Agenda

Venue: Gallery Room, The Corn Exchange, Witney. View directions

Contact: Committee Clerk 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

To consider apologies and reasons for absence.

 

Committee Members who are unable to attend the meeting should notify the Committee Clerk derek.mackenzie@witney-tc.gov.uk prior to the meeting, stating the reason for absence.

 

Standing Order 30(d)(v) permits the appointment of substitute Councillors to a Committee whose role is to replace ordinary Councillors  ...  view the full agenda text for item 1.

2.

Declarations of Interest

Members are reminded to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests in any of the items under consideration at this meeting in accordance with the Town Council’s code of conduct.

3.

Election of Vice-Chair

To elect a Vice-Chair of the Committee for the 2025/26 Municipal Year.

4.

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a) To adopt and sign as a correct record the minutes of the Parks & Recreation Committee held on 10 March 2025;

 

b) Matters arising from the minutes not covered elsewhere on the agenda (Questions on the progress on any item).

5.

Participation of the Public

The meeting will adjourn for this item.

 

Members of the public may speak for a maximum of five minutes each during the period of public participation, in line with Standing Order 42. Matters raised shall relate to the following items on the agenda. 5

6.

Committee Terms of Reference pdf icon PDF 461 KB

To review the Committee Terms of Reference (TOR) if appropriate.

7.

Committee Objectives & Work Programme for the Municipal Year

To receive and consider the report of the Town Clerk/C.E.O concerning the priorities of this Committee during 2025/26.

Recreation

8.

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To receive the report of the Operations Manager.

9.

Update on Cricket Provision at The Leys Recreation Ground

To receive a verbal update from the Town Clerk.

 

The Town Clerk will provide an update on recent communications with Oxfordshire Cricket Board regarding ongoing interest in reintroducing cricket at The Leys. This includes a renewed expression of interest from Henry Box school in using a proposed artificial pitch on  ...  view the full agenda text for item 9.

10.

Witney Basketball pdf icon PDF 365 KB

To receive an update from the Deputy Town Clerk regarding basketball provision in Witney.

11.

Major Strategic Projects

To receive and consider the report of the Projects Officer concerning the progress of projects under the remit of this Committee being undertaken by the Council or Stakeholders.

12.

Exclusion of Press and Public

To consider and if appropriate, to pass the following resolution:

 

That in accordance with section 1(2) of the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960, and as extended by Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, the public, including the press, be excluded from the meeting because of the  ...  view the full agenda text for item 12.

13.

Major Strategic Projects - West Witney Projects

13a

Project Update

To receive and consider the report of the Projects Officer concerning the progress of projects.

13b

Finance Report

To receive and consider the report of the Responsible Financial Officer (RFO).