Sompting Parish Council covers the area of Sompting.

It falls within Adur District Council for district matters e.g. Planning. Housing, Council tax, Refuse and Recycling etc and comes under West Sussex County Council for county matters e.g. highways, education, social services etc.

The residents of Sompting are represented by 12 Parish Councillors who seek to protect and enhance the future of Sompting – housing, jobs, health, transport, leisure, environment, businesses and the community as a whole. Whilst we don’t have direct responsibility for all of these things, we are particularly successful in securing changes and improvements through partnership working, lobbying etc

The Parish councillors sit on the various committees on the Parish council – Planning, Amenities and Environment, Finance and Centre Committees and all councillors sit on Full Council.  They also sit on numerous outside groups and organisations to ensure Sompting’s views are represented and taken into consideration.

We occasionally have vacancies for Parish Councillors, details of which are posted on our website and Parish noticeboards as they occur – but please feel free to contact us at any time if you are interested in becoming a Parish councillor and have some free time and would like to play a role in shaping Sompting for years to come and we’d be very happy to have a chat with you.

The Parish Council also has 5 members of staff  – The Clerk, Assistant Clerk, Centre Manager, Caretaker, Groundsman/Conservation Officer. Their roles include :

  • undertaking statutory administrative roles, organising events, exhibitions, conferences, workshops, supporting councillors
  • maintaining the floral displays in each of our planters across Sompting, nature walks – exploring footpaths, flora, fauna, creatures etc, cleaning and maintaining the Parish Council’s bus shelters and updating and maintaining the Parish noticeboards
  • managing and maintaining the Harriet Johnson Centre which is home to numerous clubs and activities – dance, bingo, lunch club, coffee morning, calligraphy, art, seniors club, history club, IT and many, many more.
  • We also Hire out our rooms for Birthday Parties, Wedding Receptions, Baby Showers etc as well as Indoor and Outdoor Festivals etc. making full use of our facilities and grounds

Details of activities and our rooms for hire are available elsewhere on our website. Discounts are applicable to Sompting residents. If you don’t find what you’re looking for please don’t hesitate to give us a call and we’d be very happy to help

Staff are available Monday – Friday    9am – 12 noon

on Telephone: 01903 208824

Jun 13, 2018 | Posted by | Comments Off on Your Council
Sompting Parish Website

Sompting Parish Website

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