WHAT'S NEW !
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PARISH COUNCILLORS 2011-12
The Parish Councillors, Chairman and Vice-Chairman serving for the current electoral year 2011-12 are listed here.
The Chairman's Half-Year Report for 2011 can be downloaded (as pdf) here. |
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OFFICE OF PARISH COUNCILLOR – VACANCY
A vacancy has arisen for the office of Parish Councillor for the South Ward of Effingham Parish.
There has been no request for an election so the Parish Council will fill this by co-option. |
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EFFINGHAM IN WARTIME: The Book of the Exhibition
For sale soon! — Effingham Local History Group's new book containing all the display panels shown at their "Effingham in Wartime" exhibition last October. It is now fully prepared and is expected to be in print very soon. |
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Welcome to our website
We want to help you better understand what the Parish Council is, how it works, and what it does in the village. We also hope it will be a useful point of contact for residents who want to keep in touch with each other.
Scenic Effingham
On this site you can
- find out who your parish councillors are, and how to contact them
- look up the decisions that the Parish Council has made about different topics
- locate contact numbers for reporting problems, for instance potholes
- research where your local footpaths and bridleways are
- add yourself to the community email group
- read about the activities of the local history group
- ... and much more besides
There are links and contact details for many other village organisations.
The galleon used as this website's logo is the emblem of both the Parish Council and the village. It is the Ark Royal, the flagship of the English fleet in which Lord Howard of Effingham successfully faced the Spanish Armada in 1588. Sir Walter Raleigh had the ship built at Deptford in 1587 for his own use, but before launch she was purchased by Queen Elizabeth I for £5,000. Today’s HMS Ark Royal, 5th to bear the name, is still flagship of the ‘Senior Service’ – the navy. An emblem to live up to!
