Kennington Parish Council

Annual Report 2013-14

How much did your Parish Council cost you in 2013-14?

The precept was £74,806. This was the Parish Council’s share of the Council Tax for the year, a fall of £4296 in real terms, as the Council tax base decreased by £93.60 making a base of £1629.40 which is the amount raised by a Council tax of £1 (based on 1,731 dwellings).

It costs a band ‘D’ property £45.91 (the same as on 2012-13)

Regular Commitments         

• Clerk’s and Wardens’ salaries
• Maintenance of the playing areas
• Maintenance of the War Memorial
• Grass cutting of the highway verges
• Grass cutting and maintenance of the cemetery
• Maintenance of the paths and alleyways
• Repair and cleaning of the bus shelters
• Emptying the dog waste bins
• Garden Competition
• Carols around the Christmas tree

Additional spending in 2013-14

• Major maintenance to the BMX track in Forest Side
• Tree maintenance work at both Playing fields

Grants to Local Community Groups and Charities made 2013-14

• Kennington Venture Youth Club                 £800
• Kennington Village Centre                  £300
• South and Vale Carers Centre                  £300
• Royal British Legion – Poppy Appeal                  £950
• Helen and Douglas House                  £50
• Oxfordshire Association for the Blind                  £150
• Abingdon & District Citizens Advice Bureau                  £425
• ENRYCH (Ryder-Cheshire Volunteers)                  £25
• 1^st Kennington Guides                  £400

More details regarding the Parish Council’s activities during 2013-14, together with presentations from both the Council and local organisations will be given at the Annual Parish meeting on 30 April 2014