PARISH COUNCIL
PARISH COUNCIL
A parish council is the level of elected government that is closest to the community, with the district authority above it in the hierarchy. Parish councils have no true equivalent in urban areas. Being close to the community, parish councils are very often the first place people will go with concerns or ideas. For this reason they play a vital part in village life, making decisions on behalf of the people in the parish. A parish councillor must have a passion for making a difference within their local community, recognising the needs of the young and the elderly in equal measure while taking into consideration the legal boundaries in which they work.
The number of councillors making up a parish council varies. Their work is entirely voluntary; no Councillor receives any payment for attending the meetings.
Details of the current Councillors their responsibilities and their Clerk are included below.
Cllr. Nick Wookey
Responsibilities: Grants & Funding / Village Hall Committee
Contact Information:
27 Lady's Lane, Mears Ashby, NN6 0EF
email: nickwookey@icloud.com
Cllr: Vicky Smith
Responsibilities: Internal Audit Control / Village Life Magazine
Contact Information:
18 Bakehouse Lane, Mears Ashby, NN6 0ED
email: victoriajsmith2006@yahoo.co.uk
Mrs. Anna Palmberg
Responsibilities: Proper Office / Finance Officer
Contact Information:
23 Old End, Piddington, Northamptonshire, NN7 2DF
email: clerk@mearsashbyparishcouncil.com
Cllr. Tim Graham
Responsibilities: Sarah Kinloch Charity / Mears Ashby Society
Contact Information:
15 Bakehouse Lane, Mears Ashby, NN6 0ED
email: grahamsrus@talktalk.net
Cllr. David Payne
Responsibilities: Village Streetlights
Contact Information:
2 Vicarage Lane, Mears Ashby, NN6 0EE
email: davidinma@hotmail.co.uk
Cllr: Charles Stockdale
Responsibilities: Planning
Contact Information:
Ivy Cottage, 26 Wilby Road, Mears Ashby, NN6 0DX
email: charlesstockdale@btconnect.com
Cllr: Hugh Heath
Responsibilities: Highways Warden
Contact Information:
1 Duchess End, Mears Ashby, NN6 0EB
email: hughheath@btinternet.com
Cllr: Jennie Bone
40 Chester Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1NY
e-mail: jbone@wellingborough.gov.uk
phone: 01933 563873 or 07771 681964
Cllr: Clive Hallam
Hambury Lodge, 104 Orlingbury Road, Isham, NN14 1HW
e-mail: challam@wellingborough.gov.uk
phone: 07799 133301
Cllr: Robert Gough
email: rgough.ebarton@hotmail.co.uk
phone: 07791 519269
twitter: @GoughRMP
Chris Heaton-Harris MP
Chris can be contacted at any time through the following means:
Chris Heaton-Harris MP, House of Commons, London, SW1 0AA
phone: 0207 2197048 or 01604 859721
e-mail: chris.heatonharris.mp@parliament.uk