the beacon at St Leonard's Church Shirland.
​At the Parish Council meeting held on Monday 19h November 2018 Cllr Barnes spoke about the success of the events in the Parish and thanked everyone involved.





















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​Your Council working for Your Community

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 December at Santos Higham Farm.  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.