Welcome
Crowton is a village and civil parish set in the Cheshire countryside.
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The Parish Council welcomes you to this website where you can find contact details, read minutes of Parish Council meetings, and check agendas of upcoming meetings.
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The Parish Council meetings are held in Crowton Village Hall on the second Tuesday of the month at 7pm. Pl
Parish Councils were first established in 1894 to represent the community. The Parish Council is the lowest tier of local government, Crowton Parish Council actively engage with the three elected Ward Councillors and with Cheshire West and Chester Council. Parish councillors are elected, with elections every 4 years. If there becomes a vacancy the parish council can co-opt a new councillor.
Crowton Parish council is made up of 8 elected councillors, who are the parish representatives. The Parish council employs a Clerk/ Responsible Finance Officer to manage the daily running of the Parish Council, this is a legal requirement.
Crowton Parish Council raise a precept every year to enable them to meet their budget requirements. Parish councils do not receive any funding direct from central government. The precept is added to the annual council tax bill.
The precept is calculated at the budget meetings held between October and January of the preceding financial year