About Swaton Parish Council
Swaton is an historic village with history back to the Romans, Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil Wari. Its Norman church rises above the large Chesnut and Sycamores trees that line the High Street yet it's Parish Council is one of the newest in the Country and the first new Parish Council in Lincolnshire since 1974. Launched in 2002 following Swaton's childrens cries for a village park, the new Parish Council had a busy first couple of years; achieving grants for two bus shelters, agreement for a mains sewage scheme to be installed, traffic calming initiatives within the village and on the A52, repairs to footpaths, footpath lighting and the re-instatement of a Polling Station in the village.
When the first proper elections were carried out, Gail Deptford and Barry Jefferies who had stepped in to lead the charge as Chairwoman & Secretary resigned after two years hard work so as to enable other duly elected Councillors to bring their diverse knowledge and skills to new projects which included the building of a new village hall in 2005. More recently the PC has successfully gained a number of grants to create a fabulous play park for the children that includes a football area, various seating and a covered shelter with a picnic bench, zipwire, variety of swings, a trim trail, wheelchair friendly roundabout and so much more.
Today’s Council is guided by it's Accredited Clerk, Mrs Shelagh McIntyre and achieved the status of ‘Quality Council’ to further enhance its reputation as a Council that makes things happen ! The Parish Council has 7 councillors and is headed by Chairman Cllr Alan Wilson who was elected in 2015 alongside Cllr Mrs Elaine Penketh our Vice Chair. The RFO overseeing all the financial aspects of the PC is Cllr Mrs Judy Patrick.
To contact the Parish Council please email Shelagh at: clerk@swatonparishcouncil.gov.uk
For further information regarding Councillors Register of Interest please visit NKDC's site - https://democracy.n-kesteven.gov.uk/mgParishCouncilDetails.aspx?ID=416&LS=2