YOUR COUNCIL
On this page you can find out more information on who your local parish council members are as well as information and documents on policies, meetings, finance and planning.
Thurlaston Parish COUNCIL MEMBERS
Cllr holger allroggen
Parish Council Chairman
Member Planning Subcommittee, Member Staffing Subcommittee, Strategy & RBC Liaison, Governance, GDPR, Finance
cllr lee white
Councillor
Member Planning Subcommittee, Health & Safety, Emergency Plan, Defibrillator, ICT & Website
Cllr robert ashford
Councillor
Chairman Planning Subcommittee, Planning, Researc
cllr sylvia jacques
Parish Clerk
Accounts, Planning Subcommittee (Clerk), Staffing Subcommittee (Employee), Tress & Grass Cutting, Document & Policies Renewal Schedule
cllr Andrew Fairgrieve
Councillor
Member Staffing Subcommittee, Complaints, Parking/Speeding, Highways, Roads and Lighting
Cllr Gary Smith
Councillor
Member Planning Subcommittee, Chairman Staffing Subcommittee, Village Hall Liaison,
Conservation, Walls & Drains/Footpaths
Councillors and MPs
access to county councillors, borough councillors and mp
From time to time residents may have a need to consult with politicians who represent us at Borough and County levels and in the House of Parliament.
In the past the Thurlaston Parish Council has valued the support and interest given by these Councillors and our MP.
We always invite Councillors to our Parish meetings. Attendance by our representatives has become intermittent over the past several months. Our member of Parliament for Kenilworth & Southam (which includes Thurlaston) is Jeremy Wright MP. Our MP has always responded to resident questions and those presented to him by the Parish Council.
Below is some information on our representatives but fuller information can be obtained from the relevant websites:
Warwickshire County Council: www.warwickshire.gov.uk
Rugby Borough Council: www.rugby.gov.uk
Cllr Jill Simpson-Vince
Jill has been a Warwickshire County Councillor since 2017 and is currently Chair of the Regulatory Committee as well as a member for Children's and Young Persons Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Jill was a Rugby Borough Councillor for Coton and Boughton ward from 2014 - 2022 and a portfolio holder from 2019 - 2022.
Jill has an MA in International Relations and a BSc(Hons) in Psychology and American Studies. Her previous roles included being a Corporate Projects Manager for a regeneration agency in London and a Resourcing and Projects Manager for a leading business psychology consultancy.
After moving to Coton Park in 2008 and having her daughter in 2010, she became involved in the Coton Park Residents Association and led the team producing their Neighbourhood Plan - the first official neighbourhood plan in Warwickshire. She is still actively involved in the CPRA today, as well as the Eden Park Community Association.
Jill's involvement in the neighbourhood plan also started the process for what is now Rugby Free Primary School. Jill is a trustee for that school and as a trustee she was also heavily involved in setting up Rugby Free Secondary School in Rokeby.
Jill's key priorities for the area are education and dealing with parking/speeding. Jill is working hard to get a secondary school in place for the area and is liaising between all the relevant organisations to push this to happen. She also wants to see the infant and junior provision sustained for the communities going forward. She is also working closely with Warwickshire Police and County Highways to look at the issues of parking and speeding across the area.
Email:
cllrsimpson-vince@warwickshire.gov.uk
Cllr Jon Bennett
Cllr Jon Bennett sits on the Rugby Borough Council for the Dunsmore Ward. Mr Bennett is a Liberal Democrat Councillor.
07753 924592
Cllr John Keeling
Cllr John Keeling represents Dusnmore Ward as a Conservative Councillor. Cllr Keeling's term of office expires in May 2027.
07956 759098
Jeremy Wright MP
Jeremy Wright is our MP for the Kenilworth and Southam constituency. Mr Wright is currently the Scretary of State for Digital, Media and Sport and was until July 2018, Attorney General.
jeremy.wright.mp@parliament.uk
Parliamentary:
House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
02072 192008
Constituency:
Jubilee House, Smalley Place, Kenilworth, CV8 1QG
01926 853650
Warwickshire County Council & Rugby Borough Council
This section below outlines government responsibilities handed to the Thurlaston Parish and those which are the responsibility of other local government organisations.
Local government is organised in a number of tiers. The Thurlaston Parish is located in Warwickshire and comes under management arrangements which are between Warwickshire County Council and Rugby Borough Council. It is important to appreciate that a number of Parish Council's roles are advisory rather than of an executive nature.
Warwickshire County Council
The County Council is responsible for services across the whole of the county, such as:
- Education
- Transport
- Planning
- Fire and Public Safety
- Social Care
- Libraries
- Waste Management
- Trading Standards
Rugby Borough Council
The Borough Council is responsible for the following services:
- Rubbish Collection
- Recycling
- Council Tax Collections
- Housing
- Planning & Building Control
- Recreational Services
- Parking & Public Services
- Planning for Flooding & Emergencies
The Parish Council
The Parish Council operates below borough councils. They are elected for a number of local issues such as:
- Allotments
- Street lighting
- Bus shelters
- Community centres
- Play areas and play equipment
- Grass cutting
- Maintaining public paths
- Grants to help local organisations
- Consultation on neighbourhood planning
- Consultation with regard to county-wide strategic planning
- Local emergency plans