Welcome to the website for Wem Rural Parish.
Published by Wem Rural Parish Council, the site is for everyone who lives and works here and for anyone who would like to find out more about our Parish.
Parish Council Elections 2017
The deadline for receipt of nominations for the position of Councillor for the Parish Council was Tuesday 4 April 2017. 10 nominations were received for the 12 seats available. There were no nominations received more than available seats for each Ward. The links to the notices of uncontested elections are below:
Edstaston Ward Roden Ward Newtown Ward.
The 2 vacant positions are in Edstaston Ward and Newtown Ward. The Council can fill these positions by co-option. If you would like to be considered for these positions please contact the Clerk or any Councillor. Information about the role of Councillor can be found through this link.
In addition to the 2 co-option vacancies, there is now a Casual Vacancy for Edstaston Ward following Gillian Coleman not signing the Declaration of Acceptance of Office. The formal notice can be viewed from this link.
Improve Broadband speed in Parish
Use this link to register your interest in improving the speed of Broadband in Wem Rural Parish
Details of what is available on this website:
The names and contact details of our Parish Councillors are listed on the Parish Council section, where you can also find an overview of the aims and objectives of the council, with links to the minutes of meetings for the last two years and the agenda for the upcoming meetings.
Round Meadow, Soulton Road, Wem – new affordable homes for local people or those with strong local connection.
The Parish Council and Severnside Housing are encouraging local people who wish to live in affordable housing close to Wem to register for the new homes being built in Round Meadow. For more information visit the Round Meadow page of this website.
Road Closures
Use this link to access other road closures within the Parish.
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We are currently in the process of making our website a more useful tool for the entire community. In the mean time you can still find out what is happening in the area by looking at the page for local news and events.
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