If you’re passionate about the local area and the community, but can’t commit to being a Parish Councillor, there are other ways to get involved with the Parish Council:
The Parish Council has a number of different committees that discuss specific areas of Parish Council work – such as planning or traffic. These committees undertake the Council’s projects and priorities through delegated powers. Local people can become co-opted ‘non-Councillors’ to join a committee, sharing their views to help the Councillors in discussions.
Ideally, a co-opted member would be someone with experience and expertise in the committee’s focus area. By contributing experience/knowledge on council matters, a co-opted member can provide insights and informed suggestions to help Councillors make the right decisions for the community. Read more about co-option in our article or from one of our current co-opted members in his Q&A.
We hold occasional, 2-hour sessions of general maintenance at the Abbey Fishponds to ensure the area remains a pleasant place to walk and a sustainable natural environment for the flora and fauna living there. The Fishponds maintenance is now (March 2024) under the responsibility of Eynsham Parks.
Read more about the activities on our news page (Eynsham Parish Council News: Sunshine for Fishponds session (3 Apr 2024). Oxfordshire (eynsham-pc.gov.uk)). If you’d like to be added to the list for a future Working Party, please email epc.comms@eynsham-pc.gov.uk with your details and put ‘Fishponds Working Party’ as the subject.
From time to time, we may need volunteers to help us for an event, project or task we are overseeing locally. If you’d be interested in being involved on an ad hoc basis, please email epc.comms@eynsham-pc.gov.uk with your details and put ‘Ad Hoc Volunteers’ as the subject.