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Some facts about parish councillors
The best way to find out what it’s like to be a parish or town councillor is to talk to someone who’s doing it now. Below are names and contact details of the current clerk and councillors - please contact any of these people for information.
They receive no financial reward as the law forbids it.
To stand for election to a parish or town council, you must:
• be a UK citizen
• be at least 18 years old
• not be the subject of any bankruptcy order.
To be eligible to stand for election for a particular parish council you must:
• be an elector of the parish or town or in the past 12 months have occupied land or other
premises in the parish or town (as owner or tenant) or work in the parish or town (as your
principal or only place of work) or live within three miles of the parish boundary
In this case you may be co-opted rather than elected. Call 673388 for details
Ever wondered where that bit of the council tax goes called Precept? It’s passed on to Parish Councils to spend on behalf of the community they serve. Slaley Parish Council needs two new councillors, to amongst other things, make sure that money continues to be spent wisely and in the interests of the whole community. To find out more about becoming a councillor send an email to ian.stevens686@gmail.com.
What has the Parish Council done in 2022?
Co-ordinated the Platinum Jubilee celebrations
Supported phase 2 of the Commemoration Hall centenary build.
Kept the street furniture of the village in good repair.
Slaley Parish Council
Quarterly updates of the Parish Plan 'Action Plan' keep the recommendations for parish improvements firmly at the forefront of many decisions taken during monthly meetings. Public participation is welcomed, and an agenda item is included for each meeting; a Hexham Courant reporter is invited to Slaley Parish Council meetings.
The Councillors are as follows:
Councillors
Ian Stevens MBE (chair)
Emergency Contact for the Playing Fields Community Notice at Slaley First School
Email: iancstevensmbepc@gmail.com Mobile 07395 566997
Councillor
Vacancy (x2)
Stella Douglas
Email: stelladouglas@gmail.com Tel: 07838866976
Stella manages this website.
Jon Storey
Email: pc.mail@jonstorey.com Mobile: 07725610886
Jon looks after the Defibrilator.
Debra Taylor (vice chair)
Mobile: 07932450874. Email: debrajtaylor@hotmail.co.uk
Debra is the Slaley Commemoration Hall Representative.
The Clerk is: Patricia Wilson
Lawn House, Slaley, Hexham, NE47 0AS. Tel: 673388 Email:
patricia.wilson28@btinternet.com
The County Councillor is: Colin W. Horncastle
Highfield Farm, Catton, NE47 9QT. Tel: 618259.
E-mail: Colin.horncastle@northumberland.gov.uk
Northumberland County Council: 0845 600 6400
Local Rate number: 01434 400388
E-mail: contactcentre@northumberland.gov.uk
Please report any problems via: www.northumberland.gov.uk (follow the links to "Report a Problem").
Parish Council Policy Documents August 2020
The House Martins and Swallows will fly south around 20th September.
Both fledge around 12th July with a second brood in mid to late August.
2022 arrival - 14th April
During our winter House Martins will be living in Sub Saharan Africa.
House Martins
at Colpitts
