St Andrew Publication Secular

PARISH OF ST ANDREW

PUBLICATION

The Ratepayers and Electors are invited to meet at Blanchelande College Rosaire Hall, St Andrew’s on Tuesday 31^st March 2026 at the conclusion of the Ecclesiastical Meeting, which commences at 7.30pm, for the following purposes: -

1. To approve the Constables’ accounts for 2025 which have been duly certified.
2. To elect Accountants to certify the Constables’ accounts for the ensuing year.
3. To decide whether they are in favour of voting the following amounts to be levied by means of Owner’s Rate for the current year: -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       £                               

i)                   Parochial administration including clerical and legal expenses,                                

                    audit fee, postage, stationery, and other sundry expenses                                      36,500

ii)                   Street lighting                                                                                                                          3,200               

iii)                  Rente due to the Rector                                                                                                                        3                                                               

iv)         Upkeep of the Parochial Cemetery                                                                                    nil

v)                Replacement of Road Signs                                                                                              600

vi)                Upkeep of Public Fountains and land                                                        14,122

vii)                Glebe land maintenance                                                                                                     nil

viii)                 Public needs to be approved by the Parish: -

                      a)  Contribution towards Primary Schools learning resources                           1,350                               

                       b)  Contribution towards Les Beaucamps School learning resources            700               

                       c)  Contribution towards Le Rondin School learning resources                      300                                                               

                       d)  Contribution towards Sixth Form Centre learning resources                     300                                                               

                e)  Douzaine room utilities                                                                                     2,150                               

                f)   Douzaine room upkeep                                                                                          2,000                                           

                g)  Floral St Andrew’s grant                                                                                          2,500                                           

 ix)        Rectory - Ordinary repairs                                                                                                nil               

 x)                Rectory – Extraordinary repairs                                                                                                  nil

 xi)        Rectory - Insurance of property                                                                                       3,000

 xii)       Rectory – Property rates                                                                                        1,700

xiii)                Barn - Ordinary repairs                                                                                                                2,000               

              xiv)                   Cadastre expenses                                                                                                                4,500               

                                                                                                                                       SubTotal   74,925

                                   Less St Andrew’s Community Centre rent              11,930

                         Less Bank interest received 2026 estimate                                  6,000               

                         Less Surplus bank interest received 2025                                  4,029               

                                                                                                        Total     £52,966

4. To approve the sum of £115,668 to cover the cost of refuse collection and disposal for the year from 1^st January 2026, to be levied by means of refuse rate, to be equally apportioned between each habitable unit.               

5     To authorise the Constables to apply to the Royal Court for a Rémêde to levy the aforesaid sums.

6     To decide that the said Owner’s Rate, together with the sum approved by the meeting

convened by the Rector and Churchwardens, shall be levied applying the relative factors to the TRP unit value of the Cadastre categories, which are available for viewing at the Douzaine Room.

7                To receive a report on progress with regard to the sale of the Rectory as directed by the parish meetings held on 4^th November 2025 and 26^th November 2025.

8      In light of the pending sale of the Rectory, to approve the reallocation of unspent Rectory extraordinary repairs sums amounting to £98,719 to expenses required in connection with the conversion of the barn into a future rectory and church improvements as well as any necessary repairs required to the current Rectory prior to its sale.

9     To appoint a member or members of the Parochial Cemetery Committee (nominations from the floor).

10   Any other matters the meeting wishes to discuss. However, no binding decisions can be made at the meeting.                                                               

G. ROBERT                                                                                                M. THWAITE

R. NASH                                                                                                      Dean

Constables.