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VILLAGE ORGANISATIONS AND LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Chelsworth is part of three local government structures:  its Parish Meeting (instead of a Parish Council), the District Council, and the County Council.

There are a number of trusts and charitable organisations that manage various aspects of village life:  Open Gardens Day;  The Parocial Church Council;  The Village Hall Trust;  the Playing Field Trust; Chelsworth Woodland;  the Tree Warden;  and the Parochial Charity.

The Parish Meeting

The Village manages its affairs through a Parish Meeting - a meeting of all of the Electors living in the Parish.  All matters of any significance concerning the village are discussed and decided upon (if necessary by a vote) at a Parish Meeting;  the only real power that the village delegates to its officials is the power to organise and manage a meeting, and to call for a vote if necessary.

There are two Parish Meetings each year (although others could be called to deal with significant matters) and they are generally in April and November.

The Parish Officials are the Chairman, the Treasurer and the Secretary, whose position is confirmed each year by the Parish Meeting.  They are currently:

Chairman:  Mr. John Ramsay 01449 741131 john.ramsay@chelsworth.co.uk
Treasurer:  Mrs Janet Gooding    
Secretary:  Mrs Linda Kievenaar    

 

Minutes are kept of all Parish Meetings, and these are available at the links below, as are the Annual Returns submitted by the Parish Meeting. Minutes are in MS Word format and Returns are in Adobe PDF format.

PARISH MEETING MINUTES April 2009
November 2009
April 2010

 

ANNUAL RETURNS Year to March 2008
Year to March 2009
Year to March 2010

District Council

The village’s local council is Babergh District Council (http://www.babergh.gov.uk/babergh/home).  Our local Councillor is:

Councillor Clive Arthey 01787 211316 clive.arthey@babergh.gov.uk

County Council

Information regarding Suffolk County Council can be found at www.suffolk.gov.uk.  Our local Councillor is:

Councillor Jeremy Pembroke 01787 210 416 jeremy.pembroke@suffolk.gov.uk

 

Open Gardens Day

The current Coordinator of our village’s Open Garden’s Day is:

Mr. Ben Bowmaker 01449 744031

The Parochial Church Council

The Rector is:

Canon Brian Findlay 01449 740244

The other members of our Parochial Church Council are:

Mr. David Sugden (Churchwarden / Lay Chair) 01449 740257
Mrs Alison Russell (Churchwarden / Secretary) 01449 740438
Mr. Geoffrey Lindsay-Smith (Treasurer)  
Mrs Diana Munday  
Mr. David Bowen (Church fabric)  
Mrs Sue de Sabata  
Mr. Raymond Grierson  
Mrs Dain Keating  
Mrs Margaret Loxam  

 

Church Flowers and Brasses rota is organised by

Mrs Alison Russell 01449 740438

The church choir is organised by

Canon Brian Findlay 01449 740244

 

The Village Hall Trust

The trustees of the Village Hall are:

Mr. Peter Kievenaar (Chairman)   01449 740241
Mr. Gerry Ellis (Treasurer / Village Hall   01449 740612
Mrs Alison Russell (Secretary)    
Mrs Freda Cracknell    
Mrs Angela Newson    

 

The Playing Field Trust

Trustees of the Playing Field are:

Mr. Mark Keating   01449 741149
Mrs Rebecca Clark    
Mr. Harry Mackie    
Mr. Paul Robinson    
Mr. John Ramsay (ex officio)    

 

Chelsworth Woodland

The Directors of Chelsworth Woodland are:

Mr. Kevin Gooding (Chairman)   01449 740700
Mrs Julie Partridge (Treasurer)    
Mr. Kit Bird    
Mr. Roger Partridge    
Mrs Sue de Sabata    

 

The Parochial Charity

The Trustees of our Parochial Charity are:

Mrs Alison Russell (Chair/Treasurer) (ex officio)   01449 740438
Mrs Sarah Buckeridge (Secretary)    

Canon Brian Findlay (ex officio)

    
Mr. David Sugden (ex officio)    
The Hon. Sarah Cullen    
Mrs Angela Ellis    
Mrs Jane Wincer    

 

Tree Warden

The village Tree Warden is:

Mr. Kevin Gooding   01449 740700