Name/email address | Date of election/ Co-opted |
Ward | Address | Telephone (01235) |
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David Munyemweri | May 2019 | Harwell | Dellands, Didcot Road | |
Jeremy Hawthorne (Vice-chair) | May 2019 | Harwell | 33 Orchard Way | |
Syed Aly | May 2019 | Harwell | 10 Cottongrass Road | |
Debbie Turner (Chair) | May 2019 | Harwell | 46 Orchard Way | 07530 053776 |
Martin Ricketts | May 2019 | Harwell | 16 The Park | 835628 |
David Roberts | May 2019 | Harwell | 22 The Croft | |
Dee Boughton-Waite | June 2019 | Harwell | 7 Hengest Gate | |
Neil Paterson | June 2019 | Campus | Winnates, Barrow Lane | |
Ian Fearon | September 2020 | Campus | The Crispin, Burr Street | |
Patrick Davidson-Locke | January 2021 | Harwell | Craigview, Reading Road | |
Clive Seabrook | January 2021 | Harwell | Crossfields, The Cleave |
The Parish Clerk is Mrs Stephanie Taylor. See the contact page for details of how to contact her.
Parish Councillors are elected for four years. The last elections were in May 2019. No councillors stood for the Campus Ward and VWHDC advised the council could co-opt to fill the vacancies at the June meeting, when Cllr Paterson was co-opted; there were no other candidates and the council will remain at 10 members rather than a possible maximum of 11 until the next elections. The Chair and Vice Chair are elected by the councillors annually at their May meeting.
***UPDATE February 2020 –
The Vale has now advised that the remaining vacancy following the 2019 elections may be filled by co-option. Once appointed, the new member of the council will serve for the remaining term, until May 2023. Please see the news page for more information.
UPDATE September 2020 – this vacancy has now been filled.
****UPDATE November & December 2020 –
CASUAL VACANCY
Due to resignation of 2 councillors, there are currently 2 vacancies on the parish council.
If you are interested in becoming a councillor or learning more about the role, please contact the clerk.
The vacancies may be filled by co-option if no election is requested.
***UPDATE January 2021***
The Vale has advised these vacancies may be filled by co-option. Both vacancies were filled at the January meeting – see table above.
QUALIFICATIONS TO BE A COUNCILLOR
A person is qualified to be a councillor if they are a British, Commonwealth, Irish or European Union citizen and they are 18 or over. In addition, the person must meet at least one of the following criteria:
(1) They are on the electoral register for the parish, or
(2) During the whole of the twelve months before the day of an election or co-option they have owned or tenanted land or premises in the parish, or
(3) During the whole of the twelve months before that day their principal or only place of work has been in the parish, or
(4) During the whole of the twelve months before that day they have resided in the parish or within three miles of it. Except for qualification (1), these qualifications then continue for the full term of office, until the next ordinary elections.
Certain people are disqualified from standing, and these include paid officers (including the clerks) of the council, bankrupts and those subject to recent sentences of imprisonment.
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Details of the Councillors’ registers of interest can be found on the Vale website.
Here is a brief outline of the Parish Council’s role and duties:
- Harwell Parish Council consists of up to 11 members working together to serve the community, bringing local issues to the Council’s attention, and making decisions on behalf of the local community.
- The Council is a corporate body, and its decisions are the responsibility of the whole body. It is granted powers by Parliament to set the “precept” – the Parish Council’s share of the council tax.
- Issues that concern parish councils are planning, highways, traffic, community safety, housing, street lighting, allotments, cemeteries, litter, war memorials, seats and shelters, and rights of way.
- Parish Councils are only FULLY RESPONSIBLE for the lands belonging to the parish; in Harwell, that is the recreation ground, allotments & cemetery. Freeman Orchard belongs to the council but is managed under a lease. The council maintains St. Matthew’s churchyard.
- The full Council meets 11 times a year, at present, on the second Tuesday of each month except August. These are meetings held in public, but are not public meetings.
- At the first meeting of the new Council, elected councillors sign a formal Declaration of Acceptance of Office, and sign an agreement to abide by the Code of Conduct adopted by the Council.
- The Annual Parish Meeting is a meeting for parish residents, usually in April or May. Any resident can suggest agenda items, speak at the meeting, and vote if necessary. It is not a council meeting but is chaired by the parish council chairman, if present.
Membership of each committee and representation on external bodies is confirmed at the annual meeting of the Council, each May.
Committees
Established under Standing Orders paragraph 4e. See the Meetings and Minutes page for details of the meetings – dates, times, agendas and minutes.
Terms of reference for each committee, and Standing Orders, can be found on the policies page.
Lands Committee
Chair: Jeremy Hawthorne
Debbie Turner, Jeremy Hawthorne, Martin Ricketts, David Roberts
Planning Committee – established October 2019
All councillors are members. Chair: Neil Paterson
Staffing Committee (established August 2016)
Debbie Turner, Jeremy Hawthorne, Syed Aly
Representations on, or work with external bodies, and other councillor roles, alphabetical order.
Organisation or Role | Councillor |
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Allotment User Group Liaison | Martin Ricketts |
Annual Footpaths Walk organiser | Sarah Medley (not parish councillor) |
Bank signatories | Jeremy Hawthorn,Debbie Turner, Dee Boughton-Waite |
Didcot Community Forum and Great Western Park Liaison Committee |
David Roberts |
Harwell Campus meetings with Joint Venture Partnership regarding future plans at Harwell campus, including North Drive | Martin Ricketts |
Harwell News Editor | Alison Fautley |
Harwell News, Parish Council summary | summary written by Martin Ricketts, final checks done by Chair of PC |
Harwell Stakeholders Group: Statutory liaison meetings (quarterly) |
Dee Boughton-Waite. Meetings are open to the public |
Keep Harwell Rural | n/a |
Milton Park Liaison Meeting | tbd |
OALC | No formal rep, councillors attend as available |
OCC Public Transport Representative | Mike Fox-Davies (as OCC Councillor) |
OCC Rights of Way Liaison | Clerk |
Ramblers Parish Path Warden | voluntary role – no parish council representative |
Sports Club Liaison | Clerk and Tennis Club – J Hawthorne Bowls Club – J Hawthorne Harwellian – Scouts – J Hawthorne Football – D Roberts |
Webmaster for PC website | Clerk
David Marsh (not on parish council) provides technical help |
Last updated Jan 2021
Charles Roberts - 22 Manor Green. says
I have tried, for a few months now, to raise the problem of a broken man hole (out side the private bit of road leading to 20 – 23 Manor Green) but only yesterday was told by a lady called (Swindon Office) that there is record of such a report Is this something the Council can take up with Thames Water?
hpc says
Charles – can you raise your comment on the Contact-us page so that it will reach the Clerk. There is no guarantee that she will see it on this page. Presume you mean there is NO record of such a report. Have to say that it is unlikely that the PC can be any more effective than you with Thames Water, especially if it’s on a private bit of road. Another thought – have you reported it on Fix My Street?