Shipbourne Parish Council - Minutes and contact details

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Shipbourne Parish Council

Shipbourne Parish Council has 7 councillors; each elected to serve for a 4-year term. The councillors are unpaid and work within a strict Code of Conduct to maintain the quality of life in the parish of Shipbourne. The council forms the first tier of local government and has a duty and powers to administrate various aspects of village life. Amongst other responsibilities it is informed of and comments on planning issues through Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council; it maintains the Churchyard and possesses the freeholds of the Village Hall and Dunks Green Common.

The parish council usually meets on the second Monday of each month (except in August when there is no meeting) in the Village Hall at 7.30 pm. Actual meeting dates are carried in the Minutes and in the Newsletter. Residents are welcome to attend these meetings to seek advice or discuss village issues.

Shipbourne parish council has separate Planning and Finance Sub Committees and the Clerk is the Responsible Financial Officer. There is a Rights of Way Group, an Emergency Plan Coordinator and the Village Hall has a charitable Trust that is responsible for its management. The parish council receives its funding from Tonbridge & Malling BC through grant and a separate Precept element of the Council Tax. In addition, the parish council is able to raise additional funding for special projects.

The members of the parish council are shown below along with the Clerk to whom all matters concerning the council should be addressed..

Shipbourne Parish Clerk

Yolanda Tredoux
No 1 Redwell Cottage
Redwell Lane
Ightham
Sevenoaks, Kent
TN15 9EE

Tel: 01732 883044
e-mail: clerk@shipbourne.com

Shipbourne Parish Council Members

Mark Beadle
01892 870269

Libby Cohen
07949 591716

Stephen Davis
01732 811048

Sue Lee 01732 810556

Martin Miles (Chairman)
07802 158371

Lynette Sargent (Vice Chair)
01732 810589

James Sheldrick 01732 810721

TMBC Borough Councillors

The elected councillors for our ward of Borough Green and Long Mill are:

Cllr Mr D W P Evans 01732 883294 david.evans@tmbc.gov.uk

Cllr Mrs S M Murray 01732 882859 sue.murray@tmbc.gov.uk

Cllr Mr A G Sayer 01732 810027 tony.sayer@tmbc.gov.uk

Kent County Councillor

Our Kent County Councillor for the Malling West Ward is:

Valerie Dagger 01732 811080 valerie.dagger@kent.gov.uk

Member of Parliament

Our MP for the constituency of Tonbridge and Malling is:

Rt.Hon. Sir John Stanley 0207 219 3000 House of Commons,
London SW1A 0AA

Shipbourne Rights of Way Group

Shipbourne Rights of Way Group was formed in 1987, just a week before the Storm, as a specialist Group under the Parish Council. It is now a sub-committee of the council.

In Shipbourne there are some fifteen miles of footpaths and bridleways. These are mainly rural routes that can become muddy or obstructed. The RoW Group’s objective is to ensure that these paths are kept open, signed and clear of obstruction and litter. Any immediate problems are dealt with by members of the Group ‘on the ground’; larger or more difficult problems are reported to the landowner or to Kent County Council for resolution.

The worst parts of many rights of way have been improved in recent years and the Group also annually undertakes a strategic review of the path network, trying to identify any aspect that needs attention and considers whether the network still meets today’s demands.

RoW Group Members are:
Alan Bristow, John Playle, Godfrey Haslehurst, Sue Lee, Frank Chapman, Susan Bowles, Nick Ward, Curtis Galbraith and James Sheldrick.

Date of next meeting:
September 1st

Council Minutes

Minutes from Parish Council meetings.

The minutes are in PDF format.
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June 2008