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Carterton Town Council
Carterton Town Council was established in 1985 when the Carterton & Black Bourton Parishes were split.

Carterton’s sixteen Town Councillors are elected every four years and represent the five wards within the town. The next Election for Town Council is due in May 2007. Details of serving Town Councillors are available from the Town Hall and are also on the Town Council's website - www.carterton-tc.gov.uk. The Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Chairmen of the various sub-committees are elected annually by the Town Councillors.

The Town Council meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7.45 p.m. The Planning Committee meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7.30 pm. Agendas are posted on notice boards and on the website.

The Council employs three office staff, the Town Clerk, the Assistant Town Clerk and the Administration Assistant. They are available at the Town Hall between 9.00 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. to help with any enquiries.

The Town Hall was built in 1983 and is sited in the centre of the town on the Alvescot Road by the War Memorial. The Town Hall has a meeting room, which is available for hire for meetings and social events. Telephone the Town Council staff on 01993 842156 for details or to make a booking, or email jeustace@carterton-tc.gov.uk


The functions of the Town Council
The Town Council maintains a number of facilities throughout the town including two recreation grounds, two children’s playparks, a skateboard park and BMX track, squash courts, allotments, a burial ground and an area of water meadows which is open to the public. The Council also actively pursues through direct action or grant aid, measures to improve and enhance the general environment and condition of the town. These include special events such as an Extreme Wheels Day at the skateboard park, and a Schools Swimming Gala at the leisure centre. The Town Council was awarded Quality status by central government in 2004 in recognition of its proactive approach to providing first class local services.


West Oxfordshire District Council
The District Council is responsible for Council Tax, Electoral Registration, Planning, Environmental Health and Housing benefit. For further information contact West Oxfordshire District Council, Woodgreen, Witney. Tel 01993 861000.


Oxfordshire County Council
The County Council is responsible for Education, Social Services, Highways, Public Transport and Trading Standards. For information on any of these, contact:

Oxfordshire County Council,
County Hall,
Oxford.
Tel 01865 792422.
Member for Parliament: The Rt Hon David Cameron MP.
Tel: 020 7219 3475

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