Welcome to Willingham by Stow Parish Council
The Parish Council represents and serves the whole community and is responsible for the services it provides. Following consultation with parishioners via the Annual Parish Meeting, it establishes policies for action and decides how money will be raised and spent on behalf of the community.
The Parish Council is made up of 7 elected Councillors (see contact details) all volunteers, one of whom is chosen as Chairman during the Council's Annual Meeting in May. The current Chairman is David Bingham.
The council has one employee, the Clerk/RFO Lisa Brooks-Sleight.
A parish council clerk is the Proper Officer and the Responsible Financial Officer of the council, managing administration, finances, legal compliance, and providing professional advice to councillors.who implements its decisions and provides administrative and management support.
Notices of meetings are posted on the Parish Council Notice Board at the Village Hall on High Street and on the PC website. The notice board also displays useful public information.
The Parish Council currently provides and maintains:
- Willingham Cemetery (Marton Road, Willingham).
- Public seating within the Parish.
It also provides a donation to St Helens Church for the Crib and lights in the churchyard at Christmas.
It also maintains the public footpaths within the village on behalf of Lincolnshire County Council.
The Parish Council owns the land operated and maintained by the Playing Field Committee, and contributes to the cost of grass cutting there through grant funding.
In addition the Parish Council owns the two fields ('Parish Fields') at the junction of Fillingham Road and Stone Pit Lane. One is put to tender each year for grazing and the other has been developed as a Nature Area for all residents to enjoy with a pathway around the pond & benches to rest.