Could You Be A Parish Councillor?

Could you be a Parish Councillor?
Are you interested in joining the Parish Council as a Councillor?
Each councillor has their own reasons for running but the role offers the chance to make a huge difference to the quality of life for people in your local area. Being an effective councillor requires both commitment and hard work. Councillors have to balance the needs and interests of residents, the political party they represent (if any) and the council.
Parish Council Elections on 2 May 2019
All seats on the Parish Council are up for election on 2 May 2019. There are 10 places on the council to fill. At the election, residents will be able to vote for 10 candidates should there be more than 10 standing, who they wish to see elected. If there are only 10 nominees then all will be elected uncontested.
If interested, please contact Kay Gregory (Parish Clerk) for a nomination form.
To appreciate what is involved in being a Parish (or Town) Councillor you need to know what a Parish Council is, and what it can and cannot do. We also have to get the image of the Vicar of Dibley out of our mind. So curiously, starting with the negative, the Parish Council is nothing to do with the Church or the Diocese; nor is it a voluntary and community sector body.
“Your Parish Council is the local authority closest to the Electorate.”
“Training is available and support will be found from colleagues, the Clerk to the Council, as well as from the Suffolk Association of Local Councils, a body affiliated to the National Association of Local Councils”
All Councillors retire after a four year term, but casual vacancies may well arise in the intervening period. It is a useful way of seeing if you like being a local Councillor to take a seat for a short period before the next full elections
So if you want to do more for your community, if you want to spend your time productively, and if you can think, listen and act locally — You could become a Parish Councillor.