OSMG Committee
Joe Knowles - Chair
Paul Curran - Secretary
David Wright - Treasurer
Trisha Comrie
Andrew 'Carrot' Crabb*
Ian Firth*
Marcus James
Jane Kirk
Trevor Lloyd
Ken Pearson
Dan Prettejohn
(* Parish Council Representatives)
Paul Curran - Secretary
David Wright - Treasurer
Trisha Comrie
Andrew 'Carrot' Crabb*
Ian Firth*
Marcus James
Jane Kirk
Trevor Lloyd
Ken Pearson
Dan Prettejohn
(* Parish Council Representatives)
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY FIELD
The Community Field (“the field”) was transferred to the Community as a planning obligation (Section 106 Agreement) on the development of Barns Close in Churchinford back in 2016.
The field is now owned by and registered in the name of Churchstanton Parish Council. To enable more efficient management of the land, the council formed an Open Space Management Group (OSMG) which was constituted to develop and manage the field for the benefit of the whole community.
The OSMG Committee enables a wider participation by members of the community for involvement in the day to day management, development and maintenance of the field - without need for direct involvement of CPC. However as a management committee, all work carried out by the OSMG is done on behalf of the parish council and so covered by CPC’s public liability insurance.
The OSMG reports to the Parish Council, with the Committee’s Agenda and Meeting Minutes being published on this website.
The OSMG operates under a constitution which was prepared and approved by the parish council. CPC also has some of their members appointed to the OSMG (a requirement of the constitution).
The OSMG holds all of it’s Meetings in public and holds an annual AGM where all officials and committee members are elected , finances examined and approved by anyone from the parish who chooses to attend.
The field development has been carried out with full community support and everything that has been carried out has been the result of local surveys or forums. Where new projects or changes in strategy are proposed additional public involvement is encouraged through surveys and direct correspondence at a variety of public events.
The field is now owned by and registered in the name of Churchstanton Parish Council. To enable more efficient management of the land, the council formed an Open Space Management Group (OSMG) which was constituted to develop and manage the field for the benefit of the whole community.
The OSMG Committee enables a wider participation by members of the community for involvement in the day to day management, development and maintenance of the field - without need for direct involvement of CPC. However as a management committee, all work carried out by the OSMG is done on behalf of the parish council and so covered by CPC’s public liability insurance.
The OSMG reports to the Parish Council, with the Committee’s Agenda and Meeting Minutes being published on this website.
The OSMG operates under a constitution which was prepared and approved by the parish council. CPC also has some of their members appointed to the OSMG (a requirement of the constitution).
The OSMG holds all of it’s Meetings in public and holds an annual AGM where all officials and committee members are elected , finances examined and approved by anyone from the parish who chooses to attend.
The field development has been carried out with full community support and everything that has been carried out has been the result of local surveys or forums. Where new projects or changes in strategy are proposed additional public involvement is encouraged through surveys and direct correspondence at a variety of public events.