Parish Council

Mount Pleasant Solar Farm

Published on March 19, 2025

Public Exhibition of Proposals Ooops, a small correction: the solar farm is planned for the area to the WEST of Bourton (occupying some of the land earmarked for the Eastern expansion of...

Published on March 19, 2025

Grounds Maintenance in the Village We're advertising for a local contractor for grounds maintenance around the village, on behalf of the Parish Council, St James's Church and Village Hall. See...

Community Travel

Published on December 30, 2023

Local Transport Scheme Shrivenham Parish Council recently led an initiative to establish a locally run transport scheme, which was supported by Bourton, Watchfield and Longcot parish...

Latest Bourton Flyer Here's the latest edition of the Bourton Flyer which was delivered around the village last week - if you live in the parish and didn't receive your copy, drop us a line back and...

Local Consultation

Published on September 29, 2023

Preparation for the local plan Thank you to those of you who have responded to our request to answer the LUC questionnaire on landscape character in the Vale. For those of you who were thinking...

Local Consultation

Published on September 24, 2023

Preparation for the local plan The Vale of the White Horse and South Oxfordshire Councils are preparing a Joint Local Plan; Local Plans are revised every five years and they set out the...

Road closure notice from Network Rail

Published on June 12, 2023

Closure of A420 from 17-19 July The A420 will be closed overnight (from 9:00 pm to 5:00 am) from Monday 17 July to Wednesday 19 July to allow Network Rail to inspect the railway bridge over the...

Local Elections

Published on May 6, 2023

Election Results Results for the Parish Council election are as follows: Thank you to everyone who voted. Results for the entire district and other parishes can be found on the Vale's...

Parish & District Council Elections

Published on May 3, 2023

Election Day - 4 May A reminder that the local elections will be held tomorrow - Thursday 4 May - and our polling station is in the village hall. Voting will be for two District councillors and...

Parish Council Election

Published on April 30, 2023April 30, 2023

Statements from the six candidates The election for the Parish Council will be held on Thursday 4 May, along with the District Council election. The six candidates standing for the Parish Council...

Annual Statutory Documents

The Parish Council (PC) is required to prepare and publish these documents following the end of each financial year. They comprise five main sections:

Certificate of Exemption

Small parish councils are exempt from a detailed annual audit by an external auditor. The definition of a ‘small’ council is annual gross income of less than £25,000; Bourton PC’s annual income falls well within this threshold. This form confirms the PC’s annual income and its exemption from an external audit.

Annual Internal Audit Report

Although exempt from an external audit, the PC’s affairs are still subject to an internal audit by a qualified individual independent of the PC. This is the auditor’s summary report.

Annual Governance Statement

This form deals with the standard of internal controls and general governance standards within the PC throughout the year.

Accounting Statements

This is the summary financial report for the PC for the financial year. It also includes commentary on any significant variances from the previous year’s financial results and a balance sheet reconciliation with bank accounts.

Notice of Public Rights

This notice sets out the rights of local electors to review and query the PC’s statutory returns, including the contact details of the internal auditor.