A SHORT EXTRA ORDINARY OPC MEETING
WILL BE HELD ON
TUESDAY 15TH MARCH 2022
at Oakley Village Hall at 7pm
Click on this link for the Agenda
Click on this link for the Minutes of this meeting
WE’VE SAVED THE CHANDOS ARMS!!!
Click on this link to find out more
OAKLEY PARISH COUNCIL
ARE holding an extraordinary MEETING IN oAKLEY vILLAGE HALL ON
THURSDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER 2021 @ 7.00PM
TO DISCUSS PROGRESS OF THE PURCHASE OF
THE CHANDOS ARMS
Please click on the link below to download a copy of the Agenda
OPC Agenda for Chandos Arms meeting
THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO ALL PUBLIC TO ATTEND
AN ANNOUNCEMENT FROM OAKLEY PARISH COUNCIL
MADE ON 15th september 2021
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OAKLEY PARISH COUNCIL HAVE SECURED A PUBLIC WORKS LOAN TO BUY THE CHANDOS ARMS!
MANY THANKS TO ALL THE PARISH COUNCILLORS AND ALASTAIR JONES (“TAFF”) FOR ALL THE WORK DONE. A SPECIAL MENTION TO JO GREY, FOR THE “OVER AND ABOVE” HARD WORK AND COMMITTMENT SHE HAS PUT IN.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE SELLER PUNCH TAVERNS ARE HAPPY WITH OUR PROGRESS AND WE ARE LOOKING TO EXCHANGE CONTRACTS BY THE END OF THE MONTH.
WHILST, IN GRAND NATIONAL TERMS, WE ARE OVER THE CHAIR AND BEECHERS BROOK, THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF FENCES TO JUMP. AS ANYONE WHO HAS BOUGHT A HOUSE WILL KNOW, IT IS NOT ALWAYS A STRAIGHTFORWARD PROCESS. THERE IS A LOT STILL TO DO AND A LOT THAT STILL COULD DELAY US. LICENSING, LEGAL WORK/SOLICITORS, VAT SET-UP INSURANCES, VILLAGE NOTIFICATIONS, LOAN PAPERWORK ETC ETC.,
THERE WILL BE AN OPEN VILLAGE MEETING TO GET TOGETHER PEOPLE INTERESTED IN FORMING THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT SOCIETY (CBS) WHICH WILL ADMINISTER THE CHANDOS FOR THE PARISH COUNCIL. WE WILL ALSO BE LOOKING FOR QUOTES FOR THEREFURBISHMENT PLANNED IN JAN/FEB 2022.
WE ARE GETTING THERE !
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ANNOUNCEMENT FROM OAKLEY PARISH COUNCIL
MADE ON JULY 15TH 2021
“At the Extraordinary Oakley Parish Council Meeting of 15th July 2021, it was RESOLVED to seek the approval of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government to apply for a PWLB loan of £490,000 over the borrowing term of 50 years for the purchase of the village pub The Chandos Arms. The annual loan repayments will come to around £16,141.00
It is not intended to increase the council tax precept for the purpose of the loan repayments.”
Please click on the links below to read the “Report to Council” and the “Consultation Summary” documents which have been attached to our application for the Public Works Loan
IF YOU HAVE ANY VIEWS OR OPINIONS YOU WISH TO FEED IN, PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH COUNCIL DIRECT BY EMAIL ON savethechandos@outlook.com
Please scroll down the page to see minutes of recent meetings with regards to the purchasing of The Chandos Arms
Jake Russell of Punch Partnerships (PML) Ltd attended Oakley Parish Council meeting in April and told the Council of PML's intention to de-licence the pub. Mr Russell said that, as a community, we do have the opportunity to buy the pub from Punch Taverns and keep it as a pub.
AGENDA FOR MEETING “SAVE THE CHANDOS ARMS” TO BE HELD ON 22ND JUNE 2021
MINUTES FOR MEETING “SAVE THE CHANDOS ARMS” HELD ON 22ND JUNE 2021
The weekend of 26th June 2021 there will be a “Proposal Leaflet” circulated to each household within Oakley Village setting out Oakley Parish Council’s proposal to purchase the pub. A copy of the “Proposal Leaflet” can be accessed by clicking on the link below. There is also a “Frequently asked Questions” leaflet whereby the Parish Council have tried to answer some of the questions the Village may wish to ask, this can also be accessed by clicking on the “Frequently asked Questions” link below
“Frequently asked Questions” Leaflet
If you wish to send your comments by email to Oakley Parish Council - please use the following email address: savethechandos@outlook.com
If you wish to send your comments in letter form then please post to The Parish Clerk, 14 Ashfield Rise, Oakley HP18 9QA
Update on the proposal leaflet distributed around the village
The response that we have received from residents in the village after delivering the “Proposal Leaflet” to every house within the village is that we have received an overwhelming response, by way of email comments and verbal comments. Every comment we have received has been in favour of the proposal set out in the leaflet and we have not received one comment against the proposal.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ENTHUSIASM IN THE PROPOSAL
All email comments are available for your perusal from The Parish Clerk
Extraordinary Meeting of Oakley Parish Council to be held on Thursday 8th July 2021 at 7pm in Oakley Village Hall
This meeting is being held solely to discuss the Parish Councils proposed purchase of The Chandos Arms
FOR A COPY OF THE AGENDA AND MINUTES FOR THE MEETING PLEASE CLICK ON LINKS BELOW
Agenda for OPC Extraordinary Meeting 8th July 2021
Minutes from the OPC Extraordinary Meeting held on 8th July 2021
Extraordinary Meeting of Oakley Parish Council to be held on Thursday 15th July 2021 at 12 noon in Oakley Village Hall
This meeting is being held to discuss Proposals and Resolutions and to vote the approval of the PWL application form
FOR A COPY OF THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING PLEASE CLICK ON LINK BELOW
Agenda for Extraordinary Meeting to be held on 15th July 2021
MINUTES OF EXTRAORDINARY MEETING HELD ON 15TH JULY 2021
All members of the public are welcome although please note that with COVID restrictions still in place we are only allowed to have 50 people in the Village Hall at one time, the meeting will include a Public Forum whereby the public will be allowed to express their comments or questions with regards to the proposal purchase of The Chandos Pub.
If you wish to register your interest to attend, because of COVID restrictions numbers are limited, please email or telephone the Parish Clerk to book a place, it will be on a first come first booked basis.
If you require any further information, please contact
Oakley Parish Clerk:
Pat Pointer: 01844 237067
oakleyparishcouncil@yahoo.co.uk