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Tisbury Parish Council New Website

Close to the Wiltshire Dorset border Tisbury is in the heart of the Cranborne Chase National Landscape. This is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – 380 square miles of gorgeous countryside with a rich archaeological and historical significance.

The High Street boasts a wealth of independent shops together with a Co-operative food store and a Boots chemist shop. It has thriving pubs, cafes, an art gallery in a huge tythe barn, a sports centre, outdoor swimming pool (May to September) and railway station. The line connects to Salisbury, London Waterloo, and towns to the west including Sherborne and Exeter.

Some Tisbury facts.
The village centre is called ‘The Square’ although it is not square, and is in fact a two-way roundabout.

In the churchyard you will find a famous yew tree that is thousands of years old and predates the church.

In the 2001 census, the population of Tisbury was 2056 persons.

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Tisbury Village News

This is the news and events page for the Tisbury community published by Tisbury Parish Council.

Tisbury Village News

7 days ago

Tisbury Parish Council are looking for a website manager.Tisbury Parish Council is creating a new website – ‘Discover Tisbury’.A website that promotes Tisbury as a commercial centre and a tourist attraction. It will also have a News and what’s Going On Page. This means the site will need to be updated regularly with news stories, photos and promotions from local businesses and organisations.Tisbury PC wants to employ a site manager who would maintain the site and also actively garner information from the village to post regularly. This would be done by scanning social media but also by ‘face to face’ visits – particularly with local businesses and organisations.There would also be opportunities to be creative in actively promoting Tisbury to a wider audience. For example by creating profile articles about local people, organisations and businesses.The intention is to employ someone who is local and familiar with the village. This would be on a part time basis working the equivalent of one eight hour day a fortnight. The applicant must be able to show familiarity and expertise with websites and social media. They must be good at proactively engaging with the community. They must have reasonable writing skills as they will be expected to generate some copy although they will receive assistance with this. Please contact the Parish Clerk for further details: clerk@tisbury-pc.gov.uk … See MoreSee Less

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This is the website of Tisbury Parish Council.

What is a Parish Council?

There are approximately 8,500 parish councils in England; in addition, there are County Councils, Town Councils, Unitary Authorities etc. Most parish councils were established in 1894 by an Act of Parliament, creating civil parishes that are quite distinct from those of the church.
A typical parish council represents around 1,700 people, but some have much smaller and some much larger populations.
The most effective parish councils will have councillors and a clerk that works as a team to provide a service to the community.

What does a Parish Council do?

The parish council represents the interests of the whole community; these can be diverse and discovering the needs of different groups is an important part of the work of each and every parish councillor. Occasionally there will be a conflict of interest between the groups within the village and making difficult decisions in an open and reasoned way is something that all parish councils must do well. Consultation with the residents is, therefore, a very important tool.

Powers and Duties

Each parish council throughout England has powers and duties to help the community to thrive. A parish council must not do anything unless it has the legal power to act, granted by law.
Councillors must therefore always ask the question “Does the council have a legal power to act?”
This is especially important when spending public money.