Schedule of 2010 Meetings and Meeting Reports

 Your Councillors

Colin Meekings	Mill Lane, Campsea Ashe	Chairman
David Chenery	Loudham Lane, Pettistree	Vice Chairman Parish Plan Working Group Suffolk Association of Local Councils Representative
Jayne Ward	Parklands, Ufford	Ufford Recreation Ground Charity Committee Representative Ufford Sports & Social Club Representative
Sean McMillan	Lower Street, Ufford	Tree Warden
Wendy Colles	Ufford Place	Heritage Trail Group Consultation Working Group
Margaret Collier	Ufford Place	St Mary's Hall Representative
Christine Wood	School Lane, Ufford	Parish Plan Steering Group
Terry Purcell	Ufford Place, Ufford	Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator
Nigel Smith	Old Bredfield Road, Ufford	Consultation Working Group Parish Plan Working Group
Jane Hawthorne	Tovells, School Lane, Ufford	Affordable Housing Working Group
Jacqueline Davies	Lower Road, Ufford	Consultation Working Group

Ufford Parish Council, is the first tier of government for the parish of Ufford and is committed to working together with the residents of Ufford for the benefit of the parish. It is a statutory body and has wide ranging powers and interests, one of which is to ensure that any development within the parish complies with the current Suffolk Coastal District Council Local Plan and the County Council Structure Plan.

It acts a focus for action and lobbying on:

- housing,

- roads,

- village facilities,

- the environment and

- other issues that may arise.

The Parish Council is the Custodian Trustee for the Recreation Ground which is managed by the Ufford Recreation Ground Charity Committee.

The Council has 11 elected councillors and one part time employee, the Clerk, Heather Heelis, who carries out the administration and financial duties. Full Council and Planning Meetings are held monthly on the third Wednesday of the month, with the exception of August when no meeting is held. The Parish Council also hold a Budget Meeting in January each year and host the Annual Parish Meeting, usually held in May. Notice of meetings are posted on the notice boards in the village and are open for all village residents to attend.

 

 

Current Projects:

 

The Council has recently completed a successful Local Housing Scheme in partnership with Hastoe Housing Association as well as completing the Parish Plan, the most comprehensive survey carried out in the parish. The findings will not only help the Parish Council to provide the facilities parishioners need but will also be used to formulate the Council’s responses to consultative documents from District, County and Government, thereby ensuring they fulfil their role in representing their parishioners. One of the first outcomes to be acheived is the creation of the Ufford Good Neighbours.

 

The Parish Council are also facilitating the Heritage Trail Project which aims to provide a footpath map with heritage trail options and will also include the restoration of the Ufford Place Gates and provision of an interpretation board and seating at the Sogenho Chapel (site of).

The Parish Council runs a grants scheme for all voluntary organisations in the village. A proportion of the council tax paid by villagers, raised through the precept, is used to fund the expenditure of the Parish Council. The precept for 2009/10 remains unchanged for the last 5 years at £14,444.

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