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VACANCY FOR COTLEIGH PARISH COUNCILLOR
There is a vacancy on Cotleigh Parish Council.
Being a Parish Councillor in Cotleigh gives you a real opportunity to make a difference to the community and it gives you a chance to help make Cotleigh an even better place to live.
To be a parish councillor you must be:
·         a British citizen, or a citizen of the Commonwealth or the European Union, and
·         18 years or older
·         For the whole of the 12 months prior prior to nomination you must:
–          Have been an elector of the parish and either occupied or owned/rented premises in the parish,
–          Or resided within 3 miles of the boundary of the parish, or
–          Had your principal or only place of work in that area
You cannot stand for election if you….
·         Are the subject of a bankruptcy restriction order or interim order
·         Have, within five years before the day of the election been convicted in the United Kingdom of any offence and have had a prison sentence (whether suspended or not) for a period of over three months without the option of a fine
To find out more about joining Cotleigh Parish Council please call Kerry Kennell on 01404 861129 or email cotleighclerk@yahoo.co.uk.    Or, to apply to be co-opted to the vacancy, just write a brief summary about yourself to include:
·         Length of residence in the Parish
·         Membership and involvement with any community associations within the Parish or elsewhere
·         Particular interests and concerns concerning the Parish.
·         Any professional or work related experience which could be utilised for the benefit of the Parish?
·         Confirm your eligibility to stand in line with the rules above
and send it to Mrs Kerry Kennell, Courtmoor Farm, Upottery, Honiton, Devon EX14 9QA or email cotleighclerk@yahoo.co.uk by Wednesday 18th April.

Himalayan Balsam

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This plant may look pretty, but the damage Himalayan Balsam causes is severe, both in terms of the direct out-competing of native species, but also due to the fact it grows as an obligate annual in our climate, which means the river banks which it infests are completely bare when it dies back come winter so then have nothing to consolidate them and wash out with winter flooding, so filling the downstream areas with sediment. (Quote from Blackdown Hills ANOB wildlife office)

Although Landowners do not have to remove the plant from their own property, Landowners do have an obligation not to let this invasive plant spread to other Landowners properties and there are now powers that Councils have under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, that have recently been used to compel owners to control this invasive weed species.

landowners also have a legal responsibility to control the species under Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 – which states ‘it is an offence to plant or cause to grow’ the species in the wild.

So what can you do about this problem?

Himalayan Balsam is actually relatively easy to eradicate:

Pulling it up two years in a row before it flowers is normally sufficient.

Please therefore inspect your property, especially if you are by a stream and start the eradication process as soon as you can.

 

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The parish council would like to thank everyone who either helped organise, or attended the meeting held in the village hall on Wednesday 24th August to discuss the A30 Honiton to Devonshire Inn Highway Improvement Scheme.  It was an excellent meeting which was informative and extremely well presented, especially considering the meeting was held at such short notice.  A particular thanks goes to the presenters and contributors.  It was amazing to see how much expertise and knowledge is held within our parish and this will be invaluable going forward.

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