Christmas Market on The Green
Bearsted Parish Council would like to express our thanks to all of the residents and visitors who supported the Christmas market yesterday and to Vanessa and her team of volunteers for all of their hard work making it happen. We know it was cold and very muddy but you turned out in your hundreds and we really hope you had an enjoyable afternoon, despite the rain and the mud.
We did consider cancelling the event but this would have been a disappointment to both residents and stall holders alike.
We appreciate that the Green has suffered some damage but we will get this repaired as soon as possible for all to enjoy once again.
CANCELLED – Planning Committee Meeting – 28th November 23
Please be advised that the Planning Committee Meeting on Tuesday 28th November has been cancelled as there are no applications to review.
Madginford Christmas Tree light switch on
Celebrate the Madginford Christmas tree light switch on with Madginford Primary school on Monday 4th December.
Please note the Christmas Tree at The Green will be illuminated during the Christmas Market on Sunday 3rd December. Madginford Poster
THE PARISH OFFICE IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
THE PARISH OFFICE IS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
If you need to contact us, please email clerk@bearstedparishcouncil.gov.uk
As soon as we get the heating and hot water working again, the office will reopen.
Bearsted Parish Council statement on GDPR
At a meeting of the Parish Council held on 15th November 2022, a document comprising an email trail containing the personal email addresses of some 17 residents was circulated to all Councillors and a copy was also passed to members of the public who were at the meeting. Several of the residents whose personal email addresses had been exposed made individual complaints to the Information Commissioner alleging that the Council had breached the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
The Information Commissioner has now ruled that the Council did break GDPR and has required all Councillors to undertake GDPR training to avoid any further breaches. This is in hand. The Council apologies unreservedly to all those residents whose personal email addresses were exposed. It would, however, point out that 9 of the 12 Councillors who attended the meeting on 15 November last year, including those that distributed the email trail, are no longer in post.