Parish Council

 

Monks Eleigh Parish Council

Your councillors are:   James Hodges, Angela Forrest, Alan Braithwaite, Rupert Perry,  Sarah Bennett and Stephen Penney

This explains the scope of duties of the councillors in the hope that more will come forward and volunteer.

The council maintains important links with both our District Councillor, Bryn Hurren and County Councillor Robert Lindsay. We have an income through the council tax

precept of just over £22,000. Your money is used to;

  • Manage, maintain and improve the assets and land of the village such grass cutting, play area, tree cutting and footpaths
  • Support our local voluntary organisations such as the village hall, shop, church and other local charities
  • Pay the clerk and all appropriate insurances and fees.

Additionally, the council has a formal role as a consultee on planning matters and can comment / recommend. We are not the decision-making authority. We are

considering joining in the production of a local plan to guide future planning decisions on development in our village.

We need your help and support in this work. Becoming a councillor is not hugely onerous and is an important contribution to village life.

Visit our website  monkseleighparishcouncil.gov.uk/parish-council  or follow us on Facebook  at Monks Eleigh Parish Council Information.  You can contact our clerk, Lucinda Rogers at  clerk@monkseleighparishcouncil.gov.uk

  

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A Who's Who on the Parish Council

The table below lists your current Parish Councillors and their areas of responsibilities

Chair Person - Alan Braithwaite - braithwaite_alan@yahoo.co.uk 01449 740813    

Footpaths & Highways - Rupert Perry ipperry70@gmail.com 

Millennium Green Representative - Angela Forrest forra3@yahoo.com  01449 740414

Planning  -  Rupert Perry ipperry70@gmail.com 

Playing Fields & Common Areas - Angela Forrest forra3@yahoo.com  01449 740414

SALC Representative - Alan Braithwaite - braithwaite_alan@yahoo.co.uk 01449 740813   

Parish Council Finance - James Hodges james-hodges1@hotmail.com 

Asset Manager - James Hodges james-hodges1@hotmail.com 

Village Hall Representative - Angela Forrest - forra3@yahoo.com  01449 740414

Sarah Bennett - sarah@sarahbennettjazz.com 

 

Website - Clerk clerk@monkseleighparishcouncil.gov.uk

Clerk to the Council
clerk@monkseleighparishcouncil.gov.uk

Lucinda Rogers
2 Northfield Road
Onehouse
Stowmarket
Suffolk
IP14 3EY

07938 164838

 

Should you have any issues which you would like the Parish Council to assist with - please, in the first instance, contact your Parish Councillor, details as above.

Council Objectives

  • To encourage owners of those less tidy areas of the village to smarten up and improve those areas.
  • To do all that we can to ensure that any proposed new buildings are in line with the Babergh Local Plan and that any building that takes place only enhances the village.
  • To improve road safety, especially at the difficult junctions at each end of the village.
  • To pledge ourselves to conserve the lovely environment in which we are privileged to live - both aesthetically and ecologically.
  • To continue to promote a caring spirit amongst our community and to promote the sustainability of our village.
  • To represent the interests of the whole community.