About the Parish Council


Rendlesham Parish Council is a tier of local government for the parish of Rendlesham and is committed to working together with the residents of Rendlesham for the benefit of the parish. It is a statutory body and has wide ranging powers and interests, one of which is to ensure that any development within the parish complies with the current East Suffolk Council Local Development Framework and the County Council Structure Plan.

It acts a focus for action and lobbying on:

Housing
Roads
Parish Facilities
The environment and other issues that may arise

 

The Council has 9 councillors (of 11 total seats) and 4 part time employees

There are 2 vacant council seats 

Parish Clerk, Louise Rayment (Clerk to the Council and Responsible Finance Officer)

Events Co-ordinator, Ellie Hutchinson

Assistant to the Clerk to the Council Kirsty Morgan

Park Keeper, Roger Messenger 

The Full Council are:

Councillor Martin Eley-Kemp (Chair) 

Councillor Jerry Bird (Vice-Chair) 

Councillor Janice Weller

Councillor Mike Stevenson

Councillor Edmund Points 

Councillor Dave Moore

Councillor Fanny Johnson

Councillor James Carter 

Councillor Julie Oliver