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GRANTS SCHEME 2023/24 Deadline Friday 25th August!!

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Download an application form here:  Grants Application Form 2023-24

 

 

GUIDELINES

 

  1. Grants will not be awarded to individuals.

 

  1. Only voluntary organisations will be considered.

 

  1. The group /organisation should be active within Coleshill and the surrounding villages.

 

  1. The group/organisation should normally provide a benefit, service, support, entertainment or information.

 

  1. Coleshill Town Council will provide grants both for projects and core funding.

 

  1. The whole sum required will not normally be provided, as it is expected that group members should usually provide either some funding or volunteering time themselves (i.e. matched funding should not be just National Lottery or other charity money).

 

  1. The Town Council will only provide funding up to a maximum of £2,000. The Council will, in exceptional circumstances, consider additional funding if deemed appropriate.

 

  1. Grants will usually range from £250 – £1500.

 

  1. Successful applications will be required to provide a 6 months report, following the receipt of the grant monies, so the Coleshill Town Council is able to show tax-payers how their money has been spent to comply with the law and our audit requirements.

 

  1. All applications should enclose the audited accounts for the last completed financial year of the organisation.

 

  1. Please attach a budget for your proposals, including income and expenditure, to this application. This budget can include the value of the time given by helpers and volunteers.

 

  1. Coleshill Town Council will not consider grant applications where they involve sitting Town Councillors as signatories or as named contacts on the submitted forms.

 

 

Closing date for all applications: Friday 25th August 2023 at noon

 

(by email, post or hand-delivered into the Town Hall letterbox).

 

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King’s Coronation Arts Project – River of Bulbs

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Background

A £5,000 sum was granted by the Warwickshire County Council Towns Network team for some feature or group of items that would create a point of interest for tourists or a facility that would encourage visitors.

There are already 3 of the 4 King’s Coronation benches sited.  One is at the junction of Rose Road and Station Road and 3 additional Acer trees were planted at the same junction.  Another bench and tree are in situ at Ennersdale Green, near to the Community Centre.

 

Objective

It was the wish of the project group that a River of Bulbs should be planted along the length of Station Road.  These would add to the effect of the benches and trees, if on the same westerly side of Station Road.

The cost of the bulbs is covered by the Towns Network budget but not the resources to plant them.  The Council needs to cover the planting with its small outside services staffing, elected members and volunteers.

Bulb planting is believed to be best in autumn 2023 so that the flowers appear in spring 2024.  The pathway along Station Road is maintained and mowed by North Warks Borough Council, which has agreed to the bulbs being planted.  The flowers will be allowed to flourish in the spring but will be mown over once the grass growing season is in full swing from June onwards, until the next spring.

 

Methodology

Theare are approximately 428 yards in length from the Harvester pub to Ennersdale Green.  Assuming a 1.5 yards width of river, that would amount to 642 square yards to cover with planting.

It had been hoped to get assistance from a Day in the Community programme but this has not been possible.  Therefore, to complete this volume of bulb planting suggests it will need attempting in stages (see plan map).  If three ‘teams’ can be formed, each could concentrate on a separate stage area on a designated planting day:

Area 1 – going north from the bus stop opposite the Wheatsheaf Harvester to Colebridge Crescent.  This area would give a good ‘first impression’, as you join Station Road.

Area 2 – going south from the Rose Road junction to the bus stop on that side.  This area will add to the effect of the Coronation bench and Acer trees, nearby.

Area 3 – going north from the bus stop near Ennersdale Close, planting either side of it.   This area will give a brightening up where there are mainly small industrial units occupying the other side of the road.

The Council van will be loaded with 3 sets of bulbs, trowels and any other materials needed.  The Community Centre will be opened up for refreshments and toilets.

 

Timing

9:30am – 1 pm on Saturday 16th September, initially.  Allan Taylor / Chris Moulton will mow out the wavy river pattern on the previous Thursday or Friday so a track can be visible, and planting would be made easier on the day as the ground would be easier to enter.

Cllr. Ian Tomkinson is the lead councillor on this project. It is hoped that the 3 teams (as above) could be led by Cllr. Ian Tomkinson, Allan Taylor and Chris Moulton (Outdoors staff) with volunteers allocated evenly.

A date needs selecting so the volunteers could be found, giving sufficient time for an appeal to assist.

A follow-up date a few weeks later might then be able to have some more teams to join up the separate Areas 1 – 3 by infilling the areas in between, as convenient.

 

Colin Greatorex, Town Clerk

Coleshill Town Council, Town Hall, High Street, Coleshill  B46 3BG

Colin@ColeshillTownCouncil.gov.uk
01675 463326

 

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Annual Town Meeting – 12th April 7.00pm

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A late addition is that Mr. Tony Baker will update on the Warm Room project.  All parishioners of Coleshill are welcome to attend, with tea, coffee and biscuits at the end.

TO ALL ELECTORS OF COLESHILL

 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

 All electors of the Town of Coleshill are invited to attend at:-

 OLD COURTROOM, THE TOWN HALL, HIGH STREET, COLESHILL

 WEDNESDAY, 12 APRIL 2023 AT 7.00pm

 Chaired by Councillor Caroline Symonds (Mayor of Coleshill)

 The Town Meeting may, by law, discuss all town affairs and pass resolutions about them.  The following matters are on the agenda: –

 

  • To receive and adopt the minutes of the last Annual Town Meeting held on 11th May 2022.
  • Voluntary /Community group funding; what is available and the help of WCAVA – David Simkins and Ms. Ellen Alcock (WCAVA).
  • Community Safety projects via the Police – The Coleshill PCSO team.
  • “The work of the Town Council over the past year” – Town Council members.
  • The Warm Room Project – Tony Baker will outline current and planned efforts for the Town Hall Warm Room group.
  • Any other resolutions and proposals by electors.

 Teas, coffees and biscuits will be served.

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Annual Town Meeting Agenda 2023

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TO ALL ELECTORS OF COLESHILL

 

ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

 

All electors of the Town of Coleshill are invited to attend at:-

 

OLD COURTROOM, THE TOWN HALL, HIGH STREET, COLESHILL

 

WEDNESDAY, 12 APRIL 2023 AT 7.00pm

 Chaired by Councillor Caroline Symonds (Mayor of Coleshill)

 The Town Meeting may, by law, discuss all town affairs and pass resolutions about them.  The following matters are on the agenda: –

 

  • To receive and adopt the minutes of the last Annual Town Meeting held on 11th May 2022.
  • Voluntary /Community group funding; what is available and the help of WCAVA – David Simkins and Ms. Ellen Alcock (WCAVA).
  • Community Safety projects via the Police – The Coleshill PCSO team.
  • “The work of the Town Council over the past year” – Town Council members.
  • TBA – one further guest speaker to confirm.
  • Any other resolutions and proposals by electors.

  

Teas, coffees and biscuits will be served.

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Warm Room to open at the Community Centre-Feb 2023

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Warm Room to open at the Community Centre

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Arts Project – Rose Road /Station Road – consultation

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Coleshill Town Council thanks those who have responded to the suggested Arts Project for Rose Road /Station Road.

The overwhelming majority of respondents were not supportive and so the Councillors on the Working Group have decided it will not go ahead, as planned.

The £5,000 sum being granted by the Warwickshire County Council Towns Network team was for some feature or group of items that would create a point of interest for tourists or a facility that would encourage visitors.  Clearly, that is not going to be possible at this location, with the consultation feedback against creating a focal point there.

Some people have suggested other uses of the £5,000 fund.  The Councillors on the Working Group have been passed those ideas but the fund that was offered was for the specific purposes described above, so these might not be possible.  Also, the Town Council has limited powers over matters that are the remit of the Borough or County Council (e.g. traffic control or road conditions) or on land not in the public ownership.

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25 January 2023 meeting of Coleshill Town Council is to be held at the Community Centre

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9 January 2023

PRESS RELEASE

Town Council meeting at the Community Centre 25 Jan 2023

Please note that the 25 January 2023 meeting of Coleshill Town Council is to be held at the Community Centre, Temple Way, starting at 7pm.

All meetings of the Town Council are open to the public and there is a 15-minute section of the agenda for any resident to bring up matters for consideration by the Town Council.  However, this meeting has been moved from the normal Town Hall room to be at the Community Centre for three main reasons:

  1. It is an opportunity for those living north of the Cole Bridge to engage with the Town Councillors, see how the various items are discussed openly in meetings, how the Council operates, its aims and challenges and to see if there are issues that you might want to see addressed.

 

  1. The budget for the next year Council year will run from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, which will be largely after the May 2023 Council elections. This meeting will set that budget and discuss the precept (Council Tax) and other charges.

 

  1. The meeting will show off the building, both to elected members and the public. The building has just had a large series of investments: the floor surface in the Swan Room and corridor have been resurfaced, there have been improvements to the roofing and there are now additional sensor security lights.

 

If you have not been in the building lately, this will be a very good chance to see it.  The meeting will be in the Swan Room, but you will have the chance to also see the Mill Room and kitchen facilities on the night.

Colin Greatorex, Town Clerk

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Commonwealth War Graves in Coleshill Cemetery

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PIONEER
FREDERICK WATKINS

Service Number
WR/30834
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Engineers
317th Road Construction Coy.
Date of Death
Died 08 July 1918
Age 43 years old
Country of Service
United Kingdom
Grave Number
CC14
Additional Info
Son of William and Sarah Ann Watkins; husband of Florence J. Watkins, of Post Office Yard, Coleshill.
Personal Inscription
HE BRAVELY ANSWERED DUTY’S CALL

 

PRIVATE
EDWIN WALKER MALLIN
Service Number
21968
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
3rd Bn.
Date of Death
Died 21 March 1917
Age 19 years old
Country of Service
United Kingdom
Grave Number
Y12
Additional Info
Son of Edward and Lizzie Mallin, of Coleshill.

 

 

LIEUTENANT
CHARLES CROYDON CROOKE

Regiment & Unit/Ship
Labour Corps
Date of Death
Died 22 November 1918
Age 20 years old
Country of Service
United Kingdom
Grave Number
W14
Additional Info
Son of Charles Gibbins Crooke and Florence Gray Crooke, of High St., Coleshill.
 

 

 

 

AIRCRAFTMAN 2ND CLASS
WESLEY EARL SMITH

 Service Number
650388
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Air Force
Date of Death
Died 22 July 1940
Age 19 years old
Country of Service
United Kingdom
Grave Number
E3
Additional Info
Son of Arthur and A. E. Smith, of Coleshill.
 

 

 

 

LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN
OSCAR BRAYSHAY
Service Number
1578905
Regiment & Unit/Ship
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Date of Death
Died 01 March 1943
Age 21 years old
Country of Service
United Kingdom
 Grave Number
Row XI 18

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Commonwealth War Grave Signage for Coleshill Cemetery

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Coleshill Town Council has successfully applied for and has been granted Commonwealth War Grave signage for Coleshill Cemetery.  The Cemetery is home to five Commonwealth War Graves and each grave is maintained yearly by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

The CWGC is a global organisation, caring for war graves at 23,000 locations in more than 150 countries and territories. They commemorate almost 1.7 million individuals, ensuring that all the Commonwealth men and women who died during both world wars are commemorated in a manner befitting their sacrifice.

For more information, please visit www.cwgc.org

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Christmas Late Night Shopping and Lights Switch On.

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Christmas Light Switch on 2022