Welcome to the Upton & North Elmsall Parish Council Website
Local Area Information
Upton and North Elmsall are villages within the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield and are situated near the villages of Ackworth, South Elmsall, Badsworth South Kirkby, and Moorthorpe. It was once a small but thriving mining community with its own colliery, which started producing coal in 1926, the mine closed in 1964. Sixty one men died during the mines' 40 year life, the price of coal
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Local Area Activites
The Village Hall has a number of activities which take place most days.The Village Hall can also be hired out for children's parties, and small events.Charity events may not be charged a hire fee if it's a locally run charity.
For a full list of all activities at the village hall please click here.
The Parish Council has acquired two allotment sites, these being Harewood Lane and School Street.
For more information on the allotments please click here
Meetings and Minutes
Parish Council meetings
These are held every second Wednesday and commence at 7.00pm unless a public session is requested. This is held in the Council Chamber in the Village Hall.
Finance and Village Hall Committee meetings
These are held the Thursday prior to the Parish Council meetings and commence at 6.00pm.
For more information on meetings and meeting minutes please click here
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UPTON AND NORTH ELMSALL PARISH COUNCIL
NOTICE OF CASUAL VACANCY
Notice is hereby given that by reason of the resignation of Councillor West a vacancy has occurred among the members of the Parish Council. Any person willing to fill this vacancy should apply to the Clerk in writing on or before the 24th May 2012. All applications will be considered by the members. A short list will be drawn up for interview prior to the commencement of a meeting to be held on the 7th June 2012
The applicant's name must appear on the current register of the Voters List or the applicant should during the whole of the twelve months preceding the relevant date have resided in or within three miles of the parish or the applicant’s only place of work during the whole of the twelve months preceding the relevant date is in the parish. The applicant must not be debarred from standing as a Councillor. A full list of qualifications is shown below.
For further information or to apply please contact the Clerk
Ms P Kitchin Clerk Upton and North Elmsall Parish Council The Village Hall Harewood Lane Upton WF9 1JB 01977 643283 pkitchin@up-ne-parishcouncil.co.uk
10th May 2012
A person is qualified to be elected as a local councillor, and to hold such office, if he/she is a British subject, or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, or a relevant citizen of the European Union, and on the relevant day(defined below) has reached 18 years of age AND a) on that day he/she is, and thereafter continues to be, a local government elector for the area of the authority; or b) he/she has during the whole of the twelve months preceding that day occupied, as owner or tenant, any land or other premises in that area; or c) his/her principal or only place of work during that twelve months has been in the area; or d) he/she has during the whole of these twelve months resided in the area; or e) he/she has during the whole of the twelve months preceding the relevant date resided within three miles of the parish.
The ‘relevant day’ means the day on which the person is nominated as a cand |
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