Frome Town Council - making Frome a better place
Mayor Helen Sprawson-White
Representing
Frome Town Council
Frome Town Council - making Frome a better place
Frome, Mendip, Somerset, England
Frome
Château-Gontier
Murrhardt
Rabka-Zdrój
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United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth II
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UK Parliament
House of Commons
House of Lords
Houses of Parliament Palace of Westminster London
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Coalition government
Prime Minister David Cameron (Conservative) with The Queen
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat)
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Frome and Somerton MP David Heath
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House of Lords
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Acts of Parliament
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European Parliament
Graham Watson, Somerset's most local MEP
European MEP Electoral Regions of the UK
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9 English Regions
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County and District councils
County Council
District Council
Divided
EducationSocial servicesTransportStrategic planningFire servicesConsumer protectionRefuse disposalSmallholdingsMuseums
Libraries
Local planningHousingLocal highwaysBuilding regulationEnvironmental healthRefuse collection
RecreationCultural matters
**Somerset - Local functions divided between two tiers
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Representing the communityLocal councillors
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Local government workers
NATIONALLY: two million people
employed by local authorities
local authority spending £90 billion a year
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How local government is financed
PRINCIPAL LOCAL AUTHORITIES GrantsCentral government provides specific and general grants
Council TaxCouncil Tax provides about a quarter of local funding. Each household pays an amount depending on the valueof their home.
Business ratesBusiness rates are a property tax on businesses andother non-domestic properties.
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Parish Funding
Annual Precept: Income and expenditure calculated for the next financial year
Net amount (the precept) is added to council tax
No central government funding
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Town and parish councils
Parish Councils created in 1894
10,000 community, parish and town councils
400 known as Town Councils
100,000 councillors
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MAYORS
Elected Mayor of London Boris Johnson Ceremonial Mayor of Frome
Helen Sprawson-White
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Somerset County & Districts
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Local Government in Somerset
Somerset 3 tiered local government
Somerset County Council ↓
Mendip District Council↓
Frome Town Council
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SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL 965,000,000 Euros
58 Councillors 14,000 staff
Responsibilities include:EducationSocial ServicesHighways / Road Safety Libraries and Museums
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MENDIP DISTRICT COUNCIL 50,000,000 Euros
47 Councillors500 staffResponsibilities include:Cemeteries Planning ApplicationsRefuse Collection Street Cleaning Sports Centres
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FROME TOWN COUNCIL 1,106,632 Euros
17 Councillors 17 staff
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Victoria Park Tennis, Bowls, Petanque
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Victoria Park café
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Bandstand - Re-thatched
Re-thatched to last another 40 years
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Mary Baily Playing Field
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New skate ramps
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Rodden Meadow on river Frome
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Floral town
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Grow it Yourself – Council Allotments
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New Town Entry Signs
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Funding for Community Events - Frome Festival
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Community facilities
Cheese and Grain Hall - from music to markets
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Planning Applications
Statutory consultee Receives copies of
all development planning applications for Frome
These are just some of them…
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Public toilets
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Frome Information Centre
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Town Twinning
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Tour of Britain
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Jenson Button
F1 World Drivers Champion 2009
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Some functions of Frome Town Council
Provides grants and support to local voluntary or other organisations who demonstrate significant local benefit through their projects e.g. youth activities, Police Community Support Officers, activities for older residents, the Frome Festival, school crossing patrols and other public events which encourage visitors to the town, help retailers and entertain residents
Manages and maintains Victoria Park, Mary Baily Playing Field, Murrhardt Gardens and adjoining woodland (North Parade), Zion Path, Rodden Meadow at the end of Willow Vale and Merchants Barton public conveniences
Provides and maintains floral displays in the town and Victoria Park and is involved with Britain in Bloom Provides Christmas lights displays in the town events and organises the annual Frome Christmas Spectacular Provides 7 allotment sites which are administered by Frome Allotments Association: Funds provision and maintenance of street furniture, signposts, bollards, seats, bus shelters etc Provides funding for new street lights and reports street light faults to Somerset County Council’s contractors Considers every planning application submitted and passes its views back to the relevant authority Supports the Town Mayor and a Town Crier as part of the civic and social life of the town Provides partnership funding for town CCTV coverage, as part of community safety and anti-social behaviour
reduction initiatives with Mendip Community Safety Partnership Supports provision of ‘Alcohol Restricted Zones’, giving police increased powers to tackle anti–social behaviour
related to excessive drinking Supports Town Twinning activities Leases the Cheese & Grain building from Mendip District Council and sub-lets it to Cheese & Grain Ltd as a
community facility Promotes tourism Reports blocked drains, overhanging hedges, waste issues, highway faults to the relevant authority on behalf of
the town Provides member support for committees, forums and working parties; appoints representatives to local
organisations and special interest groups Lobbies relevant agencies and third parties on issues of the day that are important to the community
MISSION STATEMENT
‘Frome Town Council will work for
and with local people to make
Frome a better place’