Mrs Shannon Mortimer the Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer will be in the office on a Monday morning between 9am and 11am. The Clerk works for the Parish Council for 20 hours per week over a Monday Wednesday and Friday (half day). If you have any queries about the Parish, please make contact via email, telephone text or Whatsapp. Contact details are E-mail: clerk@sharnbrook-pc.gov.uk or Mobile: 07988 638054
If you would like to meet in person, please arrange a time with the Clerk and kindly note the Parish Office is behind the Scout Hut – 30 Church Lane Sharnbrook MK44 1HR
For copies of Parish Council documents, such as Agendas, Minutes, Policies and Finance, and including information on the Local Plan and Neighbourhood Plan, as well as to view the village diary, please visit www.sharnbrook-pc.gov.uk
Are you passionate about your community? Do you want to help make a long-lasting change? Do you have innovative ideas for the council? Do you have concerns about a specific issue and want to do something about it? If this is you, then we need you. We need people from all backgrounds and experiences who reflect their community to put themselves forward for election. Make a change and become a councillor.
If this could be you – please follow the link below where you can read all about the role of a councillor and how you can make a difference. https://www.nalc.gov.uk/campaigns/becoming-a-councillor.html and contact the Clerk for further details on how to become a councillor. We currently have 3 casual councillor vacancies.
Contact details and reporting channels are detailed below for your ease of reference:
Abandoned vehicles
Bedford Borough Council consider a vehicle to be abandoned if it has no road tax and no valid MOT and also meets one of the following criteria – It has not been moved for at least four weeks, it is in poor condition and/or is damaged or it is unlocked. The link below provides further details and the process to follow to report an abandoned vehicle:
Fly-tipping
Please report fly-tipping directly to the Bedford Borough Council – https://www.bedford.gov.uk/environmental-issues/keeping-bedford-borough-clean/fly-tipping-dumped-rubbish The online reporting tool requires the location and a description of what has been dumped so that the Borough Council can send a suitably sized vehicle to address the issue. There is also an option to upload a photo and this tool will demonstrate if the issue has already been reported on the map.
Potholes, Flooding and any other Highways Matter
If you spot anything that needs to be reported, please email highways.helpdesk@bedford.gov.uk or you can use the online tool https://www.bedford.gov.uk/save-time-do-it-online
Reporting missed public bin collections:
Please report a bin missed on the collections days by following the prompts on the following link: https://www.bedford.gov.uk/environmental-issues/keeping-bedford-borough-clean/littering-and-bins
Hill Farm Development
If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, you can contact the project team at 0800 080 3293, or by email at hillfarmsharnbrook@devcomms.co.uk.
You can also view the latest updates and Q&A page on the Sharnbrook Hill Farm website:
https://consultwithyou.co.uk/sharnbrook/hillfarm/faq#nav
A weekly update from the developers is also posted on the Sharnbrook Parish Council website.