COXHEATH PARISH COUNCIL

Clerk:           Louise Goldsmith

Email:          clerk@coxheathparishcouncil.gov.uk

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1972 (SEC. 87(2))

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that due to the resignation of Sean Thomas, a casual vacancy has arisen in the Office of Councillor for the Parish Council.

 

If by Thursday 19 March 2026 (14 days excluding Weekends and Bank Holidays, after the date of this notice), a request for an election to fill the vacancy is made in writing to:

The Proper Officer Maidstone Borough Council Maidstone House,

King Street Maidstone, Kent ME15 6JQ

By TEN electors for the Parish, an election will be held to fill the vacancy, otherwise the vacancy will be filled by co-option.

 

Dated: 27 February 2026

(signature)                 Louise Goldsmith

Clerk to the Parish Council

Welcome to the Website of Coxheath Parish Council

If there is anything that you feel the Parish Council should be aware of or there is something we can help you with  please contact:

Louise Goldsmith (Parish Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer)

email: clerk@coxheathparishcouncil.gov.uk or call 07947 135782

The next Parish Council Meeting will take place on             

Tuesday 31 March 2026 at 7.15pm in the village hall

Members of the public are welcome to attend and there is an opportunity at the start of each meeting for parishioners to speak briefly.

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We are looking for new Councillors.

Expressions of interest are invited from local people who can help the Council improve the community and the lives of the people who live here.

Anyone wishing to put themselves forward to be a Coxheath Parish Councillor must be:

• At least 18 years old;
• A British subject or citizen of the Commonwealth or European Union.

You must also meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Be on the Electoral Roll as an elector on the Parish;
• Have, during the whole of the past 12 months, occupied land or other property in Coxheath Parish, either as owner or tenant;
• Have, during the whole of the past 12 months, had your principal or only place of work in Coxheath Parish;
• Have been resident in Coxheath Parish (or within 3 miles of the Parish boundary) for the whole of the past 12 months.

Interested?

Please apply to the Louise Goldsmith the Locum Parish Clerk at Coxheath Parish Council via email to clerk@coxheathparishcouncil.org.uk with a brief background of yourself and reasons for wanting to become a parish councillor

 

 

To all the Parish Councils in the Weald of Kent,

It was inspiring to see people across our parishes and villages come together during our recent water crisis. When tens of thousands of people across Kent and Sussex were left without running water for days, local volunteers stepped up where South East Water failed horribly.

Ofwat has launched a formal investigation into South East Water, and the Chief Executive is due to be recalled to the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee.

Throughout the crisis, I found that what South East Water said was often very far from the situation on the ground. I want to make sure that Ofwat and Parliament know about your actual experiences, not just the South East Water version. So I’ve sent a short survey asking about any issues people might have had with their water to every household across the Weald of Kent, and it should land on everyone’s doorstep later this month.

I will submit all the responses as evidence to both Ofwat and Parliament.

It would be fantastic if you could:

1. Respond to the survey as a group, if you have had any issues with water in the Parish
2. Respond to the survey as individuals
3. Encourage as many people in your Parish as possible to do the same.

You can find the survey here – it’s very short, so it should only take a couple of moments to complete (though if you have a lot to say, please do!).

Please share that link far and wide, and as always, if there’s anything I can do to help, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me.

Thank you for all the work you do for everyone in our villages and parishes.

All the best,

Katie

 

Katie Lam MP

Member of Parliament for the Weald of Kent

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