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Culgaith Parish Council serves the villages of Blencarn, Culgaith, Skirwith, and the hamlet of Kirkland. The Parish Council gives views on planning applications and other community initiatives, awards grants to local communities and manages 5 village greens totalling 14 acres.
Westmorland and Furness Council reports (from Councillor Michael Hanley)
Parish Clerk
John Fleming
Fell View,
Blencarn,
Penrith.
CA10 1TX
Tel 07768 468 634 culgaithpc@yahoo.co.uk
The Council meets every two months at 7.30 pm and the meetings rotate amongst the village halls in the three main villages:
Dates and Venues of 2025 Meetings. All on Mondays at 7.30pm.
- 12th May Culgaith, Victoria Institute, (Annual Parish Meeting/AGM/May meeting)
- 7th July Skirwith Village Hall
- 1st September Blencarn Village Hall
- 3rd November Culgaith, Victoria Institute
Parishioner Concerns
Should any Parishioners have any issues, suggestions or concerns relating to the Parish please do not hesitate to contact the Parish Clerk on 07768 468 634 or culgaithpc@yahoo.co.uk
or speak directly with one of the Councillors, their contact details are below. There is always the opportunity for you to speak at a meeting under 'Public Participation'
Agendas are posted on the village notice boards and on www.culgaith.org.uk
Agendas are posted on the village notice boards.
PARISH COUNCILLORS
The parish is divided into three electoral wards of Culgaith, Blencarn, and Kirkland & Skirwith.
Click here to find further details of your councillors.
What do Parish Councils do?
Parish Councils operate with the aim of improving the quality of life and the local environment for all residents. They are elected every four years from people living in, or just outside the Parish, or having business interests there. They are required under the Local Government Act 1972 and other statutes to perform certain duties and have powers which they can exercise at their discretion.
In general a Parish Council will:
- give views, on behalf of the community, on planning applications and other proposals that affect the parish
- decide where money should be raised and spent for the benefit of the community
- undertake projects and schemes that benefit local residents
- work in partnership with other bodies to achieve benefits for the parish
- alert relevant authorities to problems that arise or work that needs to be undertaken
- help the other tiers of local government keep in touch with their local communities.
The Quality Parish Scheme was launched by the Government in 2003 with the aim of providing a benchmark minimum standard for parish councils across the country. To become accredited a Parish Council must meet 10 different criteria. In 2008 Culgaith Parish Council agreed to work towards meeting these criteria with the aim of seeking Quality Parish Status after the next election in 2011.
More information about Parish Councils can be found on the Cumbria Association of Local Councils website at www.calc.org.uk
Downloads
Below you will find various Council documents that you can download. They are all in pdf format
Click the icon to obtain latest Adobe reader if required. (to read pdf files)
Data Protection -
Data Protection Policy May 2018
GDPR Privacy Notice_public May 2018 Web
GDPR Privacy Notice_staff & councillors May 2018 Web
Audit documents -
2023/2024
AGAR Explanation of Variances 24 Completed
AGAR Notice of Public Rights Publication
AGAR P3 Cert Exemption 24 Signed
AGAR P4 Annual Internal Report 24 Signed
AGAR P5 Annual Governance Statment 24 Signed
AGAR P6 Accounting Statement 24 Signed
AnnualReturnForm2PC _2023-24_e
AnnualReturnForm2PC Blank_2023-24_e
Asset Register 31 March 24 xlsx
Audited Account and Bank Reconciliation 2024 Signed.
Explanation-of-Variances-Proforma (5)
Notice-of-Public-Rights-(Exempt-Authorities)
2022/2023
AGAR P4 nternal Audit Report Signed 23
AGAR P3 Cert of Exemption 23
AGAR P5 Governance Statement 23
AGAR P6 Accounting Statement 23 Signed
Asset Register May 2023
CPC Audited Account 22 23 Signed. With Bank Reconciliation
Explanation-of-variances-pro-forma-2022-23 (2)
Public Notice to View Accounts
2021/2022
21-Explanation-of-Variances-2021-22
AGAR 2021 2022 Accounting Statements Signed P 6
AGAR 2021 2022 Annual Governance Statement Signed P 5
AGAR 2021 2022 Cert of Exemption Signed P 3
AGAR 2021 2022 Internal Audit Report Signed P 4
Account 2021 2022 Signed. With Bank Reconciliation
Asset Register May 2022
CPC Public Notice to view accounts
2020/2021
Asset Register May 2021-1
CPC Account AUDITED 2020 - 21 signed
CPC Public Rights Notice
3 AGAR Cert of Exemption 20 - 21 Signed
4 AGAR Internal Audit Report 20 - 21 signed .pdf
5 AGAR Annual Governance statment 20 - 21 signed
6 AGAR Accounting Statement 20 - 21 signed
2019/2020
21_explanation_of_variances_2019-20
AGAR 2019 20 Accounting Statements Signed
AGAR 2019 20 Annual Governance Statement Signed
AGAR 2019 20 Annual Internal Audit Report Signed
AGAR 2019 20 Receipts and Payments Account Bank Reconciliation
AGAR 2020 Certificate of Exemption Signed
Asset Register April 2020
CPC Account 2019 2020 Payment Variances audit
Public Rights Confirmation 2019 20 Notice Board eb
2018/2019
Accounting statement
CPC Annual Audit Report
CPC Annual Governance Statement
Accounting Statement Section 2
CPC Account and Balance Sheet
CPC Confirmation Date Excercise
CPC Certificate of Exemption
Notice of Public Rights and Publication Accounts
2017/2018
CPC Public Notice View Accounts
Account
Accounting Statement
Annual Governance Statement
Certificate of Exemption
Explanation of Variances
Internal Audit Report
Special Documents -
Map of Parish Council boundary
Skirwith Conservation Area Review Leaflet
HOW TO OBJECT to a planning application
Grants Policy 2016
Dog Control Leaflet
Policy Statements -
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