Do you qualify for Pension Credit? You may not get Winter Fuel Payments if you don’t. Find out more!Do you qualify for Pension Credit? You may not get Winter Fuel Payments if you don’t. Find out more!
Nether Stowey Parish Council urges residents of state pension age to check whether they could claim Pension Credit, which is worth over £3,500 a year on average. Do you know someone of pension age who might qualify? Please let them know! From this autumn, those not claiming Pension Credit or other means-tested benefits will no […]
New Councillor – Lesley Bowditch and other changes
The Parish Council are delighted to welcome Lesley Bowditch to the Council. She was co-opted at the Parish Council meeting on 8 July, bringing the Council back to full strength for the first time in almost a year. At the same meeting, Cllr John Roberts was elected Chairman of the Council, and Cllr Kevin Ferriday […]
Parish Council Accounts and Audit 2023/2024
Annual Governance and Accountability Return (unaudited) Notice of public rights and audit Local Authority Accounts: a Summary of your Rights Furter documents are available at the Parish Council Finance and Accounts page The Local Audit & Accountability Act 2014 and the Accounts & Audit Regulations 2015 set out the responsibilities of all local councils in […]
The Parish has a new notice board!
A new notice board has been installed at the corner of Malherbie Road and Church View. If you would like us to put up a notice about your organisation’s event or similar notice please bring it to the Parish Office or contact Caro at clerk@netherstowey-pc.gov.uk, or phone 01278 733779. We are happy to have local […]
Don’t forget your voter ID
Voter ID requirement Voters in England need to show photo ID to vote at polling stations in some elections. Find out more about accepted forms of photo ID If you don’t have an accepted form of ID you can apply for free voter ID now, which is known as a Voter Authority Certificate or download […]
General Election 2024 – and are you registered to vote?
On 22 May the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak MP, announced the General Election will take place on 4 July 2024. Details of candidates will be available after 5pm on Friday 7 June. Nether Stowey is part of the new Bridgwater Constituency which was created by the The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 which came into force […]
New Councillor
The Parish Council are delighted to welcome John Roberts back to the Council after a short retirement. He was co-opted at the Parish Council meeting on 13 May. A full list of current Councillors is available here. Sadly we also say goodbye to Ella Williams. Her departure leaves another vacancy, which we hope to have […]