Everton Parish Councillors

The Parish Council,  is a statutory corporate body, established under the Local Government Act 1894. It is a local authority operating at the community level of local government. To put EPC in context, Everton is one of 45 parish councils in Bassetlaw District of Nottinghamshire (Bassetlaw itself being one of 7 districts within the County area of Nottinghamshire) and one of the 151 parish councils across Nottinghamshire. Being where we are, close to Bawtry, and close to the South Yorkshire boundary, our postal address is South Yorkshire! Which does cause some confusion.

In much of its work the Council acts as a representative body for the residents of the parish, mainly liaising with Notts County Council on matters such as highway maintenance including public rights of way. Similarly with Bassetlaw District Council on matters such as planning and street cleansing. It is the point of contact on general community matters, and with other local bodies including the police.
The Council utilises HEDS, local notice boards and its dedicated website to keep in touch and share local information. 

It also owns land assets in the Parish: approximately 40 acres over 5 small fields along with three environmental sites One of these is Barrow Hills SSSI at Harwell Woods which is jointly managed with Natural England. The parish agricultural land is let out on a long-trm tenancy agreement.  The Parish Council also functions as the long-established local burial authority. In 1884 this was reformed into the Joint Burial Authority for Scaftworth and Everton to manage the then new Everton Cemetery on Mattersey Road. This is now reaching its capacity and the PC is exploring options for a new cemetery site. 

The Council is non-political and has councillors on other local bodies. These include two nominees onto The Metcalfe Trust and The North East Bassetlaw (PC) Forum. 

Recently the Parish Council website has been modernised. It is actively managed by the Council and is used to report on meetings, provide local information and publish its financial audits in line with statutory obligations.
There are nine Councillors on the Parish Council. The next four-year term will end in May 2027, and any eligible person may stand for one of the nine seats. From time to tme when vacancies arise these are advertised in the parish and all interest considered. Monthly meetings are held in the village hall, usually on the first Monday of the month. There is no meeting in August. The public are welcome to attend and the dates are confirmed in HEDS and on the website.