Schedule of Parish Council
meetings
2008/09
Budget
Local Development
Framework
Your Councillors
Spring Lane, Ufford
| Colin Meekings |
Spring Lane, Ufford |
Chairman
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|
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 Smith |
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:
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housing,
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roads,
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village facilities,
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the environment and
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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 exceptions of August and
December when no meetings are held. The Parish Council also hold a
Budget Meeting in January each year. Notice of meetings are posted
on the notice boards in the village and are open for all village
residents to attend.
The Council also
facilitates the open Annual Parish meeting, typically in
May.
Current
Projects:
The Council is
currently looking into a Local Housing Scheme in partnership with
Hastoe Housing Association as well as considering the development
of a Parish Plan. The latter will result in detailed consultation
with every household in the parish via a questionnaire and a
subsequent action plan based on the results of the appraisal. The
findings 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.
The Parish
Council are also facilitating the Heritage Trail Project which aims
to provide a footpath map with heritage trail
options.
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.
Annual Report
Download
the 2006/07 Annual Report
AnnualReport200607.pdf
Parish Council
Minutes
UPC21March2007.pdf
UPC21February2007.pdf
UPCBudgetMeetingJanuary2007.pdf
UPCJanuary2007Minutes.pdf
UPCmins15NOVEMBER2006.pdf
UPCMins18October2006.pdf
UPC20SEPTEMBER2006.pdf
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