NEW:   KINGTON TOWN CENTRE COMMERCIAL/SHOP FRONT ENHANCEMENT GRANT SCHEME

Kington Town Council is delighted to announce the launch of the Tow Centre Commercial/Shop Front Enhancement Grant Scheme, enabling eligible applicants to apply for a grant of up to £3,500 towards commercial buildings and shop front improvements.  Your application needs to be submitted no later than 21st January 2022 and all work completed by 27th May 2022.  Guidance notes and an application form are available to download below.

Guidance Notes

Application Form

Covid restrictions permitting, if you have any questions, there will be an opportunity to raise them at 6.00pm on Tuesday 21st December 2021 at the Oxford Arms, Duke Street, immediately prior to the meeting of the Chamber of Trade meeting.  There will be a further opportunity on Tuesday 4th January 2022 also at 6.00pm at the Oxford Arms and again Covid restrictions permitting.  Alternatively, please email or telephone the Town Clerk on clerk@kingtontowncouncil.gov.uk or phone 07483 914 485.

TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS - COVID MEASURES - Updated

As the Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority Meetings) (England) regulations 2020 have now expired so the Town Council has now returned to face to face meetings for formal town council and committee meetings.  We are conscious that members of the public attending indoor meetings in the immediate future may be concerned about the health risks in meeting indoors at a time when infection rates are rising so in order to protect Town Councillors, members of the public and staff, the Council has resolved that it will only hold full council or committee meetings when there is a clear business reason for doing so.    We also encourage you to voluntarily social distance when attending our meetings, use the hand sanitiser provided, take a lateral flow test prior to attending and use a face covering unless exempt.  Please do not attend meetings of the Town Council or any committee thereof if you or a member of your household has be told to self isolate because of a positive Covid Test or you are experiencing symptoms of Covid 19 whether you have tested positive or not.   Please check our meetings page for confirmation of which meetings are taking place and the venue for those meetings.  If you have any queries, please contact the clerk by emailing clerk@kingtontowncouncil.gov.uk or phone 01544 239098 and leave a message or call 07483914485.

ADDITIONAL FULL COUNCIL MEETINGS

You may notice a few extra meetings of the Town Council being held over the next few weeks/months.  Kington Town Council has been fortunate enough to apply for and been granted funding for projects to promote the town and help recovery from Covid and to ensure we can act within our legislative framework and in particular meet the requirements of our financial regulations, Councillors have been meeting and will need to meet a little more frequently than our usual monthly meetings.  As always, members of the public are very welcome to attend our meetings and may, at the discretion of the Chairman/Mayor, speak on certain agenda items.  Please look out for additional meetings which are announced on the meetings page of this website and on notice boards within the town. 

NEW TOWN COUNCILLOR

Kington Town Council are delighted to welcome a new Town Councillor, replacing John Dennis who resigned earlier this year.  Ruth Warne was co-opted to the Town Council at its meeting held on 1st November 2021 and comes with a wealth of experience of town and parish councils having served as a parish clerk for some years including Town Clerk in Churchdown, Gloucestershire.  

COVID 19 - UPDATED

The Town Council is closely following government advice with regard to the current situation with Covid 19.   Please note government and nhs advice regarding social distancing and self isolation and look out for your neighbours.  Please also support local businesses wherever possible and stay safe and well.  

For the latest government advice on what you need to do, follow the link to the government website here.

Further information on health and well being is also available from the Wish website,

TOWN COUNCIL OFFICES

The Town Council offices are currently closed to casual visitors until further notice.   If you need to contact town council staff you can do so by telephone on 01544 239098 or mobile 07483 914485.  Messages left by telephone will be responded to as quickly as possible and emails to the town council will continue to be monitored and are the preferred method of contact.  If you wish to visit the Town Council offices, please make an appointment. 

ANNUAL TOWN MEETING

The Annual Town Meeting is not a Council meeting but is a meeting of residents to raise matters of interest or concern or to discuss a topic that affects the Town.  For 2019 it took take place on 22nd May 2019.  There was no meeting in 2020 due to Coronavirus restrictions.

For 2021, Covid 19 is still with us and restrictions on public gatherings indoors mean that the meeting cannot take place as usual.  A very short meeting took place on  13th May 2021 at 6.00pm in the Old Police Station, Market Hall Street, Kington when it was resolved that the meeting be closed and rescheduled for later in the year.    Details of the later meeting will be published nearer the time but will include the presentation of civic awards to those who have supported us all through these particularly difficult months due to Covid restrictions.

You can report potholes, full litter bins, fly tipping and related matters online via the Herefordshire Council website www.herefordshire.gov.uk.  

In the interests of all our residents, please check on your neighbours and tell your neighbours if you are self isolating so that they can provide any help or assistance that you might require.  Heed government advice on your own personal situation and ensure you stay healthy.

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This is the website for the Town Council of Kington in Herefordshire. 
We are situated in the uppermost western reaches of the county and only a short distance away
from the border with Wales - a true Marches market town. 

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