Join Llanferres Community Council

C ! O M M N I T Y U

Have you consider becoming a Councillor for Llanferres Community Council?

If so, why not join Llanferres Community Council?

For more information please contact the Clerk on 01352 810735 or email clerk.llanferres@gmail.com

What’s Involved

The council meets every second Thursday of each month except August, in Llanferres village hall or by video conference facility. Its’ role in the community is to:

• Read correspondence received during the course of the month and decides how to respond

• Comment on local planning applications

• Agree actions to ensure community assets are well maintained

• Considers new projects that will benefit the community Meetings usually last between one and two hours.

To qualify to become a local Councillor you will need to be:

D A British citizen, an eligible

Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of any member state of the European Union or a qualifying foreign citizen

D Over 18 years of age and meet at least one of the following criteria:

D registered as a local government elector in the Llanferres area; or

D have lived in the area as an owner or tenant of land or premises during the last 12 months; or

D your principal or only place of work has been in the area during the last 12 months or

D you have lived within 4.8 kilometers (3 miles) of the outer boundary of the area for the last 12 months.

Certain people are disqualified from standing

These include:

D paid officers of the community council

D anyone subject to bankruptcy restriction orders

D those subject to recent prison sentances