What does Langford Parish Council do?

Sparrowhawk perched in Riverside Gardens, 6 March 2006

A good look at the annual budget will tell us where the money is being spent. This is available to the public for scrutiny at any time.

Some major or significant activities that Langford Parish council is or has been involved in are listed below:

Managing and financing some street lighting

Managing and financing cutting of grass verges

Maintenance of the war memorial

Provision of burial space

Helping with funding of the youth club

Help with funding the village Hall

Managing and financing the playing field

Providing play equipment and maintenance of equipment, fencing and machines

Providing litter and dog refuse bins

Some financial disbursements to charities

Consulting on planning and road traffic issues (e.g. housing developments, shops, traffic calming, etc)

Lobbying police for more support and further involvement in speed monitoring and crime prevention

Lobbying Mid Beds District Council and County Council for support

Advising County and District Councils on local housing issues

Providing Village signs, seats, notice-boards, etc

Lobbying to keep footpaths open, for more lay-by parking spaces, to keep shops open, to keep doctor’s surgery open

Lobbying on public transport

Provision of a quarterly newsletter

Support for the “Welcome booklet”, footpath map

Consulting over sites for bus shelters

Part funding capital projects such as traffic claming measures, Village Hall improvements, sports facilities improvements, IT equipment at school, improvements to the Common, Town Land, etc

For those who wish to know more about parish councils generally and what they do, you are recommended to read this article.