Spelsbury Parish Council

Parish Councils have an overall responsibility for the well-being of their local community and are a vital link to district and county councils and other agencies on local issues. The Parish Council’s work falls into three main categories:

• representing the local community
• delivering services to meet local needs
• striving to improve the quality of life in the parish

Parish Councils funding comes primarily through the precept, a local rate which is collected here in Spelsbury by West Oxfordshire District Council as part of the council tax.

Councillors

Spelsbury Parish Council has six elected members, the next election will occur in May 2028.

Graham Beacham –  graham.beacham@spelsbury-pc.gov.uk – Vice-Chair
Lead Councillor: Spelsbury Memorial Hall
Jack Blackwell  – jack.blackwell@spelsbury-pc.gov.uk – Chair of the Council
Johanna Harvey – johanna.harvey@spelsbury-pc.gov.uk
Richard Heelas – richard.heelas@spelsbury-pc.gov.uk
Ben Lambert – ben.lambert@spelsbury-pc.gov.uk

Lead Councillor: Spelsbury Memorial Hall – Cllr Beacham

There is one vacancy.

Councillor Code of Conduct

The Council holds a Gifts and Hospitality Register for councillors.

Responsibilities

Committees

Staffing Committee:

Members: Cllr Beacham, Cllr Heelas, Cllr Lambert

Working Groups

There are no working groups.

Vacancies

There is one vacancy.

Election

The next election is in May 2028.

Clerk

The Clerk is Anne Ogilvie.

Contact: clerk@spelsbury-pc.gov.uk
Telephone: 07712 003627
Address: 6 Manor Court, Chadlington, Oxon  OX7 3LW.

The Clerk works part-time, 24 hours flexibly per month.

Meetings

The council usually meets at Spelsbury Memorial Hall at 7.30pm on the first Tuesday of alternate months (January, March, May, July, September, November); agendas and minutes are posted on this website as well as on Parish noticeboards. Meetings are open to the public, who are always welcome to attend.

Annual Parish Meeting

The Annual Parish Meeting was held on Tuesday 17 June 2025 at Spelsbury Memorial Hall.

Spelsbury Parish Council Action Plan

Action Plan 2025-2026

Action Plan 2026-2027

Members’ interests

Details of members interests can be found on the West Oxfordshire District Council’s website, West Oxfordshire District Council – Parish council – Spelsbury Parish Council (westoxon.gov.uk)

Spelsbury Parish Council has responsibilities for various local amenities, which include:

• • the children’s playground at Chadlington Road, Spelsbury
  • public benches
  • public notice boards
  • keeping salt bins filled for winter road safety
  • a movable speed indication device
  • parish funds

The Parish Council is a statutory consultee on planning matters – it does not have decision making powers and does not offer advice on planning issues.

The Parish Council also reports to the relevant organisations any issues and problems that Councillors or residents have concerns about, such as:

• potholes, road markings or street signage issues, overgrown vegetation obstructing highways – responsibility of Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) and its Highways Dept.
  Residents can also report directly to OCC Highways via email highway.enquiries@oxfordshire.gov.uk or by telephone on 0845 310 1111.  Problems that are the responsibility of OCC can also be reported via http://fixmystreet.oxfordshire.gov.uk/
• footpath matters, such as broken stiles, obstructed footpaths. Local footpaths – responsibility of Oxfordshire County Council Countryside Dept. Details of all Spelsbury footpaths can be found on OCC Definite Statement footpaths
• road name signs, household waste and recycling collections – responsibility of West Oxfordshire District Council
• housing – to either Cottsway Housing Association who manage social housing in Spelsbury or West Oxfordshire District Council who are responsible for housing development through the Local Development Framework and its Local Plan
• with Thames Valley Police on matters such as speeding, anti-social behaviour and crime prevention
• with the local churches and the Diocese of Oxford
• with local landowners and residents over individual matters

Spelsbury Parish is within the District of  West Oxfordshire  (WODC)

Our District Councillor is Nigel Ridpath

email: nigel.ridpath@westoxon.gov.uk

Spelsbury Parish is within the Parliamentary constituency of Banbury