Being A Parish Councillor – What does it involve?

How can we improve our community? This is what drives our wonderful team of volunteer Parish Councillors.

At Bearsted Parish Council we have 15 seats but currently only 14 Councillors.

We have 5 dedicated Committees and one Working Group which service the Council and the Community, these include, Communications, Environment, Traffic & Transport, HR, Planning and Finance.

Between us, we manage many things around the village, including 2 play areas, the Village Green, the pond, Meadow Bank Nature Reserve, the Elizabeth Harvie Field, benches, memorials, Church Lane car park, 2 allotment sites, the annual Fireworks night, Christmas lights and switch on events, traffic, parking and road concerns and much much more.

If you would like a greater insight into what is involved the Suffolk Association of Local Councils have put together a short video which can be viewed here

If you would like more information on what is involved or how to become a Parish Councillor, please contact the Clerk at clerk@bearstedparishcouncil.gov.uk, or visit the office at Madginford Hall, Egremont Road, ME15 8LH, the opening times can be found on the website. Or maybe pop along to one of our meetings, details of these can be found on the calendar section of this website.