News Archive
2018/19 BUDGET STATEMENT
Halewood Town Council: As anticipated, due to yet more cuts by Central Government, having lost £75,000 over the last five years, we no longer receive any Council Tax Support Grant. Nevertheless as Council of the Year 2017, Members of Halewood Town Council remain strongly committed to improving services for our community.
Reluctantly therefore, even though in total terms our precept income will fall by £11,000, the Town Council has resolved to increase the precept in 2018/19 by 2%; the equivalent of an extra £1.41 per year at Band D.
This increase, a little over 2.5 pence per week, sees Halewood still with the lowest level of Town Council precept in Knowsley and despite the cuts, will enable the Town Council to continue to provide high quality services for the residents of the Township. Further information is available at www.halewoodtowncouncil.gov.uk.
George MacKenzie
Town Manager
KNOWSLEY BUS SERVICE REVIEW – PUBLIC CONSULTATION
As part of their public consultation on their review of bus services in Knowsley, Merseytravel are holding a drop-in session on:
TUESDAY 13TH MARCH 2018, from
10am – 4pm
at the HALEWOOD CENTRE, ROSEHEATH DRIVE, HALEWOOD
COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Halewood has many people who go out of their way to help others ‘FACT’.
The Town Council’s Community Achievement Awards are designed to recognise and celebrate the unsung heroes of our community.
To nominate an individual or group for an award please click here complete the nomination form and email it back to us at admin@halewoodtowncouncil.gov.uk
by FRIDAY 16th MARCH 2018.
THE FUTURE OF YOUR TOWN COUNCIL
As part of a Community Governance Review of Town and Parish Councils in Knowsley, and following a consultation on the electoral arrangements, Knowsley MBC are proposing to make changes to some of the electoral arrangements affecting Town and Parish Councils.
As it stand, the draft proposals do not alter the arrangements for Halewood Town Council but nevertheless, your views on the proposals are being sought as part of a further consultation.
Details are available at:
The closing date for responses to this second phase of consultation is Monday, 19 March 2018.
POST OFFICE MOVE
The Post Office have now confirmed that the Branch in the Halewood Centre is set to close at 12:30 on Saturday 3rd February 2018.
The new, main style Post Office will re-open at Shop Express, Unit 10, Halewood Shopping Centre at 13:00 Monday 5th February 2018.
For details of the new service please click on the following link:
HALEWOOD CHRISTMAS CONCERT
This years Christmas Concert ‘Jolly Holly Christmas’ will take place at HALEWOOD ACADEMY, on
TUESDAY 12TH DECEMBER, at 7pm.
The concert will again feature a massed choir from all Halewood primary schools, Halewood Academy and Community Choir who will be accompanied by the Brass Ensemble from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
Tickets, price £5 (inc concessions) are available by calling 0151 443 2063.
CONGRATULATIONS
Three Halewood schools were recognised last week in the regional Educate Awards.
PLANTATION PRIMARY – achieved the Outstanding Sport in Primary School Award
FINCH WOOD ACADEMY – picked up an award in recognition of its provision for young people with special educational needs an disabilities, and
HALEWOOD ACADEMY – was runner up in the Most Inspirational Secondary School category.
Our congratulations and thanks to everyone involved.
KNOWSLEY BUS REVIEW
Merseytravel are undertaking a review into bus services in Knowsley.
Members of the review the team will be at the HALEWOOD CENTRE on MONDAY 27th NOVEMBER from 10am – 3pm.
Please go along and ‘Have Your Say’ and tell the team what you think about bus services in Halewood.
Further information is available on the Merseytravel website at
https://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/about-us/Pages/Knowsley-Bus-Review.aspx
HOLLIES PLAYGROUND RE-OPENS
Following over £16,000 worth of work, Hollies Playground has finally re-opened.
Thank you to those who have waited so long for the work to be completed, I am very grateful for your patience.
In order to minimise the possibility of future mindless vandalism, the opening times of the playground will be ‘controlled’ and it will not be open during the hours of darkness.
George Mackenzie
Town Manager