The parish council is always happy to receive your views and suggestions about the village and its environment.
Parish Council meetings take place every two months (at least) at the Institute Hall and all village residents are welcome and encouraged to attend.  Meetings usually start at 7.30 pm.
Parish Council meetings are a useful way to find out more about the community in which you have chosen to live. It also gives residents an opportunity to raise matters of concerns.
Parish council meetings and agenda are posted on the notice board next to the post office.

Latest minutes and agendas

Your councillors are:

CHAIRMAN

• Bill Davies – 3 Spanbies Road – Stratford St Mary- Institute Representative
  Tel: 01206 322990

VICE CHAIRMAN

• Roger Barrell, 1 Spanbies, CO7 6YH
  Telephone: 01206 323728

COUNCILLORS

• Michelle Claridge, Kings Arms, Upper Street, CO7 6JN
  Telephone: 01206 323193
• Chris Jukes, 12 Strickmere, CO7 6NX - Emergency Planning Committee
  Telephone: 01206 323421
• Barrie Cavendish-Tribe, 27 Strickmere, CO7 6YG- Tree warden
  Telephone: 01206 322124
• Norman Woodard- 12 Swaynes, CO7 6YQ - SALC Representative
• Peter Woods, Yew Tree House, Higham Road, CO7 6JU
• Graham Pearce, The Chase, Lower Street, CO7 6JS Telephone:- 01206 321297

• Trevor Bellis, 24 Strickmere, CO7 6NZ Telephone: 01206 323004

Clerk to The Council

• Jayne Baldwin Clerk to Parish Council - 38 Strickmere, Stratford St Mary, Essex CO7 6YG
  Telephone: 01206 322498
  E-mail: clerk@stratfordstmarypc.bbmax.co.uk

LOCAL AND DISTRICT COUNCILS

The parish of Stratford St Mary comes under the District Council authority of Babergh District Council and our area is Mid Samford.

Our District Councillors are Gerard White and Sue Carpendale. Both regularly attend parish meetings to update residents on initiatives and activities at District level.

Babergh District Council’s address is:

Corks Lane, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 6SJ

Contacts can be made by telephone on:

01473 822801 (Main switchboard)
01473 825878 (Minicom service)

Their website provides useful local and planning information and can be accessed on: -

www.babergh.gov.uk

Our County Council is Suffolk County Council, and our County Councillor is David Yorke-Edwards who also regularly attends Parish meetings and provides County Council updates.

Suffolk County Councils offices are at: -

Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2BX

Telephone Number: - 0844 800 0101

Their web address and Internet contact is

www.suffolkcc.gov.uk

PARLIAMENTARY MEMBER

The local Member of Parliament is Tim Yeo. He can be contacted at Honeysuckle Cottage, White Horse Road, East Bergholt, Colchester, CO7 6TR.

Constituency Office Tel: 01473 823435
E-mail: timyeomp@parliament.uk