About the Parish Council - Councillor details
The Parish Council usually meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7.00 p.m. in the Cranwell Village Hall (except during August). Members of the public and the press are always welcome to attend and each meeting has a section of the agenda reserved for members of the Parish to raise and discuss any matters of interest. One or two of our local councillors from North Kesteven District Council are usually present at our meetings for consultation and our local Lincs County Councillor often attends. Please see the "Calendar Of Events" for dates of meetings and up-to-date information regarding the schedule; it is occasionally necessary to change the dates if the Village Hall is unavailable. The planned meeting dates for 2023 / 24 are (subject to confirmation) :-
MONDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER 2023, MONDAY 9TH OCTOBER 2023, MONDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 2023, MONDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2023, MONDAY 8TH JANUARY 2024, MONDAY 12TH FEBRUARY 2024, MONDAY 11TH MARCH 2024, MONDAY 8TH APRIL 2024, MONDAY 22ND APRIL (ANNUAL PARISH MEETING), MONDAY 13TH MAY 2024 (ANNUAL MEETING), 10TH JUNE 2024, 8TH JULY 2024, 9TH SEPTEMBER 2024, 14TH OCTOBER 2024, 11TH NOVEMBER 2024, 9TH DECEMBER 2024.
The Parish Council is organised to have a maximum of NINE Parish Councillors (all unpaid volunteers) and at least three of them are required to be present ("a quorum") in order to make binding decisions. The Council is assisted by the Parish Clerk who is a paid employee of the Parish Council. She deals with all the day-to-day administration of the Council business and ensures compliance with policies and practices. At the present time there are NINE councillors serving on the committee and they are :-
Cllr Mr TREVOR BATTEN - CHAIRMAN
Elected May 2023.
Member since September 2020. Chairman since May 2021.
email: tbatten@cranwellpc.co.uk
Cllr Mr. DAVID GRAVES - VICE CHAIRMAN
Elected May 2023.
Member since November 2022
email: dgraves@cranwellpc.co.uk
Cllr Mr MIKE PEARS - ACTING PARISH CLERK
Elected May 2023.
Member since November 2019
email: mpears@cranwellpc.co.uk
Cllr Mr MICHAEL CASSIDY
Elected May 2023.
Member since August 2011.
email: mcassidy@cranwellpc.co.uk
Cllr Mrs MAUREEN CASSIDY
Elected May 2023.
Member since October 2020
email: maurcassidy@cranwellpc.co.uk
Cllr Mr MARK COLLIER
Elected May 2023.
Member since August 2021
email: mcollier@cranwellpc.co.uk
Cllr Mr. DON WILSON
Elected May 2023.
Member since October 2022
email: dwilson@cranwellpc.co.uk
Cllr Mrs. JUNE WILSON
Co-opted July 2023
Member since July 2023
email: jwilson@cranwellpc.co.uk
Cllr CAROLE BATTEN
Co-opted July 2022
Member since July 2022
email: cbatten@cranwellpc.co.uk
The Parish Clerk is Cllr Mike Pears is serving as the unpaid Acting Parish Clerk during this time. He can be contacted by email on parishclerk@cranwellpc.co.uk or by phone on 07800 913592 (not after 7 p.m.)
So as you can see there are currently NO vacancies on the committee.
Each Councillor oversees various areas of responsibility within the Parish. These are currently as follows:
Cllr MICHAEL CASSIDY
Byards Leap Area - Western approach Bus Shelter & area from Cherry Tree Crescent - hedges, trees, roads, pavements, lights.
Sports Areas - pitches, courts, equipment, Play Area, Rememberance Garden.
Property oversight & acquisitions.
Defibrillator management.
Cllr MIKE PEARS
Website manager.
Noticeboards.
H.R. & Personnel Committee
Speeding Initiatiive
Public relations.
Cllr TREVOR BATTEN
Western Village Area to Flowerdown Ave - Bristow Estate, College Gardens, The Sidings, B1429 Railway Mile up to Cranwell Ave - hedges, trees, roads, pavements, lights.
Cranwell Social Club Committee Liaison.
Finance Liaison
H.R. & Personnel Committee
Junior Footall Club
Community Pavilion Working Party
Speeding Initiative
Open Spaces - country public footpaths & bridleways.
Cllr MAUREEN CASSIDY
Assistant to Michael Cassidy
Cllr MARK COLLIER
Public Transport matters.
Primary School Liaison
Community Pavilion Working Party.
Cllr DON WILSON
Eastern Village area - A15 to Village Green, Willows Lane, North Road, Old School Lane, Farriers Gate, Oxenfold Farm area - hedges, trees, roads, pavements, lights, bus shelter.
Bowls Club liaison
H.R. & Personnel Committee
Community Pavilion Working Party.
Cllr DAVID GRAVES
Managing the Speedwatch Group.
Managing Speeding initiatives
R.A.F. Liaison
Police Liaison.
Community Pavilion Working Party.
Personnel & H.R. Committee.
Cllr JUNE WILSON
Community Events Committee Liaison.
Personnel & H.R. Committee
Cllr CAROLE BATTEN
Area between Social Club and Bristow Estate.
Brauncewell area
Brauncewell Defibrillator management.
There are currently NO vacancies on the Parish Council. The procedure for the appointment of Parish Councillors is defined by Rule 5 of The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules 2006. NKDC will produce a Notice Of Vacancy which will be published on this site and on the village noticeboards. Electors of the Parish will then have a period of 14 days in which at least TEN of them must contact the council to request that an election takes place. If no such request is received within that time then the existing Parish Council can proceed to Co-opt (choose) a new councillor. Adverts will be placed on this site and on the village noticeboards and eligible people will be invited to put themselves forward for consideration.