Shotley village sign
Shotley Parish Council welcomes members of the public at its meetings, which are normally held on the third Thursday of every month, at 7.15pm in Shotley Village Hall (list of dates below). You will have the opportunity to ask questions.
 
 
 

Purpose of Shotley Parish Council
A Parish Council is the first tier in the local government structure in England; the second is the District Council (Babergh in our case) and the third, the County Council (Suffolk).

Shotley Parish Council has nine members elected every four years, the most recent election was held on 3 May 2007. Being a Parish Councillor is a voluntary position and unlike their counterparts in the District and County they receive no payment. The Council employs a part time Clerk who has responsibility for managing the meetings, dealing with correspondence and over seeing any contracts or purchasing.

A Parish Council has a wide range of powers at their disposal including giving grants to local organisations, promoting tourism, cleaning public places and providing allotments. The most important role is as a statutory consultee on planning matters. The Local Planning Authority has to consult the PC on all Planning Applications within the Parish boundary from the smallest conservatory to the HMS Ganges site, other bodies such as the Primary Care Trust also consult us on local issues.
 

New Council, from May 2007
Following the incontested Parish Council election on 3 May 2007, the new Parish Council is made up as follows: POlling station, Shotley village hall
 

The Council Chairman is currently Cllr Richard Wrinch, replacing Cllr Mel Matthews who had served between 17 May 2007 and 21 June 2007.

Richard had been the previous Chairman since October 2005, replacing John Mullan, who in turn replaced Clare Sullivan.

The Council would like to thank outgoing councillors Anna Long (after 8 years), Clare Sullivan (16 years) and Brenda Hooper for their service to the residents of Shotley. They didn't stand for re-election in May 2007.
To contact the Parish Council about a general issue, please contact the Parish Clerk.
Shotley Parish Council
Committee membership and offices
 
  • Communications lead - Cllr Peters
  • Community Warden (including litter Warden for Gate) (employed) - Matt
  • Correspondence – Cllrs Long, Matthews
  • Employment – Cllrs Armes, Connell, Bugg, Wrinch
  • Ganges development lead - Cllr Steel
  • Internal Auditor – Heelis & Lodge
  • Litter Warden for Shotley Street (employed) - Eileen
  • Parish Clerk (employed) - Linda Rowlands
  • Parish Plan Implementation Board – Cllrs Ingram, Peters, Steel,
  • Planning – Cllrs Armes, Bugg, Catling, Matthews
  • Play areas & footpaths – Cllrs Armes, Bugg, Wrinch
  • Responsible Finance Officer (employed) - Dina Bedwell
  • Shotley Peninsula Parish Alliance - Cllrs Matthews, Steel
  • Suffolk Association of Local Councils (SALC) liaison – Cllr Wrinch
  • Village Hall management - Cllr Matthews
  • Youth / School liaison – Cllrs Ingram, Matthews
 
Parish Clerk

The Parish Council's Clerk is Linda Rowlands.

You can contact Linda about anything to do with the Parish or Council, by emailing parishclerk@myshotley.com or phoning 01473 788248.

Hours: Monday to Thursday - 9.30am to 1.30pm (subject to attendance at meetings / courses). Messages left on the answer phone will be dealt with as soon as possible.
 
Linda Rowlands, Shotley Parish Clerk
33 Orwell View Road, Shotley,
Ipswich IP9 1NW
   
Community Warden

Since March 2008 Shotley Parish Council have employed a Community Warden. Matt is responsible for clearing the litter in Shotley Gate, reporting fly-tipping to the appropriate authorities and carrying out minor repairs to Parish property. He is also the lucky custodian of a graffiti removal kit which can be loaned, free of charge to remove graffiti from private property - instructions will be provided.

Should you spot anything that requires Matt's attention or wish to make use of the graffiti kit, please do speak to him when he is on his rounds or contact him via the Parish Clerk.
   
Parish Council meetings Shotley Village Hall (click for larger)
Date (7.15pm, Village Hall) Documents available (Word or pdf format)
2004  
21 October minutes*
18 November minutes*
16 December minutes* | draft budget
2005    
20 January minutes*  
24 February agenda  
17 March minutes*  
21 April minutes*  
12 May (Annual Parish Meeting) <more>  
26 May (Annual Parish Council Meeting) minutes | report
16 June minutes* | BT Payphones
28 July minutes | letters to Babergh; | GO-East
18 August minutes  
15 September minutes*  
20 October minutes*  
17 November minutes  
15 December minutes  
2006    
19 January minutes | Letter re HMS Ganges
21 February minutes  
16 March (7pm)

minutes | presentations
20 April minutes | police | Finance
27 April Special meeting minutes| Marina application
4 May Annual Parish Meeting | reports and minutes
18 May Annual Parish Council Meeting | minutes | Digest
15 June minutes | Digest | comms | PPIB | RFO
20 July minutes | Digest | objectives | complaints
17 August minutes | Digest | RFO report
21 September minutes | Digest
19 October minutes | Digest | Dave Wood
16 November minutes | Digest
21 December minutes | Precept | RFO report | Digest
2007  
18 January minutes | RFO report | Digest
8 February minutes | RFO report | Digest
15 March minutes | RFO report | Digest
19 April minutes | Digest
[ 3 May Parish Council elections ]
17 May (Annual Parish Council) minutes | Police| Finance | Digest
24 May Annual Parish Meeting | reports
21 June minutes | Finance | Digest
19 July minutes | Digest
16 August minutes | Digest | Cty Cllr Wood's report
20 September minutes | Digest | Cty Cllr Wood's report
18 October minutes | Digest
30 October - special planning meeting re HMS Ganges. @ Primary School | Agenda
15 November minutes | Digest
20 December minutes |