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Brill Parish Council

Brill Parish Council Newsletter

February 2024 (vol 4, issue 2)

Photo of traditional windmill on top of a small grassy hill. The windmill has four white sails. there are houses and tall winter trees in the background with a clear blue sky.

Welcome!

… to the February issue of the Parish Council newsletter. Like the month, short and sweet! In this issue:

  • Brill Energy Event

  • Parish Council meetings

  • Brill Community Market (can you help?)

Brill Energy Event

The cost of energy is rising and we can see the impact of climate change around us. Does it make sense to install solar panels or replace an oil boiler by a heat pump? What are the alternatives? What grants are available? How do I reduce my carbon footprint? Three energy experts are coming to Brill to advise.

  • ‘My low-carbon home’ Dr Michael de Podesta MBE (physicist and public speaker)

  • ‘Quick wins – easy, cost-effective ways to save energy’ Vicki Nash (Bucks Council)

  • ‘Electrifying Heating’ Kirsty Shanahan (Buckinghamshire Community Energy)

Each talk will be followed by a Q&A session, and there will be plenty of time to meet the speakers and hear from local suppliers including 2D Energy Solutions, Green Solar Systems, Unity Lime and CL-PM. The event is organised by Brill Parish Council and Buckinghamshire Council, and is free of charge. All welcome.

Red brick building with white framed windows against a blue with text. A notice on the building say 'Brill Memorial Hall' and accompanying text and QR promotes the new website and online booking system.

Click the image to visit the Memorial Hall website

Frequency of PC Meetings

At our January meeting, we voted to trial meeting alternate months; six meetings a year rather than the present 11. The main driver behind this decision is the reduced council; only four of the seven seats are presently filled which means a substantially increased workload for those four councillors. We will meet informally between minuted meetings and communications with residents will be maintained. Urgent matters with be discussed, and decisions made and ratified at the next formal meeting.

We will review the situation at the Parish Council AGM in May.

In the meantime … how about becoming a councillor?! Your term of office would only be until May 2025, when local elections take place. The present Council has had its ups and downs but we’re nevertheless proud of our achievements, including involving other village groups in managing the common, supporting Brill with Ukraine, trying to reduce speeding in the village by installing speed indicator devices, maintaining the war memorial and garden, trying to encourage biodiversity, part-funding The Brill Society’s repairs to the windmill, supporting the Playground Committee in constructing a fabulous new area for children, paying for life-saving training - and, way back in 2022, leading on the celebrations for Queen Elizabeth’s Jubilee (remember the Flags?!)

Minutes of all our meetings plus policies and financial statements can be found on our website. As always, if you have any concerns or questions please get in touch:

  • come to our next meeting (March 19th) and have your say

  • email us

  • drop in and chat with the Parish Clerk, Mondays and Tuesdays, 0.30-11.30am in The Old Library (in Brill Memorial Hall)

Colour drawings of bunting and market stalls with text about Brill Community Market. Next market will be April 20th but help is needed to ensure its future.

Click the image to email Hannah

Finally!

Please tell others about this e-newsletter. Lots of people aren’t on Facebook or comfortable with social media, and we want to reach all parishioners equally. We also value the opportunity to give something extra to subscribers - longer explanations or different perspectives - than is possible on the website.

Tell friends, family or neighbours to email hannahbrillcommunity@gmail.com or fill in the newsletter form on the welcome page of the Brill Parish Council & Community website. Alternatively, if they’d like to read a paper copy, please tell them there are always copies of the newsletter on the Parish Council noticeboard (on the front wall of the Memorial Hall), in the pouch on the door of the Parish Office inside the Hall, on the table at the back of All Saints Church, and (usually) in the two shops.

Remember you can read past issues of the newsletter on the Brill Parish Council & Community website.

Wishing you all healthy and happy new year!
Brill Parish Council

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