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MPC Cllrs and Employees

Marden Parish Council should have 11 Councillors, but only 9 of which were elected at the uncontested 2024 elections: Cllrs Adam, Besant, Boswell, Gibson, Newton, Rabot, Summersgill, Tippen and Turner.

Cllr Paul Dobinson was co-opted onto the Council on 13th August 2024.

Cllr Matt Besant resigned from the Council 7th October 2024, this has now been advertised as a casual vacancy along with one vacancy for co-option - please see Elections - Marden Parish Council Marden, Tonbridge, Kent - Marden Parish Council, Marden, Tonbridge (mardenkent-pc.gov.uk)

 The Parish Council employs 1 full time Parish Clerk, 1 part time Deputy Clerk, 1 part time Administrative Assistant, 1 part time village caretaker and 1 part time cemetery caretaker.

COUNCILLORS

Councillors Contact details Committee/Sub-Committee/Sub-Group Member

Cllr Richard Adam

[email protected]

01622 831673

Finance Committee (Vice-Chairman)

Planning Committee 

Assets of Community Value Sub-Group

Byelaws Sub-Group

MPC representative on Public Transport and Highways

Marden Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group.

Cllr Anne Boswell

[email protected]

07828 868703

Amenities Committee (Chairman)

Planning Committee

Finance Committee

Cemetery Sub-Committee

HR Sub-Committee

Open Spaces Sub-Committee

Allotments Sub-Group

Assets of Community Value Sub-Group

Communications Sub-Group

Environmental Sub-Group

Play Scheme Sub-Group

Village Events Sub-Group

Marden Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

MPC representative on the Patient Reference Group

MPC representative on the Community Engagement Forum

MPC representative on the Making Marden Dementia Friendly

MPC representative on Marden Nature Prescribing Project

Editor of the Parish Council Newsletter

Cllr Paul Dobinson

[email protected]

Cllr Theresa Gibson

[email protected]

01622 832305

Vice-Chairman of Marden Parish Council

Amenities Committee

Finance Committee

Planning Committee

HR Sub-Committee

Emergency Planning Sub-Group

Marden Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

Cllr Ian Newton

[email protected]

01622 831832

Amenities Committee

Planning Committees

Cemetery Sub-Committee

HR Sub-Committee

Byelaws Sub-Group

Emergency Planning Sub-Group

Village Events Sub-Group

Trustee on Marden Memorial Hall (not MPC Representative)

Cllr Adrian Rabot

[email protected]

01622 832305

Amenities Committee (Vice-Chairman)

Planning Committee

Cemetery Sub-Committee

HR Sub-Committee

Open Spaces Sub-Committee

Allotments Sub-Group

Emergency Planning Sub-Group

Environmental Sub-Group

Play Scheme Sub-Group

Village Events Sub-Group

Marden Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

MPC representative on Maidstone Cluster Group Forum

 

Cllr Mike Summersgill

[email protected]

01622 832305

Amenities Committee

Cemetery Sub-Committee

Environmental Sub-Group

MPC representative on the KALC Maidstone Area Committee

Cllr Kate Tippen

[email protected]

01622 832305

 

Chairman of Marden Parish Council

Amenities Committee

Finance Committee

Planning Committee

Cemetery Sub-Committee

HR Sub-Committee

Open Spaces Sub-Committee

Allotments Sub-Group

Communications Sub-Group

Emergency Planning Sub-Group

Play Scheme Sub-Group

Village Events Sub-Group

Marden Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group

MPC representative on Community Engagement Forum

MPC substitute representative on the KALC Maidstone Area Committee

MPC representative on the Patient Reference Group representative

MBC/KALC Parish Liaison Group

 

Cllr Andy Turner

[email protected]

07803 598813

Amenities Committee

Finance Committee (Chairman)

Planning Committee (Vice-Chairman)

Open Spaces Sub-Committee

Assets of Community Value Sub-Group

Emergency Planning Sub-Group

Environmental Sub-Group

Marden Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group (Chairman)

MPC representative on Marden Memorial Hall

Vacancy

EMPLOYEES

Name Title Contact Details

Alison Hooker

Clerk (Proper Officer) to Marden Parish Council and Responsible Financial Officer (RFO)

01622 832305

[email protected]

Rachel Weeks

Deputy Clerk to Marden Parish Council

Part-time

01622 832305

[email protected]

Lisa Stevens

Administrative Assistant

Part-time

01622 832305

[email protected] 

Ian Jones

Cemetery Caretaker

Part-time

via Parish Office

Chris Prince

Village Caretaker

Part-time

via Parish Office