Friday 21 March 2008
Thurlaston Parish Council
The parish council's role includes:
- Managing the Recreation Ground including the Play Equipment.
- Liaising with, and assisting when needed, local activities & groups.
- Providing responses when asked by BDC to comment on planning applications.
- Acting as a focal point for parishioners who raise concerns and being an 'influencer' in presenting such concerns to other bodies.
What has the Parish Council ever done for me?
- Street lights in New Walk.
- Tree Seat placed in centre of Recreation Ground.
- Village Christmas tree organised.
- Contribution made to churchyard and clock maintenance.
- Bus Stop moved to more suitable location.
- Parish Web site set up.
- Crusade against dog-fouling.
- On-going effort to have traffic-calming measures installed.
- Funds ear-marked as contribution towards Village Hall extension
- Hedges cut where they interfere with traffic safety.
For the parishioner with a concern or complaint, it's not always easy to know where to turn. Remember that, although the local Parish Council may appear to have only a few formal responsibilities, it frequently fulfils a critical and wide-ranging role in being the first port-of-call for a local resident anxious to resolve some difficulty. Feel free to call any of Thurlaston's Parish Councillors with your query, complaint or even compliment. The administration of the Parish Council is carried out by an officer known as the Clerk.
The parish councillors are:
- Maggie Wright, Chairman - phone 888306
Special interest - Council procedures. - Bob Whelband, Vice-Chair - phone 888279
Special interest - Heritage warden. - Joe Smith - phone 888361
Special interest - computer matters, including use of web-sites. - Esther Harrison - phone 888438
A qualified barrister who lives in the village. Co-opted in May 2004. - Neil Wright - phone 888306
The council's representative on the Huncote Quarry Liaison Committee. Co-opted in June 2004. - Katrina Wearn - phone 888389
Prior to co-option in January 2006, Katrina was an active member of Thurlaston Quarry Action Group
The parish clerk is:
Dawn Kidd
Phone: 01455 272757
Email: d.salter757@btinternet.com
Further information is available on the council web-site: