Welford Parish Council

The Parish of Welford has 417 parishioners whose names are on the Register of Electors. There are currently 212 properties in the parish.  Every four years there is the opportunity to elect the members of the Council. There are six seats on the Council. The Chairman and Vice Chairman are elected by the Councillors each year.  

                       Henry Burgoyne-Probyn

 Chair

Martyne Ellard

    Vice Chair

Paul Stanley
Sam Kynaston​
Sam Bell
Councillor
Councillor
Councillor

What's the role of a Parish Council?

​A Parish Council is a civil local authority found in England and is the lowest, or first tier of local government. They are elected corporate bodies, have variable tax raising powers and are responsible for areas known as civil parishes.  Their activities fall into three main categories:
  1. representing the local community
  2. delivering services to meet local needs
  3. improving quality of life and community well being.
Parish Councils have the power to precept (tax) their residents to support their operations and to carry out local projects. Local councils can provide and maintain a variety of important and visible local services including bridleways, burial grounds, bus shelters, car parks, commons and open spaces, community transport schemes, community safety and crime reduction measures, events and festivals, footpaths, leisure and sports facilities, litter bins, planning, street cleaning and lighting, tourism activities, traffic calming measures, village greens and youth projects.

Our Meetings

The Parish Council meets every two months in the Wickham Village Hall at 7pm
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​Dates of our 2024/25 meetings are 
3rd July 2024
4th September 2024
6th November 2024
TBC January 2025
5th March 2025
7th May 2025 (Annual Meeting of the Parish Council)
28th May 2025 (Annual Parish assembly)

Parishioners may attend Parish Council meetings to raise issues during the open session.
At the Annual Parish Meeting the Chairman reviews the activities of the previous year and parishioners are able to discuss any issues that concern them.

What's the role of a Parish Clerk?

The Clerk to the Council is the Proper Officer of the Council and as such is under a statutory duty to carry out all the functions, and in particular to serve or issue all the notifications required by law of a local council's Proper Officer.  The Clerk will be responsible for ensuring that the instructions of the Council, in connection with its function as a local council, are carried out.
The Clerk is expected to advise the Council on, and assist in the formation of, overall policies to be followed in respect of the council's activities and in particular to produce all the information required for making effective decisions and to constructively implement all decisions. The Clerk is accountable to the Council for the effective management of all its resources and will report to it as and when required. The Clerk will be the Responsible Financial Officer and is responsible for all financial records of the Council and the careful administration of its finances. 

Your role

The Parish Council is here to represent your local concerns and interests.  The councillors live in widely separate parts of the parish which enables them to bring knowledge of local conditions to the notice of the council. However, we welcome your ideas for improving life in the parish and ask for your support in activities organised by the council.

Our Parish Plan

This Parish Plan has been created in response to a Government initiative designed to give local communities more control over the future of their neighbourhood. Following extensive consultation, it records the views of the people living in the parish, concerning their present environment but more importantly, it identifies issues that need to be addressed for the future. The aim is to form an action plan which will address these issues over the next few years. This will provide a means of influencing decisions on planning and community strategies made both at Parish Council level and District Council level.  You can read the full report by downloading the adjacent file.
Welford Parish Plan
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How to contact the Parish Council

Please contact the Parish Council through the Parish Clerk.  Please use the links at the bottom of the page to call or email the Clerk.