Willingdon & Jevington
Parish Council
A Quality Parish Council

Clerk
Mr G J Parish
3 Gorringe Valley Road
Willingdon BN20 9SX
T 01323 489603
Email – parishclerkwjpc@btconnect.com

Office hours:
Monday to Friday 09.00hrs to 13.00hrs

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  The Parish
The Parish Council

The Parish Council has representatives from the villages of Willingdon and Jevington.

The Council was formed by a merger of the previous Willingdon and Jevington Parish Councils about fifteen years ago. The villages are very different but the Council seeks to equally look after the interests of both.

Willingdon

Willingdon has a population of over 6,000. It is one of the larger villages within the county of East Sussex . It is situated to the southern end of the area covered by Wealden District Council. Although recent development means that the village is now predominantly urban rather than rural, the immediate proximity of the South Downs provides a rural dominance.

Jevington


Jevington has a population of less than 200. It is one of the smaller villages within the Wealden area. It is mostly designated as a Conservation area. As such its character and appearance are protected from development.

It is a rural village nestling within the South Downs at the eastern end of the South Downs Way and falls within the boundary at present under discussion for the proposed South Downs National Park.

A high proportion of the buildings in the village are listed as being of architectural or historic value. The South Downs Way long distance path passes through the village.

Filching, a small hamlet between Wannock and Jevington is included in the Jevington ward.

 

 

 

 

 

The Parish Council consists of 19 elected representatives from the community who meet six times a year. In addition to this there is an annual parish meeting.

Parish Council Meetings are held in the Primary School on Mondays at 7.30pm. There is a public question time so that anyone can attend to make views known. Five committees carry out the work of the Council meeting mostly at The Parish Office 3 Gorringe Valley Road Willingdon, but occasionally at the Village Hall in Jevington. Committee meetings are also open and held on Mondays at 7.30pm.

Parish Councils have many functions possible, but they are all discretionary. This is why all parish councils do different things.

In Willingdon and Jevington the five committees are:

Amenities:

  • Most of the footway lighting
  • Open spaces (Foulride Green and Jubilee
    Gardens )
  • Bus shelters
  • Grass verge cutting
  • Footpaths and seats
  • Notice boards
  • Willingdon in Bloom
  • Traffic
Cemetery
  • Upkeep of burial records
  • Maintenance of the Cemetery
  • Planning improvements, footpaths and trees
Finance and Policy
  • Controlling the budget
  • Recommending to Council the amount to precept on the Council Tax
  • Staff matters
  • Strategy including the village appraisal
  • Emergency co-operation with district and county
  • Anything not covered by other committees
Planning
  • Reviewing development planning applications
  • Making views known to the District Council on applications
  • Reviewing licensing applications
Recreation
  • Managing the three recreation grounds
  • Huggetts Lane
  • Tott Yew
  • Jevington
  • Major projects to upgrade and improve facilities
The Parish Council has a budget of £224417.00 for 2008/09of which £170,000 or approximately £53.30 per household is collected by Wealden District Council as part of your council tax.