Page 12 - April_2018_Digital_Edition

Local News

Parish Council Elections Parish Councillors in particular would
like to encourage local residents to
Harrogate Borough become involved and urge anyone
Council (HBC) is holding with an interest to apply.
parish council elections There are three parishes in the
across the borough on Benefice area where seats are open
rd
Thursday 3 May 2018. for nominations:
Becoming a parish councillor is a Parish Seats
great way to represent and make
positive changes to your local Arkendale, Coneythorpe 5
community. You can either stand as & Clareton
an independent, or as a Scotton 6
representative of a political party.
Parish Councillors are elected on Staveley & Copgrove 6
four year terms. In order to stand as There will also be one HBC
a candidate at parish elections you vacancy for the Claro Ward, which
must meet certain qualifications.
includes all the Benefice villages.
If you are interested in standing Whether you stand or not, don’t
as a parish councillor, all the forget to cast your vote on 3 May.
rd
information you need is available on
the Electoral Commission web site at
www.electoralcommission.org.uk/. Home and Library
This year, all HBC parish council Information Service
seats are being contested at the
same time. Notices will be published This North Yorkshire County Council
rd
and displayed locally from Friday 23 service is available to anyone who
March and nomination papers will finds it difficult, due to
be available for collection from ill health or disability, to
th
Monday 26 March at the Civic visit their local library or
Centre, St Luke’s Mount, Harrogate to carry books, or
HG1 2AE or via the web site at someone who is a carer.
www.harrogate.gov.uk/downloads/ Volunteers deliver books to you
file/3448/parish_nomination_packs. every two weeks and the service is
Nominations must be received at free. Contact your local library or
the HBC Civic Centre in person by telephone 01609 533800, email
4pm Friday 6th April 2018.
The current Staveley & Copgrove (Continued on page 13)

The LINK April 2018 Page 12