Marden Parish Council
Cllrs & Staff contacts
Marden Parish Council has 11 elected Councillors, 10 of which were elected at the 2016 elections: Cllrs Adam, Boswell, Brown, Childs, Cowin, Mannington, Newton, Robertson, Tippen and Turner; and one co-opted in July 2016 (Cllr Harvey). The next elections are due in 2020.
Cllr Childs stepped down as Parish Councillor on 1st September 2017. Cllr Mick Jones was co-opted in November to fill this vacancy.
Cllr Cowin stepped down as Parish Councillor on 9th October 2017. Cllr Tom Stevens JP was co-opted in March to fill this vacancy.
Cllr Harvey stepped down as Parish Councillor on 29th March 2019. A by-election was held on 27th June 2019 and Cllr Barker was elected.
The Parish Council employs 1 full time Parish Clerk, 1 part time Deputy Clerk, 1 part time village caretaker and 1 part time cemetery caretaker.
COUNCILLORS
| Councillors | Contact details | Role within the Council |
|---|---|---|
Cllr Richard Adam |
01622 831673 |
Sits on Amenities, Finance & Planning Committees, Open Spaces & Public Conveniences Sub-Committees and Byelaws Group, . Richard is also involved with Public Transport and highways issues and is part of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group. |
Cllr Anne Boswell |
01622 833351 |
Sits on Amenities, Planning & Finance Committees; Cemetery, Open Spaces, Communications & Human Resources Sub-Committees and Stilebridge, Village Celebrations, Play Scheme and Village Spring Clean Action Groups. Anne is part of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group, MPC representative on the Patient Reference Group and the editor of the quarterly Parish Council Newsletter |
Cllr Maria Brown |
01622 832305 |
Sits on Planning Committee and Stilebridge Action Group. Maria is also a Member of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group. |
Cllr Mick Jones |
01622 832305 |
Was co-opted in November 2017 and sits on the Amenities & Finance Committee, Human Resources Sub-Committee and Open Spaces Group. Mick is also a member of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group. |
Cllr Lesley Mannington |
07802 720069 |
Chairman of Marden Parish Council. As Chairman Lesley is an ex-officio member of all Committees, Sub- Committees and Groups of the Parish Council. Lesley is also part of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group, MPC representative on KALC Maidstone Area Committee and assists with the editing of the Parish Council newsletter. |
Cllr Ian Newton |
01622 831832 |
Sits on Amenities & Planning Committees; Cemetery, Public Conveniences and Open Spaces Sub-Committees and Byelaws, Stilebridge, Police Forum & Public Transport/Highways Groups. Ian is also a Trustee of Marden Memorial Hall (on behalf of Marden Theatre Group) and the Allen & Maplesden Charity. Ian is also a part of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group. |
Cllr Jean Robertson |
01622 831331 |
Sits on Amenities & Planning Committees; Cemetery, Open Spaces, Communications and Public Conveniences Sub-Committees and on the Village Celebrations Action Group. Jean is also part of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group. |
Cllr Tom Stevens |
01622 832305 |
Sits on Finance Committee and MPC Trustee on the Marden Memorial Hall Committee. Tom is also part of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group. |
Cllr Kate Tippen |
01622 832305 |
Vice-Chairman of Marden Parish Council. As Vice-Chairman of MPC Kate sits on all Committees. She also sits on Cemetery, Human Resources, Open Spaces, Communications and Public Conveniences Sub-Committees together with Village Celebrations, Stilebridge Action Group, KALC Area & Patient Reference Group representative. Kate is also a Trustee of Marden Memorial Hall Committee (elected member) and Allen & Maplesden Charity. |
Cllr Andy Turner |
07803 598813 |
Sits on Amenities & Planning Committees; Cemetery, Open Spaces and Public Conveniences Sub-Committees; Emergency Planning & Stilebridge Action Groups and the Parish & Police Forum. Andy is also the Chairman of Marden Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group. |
Cllr Chris Barker |
01622 832305 |
Currently is not appointed on any Committees but attends majority of the Committee meetings. |
EMPLOYEES
| Name | Title | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
Alison Hooker |
Clerk (Proper Officer) to Marden Parish Council and Responsible Financial Officer (RFO) |
01622 832305 |
Rachel Gillis-Coates |
Deputy Clerk to Marden Parish Council Part-time |
01622 832305 |
Ian Jones |
Cemetery Caretaker Part-time |
via Parish Office |
Chris Prince |
Village Caretaker Part-time |
via Parish Office |