Coleford Town Council

Coleford Town Council is open between the hours of:

9.30 am and 4 pm, Monday to Friday

(see Contact Page for more information)

Welcome to the Coleford Town Council website. If you want information about the town, or to find out what’s going on or are looking for somewhere to stay please click on this link colefordtown.net

Coleford Town Council looks after the parish of Coleford which covers the town centre and the surrounding settlements of Milkwall, Coalway, Broadwell and Mile End. It is one of the larger parishes in the district with approximately 8500 inhabitants and over 4000 properties.

The parish of Coleford was formed in 1894 when local government was first created. Prior to this Coleford was part of the medieval parish of Newland. It was a parish Council for many years until 1997 when it became a Town Council. This meant that the town Councillors were then able to elect a Mayor.

This aim of this administration are to make sure that Coleford parish is a vibrant developing community,

• that the beauty of the town is protected and enhanced
• that the people of the parish receive quality services
• that the amenities the Council provide are developed and improved that the environment is safe and secure.

To achieve these objectives the Council has put together a four year business plan. This includes several major projects like the creation of the new Tourist Information Centre which is up and running by a dedicated team of volunteers. Small improvements can have a big impact like the freestanding planters in and around the town and at the gateway entrances.

The biggest project however is the new Bells Field Recreation ground. This facility opened in September 2108, and provides a natural green recreation area for both old and young with a skate park, multi games area, trim trail, wildlife garden, WW1 Memorial garden and an amphitheatre for small theatrical performances.

If you would like to know more about the Town Council you are welcome to call in during normal working hours. All our meetings are open to the public or you can contact us through this website.

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2 VACANCIES FOR TOWN COUNCILLORS

Vacancy 1: Town Councillor for the Mile End & Broadwell Ward

1. There is a vacancy on the above Council caused by the resignation of a Town Councillor for the Mile End & Broadwell Ward

2. A by-election to fill the vacancies will be held if within 14 days (not including Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday or Bank Holidays) from the date below if ten electors for the parish give notice in writing claiming such an election to the Returning Officer.

Where ten valid requests for a by-election are received by the Returning Officer then under the provisions of the Coronavirus Act 2020 and The Local Government and Police and Crime Commissioner (Coronavirus)(Postponement of Elections and Referendums)(England and Wales) Regulations 2020 the by-election will not currently take place, and the vacancy will be held open until the by election takes place. The 2020 regulations provide for the by election to take place on Thursday 6 May 2021. However, this date may be brought forward or deferred by the Government depending upon the circumstances. Any Election that is In due course called will be duly publicised as required by law.

3. The address of the Returning Officer is The Forest of Dean District Council, High Street, Coleford GL16 8HG

4.  If no such notice is given the Town Council will fill the vacancy by co option

Dated         3 November 2020                

14 days from 3 November 2020 until 23 November 2020

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Vacancy 2: Town Councillor for the Coleford East Ward

VACANCY FOR CO-OPTION of a TOWN COUNCILLOR

1.There is 1 vacancy on the above Council caused by the resignation of a councillor in Coleford East Ward.

2.   The vacancy is to be filled by co option to the Town Council.

3.  You must apply in writing to the Town Clerk within the next

14 days (not including Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday or Bank Holidays) from the date.

4.   The address of the Town Clerk is: 

No 1 The Town House, Lords Hill Walk, Coleford GL16 8BD

email: ctcoffice@colefordtowncouncil.gov.uk

Dates for application: 3 November – 23 November 2020 (inclusive)

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ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

This website is run by Coleford Town Council. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

• change colours, contrast levels and fonts
• zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
• navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
• navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
• listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text

most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software

live video streams do not have captions

you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

ctcoffice@colefordtowncouncil.gov.uk

01594 832103

Coleford Town Council, 1 The Town House, Lords Hill Walk, Coleford, Gloucestershire.  GL16 8BD

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 14 days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please us on contact: ctcoffice@colefordtowncouncil.gov.uk

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person

Our offices have audio induction loops, or if you contact us before your visit we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter.

Find out how to contact us.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Coleford Town Council is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This website is fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AAA standard. It’s not always possible to change the device orientation from horizontal to vertical without making it more difficult to view the content.

It’s not possible for users to change text size without some of the content overlapping.

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services.

This statement was prepared on 30^th September 2020.  This website was last tested on 30th September 2020.