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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 a separate Planning Sub Committee and the Clerk is the Responsible Financial Officer. 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

Mrs Louise Goldsmith
Indhlwana
126 Higham Lane
Tonbridge, Kent
TN10 4BW

Tel: 01732 367981
Mob: 07900 693572
e-mail: clerk@shipbourne.com

Shipbourne Parish Council Members

Libby Cohen (Vice Chair)	07949 591716
Stephen Davis	01732 811048
Martin Miles (Chairman)	07802 158371
Joss Raven	07919 302023
Lynette Sargent	01732  810589
James Sheldrick	01732 810721
Nick Tyler	01732 811079

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

Council Minutes

Minutes from Parish Council meetings.

The minutes are in PDF format.
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June 2010

May 2010

April 2010

March 2010

February 2010

January 2010

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