WELCOME
TO GAWSWORTHWelcome
to the Gawsworth Parish Council website providing
you with information relating to the village of
Gawsworth in Cheshire in addition to detailing
the varied activities of its local governing
body.
Parish
councils are one of three tiers of local
government and they represent civil parishes with
populations in excess of 200 electors. They came
into being in 1894 and they are the tier of
government that is closest to the people. They
are empowered to provide or maintain street
lighting, bus shelters, village halls, clocks,
war memorials, playing fields & play grounds
to name but a few. They also have special duties
relating to public footpaths and obstruction to
rights of way. Parish Council elections are held
every four years and a council is funded from the
council tax by means of a precept. Gawsworth
Parish Council's next tier of local government is
Macclesfield
Borough Council
with its top tier being the Cheshire
County Council.
NEWS
UPDATE:- Please note that
the next meeting of Gawsworth Parish Council is
scheduled for the evening of Tuesday 13th January
2009 at 7:30 pm prompt in the Village Hall.
Please
note also that the MEMORY
LANE page has been
re-loaded with a new set of images. Can you spot
any familiar faces from the past?
© The
Gawsworth painted scene is featured courtesy of
local artist www.jackyfreeman.co.uk
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