Sandgate Parish Handyman Services – April 2016 To March 2020  

Sandgate Parish Council is inviting quotations for carrying out general maintenance and ad hoc repair works around the parish, as per the specification below.

Please state the hourly rate for the small maintenance and repairs works. It is expected that large jobs may need to be separately quoted for, as and when required.  

The contract period will be for four years, subject to the normal break clauses.

• To carry out general maintenance and ‘handyman’ jobs as required;
• To carry out maintenance of litter bins around the parish, including greasing of hinges and locks, rubbing down and re-painting, as required;
• To carry out repairs and maintenance of village signposts and notice boards, including re-staining, as required;
• To overhaul and repaint planters, as required;
• To connect Christmas decorations to lampposts; purchase and erect 2 x 20ft Christmas trees;
• To inform the parish clerk of any works that should be reported to Shepway District Council or Kent County Council;
• To assist with community events: erecting/dismantling gazebos; installing and removing event banners and notices; supplying/hiring barriers, generators and other miscellaneous equipment;
• To top up the parish council’s sand/grit bins (total of 3; the others belong to KCC)
• To provide storage facilities for: spare litter bins (cast iron and polycarbonate), Santa & sleigh and 5 small decorative Christmas trees; 26+ Christmas lamppost light garlands and electric packs, various signs and banners, gazebos, the annual free one-tonne bags of sand/grit provided by KCC and any other equipment, as required.  

All works will be subject to agreement by the parish clerk prior to carrying out the works.   

Please send your quotation to: Parish Clerk at sandgateparish@tiscali.co.uk or post to the address below.  

Please provide:

• Proof of £5 million Public Liability Insurance
• Proof of G39 Certification
• Method statement

We will be assessing quotations according to the following criteria:

• Quality (please supply references)
• Capacity (vehicles, equipment, manpower, storage yard/unit)
• Price  

Deadline for submissions: 12 noon on Thursday 25th February 2016  

Shepway Parking Proposals for Granville Parade & Castle Road areas: Sandgate Says No

Shepway District Council have started a consultation on proposals to introduce a Residents Parking Permit scheme in Castle Road, Granville Parade, Granville Road East, Granville Parade West, Lachlan Way, Lister Way and Parade Road.

They are proposing to limit parking in these roads to two hours for non-permit holders. This restriction will be in place 8am-8pm EVERY day of the year including weekends and bank holidays. Only residents and businesses based in the roads named above will be able to get permits.

• Residents not living in those roads will not be able to get a permit, and will not be able to park in those roads for longer than 2 hours a day.
• Businesses not based in those roads will not be able to get a permit for their businesses. Customers of businesses will not be able to get a permit.
• Any Sandgate resident, business owner, business user or visitor to the area that currently park in those areas will, if these proposals are agreed, be banned from doing so for longer than 2 hours in any day.

This new parking scheme could be in place as early as June, depending on the results of their consultation which closes on May 16th.

We need your help, today, to stop these proposals. They will damage our village – and if you drive and live locally, they will affect you.

Since Sandgate Parish Council first heard of the proposals, we have repeatedly asked Shepway to STOP these proposals. There are clearly parking problems in Sandgate, and we are always pushing to get action to address them. But in our view these proposals do not address them in an even vaguely acceptable way, and will prove disastrous for local businesses and residents who depend on the availability of free parking in those roads.

Sandgate Parish Council is unanimously against the proposals to introduce Parking Permits in these roads. We will continue to make that clear to Shepway District Council. But that is not enough. We need all local residents to make their view clear as well to stop these proposals being bulldozed through by the District Council.

We would ask every local resident who is opposed to the introduction of a parking permit scheme to urgently email Shepway District Council to say so.

Send an email, containing your name and address, stating why you oppose the “Revised parking and waiting restrictions in the 'Sandgate East Parking Zone'” to traffic.orders@shepway.gov.uk and copy your message to Sandgate Parish Council at sandgateparish@tiscali.co.uk so we know how many objections they are receiving. Please ensure your email arrives before 4pm on 16th May.

You may also wish to copy your emails to the Leader of Shepway Council david.monk@shepway.gov.uk and Cabinet member for Parking malcolm.dearden@shepway.gov.uk.

If you do not have email, you can either complete an objection form at Sandgate Library during opening hours and we'll ensure it is submitted to Shepway District Council before the close of the consultation. Alternatively you can download an objection form, complete and post your written objections directly to Shepway District Council (Parking orders), Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone CT20 2QY

If you oppose these proposals, please make sure you object before the deadline. To maximise our chances of killing this scheme, we need everyone who objects to make that clear as soon as possible.

Thank you.

Robert Bliss & Tim Prater

for Sandgate Parish Council

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Publication of 2015-16 Annual Return

Sandgate Parish Council is required under the current accounting regulations to publish our 2015-16 Annual Return, the declaration that the Accounting Statements are unaudited and the Notice for the Commencement of the Period for the Exercise of Public Rights (including paras 26 and 27 from the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014) on our website.

Any person has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records of the financial year to which the audit relates and all book, deeds, contacts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records must be made available for inspection by any person interested.

Further to the accounts are the Internal Audit report, 2015-16 bank reconcilation and receipts and payment 2015-16 account report (appendices 1-3) as presented to and agreed at the Full Council meeting of 14 June.

For the year ending 31 March 2016, these documents will be available from 17th June to 28th July 2016.

What to Do In an Emergency – Free Household Booklet

To find out how you can prepare for an emergency situation, read the 'What should I do in an emergency?' Kent Resilience Forum advice booklet available for download here.