Parish Councillors

Information correct at 4/5/2023

• Cllr. Chris Sparkes
• Cllr. Brian Styles
• Cllr. Fatima Mitchell
• Cllr. Augusta Koroma
• Cllr. Jean Fray
• Cllr. John Tildesley
• Cllr. James Wood
• Cllr. Roy Barton
• Cllr. Michael Pearce
• Cllr. Michael Williams (Vice Chair)
• Cllr. Darren Hopson
• Cllr. Ron Sands (Chair)
• Cllr. Elaine Cutting
• Cllr. Ian Dunkley
• Cllr. Teresa Gissing
• Cllr Charlie Chester

*Cllr. stands for Councillor.

The full Parish Council meeting is held on the first Thursday of the month, apart from August where there is a summer recess.  Meetings are held at the Jubilee Hall, Pottery Road, Hoo, Rochester, Kent, ME3 9BS and start at 19.00pm (and normally last a few hours).  Residents are invited and are encouraged to attend meetings and there is a 'Public Question Time' item on the agenda for questions to be asked and discussed.  Please ensure that questions are related to the responsibilities of the Parish Council, to see our responsibilities click the Our Responsibilities tab at the top of this page.  Although, residents can ask the Parish Council to contact local organisations (such as Medway Council or the Police) to receive updates or raise concerns about matters on behalf of residents.  If attending meetings by car, please park responsibly.  Unless otherwise publicly stated, this meeting is open to the public, however, there may be occasions during these meetings when certain confidential matters have to be discussed and the press and any public present are requested to leave.  

Below is a list of committees that can discuss and put forward recommendations to the monthly full council meeting.

Planning Committee:

Please note:  the Parish Council is not the local planning authority and is not responsible for decision making on planning applications.  Although, the Parish Council is a statutory consultee (we are informed of all planning applications within the parish) whereby we are asked for our comments and feedback on each planning application.  The Parish Council's Planning Committee can discuss and put forward recommendations to the monthly full council meeting on what the Parish Council's position on each planning application should be.

Cllr Fray

Cllr Styles

Cllr Sparks

Cllr Pearce

Cllr Koroma

Cllr Barton

Cllr Chester

Cllr 

 

Environment Committee:

Cllr Fray

Cllr Mitchell

Cllr Pearce

Cllr Wood

Cllr Hopson

Cllr Chester

Cllr 

Cllr Barton

 

Finance & General Purposes Committee:

Cllr Sands

Cllr Williams

Cllr Cutting

Cllr Gissing

Cllr Tildesley

Cllr Koroma

Cllr Dunkley

Cllr Mitchell

 

New Hoo Community Centre Committee:

Cllr Williams

Cllr Tildesley

Cllr Sparks

Cllr Cutting

Cllr Styles

Cllr Gissing

Cllr Hopson

Cllr Dunkley

 

Representatives for Outside Bodies:

 

Rural Liaison                            Cllr Fray & Cutting

Footpaths                                 Cllr Tildesley & Wood

Village Hall                              Cllr Styles

Police Liaison                           Cllr Cutting & Gissing

Tree Warden                            Cllr Pearce

Public Transport                       Cllr Koroma

KALC                                        Cllr Tildesley

Neighbourhood Plan                Cllr Cutting, Styles, Fray, Chester and Winter

Allotments                               Cllr Pearce

Appointments:

Internal Auditor - Martin Thomas & Co

Banker - Co-operative Bank

External Auditor - Mazars

Insurer - Zurich

Contact a Parish Councillor or the Parish Council itself via the Parish Clerk using the contact details below.  

Hoo St Werburgh and Chattenden Parish Council
Clerk of the Council:  Mrs Sherrie Babington
Address:  4 Birkhall Close, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 7QD
Telephone:  01634 868855
Email:  clerk@hoopc.org

*Please contact Monday to Friday, between 9am to 5pm and allow 5 working days to respond.