The Sevenoaks Weald Parish Council

Weald Parish Council forms the first tier of local government in this area. It receives a “precept”, an annual sum of money collected through council tax, to spend on parish matters. On behalf of the parish, the Parish Council owns, maintains and manages the Memorial Hall Field, the Recreation Ground, the Allotments and the former Methodist Chapel, now the home of the Community Shop, and various pockets of land around the village. The Parish Council also holds a lease on the Village Green. Many of the things that affect local people, such as education, transport and road safety, rubbish collection and housing, are dealt with by Kent County Council and Sevenoaks District Council. But the Parish Council works closely with the area’s representatives on Sevenoaks District Council – Councillors Julia Thornton and Roddy Hogarth – and on Kent County Council – Councillor Margot McArthur – to try to ensure that residents’ interests and concerns are heard. The Parish Council has formed a Traffic Action Group to look at road safety in the village and has persuaded Kent County Council to introduce traffic/speed control measures in parts of the village, and will continue to press for more action.

The Parish Council is also consulted on planning applications relating to property in the parish and information on such matters can be found via the planning tab on the Parish Council website .

More information on how parish councils work can be found here or at the National Association of Local Councils here

The Parish Council Code of Conduct is here

Weald Parish Council forms the first tier of local government in this area. It receives a “precept”, an annual sum of money collected through council tax, to spend on parish matters. On behalf of the parish, the Parish Council owns, maintains and manages the Recreation Ground, the Allotments and the former Methodist Chapel, now the home of the Community Shop, and various pockets of land around the village. The Parish Council also holds a lease on the Village Green and the Memorial Hall Field. Many of the things that affect local people, such as education, transport and road safety, rubbish collection and housing, are dealt with by Kent County Council and Sevenoaks District Council. But the Parish Council works closely with the area’s representatives on Sevenoaks District Council – Councillors Julia Thornton and Roddy Hogarth – and on Kent County Council – Councillor Margot McArthur – to try to ensure that residents’ interests and concerns are heard. The Parish Council has recently formed a Traffic Action Group to look at road safety in the village and has pledged financial support for traffic/speed control measures recommended in response.

The Parish Council is also consulted on planning applications relating to property in the parish and information on such matters can be found via the planning tab on the Parish Council website .

More information on how parish councils work can be found here or at the National Association of Local Councils here

The Parish Council Code of Conduct is here

Weald Parish Council Member

Rosie Wood
Chair
Rosie was born and raised in Sevenoaks. She moved to Bayleys Hill in 1995 and was elected to the Parish Council in 2002, becoming chair in 2011. She has three children and eight grandchildren, all living locally, and continues to be active in the property business established by her late husband. From the start of her time in the chair, Rosie has had the main aim of uniting the community around the “four pillars” of the church, school, pub and shop. Rosie says: “My ambition has been to make the Parish Council a friendly and approachable local government body, aware of the daily needs of the village while maintaining the upkeep and, above all, protecting our wonderful community.”
Lucy Harris
Vice Chair
Lucy was married in St George’s Church and joined other family members in the village when she moved here in 1996. She worked in the insurance industry, specialising in the financial institutions sector, for more than 25 years and has two sons, now both at university. She became a Parish Councillor in 2011. Lucy says: “With three dogs to walk, every day is spent exploring local footpaths and the village, and this gives a great appreciation of our beautiful surroundings.”
Cathrin Beddoe
Member
Cathrin has lived in Weald with her family for more than 20 years and has served on the Parish Council for much of that time. After a career in banking, she became a teaching assistant at Weald Primary School, where all three of her children were pupils. She has been the school’s office manager since 2010 and has for many years helped with Weald Brownies. She is the Parish Council representative on the Memorial Hall committee.
Steven Brennan
Member
Steven worked in Human Resources in the City for 30 years. He moved to Weald in 2015 after living in Otford for several years and joined the Parish Council in early 2021. He is a keen bridge and tennis player and, in normal times, enjoys travelling.
Rachel Hewett
Member
Rachel and her family have lived in Weald since 2016 and she joined the Parish Council in 2019. She has always enjoyed working or volunteering to support her local community and has trustee roles with local charities. Currently working in the NHS, she joined the Parish Council to contribute to village life and hopes to represent the needs of residents with young families. She deals with all matters relating to the Recreation Ground.
Roger Trapp
Member
Roger moved to the village with his family in 2005 and began his involvement with community matters with the village’s thriving horticultural society, where he is currently the treasurer. He joined the Parish Council in 2017. He is a journalist and author and is responsible for the village website and other council communications. He also represents the council in dealings with the CPRE and other open-space and countryside organisations.
John Caird
Parish Clerk
John is the Parish Clerk and is therefore responsible for the general and financial administration of the Parish Council. He has lived in the village for more than 40 years and has been Parish Clerk since 2007. He can be contacted via wealdparishclerk@btinternet.com or on 01732 453943 for any questions relating to Parish Council business. He can also put residents in touch with individual parish councillors if required.
Joanne Humphreys
Member
Jo has lived in Weald with her family for nearly 20 years and is our newest member to join the parish council. Jo is an active member of the Weald stoolball team and Weald Wildcats Netball Club.  Working for a sports agent, Jo enjoys anything to do with sports. In her free time she enjoys visiting different countries and socialising with friends. She is looking forward to contributing her energy and fresh perspectives to the work of the council in shaping Weald’s future.

Meeting Times & Dates

Meetings will be held on the following dates in 2024:

17th January
13th March
17th April
15th May (APM)
19th June
17th July
18th September
16th October
20th November
18th December

All meetings will be held in the Memorial Hall.
Meetings will start at 7.15 pm.

Meetings are generally held on the third Wednesday of the month, but there is an exception for March this year.

All are welcome.

Appointments
Agendas
Minutes
Audits & Accounts

Previous meeting minutes can be found here.

Weald is a village of about 1,200 people lying on the Low Weald, in gentle rolling countryside just south of Sevenoaks, Kent. The village and its surroundings are in the Metropolitan Green Belt and are entirely within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The History of Weald

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Weald is a village of about 1,200 people lying on the Low Weald, in gentle rolling countryside just south of Sevenoaks, Kent. The village and its surroundings are in the Metropolitan Green Belt and are entirely within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The History of Weald

Contact Us

Parish Clerk
Webmaster
Contact Form
Facebook

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We receive, collect and store any information you enter on our website or provide us in any other way. In addition, we collect the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; login; e-mail address; computer and connection information. We may use software tools to measure and collect session information, including page response times, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information, and methods used to browse away from the page. We also collect personally identifiable information (including name, email, password, communications);  comments, feedback,recommendations, and personal profile.

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