Barnham and Eastergate Parish Council

To contact us, please visit our website or email us by clicking the button below. On 1st April 2019 Barnham and Eastergate Parish Council established. The new Council formed following a Community Governance Review that approved the merger of the previous Barnham Parish Council and Eastergate Parish Council. The new Council consists of 13 members - 12 members representing the section of Fontwell vi

llage that sits within the parish boundary. A list of current Councillors can be found on our website on the Parish Councillors page together with email contact details. The Council holds regular Full Council meetings and also has a separate Planning & Environment Committee. The Council has responsibility for the Eastergate Pavilion, the war memorial, street lights and street furniture and playground facilities across the Parish. The Council owns the Barnham Community Hall but it is run and managed by the Barnham and Eastergate Community Trust under a Licence to Operate with the Council. The Clerk and Proper Officer of the Council role is currently vacant so the Council is being managed in the interim period by the two Assistant Clerks mentioned below. All enquiries by email should continue to be sent to the [email protected] as the box is being monitored daily. Any telephone enquiries should be made to Nina McMaster on 07849 356097. Assistant Clerk (Planning), Gemma Hindson, works 15 hours per week and is based at Barnham Community Hall. Her core hours are Tuesday to Thursday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Gemma will Clerk the Council's Planning & Environment Committee and will also be available during those hours for any Parish Council enquiries members of the public may have. Assistant Clerk (Community Engagement), Nina-Maria McMaster, is based at Eastergate Village Hall and works full-time, splitting her time between managing Eastergate Village Hall for Barnham and Eastergate Community Trust and managing Eastergate Sports Pavilion and other community related facilities and events for the Parish Council. The Clerk can be contacted via email: [email protected]

The Assistant Clerk (Planning) email: [email protected]

The Assistant Clerk (Community Engagement) can be contacted via email: [email protected]. The Clerk is responsible for providing advice to Councillors on the conduct of meetings, the legality of any decisions taken and the code of conduct. Eastergate Sports Pavilion and Community Support Programmes are managed by the Assistant Clerk and Facilities Manager, Nina-Maria McMaster.