Councillor responsibilities

Grantchester Parish Council is made up of nine members elected by villagers every 4 years. The Chair of the Parish Council is Lesley Sherratt and Vice-Chair is Josh Newman. The Clerk is John Hammond and the Responsible Financial Officer is Hazel Hammond.   Each Councillor has responsibility for an area of village life. Current responsibilities are shown below. To email the responsible Councillor click on their name (if you receive no response, email the Clerk, in case the councillor is away).

Environment and village maintenance, including Street Furniture, Street Lighting, Trees (liaison with Tree Warden), Flood liaison, Grass cutting (all areas), Overgrown hedges, Litter picking, Recycling
Contact: Emma Goddard
(support: Tim Raine)

Planning
Contact: Maggie Challis

Traffic and Transport
Josh Newman

Meadows and Paths, including cycleways
Contact: Lesley Sherratt

Village Hall Representative
Contact: Maggie Challis

Legal Matters and Corporate Governance, including Code of Conduct and Freedom of Information
Contact: Judith Ayling
(support: Lesley Sherratt)

Financial Controls, including RFO Line Manager, Audit, Insurance, Courses and subscriptions and Section 137 expenses
Contact: Tim Raine
(support: Lesley Sherratt)

Website, IT and Communication including website, village newsletter, Clerk line manager
Contact: Josh Newman

Liaison including Supported Housing, Police and Village Warden Trust liaison
Contact: To be decided

Village Car Park
All councillors and PCC on a rota basis

Additional Parish Councillors
Jane MacDougall
Annabelle Lloyd-Carrick

(Updated 20 11 2024)