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Check you’re registered with ICO

20th April 2021 Jane Olds

Did you know that there’s a quick form you can complete to check whether your Parish is registered with the…

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Electors’ Rights Dates 20/21

7th April 2021 Jane Olds

I’ve created a simple spreadsheet to work out the dates for Electors’ Rights this year. Download the spreadsheet here Just…

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Is your Parish Council registered with the ICO?

19th February 2021 Jane Olds

I have discovered over the last few weeks while doing internal audits that a number of parishes are still not…

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Are your Standing Orders and Financial Regulations up-to-date?

15th February 2021 Jane Olds

When did your Parish Council last update their Standing Orders and Financial Regulations? The latest version of the NALC Standing…

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Jackie Weaver

Handforth and the facts as I see them

9th February 2021 Jane Olds

The recent Handforth Parish Council debacle has highlighted a number of issues. Many will have seen the fiasco unfolding on…

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Posters for outside

8th September 2020 Jane Olds

Just a quick top tip if you’re putting up laminated posters outside. Cut the corners of the paper off before…

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Using Zoom via a Web Browser

7th July 2020 Jane Olds

I’ve found the settings to enable your attendees to dial in from their browser. More information is available in the…

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Google Meet

15th May 2020 Jane Olds

If you have a Gmail account, you may have spotted a new feature starting to propagate within Gmail. I hope…

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Zoom in the Clerking World

23rd April 2020 Jane Olds

Zoom has exploded over the last few weeks. It seems as though it will work very well for Parish Council…

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About me

21st April 2020 Jane Olds

I have been a Clerk since 2011 when I started with one small parish, Caversfield to the north of Bicester…

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About me

I have been a Clerk since 2011 when I started with one small parish, Caversfield to the north of Bicester, and over the years others have come and gone.  I’m currently also Clerk to Ambrosden which is a larger village to the east of Bicester.

I am a member of the Society of Local Council Clerks, Chair of the Oxfordshire Branch and a member of the SLCC Advice Team.

I passed CiLCA in January 2018 and am currently working on Level 4 Community Governance.  I am also available for Parish Council internal audits and governance reviews.

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