Welcome to Horspath Village

Horspath Parish Council

The Parish Council usually meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 8:00pm in the Village Hall. Members of the public are welcome to attend and have the opportunity to raise matters at the end of the meeting. The agenda for the meeting is posted on the Village Notice Board, near the Village Shop, on the Thursday prior to a meeting, and on this website as soon as available.

Horspath Parish Council is part of the lowest tier of local government in England, elected to democratically represent and communicate the views of the community in Horspath to other higher levels of government, and to act as a responsible guardian of the community's assets. The Parish Council has powers laid down in the Local Government Act 1972 and other legislation. Its responsibilities include management of open spaces, recreational facilities, play equipment, provision of litter and dog waste bins. The Parish Council is able to fund other projects where it considers that the community will benefit and makes representations to other local authorities and public service providers where appropriate on planning and other matters.

Other services are the responsibility of South Oxfordshire District Council - including refuse collection, recycling facilities, planning and building regulations, environmental health, housing advice, noise nuisance - or Oxfordshire County Council - including highway matters, education, footpaths and bridleways, home care, libraries, public transport, social services, trading standards. The Council works closely with our District Councillor, Elizabeth Gillespie, and with our County Councillor, Anne Purse.

Horspath Parish Council meetings

These meetings are held in the Village Hall at 8:00 pm on Tuesdays, usually on the first Tuesday of each month. Members of the public are very welcome.
Meeting dates in 2016 are:
5 January 2016 2 February 2016 1 March 2016 5 April 2016 3 May 2016 7 June 2016
5 July 2016 2 August 2016 6 September 2016 4 October 2016 1 November 2016 6 December 2016

The Agenda for a meeting is published on the Village Notice Board and the Horspath website on the Thursday prior to a meeting.
The Minutes of a meeting are published within a day or two of the meeting in the following month.

Horspath Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Monday 257th April 2016 in the Village Hall at 8:00 pm.
The Minutes for the 2014 APM meeting are available here. The Minutes for the 2015 APM will be available at the 2016 APM.

EU Referendum Day 2016.- Voting is at the Polling Station - Horspath Village Hall on Thursday 23 June 201607:30am - 11:00pm

Elections were also held on May 7th 2015 for the South Oxfordshire District Councillor to represent the new ward of Horspath & Garsington, and Elizabeth Gillespie (Conservative) was duly elected.