Committee Representation

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Each year the Council agrees specific responsibilities for Council functions and service on outside bodies.

The arrangements for 2026/2027 are:

Advisory Committees

Finance
Councillors: Graham Chillcott (Chair), Graham Caton, Sherri Johnstone, Jackie Rhodes, Sylvia Wiggins and Parish Clerk (non voting member).

Flooding
Councillors: Sherri Johnstone (Chair),  Graham Caton, Graham Chillcott, Ria Parry-Norton and Sylvia Wiggins

Five Year Plan (incorporating Media & Publicity AC since June 10th 2025)
Councillors:  Jackie Rhodes (Chair), Graham Caton, Graham Chillcott, Sherri Johnstone, Sylvia Wiggins and Parish Clerk (non voting member)

Personnel and Governance
Councillors: Graham Chillcott (Chair), Sherri Johnstone, Jackie Rhodes, and Sylvia Wiggins

Parish Council Representatives on external bodies / organisations:

Body/Organisation – Parish Council Representative(s)

  • New Forest Association of Local Councils – Chair & Vice-Chair
  • Hampshire Association of Local Councils – Chair & Vice-Chair
  • New Forest Consultative Panel – Cllr Wiggins (Deputy – Cllr. Chillcott)
  • New Forest National Park Authority N.E. Quadrant Meeting – Cllr Wiggins (Deputy – Cllr. Chillcott
  • NFNPA Forest North East Conservation Area review working group – Cllr  Johnstone
  • Parish Hall Management Committee – Cllr Chillcott
  • Copythorne C of E Infant School – Parish Clerk
  • Bartley C of E Junior School – Parish Clerk
  • Community Speed Watch – Parish Clerk
  • New Forest Passenger Transport Forum – Cllr. Chillcott
  • Local Cycling & Walking Infrastructure Plan Partnership – Cllr Rhodes

Item/Area of Responsibility/Councillor

  • Finance – Chairman of Finance Advisory Committee
  • Media & Publicity – Chairman of Five Year Plan Advisory Committee
  • Personnel & Governance – Chairman of Personnel & Governance Advisory Committee
  • Flooding – Members of the Flooding Advisory Committee
  • New Forest National Park – Graham Chilcott
  • Transport – Graham Chilcott
  • Highways, Footpaths & Rights of Way – All members of the Council
  • Lengthsman – Parish Clerk
  • Splitwind Pond – Parish Clerk
  • Asset inspections – Parish Clerk
  • Newsletter – Parish Clerk
  • Climate Change – Councillors Sherri Johnstone and Jackie Rhodes

All members of the Council should regularly review the Council newsletter, website and all similar items in the Public Domain and must report concerns to appropriate lead member and or the Clerk.