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 Christine Garnett
12A Kings Road
Bramhope
LEEDS LS16 9JW

Telephone: 0113 261 4880
FAX: 0113 261 4880

The Parish Council consists of 13 elected Councillors, including the Chairman and Vice-Chairman.  It employs a salaried clerk (part-time) and a full-time Village Maintenance Manager.  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
Colin Robertson
(Chairman)		 Finance & General Purposes, Planning & Enforcement, Village Maintenance,  Communications & CIT
Geoff Mills
(Vice Chairman)		 Finance, Communications and Chairman BYDT.
  Harold Best  
  John Broadley Communications
  Peter Charlesworth Finance and Police
Clive Fox Planning and Conservation Groups
Leeds City Councillor
Colin Gamble Planning, Village Maintenance, Sports Clubs Liaison
Judith Hodgetts Village Maintenance, Village in Bloom and BPT
Denis Johnson Planning, village maintenance and conservation
Rob Mairs Planning Group, Police Forum, Knoll Playground Group and Local Business Liaison
   

Judith Penny

 

 Village Maintenance and Planning (Carlton)

 

WHO ARE ITS EMPLOYEES?

Clerk and Village Maintenance Manager

  Mrs Christine Garnett 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.       
    Village Maintenance Manager

Committees/Groups
 Village Maintenance
Village in Bloom

 

 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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