What does the Town Council do?

Cricklade Town Council operates at the most local level of local government. Its responsibilities include:

· Managing the Town Council budget on a day-to-day basis to ensure 'best value' and to meet the requirements of  the various regulatory bodies

· Providing information about local issues and events, tourism and reporting problems to Wiltshire Council

· Communicating with residents via noticeboards, The Chronicle and Town Council website

· Maintaining the recreation grounds and open spaces, cemetery, St Sampson's and St Mary's churchyards,  Fairview Fields and the Community Garden at Saxons Rest

· Maintaining car parks in the Town Centre and at Fairview Fields

· Providing and maintaining children's play areas and  equipment

· Maintaining the town’s Skate Park

· High Street enhancements and floral displays

· Tries to identify suitable land for allotments where there is a demand

· Considering planning applications and assessing their impact on the conservation area

· Reviewing major development plans

· Making recommendations on traffic issues affecting the town

· Administers a grant scheme

The Town Council comprises of fifteen elected members who work for the town in a voluntary capacity.

The Members are supported by a small team of paid Officers, headed by the Town Clerk. The Officers help keep the Town Council running smoothly, the town clean and tidy and the buildings in good repair.

The Town Council conducts its main business through three committees, which meet on a regular cycle:

Policy and Resources deals with policies,  administration, grants and donations, the information service and tourism. This meets every eight weeks.

Planning, Conservation and Transport deals with planning consultation, the conservation area, climate change,  traffic issues and traffic management. This meets every three weeks.

Community and Leisure is responsible for for play areas and equipment, maintaining recreation grounds, open spaces, cemeteries and burials, church grounds at St Sampson's and St Mary's, Fairview Fields, and floral displays in the High Street. This meets every four weeks.

The Full Town Council deals with statutory business, regularly monitors income and expenditure, considers recommendations from committees and civic duties.  This meets every six weeks.