Buckinghamshire Council Information

https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/

Buckinghamshire Council on 01296 585858

 

Highways on Call (Reporting Highways Problems) www.buckscc.gov.uk/services/transport-and-roads/report-a-highways-problem/

Beacon Villages Community Library (Old Town Hall, Ivinghoe) www.buckscc.gov.uk/services/libraries/find-a-library/beacon-villages/

 

llegal Dumping (Fly-Tipping) www.buckscc.gov.uk/services/waste-and-recycling/fly-tipping/

 

Buckinghamshire Adult Safeguarding on 0800 137 915 or 01296 383204 www.buckssafeguarding.org.uk/adultsboard/

Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Children and Families 01296 383962 www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/care-children-and-families/

Help for the Elderly on www.ageuk.org.uk/buckinghamshire/

 

Buckinghamshire Bus Timetable on  www.buckscc.gov.uk/services/transport-and-roads/buses-and-trains/bus-timetables/

Herts Bus Timetable on www.intalink.org.uk

Impact of recent Weather on Buckinghamshire Roads (Jan 2023) https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/news/impact-of-recent-weather-on-buckinghamshires-roads/

 

Ukraine Information

Are you a local community group or organisation supporting Ukrainian refugees in Buckinghamshire? If so, come along to our first virtual network event for community groups and organisations on Thursday 19 May 1.00pm – 2.00pm.

 

You will:

• Hear how The Marlow Ukraine Collective was set up to support families arriving in Buckinghamshire
• Network and connect with other local groups and organisations supporting Ukrainian Refugees
• Share information, intelligence and insight.

This event is for community groups and organisations in Buckinghamshire which are supporting Ukrainian refugees. To register click here:

 

Support from local communities is key to the county’s efforts to help Ukrainian refugees in Buckinghamshire. This may take the form of hosting, providing translation services or advice, or helping arrivals to join an existing activity – such as playgroups – or setting up new activities, whether as an individual or as part of a charity or community group.

We are working closely with Buckinghamshire Council to help coordinate the community response in the county. If you are currently supporting Ukrainian refugees in the county, or would like to offer your support, have a look at the resources available to you and ways to get involved:

For more informtation see the Community Impact Bucks Ukraine Web site:

https://communityimpactbucks.org.uk/support-for-ukrainian-refugees-in-buckinghamshire/

 

Vale of Aylesbury Plan

Publication of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan Inspector’s Report The Planning Inspector for the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan (VALP) has issued his final report to the council and it has now been published on our website. The report finds the VALP to be a sound plan, subject to the modifications he has specified. This means the modified VALP can now be considered for adoption by the council as the local plan for the former Aylesbury Vale area of Buckinghamshire. The report can be viewed online on our VALP web pages: https://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/section/vale-aylesbury-local-plan-valp-2013-2033 A hard copy of the report is available to view at the council’s customer service centre at The Gateway. The opening hours are: Monday – Thursday 9.00am – 5.00pm Friday 9.00am – 4.00pm If you would like to request your own hard copy of the report, please contact us at Planningpolicyteam.bc@buckinghamshire.gov.uk. Charges will apply for printing and postage.

 

Buckinghamshire Council Press Releases

Bylaws

 

Please find below a copy of the Buckinghamshire Council Acupuncture, tattooing, semi-permanent skin-colouring, cosmetic piercing and electrolysis Byelaws 2023 made by Buckinghamshire Council and confirmed by the Secretary of State for Health on 5 July 2023.  These Byelaws came into effect on 5 August 2023 and apply to the whole of the administrative area of Buckinghamshire Council.  Please note they revoke previous Byelaws as set out in Schedule 1.

Under section 236(9) of the Local Government Act 1972 the Byelaws are required to be sent to the proper officer of every parish to which they apply.

Updates for Town and Parish Councils

 

28th October

Click here for October Newsletter

IIn this newsletter:

1. Be Flood Ready
2. Flooding survey for residents
3. Christmas and free parking day allocations arrangements
4. Consultations
5. Welcoming Spaces for residents
6. Private Fostering
7. Energy Doctor survey
8. Buckinghamshire Jobs, Skills and Opportunities Fair
9. Local Events
   Electric scooters – hire scheme returns
10. Spotlight on Marlow Town Council
11. School Crossing Patrollers – Vacancies
12. Dates for Your Diary
13. Town and Parish Council customer service VIP line

 

East Bucks Community Board

Board Chairman Chris Poll

Vice Chair Julie Ward

Community Board Manager Michelle Parker

 

 

Buckinghamshire Council

Walton Street | Aylesbury | Buckinghamshire | HP20 1UA

(01296 387817) or (07930 950 900)

Michelle.Parker@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

 

Email on behalf of Steve Bowles, Cabinet Member for Communities

Dear Town & Parish Councils

 

Many of you will be aware that a new community board model came into effect which has taken the boards from 16 to 8, with a budget of £250k across the 8 boards to support delivery of agreed priorities.

 

A briefing was held for the new Chairmen last week where details of the board operations for the new model were shared.  The Community Board Managers and Chairmen are now meeting to agree their approach for delivering their board and establishing priorities; the Board Managers will be in touch with town and parish councils in due course.

 

Due to the larger areas the boards now cover the focus of the boards will be on community engagement to improve local place for communities by working with communities, partners and internal Buckinghamshire Council services to understand local issues and establish priorities to help resolve or improve these.

 

Through ‘Community Conversations’ – regular conversations/meetings/ workshops/action groups Community Board Managers will have with Community Board Chairmen, ward members, town and parish councils, residents and other partners such as the VCSE and local community groups, the Board Managers will gather intelligence at a local level,  listen to the voice of the local communities to help develop and inform the priorities for the ward area and into Board priorities.

 

The Board Managers have been gathering data and insight across the unitary wards to help inform discussions when they meet ward councillors and get their local intelligence and understand local concerns or issues and what may be needed to help address these.  From these discussions they will create a list of priorities for each ward to discuss with the Chairmen, Board Managers and ward councillors to agree a top priority list for the year and the anticipated funding (or not) required to deliver these.   The funding available to each Board will only be used to deliver these priorities and will be approved by the Board Chairmen and ward member who owns the priority.  A list of agreed priorities will be shared with all Board members.

 

We will be exploring opportunities to deliver through joint working and galvanising partners, and sourcing external funds. We will continue to lever contributory funding were possible to make the community board funding go further.

 

Please note there is no external funding application process – the boards are not grant funders.

 

For organisations who would have traditionally looked to the boards for funding, Board Managers will be able to help direct them to funding/grant opportunities available at the time as the team keep a database of what is on offer.

 

Community Safety & Health 

Flooding on the public highway – Buckinghamshire Highways

In office hours Telephone: 01296 382 416

Out of office hours Telephone: 01296 486 630

Online: Report a blocked drain or flooding

 

Flooding from a main river or reservoir – Environment Agency Floodline

Telephone: 0845 988 1188

Online: Check for flooding

 

Flooding from a public sewer – contact your water utility company if the cause of flooding is from a sewer, a burst water main or a household storm water drain.

Anglian Water: 03457 145 145

Thames Water: 0800 316 9800

Affinity Water: 08457 823 333

 

Main rivers blocked by debris or a fallen tree – Environment Agency

Telephone: 0800 80 70 60

Strep in Children: What to do (Bucks Council Press Release)  Click Here

Link to Better Points web page

Community Safety Newsletters

August 2023 Click Here to access the Community Safety Newsletter online

February 2023 Click Here to access the Community Safety Newsletter online

December 2022 Click Here to access the Community Safety Newsletter online

September 2022 Click Here to access the Community Safety Newsletter online

June 2022 Click Here to access the Safety Newsletter online