Councils, MP, and MEPs for Sampford Peverell
Sampford Peverell Parish Council
The parish council in Sampford Peverell normally consists of 9 members. Information about the current council is given below, or you can use the contacts page to contact us.
Details and minutes of Parish Council Meetings can be found on the Parish Council Minutes page
The parish plan can be found on the Planning page and on the MDDC page mentioned at the top of this article
If you have any suggestions, comments or ideas that you think would help improve our Parish please get in touch with us.
The parish council in Sampford Peverell normally consists of 9 members. Information about the current council is given below, or you can use the contacts page to contact us.
Details and minutes of Parish Council Meetings can be found on the Parish Council Minutes page
The parish plan can be found on the Planning page and on the MDDC page mentioned at the top of this article
If you have any suggestions, comments or ideas that you think would help improve our Parish please get in touch with us.
Members of Sampford Peverell Parish Council
David Cutts - 01884 821582
Chair of the Parish Council
Parish Council Representative on the Grand Western Canal Joint Advisory Committee
Chrissie Holland - 01884 829144
Vice-chair of the Parish Council
Leader of the Environment Working Group
Ian Adlington - 01884 799566
Parish Council Representative on the Village Hall and Recreation Ground Charity Committee
Snow warden
Tim Burt - 01884 821311
Parish Council
Heather Culpin - 01884 829164
Parish Council Representative on the Sampford Peverell Society Committee
Affordable housing
Janet Disney - 01884 841748
Parish Council
Angus Mackenzie - 07957 872384
Parish Council
Bernie O'Connell - 07773 560123
Parish Council
Lynda Taylor - 01884 821513
Parish Council Representative on the Sampford Peverell & District Twinning Association Committee
Clerk to the Parish Council and Responsible Finance Officer: Mike Aspray - 01884 242606
What is A Parish Council?
The Parish Council is the part of local government closest to the people. It serves the smallest area and is responsible for the most local of matters. Very importantly, these councils set a precept - raising a sum collected with the council tax each year to improve facilities and services for local people.
The Parish council has a number of basic responsibilities in making the lives of local communities more comfortable, many of which are often taken for granted. Essentially these powers fall within three main categories:
1. Representing the whole electorate within the parish.
2. Delivering services to meet local needs.
3. Striving to improve quality of life in the parish.
Parish council powers and duties include the provision and/or maintenance of community transport schemes, traffic calming measures, local youth projects, tourism activities, leisure facilities, car parks, village greens, public lavatories, litter bins, street lighting, street cleaning, burial grounds, allotments, bus shelters, commons, opens spaces, footpaths and bridleways. Parish Councils can also comment on planning applications - they are statutory consultees (they have to be consulted if they so wish) and can be represented at public inquiries.
There is more information about parish council responsibilities and local government in general at this web site:
http://www.localgov.co.uk/Parish-council-responsibilities/29135
Other levels of local government
Mid Devon District Council
At the next level up Sampford Peverell is in the Canonsleigh Ward of the Mid Devon District Council who are based in Tiverton. The MDDC web site is here:
https://new.middevon.gov.uk
The district councillors for our area (Canonsleigh) are:
Heather Bainbridge - 01398 361430
and
Christine Collis - 01884 820445.
Devon County Council
Sampford Peverell is in the Willand and Uffclume Ward of Devon County Council, based in Exeter, whose website can be found here:
http://www.devon.gov.uk
Our Council councillor is Ray Radford, 01884 820000, who is also on the Mid Devon Council as a representative for Halberton.
Parliament
Our MP is Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, and there is more information about him on his own website: http://www.neilparish.co.uk
And in the European Parliament we are represented by the South West Region MEPs. For their names and contact information see this page and search for UK and then South-West region under constituency: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/search.html
David Cutts - 01884 821582
Chair of the Parish Council
Parish Council Representative on the Grand Western Canal Joint Advisory Committee
Chrissie Holland - 01884 829144
Vice-chair of the Parish Council
Leader of the Environment Working Group
Ian Adlington - 01884 799566
Parish Council Representative on the Village Hall and Recreation Ground Charity Committee
Snow warden
Tim Burt - 01884 821311
Parish Council
Heather Culpin - 01884 829164
Parish Council Representative on the Sampford Peverell Society Committee
Affordable housing
Janet Disney - 01884 841748
Parish Council
Angus Mackenzie - 07957 872384
Parish Council
Bernie O'Connell - 07773 560123
Parish Council
Lynda Taylor - 01884 821513
Parish Council Representative on the Sampford Peverell & District Twinning Association Committee
Clerk to the Parish Council and Responsible Finance Officer: Mike Aspray - 01884 242606
What is A Parish Council?
The Parish Council is the part of local government closest to the people. It serves the smallest area and is responsible for the most local of matters. Very importantly, these councils set a precept - raising a sum collected with the council tax each year to improve facilities and services for local people.
The Parish council has a number of basic responsibilities in making the lives of local communities more comfortable, many of which are often taken for granted. Essentially these powers fall within three main categories:
1. Representing the whole electorate within the parish.
2. Delivering services to meet local needs.
3. Striving to improve quality of life in the parish.
Parish council powers and duties include the provision and/or maintenance of community transport schemes, traffic calming measures, local youth projects, tourism activities, leisure facilities, car parks, village greens, public lavatories, litter bins, street lighting, street cleaning, burial grounds, allotments, bus shelters, commons, opens spaces, footpaths and bridleways. Parish Councils can also comment on planning applications - they are statutory consultees (they have to be consulted if they so wish) and can be represented at public inquiries.
There is more information about parish council responsibilities and local government in general at this web site:
http://www.localgov.co.uk/Parish-council-responsibilities/29135
Other levels of local government
Mid Devon District Council
At the next level up Sampford Peverell is in the Canonsleigh Ward of the Mid Devon District Council who are based in Tiverton. The MDDC web site is here:
https://new.middevon.gov.uk
The district councillors for our area (Canonsleigh) are:
Heather Bainbridge - 01398 361430
and
Christine Collis - 01884 820445.
Devon County Council
Sampford Peverell is in the Willand and Uffclume Ward of Devon County Council, based in Exeter, whose website can be found here:
http://www.devon.gov.uk
Our Council councillor is Ray Radford, 01884 820000, who is also on the Mid Devon Council as a representative for Halberton.
Parliament
Our MP is Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, and there is more information about him on his own website: http://www.neilparish.co.uk
And in the European Parliament we are represented by the South West Region MEPs. For their names and contact information see this page and search for UK and then South-West region under constituency: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/search.html