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Beenham Parish Council

There are currently six parish councillors:



Dick Russell, Chairman

I am in my 60’s, a semi-retired lawyer, married to Mandy who works in the City, I have four children aged from 13 to 38, and have lived in Beenham for 15 years. I am a School governor, am interested in gardening, cooking, literature, opera, birds, walking, skiing and lots of other stuff. I am passionate about my children and cricket.

                 
Tel: 971 2269 E-mail:    

Alison Whittenbury

I am an accountant and work for an airline services company. I am married to Rob, who is also an accountant. We have lived in Beenham for four years and have a young son, Daniel, as well as cats and horses. We are very happy in Beenham and hope to be here for many years to come.

Tel: 971 2599 E-mail:    

Philip Leijten
As an engineer turned management consultant I have worked in many different industries, the past six years in the energy sector. My wife Sarah and I moved to Beenham in 2008, coming from the Netherlands. We have one daughter, now in secondary school, and 3 cats. I’m an active cyclist, enjoy soccer and am passionate about mankind living in harmony with each other and with ‘the planet’.

   
Tel: 971 4020 E-mail: philip.leijten@beenhamonline.org

Sonia Buchanan
I have lived in Beenham for 2 1/2 years and the surrounding villages for the past 30 years. I am married to Steven, have two grown-up children and 2 dogs. I have recently retired from full-time employment as Housekeeping Bursar. I'm interested in gardening, cooking, walking and most sport.

   
Tel: 971 0203 E-mail: sonia.buchanan@beenhamonline.org    
                     

Alex Cother
I am a company director, married with two sons, one at The Willink and the other at Aldermaston Primary, where I was a Parent Governor and latterly Chair of Governors. Having lived at The Wharf for 13 years, I have become concerned about our community and want to make a contribution to its general wellbeing. In my limited leisure time, I enjoy live music and anything mechanical.

   
Tel: 971 4697 E-mail: alex.cother@beenhamonline.org
                   
John Thurley
John Thurley
I am 67 years of age and have been married to Ann for 43 years. We have three grown up sons and five grandchildren aged four to14 years who I enjoy spending time with. My entire working life has been in the motor trade from apprentice to managing director. My main interests are gardening, dog walking and following Formula 1. I am a committee member of the Beenham Allotment Association. I have lived in Beenham for two years and prior to that was in Thatcham for 40 plus years.


   
Tel: 971 2554 E-mail: john.thurley@beenhamonline.org    
 
There is currently a vacancy for one councillor

       


The Parish Council usually meets at 7:30pm on the first Monday of each month in the Community Room adjoining the school. Notice of the meetings appears on the Parish Council notice board outside the school, together with the minutes of the previous meeting and other relevant information. The first 15 minutes of each meeting are allocated to the public to allow them to raise any matters of concern. In addition to the monthly meetings there is the Annual Parish Assembly which takes place in April.

The Parish Council is responsible for many aspects of village life, including the provision of recreation facilities, reporting on the state of highways, footpaths and bridleways, commenting on planning applications and supporting parish initiatives, sometimes with grants.

The Clerk to the Parish Council is Mr Bill Goudge, Nova, Coppid Hill, Wokingham, RG41 4 TG, tel: 0118 977 3553, or e-mail billgoudge@aol.com. Please contact the clerk or any member of the Parish Council for further information about the activities of the Parish Council or if you are interested in becoming a Parish Councillor.

Dates of Upcoming Meetings
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The dates of Parish Council meetings for 2012 will be:

9TH JANUARY
6TH FEBRUARY
5TH MARCH
2ND APRIL
18TH APRIL (Annual Parish Assembly)
7th MAY
4th JUNE
2ND JULY
6TH AUGUST
3RD SEPTEMBER
5TH OCTOBER
3RD NOVEMBER
3RD DECEMBER

Minutes from the Parish Council Meetings

Minutes and other documents below are available in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. Clicking on one of the links will open the document in a new window. From there you can save or print the document if desired. Closing the window will return you to this page.

Notes of January meeting are here

Full minutes of the previous six meetings:

November 2011

October 2011

September 2011

August 2011

July 2011

June 2011

The Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council held on May 13 2011 are here

The Agenda for the meeting 5th September 2011 is available here

The Parish Plan is available here

A copy of the Parish Council’s letter of objection, dated 5th July 2011, to Application 11/00778/FUL - A4 Metal Recycling Limited is available here

A copy of the Chairman's response, dated 21st June 2011, to West Berks Council's letter of 6th June regarding the potential impacts of Application 11/00778/FUL - A4 Metal Recycling Limited is available here

Minutes of the Annual Parish Assembly held on 20 April 2011

The Report which the Chairman of Beenham Parish Council gave to the Annual Parish Assembly: Parish Assembly 2011 PC Report

 

 

District Council

West Berkshire Council is a unitary authority responsible for the full range of local authority services.
It was created in April 1998 when the former Newbury District Council took on responsibilities from
Berkshire County Council, which was abolished. West Berkshire Council has its main office at
Council Offices, Market Street, Newbury RG14 5LD.
Tel: 01635 42400.
Web site: www.westberks.gov.uk

Keith Chopping is our West Berks district councillor. He is also currently Deputy Leader of Council, and responsible for
Planning and Highways.
Tel: 0118 983 4625 Fax: 0118 983 2010
E-mail: kchopping@westberks.gov.uk,
Web site:www.westberks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=10155

         

 

Member of Parliament

Our Member of Parliament is John Redwood (Conservative).
Constituency address: 30 Rose Street, Wokingham, Berks RG40 1XU
Tel: 0118 962 9501 Fax: 0118 962 9323
E-mail: redwoodj@parliament.uk
Web site: www.johnredwood.com

           
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