Whenever possible, documents are published as pdfs, which means you can easily print them and bring them to a meeting, should you wish.

Minutes of Meetings

Please note these are draft minutes which may be corrected at a Council meeting. This copy will usually remain uncorrected. Draft copies are also displayed each month on the noticeboard by the phonebox, usually within two weeks of a meeting. The legal copy is that signed by the chairman of a meeting. All meetings are open to the public. A page has been created (Dec 2016) about Emergencies

Publications 2017

Annual Parish Meeting 28 April 2017 Agenda  Chairman’s Report 2017 Minutes Jan Feb Mar  Apr May  Jun Jul     Sep Accounts 2016-7 The Dates for the exercise of public rights have passed Annual Governance statement 2017 Accounting Statements 2017 Declaration of status of public accounts Receipts and Payments Account 2017 Note:all expenditures are recorded in Minutes as they occur. Land and other items owned by the council are listed on the Receipts and payments account. Newsletter March 2017  Newsletter August 2017

Publications 2016

Parish Emergency Plan Minutes Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Sep Oct Nov Dec Minutes 2016 Annual Parish meeting Annual Parish Meeting Chairmans Report Accounts:  Notice of completion of audit 2016 Receipts and Payments 2015-6 Annual governance statement 2016 Accounting Statements 2016 Internal audit report 2016 External Auditor certificate & report 2016 Note:all expenditures are recorded in Minutes as they occur. Land and other items owned by the council are listed on the Receipts and payments account. Newsletters April Neighbourhood DP no.4 Other Publications The Draft Neighbourhood Plan can be found on NDP Documents page This version of the Questionnaire is in MSWord format, so that you can fill it in on your device. Instructions on where to send it are in the introduction. If there is no change in  your circumstances or capability to assist, there is no need to fill it in again.

Publications 2015

Minutes Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Accounts Newsletters Other Publications Neighbourhood Development Plan documents

Publications 2014

Minutes Accounts Newsletters Other Publications Lake 99 Vision Flood information Letter to MP re flood issues ABI response EA Response Flood Advice from the Parish Council The following EA documents are copyright the Environment Agency 2014 and should be read together: Email from Customer Office EA Product4 (floodmap) Risk of flooding Information Sheet Neighbourhood Plan Documents Other Publications Drainage Map v3    [3MB] part of the Parish Council Flood Defence study. This download is large. You should therefore save it once opened to your desktop or other suitable place, rather than download it each time you want to look at it. You may wish to upgrade your pdf reader (search pdf reader) to the latest version to read it more easily. It can be enlarged considerably. If you wish to comment on the accuracy of the plan or have other comments on it, please email Karen Mogridge If you wish to see older publications please contact the Clerk. All minutes before the Millennium are deposited in the Gloucestershire Archives. Flood Advice The weather during the last two winters has been exceptional, but if we are to believe recent reports this is a foretaste of winters to come.  In Somerford Keynes we have been more fortunate than most and the issues which have affected other communities have largely passed us by.  The Thames has not (so far) reached the level that it did last winter.  This year the management at Lower Mill Estate has been able to keep the Thames spillway clear of both weed and water voles, with excellent results. The flood defences at Neigh Bridge have operated as they were designed to do.  We have survived two winters without significant river flooding.  However we can’t ignore the fact that we live in a largely flat area on a flood plain.  We are near enough to the source of the Thames that most of our water heads to the more unfortunate communities downstream; but there is a small risk of river flooding. Ground water also continues to be a concern for some households, as it is elsewhere in the country following such severe rains. One or two houses are surrounded by standing water, and some have suffered septic tank problems.  The Parish Council is pursuing matters of drainage with CDC, but each household in the Parish should also be considering its own response to excess water.  It’s well worth visiting Mary Dhonau’s website http://www.marydhonau.co.uk/.  She lives near the Severn and has been flooded numerous times but has refused to become a victim of flooding and has a wealth of practical advice, including such things as making a household Flooding Emergency Plan (for which she provides a template) and purchasing extra buckets to stand furniture legs in if the worst happens.  The National Flood Forum website http://nationalfloodforum.org.uk/ also contains a lot of useful information, including a section on insurance. The time to plan for flooding is when you are not threatened by it!  [Feb 2014]

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