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Wickhambrook Parish Council
Parish Council Meetings are open to the public so why not come along? You may or may not enjoy it but you should find it interesting and at least it will keep the Councillors, your representatives, on their toes
Wickhambrook is allocated 8 Parish Councillors who are elected for a period of four years or co-opted to fill vacancies as necessary. The Parish Clerk is employed by the Parish Council to undertake the Council’s administration.
Wickhambrook is one of the parish's of St Edmundsbury Borough Council and Suffolk County Council.
Events and News
Estates Committee Agenda
Parish Council Minutes and Reports
Village Litter Pick
Sunday 26th February
Meet at the MSC Pavilion at 10.30 am. Finish late morning with tea/coffee and biscuits. The Borough will provide refuse sacks, litter grabs, gloves, hazard jackets and collect all the rubbish. The more volunteers we have the larger the area that can be covered.
Village Notices
Road Closures
C664 Coltsfoot Green - Near Junction of Coltsfoot Close
Reason for closure
Sewer Jetting
Date of closure - 13/03/2012
Alternative route - C664 Cemetery Road, B1063 Thorns Corner, B1063 Shop Hill, U7061 Cloak Lane, C659 The Duddery (see map)
C659 The Duddery Wickhambrook - 380M South of C664 Coltsfoot Green
Reason for closure
Sewer Jetting
Date of closure - 13/03/2012 - Same day but after closure of C664 Coltsfoot Green
Alternative route - C664 Coltsfoot Green, C664 Cemetery Road, B1063 Thorns Corner, B1063 Shop Hill, U7061 Cloak Lane (see map)
Information
Correspondence for the Parish Council should be sent to
The Parish Council Clerk
6 Coltsfoot Close
Wickhambrook
Newmarket
Suffolk. CB8 8UP.
(if you wish to correspond directly with one of the Parish Councillors, then please contact the Clerk for details).
GRIT HEAPS
The grit heaps around the village have been replenished. Anyone who is using the heaps to spread on the roads should give their names to the Parish Clerk please so that they are covered by the County Council insurance for any resulting mishaps.
POTHOLES - VERGES AND HEDGES
The Parish Council invite you to Report Problems such as potholes, verges and hedges. We have created a map where you can mark your reference point and tell us the relevant information.
Documents
- Complaints Procedure
- Standing Orders
Information to read from St Edmundsbury Borough Council
- Rural News
- Economic Development Services
- ARC Park and Ride Leaflet
- Boundary Committee News
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Parish Council Meeting Dates
The Parish Council
The Parish Council is made up of the following Councillors
| Parish Council Clerk | |
|---|---|
| Roger Medley |
01440 821861 Parish Council Clerk |
| CHAIRMAN | |
| Kate Sammons |
01440 821991 |
| Vice Chairman | |
| Elaine Taylor |
01440 821721 Vice Chairman |
| councillors | |
| Soren Bradbury | 01440 821973 [send email] |
| Jeff Claydon | 01440 820327 |
| Julian Girling | 01440 820023 [send email] |
| Kerry Merritt | 01440 820808 |
| Elaine Taylor | 01440 821721 |
| Julian Wilson | 01440 820395 |
| Other Responsibilities | |
| Kate Sammons | Tree Warden |
| Elaine Taylor | Website Representative |
| Julia Walker | Estates Committee Chairmain |
| Julia Walker | MSC Representative |
| Julian Wilson | United Charities Representative |
| Brenda Fairhall (Estates Committee) |
United Charities Representative |
| Kerry Merritt | SALC Area Meetings |
| COUNTY COUNCILLOR | |
| Jane Midwood |
01440 821428 County Councillor |
| District Councillor | |
| Derek Redhead |
01440 820441 County Councillor |
About the Parish Council
The Parish Council is responsible for the upkeep of Parish Council property. This includes the Cemetery Chapel, the Children’s Playground, the lower part of the Recreation Ground, known locally as ‘The Six Acres’, and the new ‘Teen Project’ skate park and games facility. Also for the cutting of the grass and trimming of the hedges of the village greens, the Cemetery and the All Saints Churchyard. In addition the Parish Council takes responsibility for the grass cutting and hedging of the whole of the Recreation Ground and the areas around the Memorial Social Centre and the WI Hall. The Parish Council is also consulted on various Borough and County Council policies as well as planning applications.
Responsibility for the day-to-day maintenance of the Parish Council’s property is delegated to an Estates Committee. This committee is comprised of four Parish Councillors and four non-voting lay members.
The cost of meeting the Parish Council’s responsibilities, as well as other administrative costs, is met by the Parish Precept, a local portion of Council Tax, plus grants from the Borough Council. The Parish Council is responsible for setting the annual Precept based on a budget for the forthcoming financial year.
The Parish Council, and the Estates Committee, meets monthly and a notice of each meeting is posted on the Parish Notice Board at Thorns Corner. All meetings are open to the public who are invited to speak on issues of concern. The Parish Council acts as one body, decisions being made by majority vote. Minutes of meetings, once they have been confirmed as a true record, are posted on the Parish Notice Board. The local Borough and County Councillors attend most full Parish Council meetings and the Community SNT Officer attends when duties allow.
The Chairperson of the Parish Council is elected at the Annual Parish Council Meeting, which is normally held in May. At this meeting representatives to other village organisations, such as the Memorial Social Centre Committee and the United Charities, and to outside organisations are made.
An Annual Parish Meeting has to be held between 1st March and 1st July each year. This is not a Parish Council meeting, although the chair must be taken by the Chairperson of the Parish Council if present, it is an assembly for all members of the parish to express their views and concerns.