Parish Council

   * Please note that the Parish Council have monthly meetings except for August and December**

The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Monday  8th of June 2026 at the Parish Room at 1930hrs - Agenda

The Minutes of the Parish Council Annual General meeting held on the 11th of May 2026 can be found here

Notice of public rights can be found here

Meeting details are published on the council notice boards, with the notice of agenda and are available to view here

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• Future meeting dates set for 2026:
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• Monday 13th July 2026 - Village Institute
• Monday 14th September 2026 - Village Institute
• Monday 12th October 2026 - Parish Room
• Monday 9th of November 2026 - Village Institute
• Monday 11th of January 2027 - Village Institute
• Monday 8th of February 2027 - Parish Room
• Monday 8th of March 2027 - Village Institute
• Monday 12th of April 2027 - Parish Room
• Monday 26th of April 2027 - Annual Parish Meeting - Village Institute 
• Monday 10th May 2027 - Annual General Meeting - Village Institute
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http://stratfordstmary.onesuffolk.net/parish-council/council-responsibilities Parish Council meetings take place each month except August and December and start at 7.30pm, all residents and members of the public are welcome to attend. Although such attendance is in the role of observer for much of the meeting, opportunity is available at every meeting for parish residents to raise topics of general interest or matters of particular concern. 

The Parish Council also holds an Annual Parish Meeting, usually in April where all parish residents are partcularly encouraged to attend. Organisations from within the parish are also invited to attend and, if they wish, to present a short report on their activities during the preceding year and their future plans.

These meetings are a useful way to find out more about the community in which you have chosen to live. They also provide residents with an opportunity to raise and discuss, matters of concern.

Notices providing dates, start times and agendas for parish council meetings can be viewed on the Parish Council notice boards located by The Anchor Public House in Upper Street and by the footbridge over the River Stour (known locally as the Weir), Lower Street.

Your councillors are:

CHAIRMAN:

Roger Barrell - 1 Spanbies Road, CO7 6YH - Tel: 01206 323728.

VICE-CHAIRMAN

Derek Robinson - Holly Court, Kenyon Close, CO7 6LJ - Tel: 01206 621427.

COUNCILLORS:   

William (Bill) Davies - 3 Spanbies Road, CO7 6YH - Tel: 01206 322990. 

Lawrence Shead - 1 Drum Field. Emergency Planning Representative

Gillian Robinson - Holly Court, Kenyon Close, CO7 6LJ - Tel: 01206 621427. Village Institute Representative 

Nicholas Wright - Everlong, School Lane,, CO7 6LZ - Tel: 07979 506389. Footpath representative

Norman Woodard - 12 Swaynes CO7 6YQ. 

Richard Carvalho - Hollies Cottage, Upper St CO7 6LW

Russell Townsend - Gatemans, Upper Street, CO7 6JH - Tel: 07812 079247. Tree Warden

Please note that parish councillors are volunteers. 

What Parish Councils and the County are responsible for is set out here:

http://stratfordstmary.onesuffolk.net/parish-council/council-responsibilities/

Councillors Register of Members Interests 

CLERK TO THE COUNCIL

Faye Hall - 6 Homefield, Capel St Mary, IP9 2XE

Email: Parishcouncil@stratfordstmary.org.uk

Website: www.stratfordstmary.onesuffolk.net 

Data Manager: data.manager@stratfordstmary.org.uk