WESTBERE PARISH COUNCIL
Welcome to Westbere Parish Council's website, which has been designed to give you details of events and activities within the village, together with the current agenda and minutes of recent Parish Council meetings.
We hope you enjoy your visit to our site and find it informative and useful.
Where is Westbere?
The parish of Westbere is located approximately 3½ miles north-east of Canterbury, and runs adjacent to the A28 from the boundary with Sturry, as far as Lakesview Business Park just beyond Hersden. The village of Westbere is situated in the heart of a conservation area and can be reached from the A28 via Westbere Lane, Church Lane or Bushy Hill Road. All roads into Westbere are narrow and winding, making them unsuitable for large vehicles.
The village contains approximately 140 houses, a small village green, a village hall, a public house, a beautiful church and two closed churchyards. Details of heritage trail which runs through the parish are available on the Westbere Preservation Society's heritage trail notice-board outside the church.
We also have two expanding business parks on the boundary of our parish and are also pleased to number the residents whose houses are on the south side of the A28 in Hersden as our parishioners.
PARISH PLAN
The parish is currently undertaking a Parish Plan, which it is hoped will provide information of residents and businesses' needs, both immediate and in the future. The questionnaire for residents is currently being analysed. Many thanks to all those who completed it
The Steering Group has now issued a questionnaire for businesses in Westbere Parish which can be completed online by choosing the link on our 'Useful Links' page.
MINUTES OF MEETINGS
Minutes of Meetings are available at our Meetings and Agendas link. Unfortunately, because our minutes can be extensive, they do not always fit into the space we have available for adding minutes on the website. If you would like to see a copy of the full minutes, please contact the Clerk for either a paper copy to be sent to you by post, or for an email attachment.
MODEL PUBLICATION SCHEME
Under section 20 of the Freedom of Information Act, it is the duty of every public authority to adopt and maintain a publication scheme, the purpose of which is to facilitate the release of information and provide greater openness and transparency across the public sector.
Westbere Parish Council has adopted the Model Publication Scheme issued by the Information Commissioner's Office, without variation. Details of the Model Publication Scheme and the information available from the Parish Council is available by following the links available on our 'News Items' page.