1. Who we are what we do

Thurton Parish Council

Councillors

Telephone Office
Peter Martin 01508-480266
Chris Popplewell 01508-480329 Chair
Paul Byrne 01508-480382  
John Capps 01508-480301  
Len Swiffen 01508-480061  Vice-chair
Jan Whitehouse Ex-directory  
Audrey Chapman 01508-480629  

Forward Mail for Thurton Parish Council to:  Clerk to Thurton Parish Council,
16 The Meadows, Thurton, Norwich, NR14 6BB.  email: thurton_pc@msn.com.

Clerk to Thurton Parish Council: Richard Taylor 01508-480092  
The Clerk is the proper Officer of the Council and Responsible Financial Officer.

Representation: The Parish of Thurton is represented by
seven Parish Councillors who must be live in, or within 3 miles of,
the Parish of Thurton. Councillors are elected every 4 years.
Councillor elections were held in May 2007.

Councillors Duties: to protect and promote interests of the community.
Councillors are to make a declaration of acceptance of office and agree to be bound by the
Council's Code of Conduct. Councillors are to attend meetings; are to manage the council's funds
lawfully and are to ensure adequate financial controls are in place.
Councillor's are to elect a chairman at the annual parish council meeting in May (LGA1972 s15(1)).

Duties of Chair:

Chairs meetings, encourages debate, ensures discussions are kept relevent and only
allows decisions upon items on the agenda. The Chair also chairs Parish Meetings when present and
represents the council at meetings of other organisations.