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Local democracy is about local people working together to improve things in their communities. The aim is to encourage more people and organisations to get involved and address issues that affect their lives. So how do you get involved:~ People get involved in local democracy in many ways. You don't have to stand for Parliament to be part of it! We welcome members of the public to our meetings, and they are a good way of making a difference in your local community. You can keep in touch with the issues in your area through regular bulletins, or by contacting your councillor. Last but not least it is crucial that you make sure you are registered to vote. |
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Type in any of these, you will come to this site: www.rogate-rake.org www.rogatevillage.co.uk www.rogatevillage.com |
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Democracy - Improving all our people's lives |
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ROGATE PARISH COUNCIL Some useful information about your 13 Parish Council Members & Parish Clerk are as follows:
Chairman: Peter Moss. The Dower House. Rogate. GU31 5EG. Tel: (01730) 818336.
Deputy Chairman: Neil Hepworth. Tel: 821863.
Clerk: Ian Croucher. Hollies. Plantation Road. Hillbrow. Liss. Petersfield. Hampshire. GU33 7QB. Tel: (01730) ~ 892852. email: iancroucher@hotmail.com website: www.rogate-rake.org
General Parish Council Members: Ann Arnold, Katrina Baker, Pauline Berrisford-Hill, Elizabeth Brown, Kevin Buxton, Trudy Coles, Susan Erskine, Neil Hepworth, Peter Howland Alec Merritt, Harvey Morgan & Carole Young.
This information has been reproduced so you the electorate, know who is who along with who does what & when, within your Parish Council.
Council Meetings: These are normally held at the Rogate Village Hall, round the rear of the hall in the Pavilion. The Full Parish Council usually meets once a month at 7.30pm on the 4th Monday of each month. The exceptions being the summer month of August to allow for family holidays & December. See full timetable at bottom of page 3 of Council Information. The Planning & General Purposes part of your council meets twice a month, first of all after the main business of the full parish meeting & also on the 2nd Monday of each month also at 7.30pm.
As you would expect, the council is split into several different parts or committees to deal with more specific matters and each normally with a Chairman who answers back to the main body of the council.
Finance Committee:- Katrina Baker (Chair) working with Pauline Berrisford-Hill, Susan Erskine, Neil Hepworth & Peter Moss. Neil Hepworth (Chair) working with Katrina Baker, Pauline Berrisford-Hill, Elizabeth Brown, Kevin Buxton, Trudy Coles Susan Erskine, Peter Howland & Peter Moss.
Environment, Byways, Commons & Open Spaces Committee:- Ann Arnold, Elizabeth Brown, Susan Erskine, Peter Howland, Alec Merritt, Harvey Morgan, Peter Moss & Carole Young.
Local Representatives or Contacts:- Rights of Way & Commons: Pauline Berrisford-Hill, Elizabeth Brown, Susan Erskine, Peter Howland, Alec Merritt & Carole Young with Stephen Allberry (Consultant) Highways: Dr Mairi Rennie (Consultant) Parish Plan Youth & Playgrounds: Fiona Dix (Consultant) Police Liaison: Philip Carpenter (Consultant) Rake School Governor: Elizabeth Brown. Rake Village Hall: Elizabeth Brown. Rogate School Governor: Susan Erskine. Rogate Village Hall: Neil Hepworth. Tree Warden: Stephen Allberry (Consultant) Public Footpaths/Styles: Alec Merritt. River Rother Forum & CLC: Pauline Berrisford-Hill & Neil Hepworth.
(Consultants) are none elected, none voting associate members who give of their valued time & experience to advise & assist the Parish Council. So now you know who each of your Rogate Parish Councillors are, what their areas of responsibilities are etc. however it is worth remembering that all your Parish Councillors do all of this for no payment or reward what so ever and some of them have been doing a sterling job for over 30 years.
If you want something done or changed within your Parish and Community or you would like some more information about something YOU think is important then speak to one of the people above and ask or advise them just what is going on.
Better still, come to the meetings, get involved. Correct as at 01/01/2008. |
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Chichester District Council. East Pallant House, East Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1TY, Telephone: 01243 785166. http://www.chichester.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5319 Ward comprising of: Milland, Rake, Rogate and Lynch. Committees: TBA. Mr William Mason (Con). 1 Sandilands Cottage. Rogate. Petersfield. Hampshire. GU31 5HU. My own Website: http://www.westsussex.org/ |
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Andrew Tyrie. Conservative Member of Parliament. Contact details: Email address: House of Commons: marsha@parliament.uk. No websites. Telephone numbers: House of Commons Phone number: 020 7219 6371 Constituency Addresses: |
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A quick reference point for your other Elected Representatives Member of Parliament (MP):~ Andre Tyrie. (Conservative) Phone: 020 7219 6371. e-mail: tyriea@parliament.uk South East Member European Parliament (MEPs):~ http://www.europarl.org.uk/uk_meps/southeast.asp Lib Dem:Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne. Green:Caroline Lucas. Lib Dem:Sharon Bowles. Con:James Elles. UK Ind:Nigel Farage. Ind:Ashley Mote. Con:Nirj Deva. Con:Richard Ashworth. Labour:Peter Skinner. Con:Daniel Hannan. West Sussex County Councillor:~ Nola Hendon. 01730 893970. Chichester District Councillor:~ Mr William Mason. 01730 818382. Chichester District Council:~ Phone (01243) 785166. email: www.chichester.gov.uk. |
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West Sussex County Council. http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/content/your-council/councillors.en County Hall. West Street. Chichester. West Sussex. PO19 1RQ. Political Party: Conservative. Electoral Division: Midhurst. Committee membership: Adults' Services Select Committee (Vice-Chairman) Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee. North Chichester County Local Committee. Miss Nola Hendon. Dale Place, Sandy Lane, Rake, Hampshire. Telephone: 01243 777100. |
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And lets not forget Brussels and the good old EEC! http://www.europarl.org.uk/index.htm |
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Personal Profile: I grew up in the District & my family have lived here for several generations. I live in Rogate with my wife, young son and daughter. Formally a member of the Rogate and Rake Parish Council, I'm in touch with the challenges our local villages face. I believe in honesty in politics, that said, I will fight to protect our countryside from development – destroy it once and you don't get a second chance. Advocate robust policing to make criminals run scared; and make the case for freedom; for you to be given more opportunities to run your own lives through low taxes and less nannying bureaucracy. |
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Biography: Nola Hendon has worked in the world of Professional sport, primarily Women's tennis for 25 years. With her family she has helped in the organisation of over 40 Tournaments in the UK and for 18 years was the Women's Tennis Association's European Tour Operations Manager in Europe. She has been an Assistant Prize Money Officer at the Wimbledon Championships for 17 years. Politically she is Constituency Chairman for Chichester, and the Party's Area Chairman for both East and West Sussex. She has also been a Member of the Westminster Parliamentary Candidates List. Nola is an Adviser to the Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning. |
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WHO & WHAT is ROGATE PARISH COUNCIL & perhaps just as important, what does it do? The Parish Council is in effect the grass roots democratically elected body, which represents the two villages of Rogate and Rake. It would be fair to say that its most visible function is to consider and make recommendations on all local planning applications to Chichester District Council, but it also a fair bit more than just that. It is the collective mouthpiece if you like, for the community as a whole, looking into issues such as highways & traffic, footpaths, planning enforcement along with providing services & items such as bus shelters, some playground |
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facilities, both the look and feel of the open spaces and countryside around your parish, remember some of the Council Tax that nearly every household pays in this country, goes towards funding the things that your Parish Council is doing on your behalf. If you are interested in making a difference to your community, remember you are welcome to come to any of the meetings, ask questions, read the notices, check this website and really start keeping in touch with your council and your community. FOR A LIST OF PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS ~ CLICK HERE FOR A DIRECT LINK |
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Rogate Parish Council’s Old Agendas & Meetings Records:- If you would like to view the Agenda’s & Meeting’s Minutes of previous Rogate Parish Council Public Meetings please click here RPC-DATALINK-2007.pdf as time permits more information will be added. |