Bramhope & Carlton
Parish Council

 

 

WHO ARE THE PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS?
WHO ARE ITS EMPLOYEES?
WHEN DOES THE PARISH COUNCIL MEET?
WHAT DOES THE PARISH COUNCIL DO FOR YOU?
LEEDS CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

 

All Enquiries about Parish Council matters
should be addressed to the Clerk to the Council:


Mrs Kate Fraser

The Parish Office, Robert Craven Memorial Hall
Old Lane, Bramhope
Leeds, LS16 9JW

Mobile: 07530 900934 

The Parish Council consists of 13 elected Councillors, including the Chairman and Vice-Chairman.  It employs a salaried clerk (part-time) and a part-time  Maintenance Assistant.  All Councillors have to stand for re-election every 4 years.  The next election will take place in May 2011.
The Council is run on a non-political basis as a team concentrating on putting Bramhope and Carlton villages first.

WHO ARE THE PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS?

Members of the Bramhope & Carlton Parish Council

 
name

responsibilities

email & telephone

Denis Johnson
(Chairman)
Planning
Village Maintenance
bigdjatthompsons@hotmail.co.uk

0113 284 3730

Geoff Mills
(Vice-Chairman)
Communications and Chairman BYDT. gm@geoffmills.co.uk

0113 284 3645

 

John Broadley RCMH, Communications j.broadley822@btinternet.com

0113 267 3721

Peter Charlesworth Police, Airport, Planning p.charlesworth4@btinternet.com

0113 267 4377

  Simon Cooper Village Maintenance (Chairman) tmwc@btinternet.com

0113 284 2113

Dawn Forman-Marshall Communications dfm.bramhope@gmail.com

07921 081906
Clive Fox Planning
Leeds City Council
Cemetery
clive.fox@leeds.gov.uk

0113 267 4360

Colin Gamble Planning,
Village Maintenance,
Sports Clubs Liaison,
Village in Bloom
colingamble@talktalk.net

0113 267 4074

Hilary Harris Bramhope Primary School,
Cemetery
,
Village Maintenance
harris.hilary71@googlemail.com

0113 261 1985

  David Marshall Village Maintenance
Village in Bloom
davidmarshall.bramhope@gmail.com
07949 905239
 

Judith Penny

 

Village Maintenance, Planning (Carlton) judip@btinternet.com

0113 239 7417

  Joan Wood  Communications,
 Cemetery
 Village Maintenance
joanus@hotmail.com

0113 284 2644

WHO ARE ITS EMPLOYEES?

Clerk to the Council

Mrs Kate Fraser Clerk to the Council

The Clerk's role, as Proper Officer of the Parish Council, is to ensure the legality of all its procedures in complying with the Local Government Acts of 1972 and 2000, as well as :
 
         Being a member of the working groups responsible for: Village Maintenance, Strategy, Cemetery, Communications, and Planning Enforcement;
         Acting as Registrar for the Moor Road Cemetery.  This involves liaising with families and funeral directors and attending all funerals held there;
         Being the principal point of contact for residents who wish to raise issues or make comments about the village.       

 

 WHEN DOES THE PARISH COUNCIL MEET?


Meetings of the Parish Council

Parish Council meetings are held every fourth Wednesday in each month (except December) in the Robert Craven Memorial Hall at 7.30 p.m.
The public and press are cordially invited to be present.
 

WHAT DOES THE PARISH COUNCIL DO FOR YOU?

WHAT ARE THE COUNCIL'S RESPONSIBILITIES?
1. PLANNING MATTERS
2. AGENTS FOR LEEDS CITY COUNCIL SERVICES - HIGHWAYS, CLEANSING, ETC.

3. PARISH COUNCIL PROPERTIES

4. PLANNING ENFORCEMENT ISSUES

5. LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOBBYING ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS

6. VILLAGE DESIGN STATEMENT

7. PROMOTION OF THE VILLAGE'S SERVICES

8. FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO VILLAGE INSTITUTIONS

9. REPRESENTING THE VILLAGE ON COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT TEAMS

10. REGISTRAR FOR THE CEMETERY

WHAT ELSE DOES THE PARISH COUNCIL DO?
1. LIAISE TO HELP OTHER ACTION GROUPS IN THE VILLAGE

2. RAISE GRANTS FOR VILLAGE PROJECTS & SOCIETIES/GROUPS

3. LIAISE WITH VILLAGE GROUPS/TRUSTS/SCHOOL

4. MANAGE VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES

5. LIAISE WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO HELP PROMOTION/EXISTENCE OF SERVICES

6. PROMOTE ANNUAL 'VILLAGE IN BLOOM' ENTRY
7. MANAGE VILLAGE EVENTS

WHAT DOES THE PARISH COUNCIL OWN?
1. GRADE 1 LISTED PURITAN CHAPEL.

2. RECREATION GROUND/PAVILION, OLD LANE

3. MEMORIAL GARDEN, BREARY LANE

4. WELL SITE, LEEDS ROAD.

5. BRAMHOPE CEMETERY, MOOR ROAD

6. 'THE KNOLL' PLAYGROUND, BREARY LANE.

7. THE CROSS AND THE CROSS WALL.

8. THE STONE BUS SHELTERS (6) ON LEEDS ROAD

9. TWO PLOTS OF LAND OFF HARROGATE ROAD

10.NUMEROUS SMALL HISTORIC PLOTS AROUND THE VILLAGE

 

LEEDS CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES

Leeds City Council

Adel & Wharfedale Councillors

Barry Anderson
Leslie Carter
Clive Fox

Address for correspondence:
Leeds Civic Hall, Leeds LS1 1UR

Telephone number for Councillors and Members Services: (0113) 247 4045

 

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

 

Leeds North West Constituency

Greg Mulholland

Surgeries will be held on the 3rd Friday of every month from 4 pm to 5 pm
at the Robert Craven Memorial Hall, Old Lane, Bramhope

 



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