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| Gloucestershire parish councillor given three-month village hall ban | Gloucestershire parish councillor given three-month village hall ban |
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| Cheryl Agg says the ban came as a surprise to her | Cheryl Agg says the ban came as a surprise to her |
| A parish councillor has been banned from entering her village hall over a Facebook post made in November. | A parish councillor has been banned from entering her village hall over a Facebook post made in November. |
| Cheryl Agg from Woodmancote, Gloucestershire, asked what people thought about using the village hall as a warm space for vulnerable people. | Cheryl Agg from Woodmancote, Gloucestershire, asked what people thought about using the village hall as a warm space for vulnerable people. |
| In December, she received a letter from Woodmancote Village Hall committee imposing a three-month minimum ban. | In December, she received a letter from Woodmancote Village Hall committee imposing a three-month minimum ban. |
| The letter said the idea of using the hall had already been discussed but was found not to be appropriate. | The letter said the idea of using the hall had already been discussed but was found not to be appropriate. |
| The committee and the parish council have been approached for further comment. | The committee and the parish council have been approached for further comment. |
| Ms Agg was told in the letter she could still attend parish council meetings because she is a parish councillor, but she is forbidden from attending any other events at the hall, in Bushcombe Lane, or its grounds, said the Local Democracy Reporting Service. | Ms Agg was told in the letter she could still attend parish council meetings because she is a parish councillor, but she is forbidden from attending any other events at the hall, in Bushcombe Lane, or its grounds, said the Local Democracy Reporting Service. |
| The committee unanimously decided to impose the ban for three months from 1 January 2023 | The committee unanimously decided to impose the ban for three months from 1 January 2023 |
| She said she was shocked to find out she had been the subject of a code of conduct hearing over the Facebook post. | She said she was shocked to find out she had been the subject of a code of conduct hearing over the Facebook post. |
| Ms Agg, who is not a committee member, said: "It came as a complete surprise. We are a community, I don't understand how the code of conduct brings people together." | Ms Agg, who is not a committee member, said: "It came as a complete surprise. We are a community, I don't understand how the code of conduct brings people together." |
| The letter says a number of the committee members asked for her "recent conduct and activities" to be added to the agenda of their meeting on 17 December. | The letter says a number of the committee members asked for her "recent conduct and activities" to be added to the agenda of their meeting on 17 December. |
| The committee members said they were "shocked" by a Facebook post she made in which she asked what residents thought about the possibility of using the village hall as a warm space for people struggling to heat their homes this winter, as grants for such a scheme were available at Tewkesbury Borough Council. | The committee members said they were "shocked" by a Facebook post she made in which she asked what residents thought about the possibility of using the village hall as a warm space for people struggling to heat their homes this winter, as grants for such a scheme were available at Tewkesbury Borough Council. |
| Ms Agg is also banned from attending the Village Hall recreation ground | Ms Agg is also banned from attending the Village Hall recreation ground |
| "This was quite a surprise, indeed a shock, to many of us as none of us were aware of any contact to ascertain whether the premises were indeed a suitable place under this scheme," the letter reads. | "This was quite a surprise, indeed a shock, to many of us as none of us were aware of any contact to ascertain whether the premises were indeed a suitable place under this scheme," the letter reads. |
| The letter also explains that the idea of using the village hall had already been discussed. | The letter also explains that the idea of using the village hall had already been discussed. |
| "While we fully support the principle of the scheme, Woodmancote Village Hall is most definitely not an appropriate place in any way. | "While we fully support the principle of the scheme, Woodmancote Village Hall is most definitely not an appropriate place in any way. |
| "Our principle issue with this post is that it is likely to potentially cause harm to frail villagers who are in need of support." | "Our principle issue with this post is that it is likely to potentially cause harm to frail villagers who are in need of support." |
| The committee, which said it only had one disciplinary measure available to it, which was to impose an "access prohibition", unanimously decided to impose a three-month minimum ban from 1 January, 2023. | The committee, which said it only had one disciplinary measure available to it, which was to impose an "access prohibition", unanimously decided to impose a three-month minimum ban from 1 January, 2023. |
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