Stanhoe Parish Council
Stanhoe’s Parish Councillors work hard to make Stanhoe a good place to live. Read on down to find out more about their responsibilities and what they have done for Stanhoe recently.
For matters relating to the Parish Council contact
, Parish Clerk.
Use the menu on the left to view the minutes of Parish Council meetings. Because the minutes need to be approved before publication, the most recent minutes shown here refer to the last meeting but one.
Stanhoe Parish Council, May 2011. (Standing, l-r):
Mark Roche, Terry Austin (Chairman), John Seedhouse, Don Bridge (Vice-Chairman), Elizabeth Thuburn (Clerk).
(Seated, l-r): Rosemary Brown, Pamela Austin,
Penelope Roche
Parish Council upcoming meetings
For the full Stanhoe calendar, including past Parish Council meetings, see the main Events page.
Parish Council budget
The Parish Council’s “precept” for 2010 will be around £5,500. This is equivalent to around £38 on the council tax bill for each of Stanhoe’s 143 properties (2001 census).
Parish Council responsibilities
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The Parish Council’s main duties are to:
- liaise with King’s Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council;
- set a budget and a precept each year (the precept, which is funded by your council tax, averaged around £15 per person in 2007–08);
- be aware of available grants and funding, and make applications as appropriate;
- encourage community participation and represent the interests of parishioners;
- liaise with other village bodies;
- maintain public rights of way;
- oversee planning applications;
- promote crime prevention;
- deal with drainage, ponds and ditches, highways, litter, closed churchyards, bus shelters, allotments, commons, community transport, recreational facilities, tourism;
- and much more!
To compare the responsibilities of the Parish, Borough and County Councils, see the Authorities page.
What has the Parish Council done for Stanhoe?
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Here is what we achieved in the 12 months to April 2009:
- Litter pick in conjunction with CPRE campaign The Big Tidy Up;
- Formally requested Transport & Planning Dept Norfolk CC to install a “trod” path on Bircham Road (verges proved to be unsuitable);
- Formally requested a County Council assessment of Bircham Road for suitability for the provision of a footpath (like the one in Docking Road);
- Started the Community Speedwatch initiative in Stanhoe, which continues;
- Requested the SAM vehicle speed monitoring device, which made six visits during the winter 08/09;
- Applied for grants to enable more village improvements to be carried out:
- Clearance of the area behind the main pond;
- Reinstatement of the old path behind the pond;
- Procurement and installation of two maintenance-free seats at the back of the pond;
- Part payment for an indoor bowls mat for the Sports & Social Club;
- Arranged installation of two new litter bins, and provision of anchorage, as required by the Borough Council;
- Arranged for a dog waste bin to be sited by the litter bins;
- Liaison with the MEHM Trust on issues of dog fouling on the playing field;
- Provided signs to discourage dog fouling;
- Made representations to Henry Bellingham MP concerning fly tipping;
- Made representations to Henry Bellingham MP concerning speeding in the village and the request for a footpath on Bircham Road;
- Encouraged attendance at the Parish Annual Meeting to canvass and prioritise parishioners’ views;
- Liaised with the Borough Council concerning the planned provision of broadband internet access in the Village Hall.
Pamela Austin
Parish boundaries
Visit our maps pages to see the boundary of the parishes of Stanhoe and Barwick. Note that Barwick does not have a Parish Council, and is not within the jurisdiction of Stanhoe Parish Council.
