Lambourn Parish Council represents about 3,750 parishioners. The Parish is divided into four wards: Lambourn, Upper Lambourn, Eastbury and Woodlands St Mary/Lambourn Woodlands, each having two councilors – apart from Lambourn – which has nine.
The current (Oct 2020) councillors are:
Lambourn:
Mike Billinge-Jones
Jim Bracey
Elizabeth Spence
Tina Nims
Lucy Snowden
Jane Rowlinson
Ian McKay
Judith Crawford
Lambourn Woodlands:
Bridget Jones
Sue Cocker
Eastbury
Moz Bulbeck Reynolds
Mark Rees
(Oct 2020) Lambourn Parish Council currently has 2 vacancies which can only be filled by election which is likely to be in May 2021
Parish Councils are the level of local government closest to the citizen. They have powers to provide some facilities themselves, or they can contribute towards their provision by others. There are large variations in the services provided by parishes, but they can include the following:
Provision of village halls
Provision and maintenance of recreation grounds, parks, children's play areas, playing fields
Provision and maintenance of cemeteries and crematoria
Maintenance of closed churchyards
Cleaning and drainage of ponds, watercourses and ditches
Control of litter
Advising the District Council on matters of planning
Provision and maintenance of public toilets
Creation and maintenance of footpaths and Bridleways
Provision of cycle and motorcycle parking
Acquisition and maintenance of rights of way
Maintenance of war memorials
Encouragement of tourism
