Halewood

Halewood Town Council must sadly enforce the early daily closure of the Hollies Playground. Our keyholder will be seeking to close the Play Area by 4.00pm until further notice.

The reason for the early closure is the persistent intimidation of our keyholder by a gang of young persons using fireworks in dangerous and inappropriate ways. The Police have been informed of these ongoing issues, and messages have been posted previously on social media, but the intimidation has continued.

It is our hope the incidents stop, and the Play Area can remain open at least until the sun sets in the next few weeks, but the safety of our staff must be paramount.

MEETING OF HALEWOOD TOWN COUNCIL WILL TAKE PLACE ON:

Thursday 29th September 2022 at 7.00 p.m. at the Arncliffe Centre, Halewood.

GERRY ALLEN, TOWN MANAGER                             DATED: 29th September 2022

Agenda: Town Council Meeting Agenda, 29 September 2022

This is a revised agenda from the version published earlier this month. Our advertised speaker at the ‘Partnership Presentation’ section of the agenda is unable to attend this evening’s meeting. Mr. Harvey from the organisation ‘Civic Voice’ will attend a future meeting of the council.

Residents are able to attend this meeting in-person.

Please note that the Public and Press are invited to attend the above meeting under the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 s.1, as extended by the Local Government Act 1972 s.s 100 & 102.

The Town Council’s external auditor has now completed its annual review and, as such, the Annual Governance & Accountability Return for 2021-22 is now available for inspection. This can be viewed in hard copy by arranging to attend the Arncliffe Centre in-person: Conclusion of Audit 2021-22

Halewood Town Council will be holding a Civic ‘Proclamation Ceremony’ at The Arncliffe Centre on Sunday 11^th September at 3.00pm. This short event will be the proclamation to the people of Halewood on the accession of the new monarch to the crown, HRH King Charles III. The proclamation will be read by the Mayor of Halewood, Cllr Barbara Dunn.

Knowsley MBC will be undertaking the borough’s civic proclamation at 2.00pm on Sunday, and this follows the very formal proclamations to be made tomorrow (Saturday 10th September) in London and then later in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.

Residents may attend this event, which will be held near the flagpole of the centre. Please be onsite by 2.45pm.

As from Monday 4th September, the following buses will change bus company from HTL to Arriva.

The links for the updated timetables are below:-

3 – 4 Sep 2022 (adidocdn.dev)

The 166/188 is awaiting and updated timetable.

DEAR RESIDENT,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT VACANCIES REMAIN IN THE OFFICE OF TOWN COUNCILLOR FOR HALEWOOD TOWN COUNCIL. THERE ARE 3 VACANCIES: 2 IN HALEWOOD NORTH WARD, AND 1 FOR HALEWOOD SOUTH WARD.

IF YOU WISH TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS A COUNCILLOR, PLEASE CONTACT THE TOWN COUNCIL FOR AN APPLICATION FORM WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED BY 5.00 p.m. ON WEDNESDAY  14^th SEPTEMBER 2022. APPLICATION FORMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE VIA THE LINK HERE: Co-option application form

ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE ASSESSED FOR ELIGIBILITY, AND   INTERVIEWS FOR APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE SHORTLY THEREAFTER TO CO-OPT ELIGIBLE PERSONS ONTO THE COUNCIL.

Gerry Allen

GERRY ALLEN – TOWN MANAGER

As advised in our previous posts, we are sharing information with residents on how they can give their views and comments regarding the council’s proposed scheme to refurbish the Arncliffe Centre. To ensure the  process is neutral and meaningful, the organisation ‘Placed’ have been appointed to manage the survey and the consultation events. This organisation will also report back on the findings from the survey and consultation events, and ensure the findings are shared with the Halewood public in early September.

These are the dates and venues for the consultation events:

Saturday 30th July: 12:00 – 16:00 Halewood Carnival, Hollies Hall

Thursday 4th August: 10:30 – 13:30 Arncliffe Community Centre

Thursday 4th August 14:30 – 17:00 Leathers Lane Shops

w/c 5th September. Feedback of ideas, Arncliffe Centre (Date TBC)

To access the survey and information about the consultation events, please use the links below:

Facebook: Facebook link to Arncliffe Refurbishment survey & consultation events 

Twitter:

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! 📣#Halewood Town Council are proposing a major refurbishment of The #Arncliffe Community Centre, alongside a Neighbourhood Plan. We’d love to hear your views on the future of Halewood and the Arncliffe! To get involved: https://t.co/BK5iOaFS8M #PLACED pic.twitter.com/sxpuBGlv6q

— jo harrop (@PlacedEd) July 21, 2022

We want to thank residents for the feedback, questions and comments received to date about the proposed refurbishment of the Arncliffe Centre. We are currently working through the queries and aim to publish a response via a ‘Frequently asked Questions’ document to be shared later this week.

Later this week, we will also be sharing further information on where and how residents can hear more about the council’s plans for the Arncliffe Centre. Through this process, which will include consultation events and an online survey, they will be able to share their views on the council’s ideas for the building, and its aspiration to make Halewood a vibrant town.