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Eastling Parish Council
 
 
Past and Present

Following the Local Government Act 1894, Eastling Parish Council first met on Thursday, 27 December 1894 in the Old School Room in Newnham Lane, Eastling.

At this Meeting, five local residents - William Clark, Thomas Butler, Thomas James Doughty, Frederic Thomas Pincott and Frederick Shilling - took up their roles as Eastling's first Parish Councillors. Their first decision was to invite the Rev T. Musgrave Burton to become Chairman.

The present Parish Council meets every two months - usually on a Wednesday at 6.30pm in Eastling Village Hall. All Meetings of the Parish Council are open to the public. It also holds an Annual Parish Meeting, usually in April, at which the Council reports on its activities and plans. Local organisations and residents are also invited to raise matters of concern or general interest.

Elections for the Parish Council are held every four years, normally coinciding with elections for Swale Borough Council's East Downs Ward (of which Eastling is part).

 

Contacting the Parish Council

Elected Members

Chairman:
Cllr Jimmy West
Members:
Dr Julia Bailey
Cllr Nigel Bickerdike
Cllr Peter Cheeseman
Cllr Mrs Helen Higgs

Officers and Representatives

Parish Clerk:
Mrs Jill Seaman
1 Little Kennaways, Stalisfield Road, nr Faversham, Kent ME13 0AB
01795 890519; e-mail:

Honorary Treasurer:
Cllr Peter Cheeseman

Tree Warden:
Cllr Nigel Bickerdike

Eastling Village Hall Trust representative:
Cllr Mrs Helen Higgs

Eastling Primary School Governing Body - Minor Authorities representative:
Cllr Jimmy West

Parish/Village Warden: Mr Alan Willson 07794 010 394

Auditors:
District Audit, Midland House, Notte Street, Plymouth, Devon PL1 2AA; website: www.district-audit.gov.uk
 

Scheduled Council Meetings

Eastling Parish Council normally meets in Eastling Village Hall on the second Wednesday of alternate months. All meetings are open to the press and public.
Agenda for meetings are normally posted on the parish noticeboard some days before the meeting and on this website's on-line forum.

Meetings are scheduled for:

2010
 bullet Wednesday, 13 January at 6.30pm: Parish Council Meeting
bullet Wednesday, 17 March at 6.30pm: Parish Council Meeting
bullet Thursday, 22 April: Annual Parish Meeting (to be confirmed).

Minutes of Meetings are published on this website. For details, click here.
 

Standing Orders

Eastling Parish Council's Standing Orders provide the "rules" under which the Council, its elected Members and its Officers conduct their activities. For full details, CLICK HERE

 

Council Tax

For information on local Council Tax, CLICK HERE.
 

Parish Council Records

Minutes of Meetings

Minutes of Parish Council Meetings are featured on the following pages:

Brief summaries of Minutes of Annual Parish Meetings, since formation of the Parish Council, are on the following page:

Parish Warden's Reports

Eastling Parish Council appointed a Parish Warden in September 2006. He regularly reports on his activities to the Council and brief details are included in the Minutes of Parish Council Meetings (see the links to Minutes above).
 

Roll of Honour

For full listings of Eastling Parish Council's Chairmen, Councillors and Officers past and present, CLICK HERE

 

Local Highways

Eastling Parish Council regularly notifies Kent Highways Unit about road, pavement, street lighting, road signs and other traffic related problems within the parish.

Residents who notice problems are requested to contact parish councillors and/or Kent Highways Unit with precise details.

 

Local Projects

For details of some local projects in Eastling, please click on the following links....

bullet New Village Hall bullet Parish Plan bullet Village Sign
bullet Millennium Trees bullet Parish Office  

 

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This page was updated
on January 12, 2010