Stanwick Parish Council is made up of residents who have put themselves forward for election (or occasionally co-option). They have put themselves forward because they want to improve our parish and they are prepared to make decisions for our community.
Parish Councils are statutory bodies, created and governed by acts of Parliament. They are not connected to the church or to the Parochial Church Council.
Who's Who
The Parish Council is made up of 7 councillors who are elected for a four year term.
Cllr George Konstantinidis was co-opted on 16th May 2019 to fill the vacancy created by Cllr Chinery's resignation.
Current members are:
Councillors can be appointed to represent the Parish Council on outside bodies or for specific areas of interest or responsibility. For the civic year the following appointments have been made:
Councillor Munday - the Joint Action Group (JAG)
Councillor Kitchener - Stanwick Village Trust
Councillors Kitchener and Munday - Ringstead Quarry Liaison Committee
Councillor Kitchener - 'fianance and internal control' portfolio holder
Councillor Munday - 'community safety' portfolio holder
Councillor Konstantinidis - 'Stanwick Volunteers' portfolio holder
The 'Good Councillor Guide' below gives an overview of what parish councillors do.
Why become a parish councillor? Click here for another page which will tell you more about it.
Representation at East Northants Council
Cllr Helen Howell represents the interests of Stanwick at East Northants Council : Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Representation at NorthaMPTONSHIRE COUNTY Council
Cllr Dudley Hughes represents the interests of Stanwick at Northants County Council : Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
All councillors are required to abide by the Stanwick Code of Conduct (see below) and to regularly update a Register of Interests. If you would like to view a councillors Register of Interests, please click here which will take you to East Northamptonshire Council's website.
Meetings
Full Council meetings are held at 7:15 p.m. in the Committee Room of Stanwick Village Hall, Spencer Parade, on the third Thursday of every second month, starting with May. Additional meetings are arranged when necessary to discuss urgent or special business. Additional meetings will be publicised on the parish notice board on the outside of the village hall.
The calendar of meetings can be viewed on a separate page here.
Agendas
The agenda and accompanying documents and reports will be published at least three working days before the meeting.
Agendas can viewed or downloaded from a dedicated page on our website which can be reached here.
A copy of the agenda will be placed on the Council notice board, which is located on the side of the Village Hall.
Minutes
The Minutes are a record of decisions made by the Council. They are not a verbatim record of all discussions.
This website contains approved Minutes for the current and preceding three years.
Minutes can be viewed or downloaded here. If you want to inspect minutes from an earlier date, please contact the Parish Clerk. Official Minutes for complete years are periodically transferred to the County Records Office in Northampton.
Accounts
This website contains the current year accounting statements and audited accounts for the preceding six years. These documents can be viewed or downloaded here which will take you to a new page. If you want to inspect the accounts from an earlier date, please contact the Parish Clerk.
Planning Matters
Stanwick Parish Council is consulted on Planning Matters. The local Planning Authority is East Northamptonshire Council and occasionally planning applications are considered by Northamptonshire County Council.
The Parish Council will consider all planning applications in an open Council meeting.
The Policies page of this site has a useful booklet 'Consultation and Commenting on Planning Applications'.
Risk Assessment
The risk assessment reports can be accessed and downloaded by clicking here.