Are you interested in becoming a Parish Councillor?
On May 4th Local Government elections will take place in England and all current Walberswick Councillors wishing to stand again will be up for re-election. In Walberswick we already know that we will have two vacancies for Parish Councillors. If you are interested in becoming a Parish Councillor then all the required documentation to apply can be found here: https://www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk/elections/election-notices-and-results/east-suffolk-council-parish-elections-thursday-4-may/ (note: this is an external website which will open in a new tab)
Two documents of specific interest may be the the nomination form itself: https://www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk/assets/Elections/2023/East-Suffolk-Council-Parish-Elections-Thursday-4-May/Nomination-Pack-Parish-4-May-2023.pdf (note: this is an external website which will open in a new tab) and election timetable/guidance on filling out the form: https://www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk/assets/Elections/2023/East-Suffolk-Council-Parish-Elections-Thursday-4-May/Nomination-Guidance-Parish-4-May-2023.pdf (note: this is an external website which will open in a new tab)
In addition, the Parish Clerk will making himself available via Zoom in the Heritage Hut at 18.30-19.00 on Monday 13th March to assist both existing Councillors and any members of the public who are interested in applying with completion of the required nomination forms. The next meeting of the Parish Council will take place straight afterwards at 19.00 on 13th March and this is an opportunity to see the work of a Parish Council and chat informally afterwards to existing Councillors if you would like to do so.
The Parish Clerk is also offering to personally deliver completed nomination forms (they have to be hand-delivered) on behalf of any Councillors or members of the public who wish him to, providing those forms are in the possession of Walberswick Parish Council Chair by close of play on Thursday 16th March. If you wish take advantage of this offer, please contact the Chair of the Council at: andrew.wpcouncillor@gmail.com to make the necessary arrangements. You can of course still arrange to deliver the papers yourself to a nominated Council office until 4th April.
In the meantime, if you would like to talk informally about becoming a Councillor, or the work of the Council, please feel free to contact either the Parish Clerk at: walberswickclerk@gmail.com or the Chair: andrew.wpcouncillor@gmail.com