Parish Council

Newton Parish Council

The Council

The Councillors, who undertake their duties voluntarily, are supported by the Parish Clerk.

Code of Conduct

In accordance to the Localism Act 2011 ss 26 to 37, Newton Parish Council at its meeting on 25th May 2022 adopted LGA Councillors Code of Conduct 2022. You can view a copy of the Councillors' Register of Interests on this website or Babergh District Council's.

General Power of Competence

Newton Parish Council adopted the GpoC at its meeting on the 17th May 2023.

Meetings

Parish Council meetings are normally held on the second Wednesday of each month starting in January. All Newton residents are invited and encouraged to attend the meetings, with a Public Forum at the start of each meeting. The Parish Council meetings are held in Newton Village Hall, start at 7.30pm and normally finish by 9.30pm.

The draft minutes of Newton Parish Council minutes are published to the newsletters and on this website within 4 weeks of the meeting being held.

Roles of Councillors

Councillors Evers, Presland and Taylor are members of the HR Committee.

Councillors Bower, Schwenk and Sherwood are members of the Standards Committee.

Councillors Taylor and Evers are the council's representatives on the Newton Green Trust.

Councillor Schwenk is the council's representative on the Village Hall Management Committee.

Councillor Taylor is the Suffolk Association of Local Councils representative.

Walk of the Parish

The responsibilities for keeping an eye on the council's assets are allocated as follows:

  • Grit, dog and litter bins, benches and bus shelters in the parish (except Recreation Ground) – Cllr Bower
  • Allotments – Cllrs Presland
  • Defibrillators – the Clerk.
  • SID - all councillors
  • Recreation Ground - Cllr Evers
  • MUGA including tennis net - Cllr Taylor
  • Footpaths - Cllrs Schwenk
  • Road and grass-cutting issues - all councillors
  • Trust assets - Cllr Taylor
  • War memorial – Cllr Sherwood.

Alston & Plampin Charity

Sue Presland, Liza Devlin and Janet Taylor are the council's nominations to form the Alston & Plampin Charity.

Contacting the Parish Clerk

The Parish Clerk can be contacted at any reasonable time during the day, Monday to Friday, Bank Holidays excepted. 01787 375085 Clerk email