Parish Council

The Parish Council is an elected body which reflects local views and functions as the basic tier of Local Government. The Council considers matters connected with local issues and works in liasion with Babergh District Council and Suffolk County Council. All parishioners are encouraged to raise matters of concern with the Council and to attend meetings.

Clerk Sarah Headland

The elected councillors are:

Parish (chair) Madeline Gray Tudor Cottage, Bridge Street, Alpheton CO10 9BG

Parish and District - John Nunn 4 The Limes, Long Melford CO10 9SX 07792 357039

District (not parish) - Liz Malvesi 07548 156192

Parish - John Moore Doone House, Old Bury Road, Alpheton CO10 9BS

Parish - Richard Kemp, Tresco, New Road, Long Melford CO10 9JY 01787 377861

Parish - Timothy Rix Clapstile Lodge, Alpheton CO10 9BN

Parish - Kjesten Cullimore

Portfolio Roles

Cheque Signatories: Cllr John Moore, Cllr Madeline Gray

Online Banking Signatories: Cllr Madeline Gray, Cllr John Moore

Planning: Cllr John Moore, Cllr Madeline Gray

Footpaths and Highways: Cllr Madeline Gray, Cllr Timothy Rix

Alpheton Website webmaster: Cllr Timothy Rix

Asset Manager: Cllr Madeline Gray

Defibrillator Guardians: Cllr Madeline Gray, Cllr Kjesten Cullimore

Councillors are elected every 4 years. The next election will take place in May 2027.

Parishioners are welcome to attend Parish Council meetings as audience. Details of dates and times of meetings are published down the left hand side on this webpage, and on the three village notice boards.

ALPHETON PARISH COUNCIL

The Parish Council holds bi-monthly meetings at 7pm in Alpheton Village Hall

Members of the public are welcome to attend

PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR 2026

29th January 2026

9th April 2026

21st May (This will be the Annual Parish Council Meeting preceded by the Annual Meeting of the Parish)

16th July 2026 (will be held in Shimpling Village Hall)

1st October 2026

26th November 2026

PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR 2027

28th January 2027

Please note that Planning Applications may sometimes require the Parish Council to amend the dates scheduled

 If you wish to contact a member of the Parish Council please use the following contact details:

Chair - Madeline Gray 01787 249849 or chair@alphetonparish.gov.uk

Vice Chair – John Moore 01284 828507

Webmaster – Tim Rix tim@clapstile.co.uk

The Parish Clerk can be contacted at: clerk@alphetonparish.gov.uk

Historic Alpheton Parish Council Minutes

Alpheton Parish Council Minutes 1947-1966

Alpheton Parish Council Minutes 1966-1979