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PARISH COUNCILLOR VACANCIES

Following the resignation of Cllr Matthew Besant and the uncontested Parish Council elections in May Marden PC has two vacancies for Cllrs.  If you are interested please visit: Elections - Marden Parish Council Marden, Tonbridge, Kent - Marden Parish Council, Marden, Tonbridge for further details.

LOCAL COUNCIL AWARD SCHEME - QUALITY GOLD STATUS

Marden Parish Council is pleased to announce its success in its application to achieve Quality Gold Status in the Local Council Award Scheme managed by National Association of Local Councils (NALC).

See the following link for more details.

Local Council Award Scheme - Marden Parish Council - Marden Parish Council, Marden, Tonbridge (mardenkent-pc.gov.uk)

COPPER LANE/ALBION ROAD PLANNING APPLICATION - 23/504068/OUT

The above application has now gone to appeal and MPC has submitted a written representation to the Planning Inspectorate. To view this and for further information please visit: Copper Lane/Albion Road - Marden Parish Council - Marden Parish Council, Marden, Tonbridge (mardenkent-pc.gov.uk)

MARDEN PARISH COUNCIL

IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU WISH TO KNOW OR VIEW AND IT IS NOT HERE PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE - 01622 832305

Marden Parish Council was first elected in 1894 and in 2019 celebrated 125 years of representing the residents of Marden.  Since then it has had 12 Chairmen and 9 Clerks.    MPC currently has 9 Councillors.  These Councillors stood for re-election in May 2024 but due to not receiving more applications they were elected uncontested.  Cllr Paul Dobinson was co-opted onto the Parish Council at the Full Council meeting on 13th August. Marden Parish Council, therefore still has one vacancy which can be co-opted.  If you are interested please contact Ali in the parish office.

Marden Parish Council is part of Marden, Hunton, Yalding, Nettlestead and Collier Street Ward within Maidstone Borough Council.  Originally Collier Street was part of Marden Parish Council but split away approximately 20 years ago.

The Parish of Marden, which includes Chainhurst, consists of mainly mixed farming and has a population of just over 5000.

MPC owns two areas of open space, one being the main playing field with wo play areas and the other being a more tranquil area with a play trail and picnic benches.  MPC also owns the parish cemetery which opened in 1932 following a compulsory purchase order from a local farm.  A new section was opened in 2022 and a further acre was planted with young trees in February 2024.

Over the years the role of the Parish Council has evolved and now includes running the annual summer play scheme, Christmas activities, managing the public conveniences, play equipment along with every day roles of risk assessments, finance, planning etc.

Accessibility Statement

Marden Parish Council is committed to making its website accessible in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Website and Mobile Applications) (No.2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Please see below for the Accessibility Statement for Marden Parish Council.

We continue to update our website to ensure it meets these regulations but should you encounter any problems in accessing any information on this website please call the parish office on 01622 832305.