Parish Council

The next meeting of Sudbourne Parish Council will be held on Tuesday 22nd November 2022 at 7:00pm in Sudbourne Village Hall - Agenda - Click Here

Members of the public and the press are cordially invited to be present at any or all of the meetings.  Meetings may be filmed, photographed, recorded or reported about.  Agendas for all the meetings can be found on the Council website and village noticeboards at least three clear working days before the meeting.

Greenprint Forum Event details:-

A quick reminder of our forthcoming Greenprint Forum event – our first in person since the pandemic – on the theme of Climate Resilient Communities, to be held 18:00-21:00 next Monday evening the 21^st of November, at the council’s offices situated at East Suffolk House, Riduna Park, Melton. Registration is still open for this event; registration can be done quickly and easily online via: Greenprint Forum event registration - My East Suffolk  

The forum will be an opportunity for attendees to hear about the challenges faced by communities in the face of climate change, how communities are making positive changes towards resilience to face these challenges, and what the aspirations of our communities are. Our speakers are Dr Alison Pooley, University of Suffolk; and Joolz Thompson, of iFarm. The full programme is available here:  Climate-Resilient-Communities-21-November-2022.pdf (eastsuffolk.gov.uk)

As part of the event, we will also provide an opportunity for attendees to network and meet with relevant stallholders. If you would like a space for a stall to highlight what your organisation or community are active on, please email my colleague Natasha Spruce (copied in) to book a stallholder space.

And even if you can’t make it yourself please do let others in your network know; the event is free and open to all.

Sudbourne NEWSLETTER - Read Here - Newsletter

Members of the Council are:

Suvi McCreadie

Ginny Haynes

Bill Parker

Natasha Hodge

Chris New

Hannah Backhouse

Mike Morris

Parish Clerk/RFO

Joanne Peters

Neutral Farm House

Mill Lane

Butley

Woodbridge

Suffolk. IP12 3PA

Tel: 01394 459400

E-mail: sudbourneparishclerk@gmail.com

The Parish Council's responsibilities include:

• Finance - The Parish Council are responsible for the approval and monitoring of Council expenditure, annually analysing future funding requirements and recommending the precept to be raised. also arranging insurance of parish property. The Council finances go through both an Internal and External Audit annually.

• Parish Property - The Parish Council are responsible for the Play Area at The Close, The Village Sign, Bus Shelter and the 2 Notice-boards.

• Planning - The Parish Council receives and considers consultation copies of all Planning Applications relating to the Parish. Recommendations from the Council either in support of the application or as objections, are passed to East Suffolk Council who, as the local Planning Authority, may take note of these comments in their determination of the application. A full list of planning applications considered by the Parish Council can be viewed on East Suffolk Council's website.

• Highways - The Parish Council liaises with the local highway authority on matters such as road condition and cleaning, signposting etc.