A Parish Council is the bottom tier in the local government structure in England. Next is the District Council (Babergh in our case) and the top tier is currently the County Council (Suffolk).
Shotley Parish Council has nine members elected every four years. Being a Parish Councillor is a voluntary position and unlike their counterparts in the District and County they receive no payment. The Council employs a part time Clerk who has responsibility for managing the meetings, dealing with correspondence and overseeing any contracts or purchasing and a Responsbile Finance Officer who deals with all accounting matters.
A Parish Council has a wide range of powers at their disposal including giving grants to local organisations, promoting tourism, cleaning public places and providing allotments. The most important role is as a statutory consultee on planning matters. The Local Planning Authority consults the PC on all planning applications within the Parish boundary from the smallest conservatory to the HMS Ganges site, other bodies such as the Primary Care Trust also consult us on local issues.
The Parish Council meetings are usually held on the 3rd Thursday of each month starting at 7.15 pm.
Now is your chance to put names to faces, in order to get to know us better.
NEW - Please click here to see which councillors serve and liaise with the various Committees and Groups round the village.
Meet the Parish Council
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Dina Bedwell - Parish ClerkYou can contact Dina about all Parish Council matters by email at shotleypc@btinternet.com or phoning 01473 788248. Messages can be left on the answer phone and will be dealt with as soon as possible.
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Barrie Powell - ChairmanContact: |
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Jim Catling - Parish CouncillorContact: |
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Nicola Green - Parish CouncillorContact: |
Rob Green- Parish CouncillorContact: |
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Robert Higgs - Parish CouncillorContact: |
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Bernard Nichols - Parish CouncillorContact: |
Gary Richens - Parish CouncillorContact: |
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Maureen Williams - Parish CouncillorContact: |
Richard Wrinch - Vice ChairmanContact: |
