The Council
Edwinstowe Parish Council
The Parish Council consists of eleven elected Parish Councillors who serve for four years. They are volunteers and receive no payment. They make the decisions at the monthly Council meetings.
The Councillors
Cllr Celia Brooks
Role
Chair
Committees
Finance & Administration Committee, Personnel / Staffing Sub Committee – Chair, Parks, Open Spaces, Conservation, Recreational Areas and Footpaths Sub Committee – Chair, Planning Committee , Allotment Sub Committee
Cllr Karen Peck
Role
Vice Chair
Committees
Events Sub Committee - Chair, Cemetery Sub Committee, Newsletter Sub Committee
Cllr Scott Carlton
Role
District Councillor, County Councillor
Committees
Finance and Administration Committee, Planning Committee, Personnel/Staffing Sub Committee
Cllr Mick Brown
Role
District Councillor
Committees
Finance & Administration Committee, Health & Safety Sub Committee, Cemetery Sub Committee, Personnel / Staffing Sub Committee
Cllr Paul Peacock
Role
District Councillor
Committees
Thoresby Memorial Sub Committee, Allotment Sub Committee
Cllr Chris Ayre
Committees
Cemetery Sub Committee – Chair, Allotment Sub Committee - Chair, Finance and Administration Committee
Cllr John Peck
Committees
Finance & Administration Committee – Chair, Planning Committee, Parks, Open Spaces, Conservation, Recreational Areas and Footpaths Sub Committee, Newsletter Sub Committee, Thoresby Memorial Sub Committee
Cllr Alison Troop
Committees
Personnel / Planning Sub Committee, Allotment Sub Committee
Cllr Clive Parkin
Cllr Linda George
Cllr Nigel Booth
Parish Clerk & Administrator
James Gamble
Role
Clerk to the Parish Council
Contact Details
Beverley Whitworth
Role
Administrator to the Parish Council
Contact Details
Parish Council Responsibilities
Our responsibilities include:
- Picking up the litter, keeping everywhere tidy and basic maintenance (you’ll see our staff and the van around the village every week).
- The childrens play areas and open spaces.
- The Cemetery.
- The Allotments.
- The Village Hall (which is looked after by a management committee). The Parish Office is in the Village Hall.
- The West Lane, East Lane and Village Hall car parks.
- The War Memorial.
- Providing dog waste bins.
- The public toilet on Mansfield Road.
- Some of the seats around the village.
- The Christmas lights.
- Organising events such as the Christmas lights switch on and the Remembrance Parade.
- Keeping the verges cut.
- Walking the footpaths and rights of way.
- Producing the village magazine – “Edwinstowe Village News!”.
