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clerk@westhamparishcouncil.gov.uk
Full Council
- The role of the Parish Council is to represent the interests of the whole community
- It is a part of local government supporting the democratic process
- Local Councils provide a focus for the community to identify concerns and projects, and endeavour to solve them locally themselves
- The Parish Council is a corporate body, and a legal entity, separate from that of its Members, and is accountable to the local community
- Its decisions are the responsibility of the whole body and are made collectively and by majority
- The Parish Council has been granted powers by Parliament including the authority to raise money through taxation – the precept, and a range of powers to spend public money
- A Parish Council is an elected body in the first tier of local government. Elections take place every 4 years
- Other tiers, known as principal councils or authorities, have many legal duties to deliver services such as education, housing, town and country planning, transport, environmental health and social services
- Parish Councils have the legal power to act, but they have very few duties and greater freedom to choose what action to take
- They can play a vital part in representing the interests of the communities they serve and improving the quality of life and the local environment
- The Parish Council is an employer. The Parish Clerk works for and with the Council to action its decisions
Committee Members
Cllr Donna Axell
Parish Councillor
Stone Cross Primary School, Adur Drive, Stone Cross, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN24 5EF
Cllr Phillip Baldwin
Parish Councillor
Stone Cross Primary School, Adur Drive, Stone Cross, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN24 5EF
Cllr Norman Beaney
Parish Councillor
Stone Cross Primary School, Adur Drive, Stone Cross, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN24 5EF
Cllr Fiona Durling
Parish Councillor
Stone Cross Primary School, Adur Drive, Stone Cross, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN24 5EF
Cllr Karen Farley
Parish Councillor
Stone Cross Primary School, Adur Drive, Stone Cross, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN24 5EF
Cllr Lee Comfort
Parish Councillor
Stone Cross Primary School, Adur Drive, Stone Cross, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN24 5EF
Cllr Christine Hanson
Parish Councillor
Stone Cross Primary School, Adur Drive, Stone Cross, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN24 5EF
Cllr John Hayward
Parish Councillor
Stone Cross Primary School, Adur Drive, Stone Cross, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN24 5EF
Cllr Mark Fairweather
Parish Councillor
Stone Cross Primary School, Adur Drive, Stone Cross, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN24 5EF
Susan Sanders
Parish Councillor
Stone Cross Primary School, Adur Drive, Stone Cross, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN24 5EF
Cllr Bob Mayfield
Chairman of Finance and General Purposes
Stone Cross Primary School, Adur Drive, Stone Cross, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN24 5EF
Cllr Daniel Upton
Chair of the Council
Stone Cross Primary School, Adur Drive, Stone Cross, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN24 5EF