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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

 

 

Date of next meeting:
6th September

Council Minutes

Minutes from Parish Council meetings.

The minutes are in PDF format.
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June 2010

Shipbourne Parish Council Minutes

May 2010

Shipbourne Parish Council Minutes

April 2010

Shipbourne Parish Council Minutes

March 2010

Shipbourne Parish Council Minutes

February 2010

Shipbourne Parish Council Minutes

January 2010

Shipbourne Parish Council Minutes
   

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Calendar of Meetings

2010
14 June
12 July
No Meeting in August
6 September
11 October
8 November
6 December

2011
17 January
14 February
14 March
11 April
9 May Annual General Meeting & Annual Parish Meeting

 

The model code of conduct for Parish and Town Councils

 

The Parish Council has adopted the Model Publication Scheme

View more information from the Parish Council under the Model Publication Scheme

 

Shipbourne Parish Council Code of Conduct



 

Model Publication Scheme


 

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