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 pub/restaurant, a beautiful church and two closed churchyards. Details of the heritage trail which runs through the parish are available on the Westbere Village 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
Westbere's Parish Plan, A Vision for Westbere was launched at the Electors' Meeting on 5th April 2011. A copy of the Plan has been issued to every household in the Parish and further copies will be available for purchase in due course. The chairman of Westbere Parish Council at that time, Cllr G Glover, said that the Parish Council were particularly proud and excited at the compilation of such a comprehensive report, the recommendations in which would provide a strong foundation for the work of the Parish Council in the future. For more details of the Parish Plan document and to view its sections click on the site pages heading from the menu on the left hand side of this home page.
Immediate and Short-term actions identified in the Action Plan
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Minutes of Meetings are available at our Meetings and Agendas link. If, however, you would like to have a paper copy, please contact the Clerk.
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.
Westbere Parish Council meeting dates 2012
Westbere Parish Council meetings are usually held on the third Tuesday of each month, except August and December when there is no meeting. The meetings are held in Westbere Village hall from 7.30pm. All members of the public are welcome to attend. There is an adjournment early on in the meeting for members of the public to speak to the Councillors.
Parish council meeting dates for 2012:
17 January, 21 February, 13 March 2012 – the elector’s meeting / Annual Parish Meeting, 20 March, 17 April, 15 May, 19 June, 17 July, (No meeting in August), 18 September, 16 October, 20 November, (No meeting in December)