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Parish Council Meeting Dates

The Parish Council meets on the third Thursday of each month (except Aug & Dec), at YIPs, Nelson Gardens, at 7pm.

About Your Parish Council

Your Parish Council is the first tier of local government, with six elected councillors serving Inskip and Sowerby.

Carrs Green Common

Carr House Green Common is a Biological Heritage Site noted for its biological importance and a military archaeological site.

Wyre In Bloom Competition

Wyre In Bloom is part of the Britain in Bloom competition, the biggest horticultural campaign in Europe.

Inskip-with-Sowerby Parish Council

Inskip-with-Sowerby Parish Council encompasses the village of Inskip with the hamlets of Sowerby and Crossmoor all of which lie to the north-west of the City of Preston within the Borough of Wyre.

The Parish Council is made up of six elected members and it employs a part-time Clerk/Responsible Financial Officer who carries out the administrative work associated with the day to day running of the Council. It also employs a part-time Lengthsman whose job it is to keep the area neat and tidy with particular attention to grass-cutting and maintenance of planted areas.

This website contains information about the area, about the meetings of the Parish together with contact details for all Councillors and the Parish Clerk. It also contains minutes of the Council’s previous meetings and the agenda for the current meeting.

Further information refers to items managed by other authorities including the Borough Council (Wyre) and County Council (Lancashire). The Links page provides links to the various statutory and voluntary agencies in the area. We hope you find the content of this website both informative and useful.

Latest News

July 26th, 2024
WYRE LOCAL PLAN Issues and Options 2024

Wyre Council are holding a public consultation from 29th July to 10 September 2024 on the first stage in developing […]

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July 5th, 2024
Consumer Alerts July 2024 advised by Lancashire County Council

Consumer Alerts – July 2024 Bogus property repairers Beware cold callers knocking on doors offering property repair work.  An older […]

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June 26th, 2024
2024 Inskip Scarecrow Festival Competition

2024 Inskip Scarecrow Festival Competition The festival will take place from the 3rd of August to the 13th of August. […]

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June 23rd, 2024
Notice of Road Closure – Hornby Lane

LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (HORNBY LANE, INSKIP WITH SOWERBY, WYRE BOROUGH) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF THROUGH TRAFFIC) NOTICE 2024 NOTICE IS HEREBY […]

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June 7th, 2024
Consumer Alerts June 2024

To see Consumer Alerts as advised by Lancashire County Council, click here Consumer Alerts – June 2024

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June 5th, 2024
parish council meeting June 2024 agenda

Inskip with Sowerby Parish Council inskip-with-sowerby.org.uk  Notice is hereby given that: A meeting of the Inskip-with-Sowerby Parish Council will take […]

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May 23rd, 2024
Approved minutes of AGM and meeting May 2024

Minutes approved at a meeting of the parish council – Thursday 20th June, 2024.   Minutes of the AGM and […]

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May 17th, 2024
Notification of Public Rights and Publication of Annual Governance and Accountability Return (Exempt Authority)

Notice of Public Rights AGAR Each year the smaller authority prepares an Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR).  The AGAR […]

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May 3rd, 2024
Notification of temporary road closures

LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (ST MICHAELS ROAD, BILSBORROW, PINFOLD LANE, INSKIP WITH SOWERBY & HALL LANE, MYERSCOUGH, WYRE BOROUGH) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION […]

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April 28th, 2024
Wyre Flood Forum meeting

Points relevant to Inskip from an extract of a recent Wyre Flood Forum Meeting, held 21st March, 2024.  Inskip / […]

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March 22nd, 2024
Dog Fouling

Leaving dog mess in a public place is not only very unpleasant for everybody, it is anti-social behaviour and a […]

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July 24th, 2024
DRAFT minutes of meeting July 2024.

These minutes are published in draft formation and will not be approved by council until 15th August, 2024 when any […]

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July 19th, 2024
Disruption to Preston Road, Inskip 29th July-6th September (approx)

Residents have been informed that Energetics D&B will be undertaking excavation of Preston Road, starting from near Lodge Court then […]

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