Creeting St Peter Parish Council, not costing you more next year!

Times are tough, as we all know, but as a Parish councillor, I take great pride in ensuring that our small precept isn't wasted, as do all of my colleagues.

So, we were particularly pleased to be able to agree that the Parish precept would be reduced slightly to reflect a slight fall in the number of council tax households (please don't ask me to explain, it's apparently quite complex and you can have a fraction of a household). If our sums are correct, it means that households will be paying the same as last year, whilst we retain the service levels that villagers are used to.

In addition, as we get more used to our roles (four out of five of us have been on the Parish council for less than two years), we're beginning to make the links between the various groups working for the village. Hopefully, you'll see the difference over the coming year...