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16 Apr 1934 Appointed officers, clerk, treasurer, rating representatives and school managers Read minutes
4 Feb 1935 Accepted Tubb's resignation, appointed Girling and planned Silver Jubilee celebrations Read minutes
25 Mar 1935 Considered Horsenden footpath obstruction and Ilmer footbridge repairs Read minutes
15 Apr 1935 Reappointed officers and considered Horsenden and Ilmer footpath obstructions Read minutes
28 Feb 1936 Declined permanent allotment zoning and nominated parish constables Read minutes
27 Apr 1936 Reappointed officers and discussed a council-house site and Ilmer stiles Read minutes
1 Feb 1937 Noted land for council houses and appointed an air-raid precautions representative Read minutes
19 Apr 1937 Appointed officers, school managers and air-raid wardens after declarations Read minutes
7 Feb 1938 Noted the lost access-road appeal and sought school-child conveyance Read minutes
25 Apr 1938 Advertised Ilmer cottages for sale and sought footpath direction signs Read minutes
27 Feb 1939 Completed the Ilmer cottage sale and invested proceeds in Consolidated Stock Read minutes
24 Apr 1939 Reappointed officers and rating representatives and considered emergency trench provision. Read minutes
26 Feb 1940 Noted postponed elections, dealt with Meadle footpaths and nominated parish constables. Read minutes
15 Apr 1940 Reappointed officers; noted Bar Lane flooding, Anderdon fence repair and new Meadle stile. Read minutes
24 Feb 1941 Noted Bar Lane crater filling, reappointed Girling as charity trustee and issued precept. Read minutes
21 Apr 1941 Reappointed chairman, vice-chairman and rating and valuation committee representatives. Read minutes
19 May 1941 Nominated Dora Mary Walker after William Walker's rural district council resignation. Read minutes
25 Feb 1942 Renominated parish constables, paid the clerk's bond and set the annual meeting. Read minutes
27 Apr 1942 Reappointed officers and rating representatives and sought a lock on the chapel well. Read minutes
15 Feb 1943 Confirmed Tapping as charity trustee, issued a precept and sought Bar Lane repairs. Read minutes
19 Apr 1943 Reappointed chairman, vice-chairman and rating and valuation committee representatives. Read minutes
14 Feb 1944 Arranged a China Fund whist drive, sought twelve council houses and complained about Ilmer Road. Read minutes
25 Apr 1944 Reappointed chairman, vice-chairman and rating and valuation committee representatives. Read minutes
2 Mar 1945 Renominated parish constables, paid accounts, set the annual meeting and received the audit. Read minutes
24 Apr 1945 Reappointed officers and declined to administer the troops comfort and post-war funds. Read minutes
28 Jan 1946 Sought a thirty-mile speed limit, war memorial names and new Red Lion signposts. Read minutes
25 Feb 1946 Heard the speed-limit refusal, noted new signposts and issued a precept. Read minutes
15 Apr 1946 Elected officers, appointed valuation representatives and convened a victory celebrations meeting. Read minutes
24 Feb 1947 Sought cesspool land, offered to take the war memorial and raised Ilmer Road. Read minutes
28 Apr 1947 Harper elected chairman; reappointed valuation representatives and sent association delegates. Read minutes
2 Mar 1948 Noted house names approved, bus refused, ploughed bridle path and Red Lion bend. Read minutes
26 Apr 1948 Accepted the war memorial, agreed 1939-45 names and reported Ilmer verge encroachment. Read minutes
28 Feb 1949 Telephone kiosks delayed; forwarded war memorial names; nominated constables and issued precept. Read minutes
30 May 1949 Re-elected officers, thanked Walker for war memorial names and sought Sunday Ilmer Halt trains. Read minutes
27 Feb 1950 Noted school-to-hall footpath forthcoming and street lighting deferred; issued precept. Read minutes
25 May 1950 Re-elected officers, agreed a bus turning meeting and declined the rights of way survey. Read minutes
22 Feb 1951 Reappointed constables, issued precept and reported inconclusive parish boundary talks. Read minutes
24 May 1951 Re-elected Harper chairman and Goodchild vice-chairman; formed a footpath subcommittee. Read minutes
21 Feb 1952 Stood silent for King George VI; reappointed the charity trustee and parish constables. Read minutes
20 Mar 1952 Asked Mrs Walker to stand for the rural district; appointed Ancliffe clerk. Read minutes
22 May 1952 Re-elected Harper chairman; sought a thirty-mile speed limit and appointed a school manager. Read minutes
26 Feb 1953 Appointed parish constables, corrected the clerk's unpaid year and set a ten-pound salary. Read minutes
29 Apr 1953 Re-elected officers, claimed a Horsenden footpath and pressed Ilmer water and bus complaints. Read minutes
30 Mar 1954 Referred Ilmer water to the county executive and re-elected parish constables. Read minutes
5 May 1954 Re-elected officers and complained of Ilmer roadside heaps and Owlswick road condition. Read minutes
23 Feb 1955 Awaited an Ilmer water grant; reappointed charity trustees and parish constables. Read minutes
18 May 1955 Re-elected officers and asked Williams to report on school rummage sale and outings. Read minutes
10 Aug 1955 Objected to abolishing parish constables and sought Sportsman crossroads improvements. Read minutes
16 May 1956 Re-elected officers, supplied churchyard burial-space details, and noted a barbed-wire footpath. Read minutes
15 May 1957 Entered the best-kept village competition, raised the clerk's salary, and re-elected officers. Read minutes
15 May 1958 Appointed Mr Chivers clerk, named school managers, and reported an electric wire on footpath 21. Read minutes
4 Jun 1959 Thanked Mrs Richardson for war-memorial cleaning and wrote the surveyor about Meadle Pond. Read minutes
22 Mar 1960 Arranged election nominations, precepted twenty pounds, and sought hedge and culvert work. Read minutes
2 Jun 1960 Welcomed new councillors, sought a request bus stop, and referred Meadle Pond onwards. Read minutes
29 May 1961 Re-elected officers, raised Meadle bridleway 29 signs, and reported Ilmer Road's poor surface. Read minutes
24 Jul 1961 Accepted Claydon's resignation, sought a duplicate stock certificate, and left the clerk's bond lapsed. Read minutes
16 Oct 1961 Sought Mill Close ditch piping, appointed Mrs Brock vice-chairman, and licensed Meadle Pond upkeep. Read minutes
22 Jan 1962 Elected Mrs Wootton, accepted the clerk's resignation, and confirmed unenclosed Meadle Pond upkeep. Read minutes
22 Mar 1962 Stood in respect for Councillor Claridge, elected Mr Leuw, and criticised rural planning information. Read minutes
28 May 1962 Sought a Longwick speed limit and missing street signs while Chivers remained acting clerk. Read minutes
1 Apr 1963 Noted Meadle pond trees cut, Ilmer church sign refused, and meetings moved to village hall. Read minutes
27 May 1963 Re-elected officers, noted the vacant sub-postmastership, and an Icknield Way sign. Read minutes
25 May 1964 Re-elected officers, heard drainage design, and £500 allocated for Ilmer Road. Read minutes
24 May 1965 Re-elected officers, reported a dumped car at Owlswick, and Ilmer's blind corners. Read minutes
9 Jun 1975 Elected W.G. Underwood as chairman and objected to a commercial advertisement on the railway bridge. Read minutes
19 May 2009 Re-elected Cllr Harper as Chairman and Cllr O'Neill as Vice Chairman, and opposed a Hemley Hill gypsy pitch application near the parish boundary. Read minutes
18 May 2010 Re-elected Cllr Harper as Chairman, resolved to oppose the HS2.5 route, and approved the 2009/2010 accounts. Read minutes
14 Dec 2010 Welcomed newly co-opted Cllr Graham Walters and set the 2011/2012 precept at £16,500.00. Read minutes
17 May 2011 Re-elected Cllr Harper as Chairman and Cllr O’Neill as Vice Chairman, and approved the 2010/2011 accounts and governance statement. Read minutes
15 May 2012 Re-elected Cllr Harper as Chairman, approved the 2011/2012 accounts, and agreed the plan for distributing Diamond Jubilee mugs across the parish. Read minutes
21 May 2013 Elected Cllr V McPherson as Chairman and Cllr B Richards as Vice Chairman, and approved the 2012/2013 accounts and Annual Governance Statement. Read minutes
17 Sep 2013 Selected James Butler as the preferred candidate to fill the Council vacancy by co-option, and agreed to seek legal advice on the scout hut footpath liability. Read minutes
20 May 2014 Re-elected Cllr McPherson as Chairman, co-opted Sally Whitworth to the Council, and traced the responsibility for footway lighting in the parish back to 1984. Read minutes
15 Jul 2014 Co-opted Rolf van Apeldoorn to the Council, agreed to meet Gladmans over the Barn Road development, and arranged a public meeting on the proposed Ilmer solar farm. Read minutes
21 Oct 2014 Asked Risborough Rangers Juniors to limit numbers on the Playing Field, set Local Area Forum spending priorities, and arranged for Cllr Whitworth to speak against the Ilmer solar farm at committee. Read minutes
19 May 2015 Re-elected Cllr McPherson as Chairman, approved the draft Neighbourhood Plan for consultation, and adopted the General Power of Competence. Read minutes
15 May 2018 Re-elected Cllr McPherson as Chairman and Cllr Richards as Vice Chairman, agreed committee nominations, and began work on allocating CIL funding and objecting to the Ilmer Lane access application. Read minutes
21 May 2019 Elected Cllr McPherson as Chairman and Cllr Richards as Vice Chairman, agreed the Kompan MUGA purchase and CIL funding for kissing gates and the pre-school, and objected to a planning application at Orchard View Farm. Read minutes
18 May 2021 Re-elected Cllr McPherson as Chairman and Cllr Richards as Vice-Chairman, and adopted the General Power of Competence. Read minutes
17 May 2022 Re-elected Cllr McPherson as Chairman; approved the AGAR and objected to two new planning applications, including a dog-walking field behind the playing field. Read minutes
21 May 2024 Cllr McPherson was re-elected Chairman and Cllr Myers Vice Chairman; the Council resolved to adopt two defibrillators in the Parish, including the one in Ilmer. Read minutes
20 May 2025 A wholesale change of Council following the local elections: Cllr Smith was elected Chairman and Cllr Livingston Vice-Chairman, and the new Council adopted its governance policies and AGAR. Read minutes