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Who we are and what we do

We have fifteen Parish Councillors representing Great Wyrley and information regarding individual Councillors and more about what the Parish Council does can be seen on the Your Parish Council page.

Under the Finance Page, the Parish Council publish details of its Annual Governance and Accountability Return and half yearly reports of the Parish Council expenditure.

Please Note: These files may not be suitable for users of assistive technology and are in the following formats: pdf.  However, please do not hesitate to request an accessible format by using the Contact Us Page

Council Meetings

Agendas will be published on Parish Council notice boards as well as on this site. Under normal circumstances, meetings are held at Great Wyrley Community Centre on the 1st Wednesday of each month, with the exception of August.   Details of dates of future meetings can be found under the Meetings page, Scheduled Meetings.   Copies of agendas and minutes from previous meetings can be found under the Meetings page, Previous Meetings.

An Explanation of Your Local Councils and their responsibilities

The following Guide to Services may prove very useful as many people are confused about which service each of our Councils provide.

In our particular area we have three tiers of Local Government: Staffordshire County Council, South Staffordshire Council and Great Wyrley Parish Council. Here is a “quick look” guide to which Council does what in the Parish:

Role of the Parish Council

The role of any Parish Council is to represent the interests of the whole community. It is the first tier of local government supporting the democratic process. The Parish Council is a corporate body, created by law and is accountable to the local community.

Parish Councils’ powers and duties are laid out by statute which includes the power to raise money through taxation. As custodians of taxpayers’ money Parish Councils are strictly regulated. Great Wyrley Parish Council’s adopted Standing Orders, Financial Regulations and Policies provide the regulatory framework that will ensure both legal compliance and the delivery of best practice.

Parish Council’s decisions are the responsibility of the whole body and are made collectively and by the majority of Parish Councillors.

Parish Councillors are your elected representatives to the Parish Council with elections taking place every four years. The full complement of our Parish Council is fifteen across four wards. Two of the fifteen represent the North Ward, five represent the Town Ward, seven represent Landywood Ward and one represents West Ward.  Confusingly these wards have different boundaries to those represented at District level.

Whereas Parish Councillors all volunteer their time, expertise and resources for free the Parish Council employs a small team of people to aid with services throughout the community, all but the Head Groundsman are part time.

  • Parish Clerk/Responsible Financial Officer
  • Parish Administrator
  • Community Centre Booking Clerk
  • Community Centre Assistance
  • Head Groundsman
  • Groundsman
  • Cemetery Gate Keeper
  • Cleaners x 2
  • Litter Picker

Great Wyrley Parish Council is responsible for:

Deciding on the level of Precept required in order to deliver Parish Council services.

Maintaining and administration for Cemetery, Community Centre, open spaces, recreational grounds, play areas, bus shelters.

Great Wyrley Parish Council maintains the following areas within the Parish including grass cutting and litter picking

  • Yemscroft on Walsall Road – 3.4 Acres – informal open space
  • Star Land, land behind the Star Inn, approximately 10.00 Acres – informal open space
  • Recreation Ground, Jones Lane approximately 9.00 acres general public use included within this figure is the Memorial Gardens, around 0.5 acres.
  • Millennium green – 0.54 informal open space adjacent to Quinton Shopping Centre, St Andrews Church and the Health Centre
  • Community Centre fields – 4 acres – informal open space, play areas, skate ramps and BMX tracks.
  • Great Wyrley Cemetery – 4.5 acres
  • Brook Lane – 1.36 acres – play area and informal open space
  • Leander Close –  approximately 0.25 acres – play area
  • Great Wyrley Community Centre

Commenting, as a statutory consultee, on planning applications in the Parish.

Identifying issues important to the local community through public engagement and consultation.

Bringing about improvements to quality of life and the local environment through local projects.

Lobbying other service providers and working in partnership with other Parishes, local authorities and agencies.

Deciding on the level and focus of spending and commitment of resources, ensuring compliance with its legal and regulatory framework.

This is by no means an exhaustive list and you can, of course, always contact the Parish Council for advice and assistance on any local issues that you are concerned about.

South Staffordshire Council

Great Wyrley have four District Council representatives across two wards, Town Ward and Landywood Ward.

Contact details can be found under

  • Your Parish Council
  • District, County and MP

South Staffordshire Council is responsible for:

  • Bins and recycling
  • Litter, Graffiti, Fly Posting and Dog Offences
  • Fly tipping
  • Licensing
  • Street signs
  • The Goodlife
  • Planning – Development Control and Enforcement

Website: www.sstaffs.gov.uk/   Telephone: 01902 696000.  To report issues and receive updated reports on your issues please create a login on https://southstaffs.portal.uk.empro.verintcloudservices.com/site/southstaffs/home

Staffordshire County Council

Great Wyrley have two Staffordshire County Councillors representing Cheslyn Hay, Essington and Great Wyrley Division.

Contact details can be found under

  • Your Parish Council
  • District, County and MP

Staffordshire County Council is responsible for:

Highways Maintenance including:

  • Potholes, road closures and diversions
  • Street Lighting
  • Weed Control
  • Winter Gritting
  • Local Flood Risk Management
  • On-Street parking
  • Public Rights of Way

Website: www.staffordshire.gov.uk  Telephone 0300 111 8000.  Easy way to report issues and receive updates on those issues is via

https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Report/Report.aspx

or you can download: MyStaffs App on iphone or andriod to access key services.

For road works, including closures and diversions, you can visit: www.roadworks.org to get live updates.