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The Election:

 

The Parish Council will go to election on the 5th May 2016, along with the Police and Crime Commissioner Elections and the Borough Council Elections.

Fifteen Parishioners have put themselves forward as Councillors for the eleven places on the Council.

Your nominees are:

Ian Laurence Bradford
Tony Gates
Paul Philip Hooper
Michael John Huke
Paul Henry Hurkett
Bob Huxtable
Mark David Johnson
Janet Kenealy
Wendy Llewellyn
Patrick Joseph Manifold
Vicky Smith
Colin Michael Starkings
Lee Paul Sutton
Terry Watson
Brian William Wright

The Polling Station will be the Village Hall, and you can vote for up to eleven of the above.

The current Council will be standing down on the 9th May and those elected will form a new Council.

 

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Parish Council Election;

Have you ever considered becoming a Parish Councillor and being more involved in the work of the Parish?
Martham Parish Council will be standing down this year, and a newly formed Council will take their seats at the Annual Meeting on the 18th May after the election on the 5th.
Broadly speaking to stand you must be over 18, and an elector of the Parish – there are other disqualifications and qualifications that the Clerk can help you with if you are interested.
The next Parish Council meeting is on the 17th February 2016 at 7.30pm at the Community Centre and this would be a good opportunity to see the Council in action.
The Council meets monthly except for August, on a Wednesday evening, and Councillors are expected to keep abreast of legislation and paperwork in order to inform their decision making, training is available.
The Clerk is there to support and inform the Council and Councillors, to carry out decisions taken at meetings and ensure that the Council paperwork and accountancy practices are in order.
If you would like to discuss membership of the Council, eligibility of standing for Office, the work of Councillor or how to stand for election please do contact the Clerk on 01493 749938 or clerk@martham.gov.uk.
More information on the election will be available as it gets nearer.
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Meet GYBC’s planners: housing, infrastructure, conservation and more.

You asked us, we listened. At a recent meeting with villagers, more information was requested about how planning works.

This meeting will give you the chance to ask Great Yarmouth Borough Council’s Strategic Planning Team all about their plans for Martham and how you can have your say.

Note: This is not a Community Led Plan meeting.
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Here are some of the things the meeting will cover:

An explanation of where we are at in terms of GYBC’s Local Plan (Not to be confused with Martham Parish Council’s Community Led Plan), what the next stage will be and what the implications will potentially be for Martham.

How you can best get involved with shaping and owning the process of development in Martham.

Q & A with representatives from GYBC’s Strategic Planning team.

Myth-busting about planning.

Martham Infrastructure | Martham Parish Council | Norfolk

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Community Led Plan Information Stall at the Scarecrow Festival

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Thank you to everyone who came along to speak to fellow villagers volunteering at their Community Led Plan information stall this weekend. It would be lovely to see you all at the next meeting on the 27th May 7.30pm at the community centre.

The stall was set up and run with the hard work and support of Mark, Paul, Wendy, Debra, Jo, Brian, Noel, Miep, Sharon, Ted, and Sarah. You all helped get the word out!