John Evans – Chair. jevans.gwpc@greatwaldingfield.uk   I have lived in Great Waldingfield since October 2018 having moved from Burnham on Crouch, Essex. Although now retired my career primarily centred on the management of property, estates and facilities in the public sector, my last employment was with CAFCASS. Over the years I have enjoyed volunteering for many community organisations and, although now moved, continue my association with the Maldon Stroke Support Group. As a parish councillor, which is a more defined role not just focusing on one aspect of the community but being at the heart of the village, I hope I can help support , sustain and maintain its identity in an ever expanding environment.

Gail Baxter – Vice Chair  Email Gail  Hello, I’m Gail. I was born and have lived in Suffolk all of my life and in Great Waldingfield for 40+ years.  I was previously a teacher for children with severe learning difficulties. Now my main interest is in wildlife and conservation. I also enjoy walking, gardening and reading.

 

Jan Spackman. jspackman.gwpc@greatwaldingfield.uk  I have lived here, in Heath Way, for 20 yrs with my husband Lee and now with our 14 year old granddaughter, she came into our full-time care 3 year ago due to very sad circumstances.  I am passionate about our village and its people living here.  I worked in the NHS for 25 years and have just retired from working for a private care company for the last 10 years.

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Nigel Leonard. nleonard.gwpc@greatwaldingfield.uk

My wife and I moved to Great Waldingfield in August 2023 from Essex. Prior to this we were regular visitors to this part of Suffolk for many years but it is only recently that a change in circumstances has enabled us to make a permanent move to the village and we plan to make this our long term home.  I currently work in the NHS and have held a variety of project and management roles over the last 33 years. I am currently a Director in an NHS Trust in Essex and amongst other duties I led the Covid-19 vaccination programme for the Trust across both Suffolk and Essex.   We have met some wonderful people in the village already and as my retirement approaches in a couple of years I want to become more involved and hopefully I can continue to utilise some of my skills and experience.

Pete Berry pberry.gwpc@greatwaldingfield.uk

I have lived in the village for nearly 30 years, my 3 daughters ( and grandson) all attended the village school, for which I served as a governor for 5 years. As well as being a parish councillor previously, I have been a committee member on the village Horticultural Society, who run the village shows for 6 years, and was a member of the Events team raising money for the Christmas event, which is so loved parishioners of all ages. I was part of the Neighbourhood plan team, and was also a member of the Friends of St Lawrence Church team. I hope to bring this community based view into my role as a parish councillor.  I hope to keep our village the special place it is, one that I have been privileged and proud to call home for nearly 3 decades.

 

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Councillor Vacancy

What parish councillors do? They have a dual role. They: Represent the views and concerns of the parishioners to Great Waldingfield Parish Council (GWPC) itself and, through it, to the district, county or unitary authority; and Report back to parshioners on issues affecting the parish.  The formal part of these roles, especially the first one, is carried out by attending meetings and corresponding with the parish clerk.

Mark Freeman –  Clerk  Phone: 07922 336386    Email Clerk and/or Parish Council   I have lived in Cavendish since 2017 and became GW Parish Clerk on 6 June 2023.  I was a Councillor on Cavendish PC and familiar with Suffolk village life.

The Clerk role is part time but I aim to be in the office in the village hall most mornings.

 

Membership of Committees (C), Sub Committees (SC), Working Groups (WG) and Representatives

SC/WG	Membership
Strategic (Action) Plan, WG	All Cllrs
Neighbourhood Plan Review, WG	Cllrs Evans, Leonard, Baxter
Finance C	Cllrs Evans, Baxter
HR & Complaints C	Cllrs Baxter, Spackman, Leonard
Village Hall Management C	Cllrs Evans, Leonard, Baxter
Media WG[1]	Cllrs ??, ??
Noticeboards Rep	Cllr Spackman
Planning WG	Cllrs Baxter (lead), Pete Berry, Clare Kiely (advisor)
Playground WG	Cllrs Spackman, ?tbn?
Pavilion WG	Cllrs Baxter, Leonard, Evans & Clare Kiely (facilitator)
QDJG WG	To Be Reviewed
Biodiversity WG	Cllr Baxter
Devolution & LGR[2] (New WG)	Cllrs Evans, Leonard
Collaboration with neighbouring PCs (New WG)	Cllrs Evans, Leonard
SALC	Chair & Clerk
Traffic: Include SIDS, Speed Watch WG	Cllrs ?? & ??
Trees/Footpaths WG	Cllr Baxter with David Taylor
Young People WG	Cllrs ??, Spackman
Braithwaite Trust Rep	Chair
Chilton Woods Development Rep	Cllr Maybury: link with Cllr Baxter
Old School Wood; New: [3] Rep	Cllr Baxter
Community Wardens: Now PSS	Clerk to liaise with appointed Contractor
Disability WG	Cllr Baxter + ??, Spackman
Events Rep	Cllr Baxter

[1] Review FB account, also include GW Twitter, Blue Sky

[2] Local Government Reorganisation

[3] Lease review

Item 07.01. Roles & responsibilities v1.3

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Gail Baxter,  John Evans  Jan Spackman Nigel Leonard

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