The Parish Council as it is known today was set up following The Local Government Act 1894.
Prior to 1894 there was a Parish Vestry responsible for matters both civil and ecclesiastical. From 1894 civil matters transferred to the Parish Council with ecclesiastical matters remaining the Vestry until 1922 when Parochial Church Councils were established.
Rowde Parish Council consists of 11 members elected every 4 years. The Council meets every month, usually on the third Wednesday at 1930hrs. Meetings are either in the Village Hall or at the Junior School. Copies of meeting minutes and details of the next meeting can be found in the Village Magazine.
The first 10 minutes of the meeting are set aside for questions from the general public.
An Annual General Meeting is held in May every year. Also held is a Annual Village Meeting when the activities of the “action groups” are reported.
[AGM Minutes - May 2011]
The 2011 Parish Council Objectives are also available
Parish Council meeting minutes are available. Minutes - December 2011 Minutes - November 2011 Minutes - October 2011 Minutes - September 2011 Minutes - July 2011 Minutes - April 2011
Contact details for the Parish Council members
Jackie Bawden – Chair - Rowde Future/Village Appearance - jackie.bawden@tiscali.co.uk - 01380 720856
Peter Allfrey – Vice Chair - Finance - 01380 736474
Jan Barber – Youth Council Co-ordinator & Parish Linksman/ Jubilee celebrations - jan@janmor.wanadoo.co.uk - 01380 721211
Pat Bryant - Planning - patabryant@live.co.uk - 01380 721918
Dave Packer - Playing Fields - 01380 721776
Andrew Seedhouse - Playing Fields - seedhouse@tesco.net - 01380 829663
Penny Spear - Safety & Behaviour - penny_spear@hotmail.com - 01380 500104
Curtis Thompson - Playing Fields - curtislj@live.co.uk - 07927 290419
Liz Bryant - Wiltshire Councillor - elizabeth.e.bryant@btinternet.com - 01380 850316
Rebekah Jeffries - Clerk - rjeffries555@gmail.com - 01380 720988