Parish councils

Medway has 11 parishes covering the rural areas on the Hoo Peninsula and the upper reaches of the River Medway.

These all have a parish council, which has limited powers but provide and maintain services such as recreation grounds, village greens, bus shelters, public toilets and allotments.

Parish council elections take place every 4 years at the same time as local elections for Medway Council.

Find out more about Medway's parish councils below:

Allhallows

Parish councillors

  • Trevor Bowley
  • Chris Draper
  • Karen Draper
  • Yvonne Forrest
  • Rachelle Freeguard MBE
  • Susan Morrice
  • Linda Henderson
  • Jean Sheaves.

Register of interests for Allhallows Parish Council

Allhallows Parish Council website

For more information contact Clerk to Allhallows Parish Council by emailing clerk@allhallowskent-pc.gov.uk

Write to: Clerk to Allhallows Parish Council, Mr Chris Fribbins, 42 Quickrells Avenue, Cliffe, Rochester, Kent ME3 7RB 

Cliffe and Cliffe Woods

Parish councillors: Cliffe Village Ward

  • Peter Clements
  • Joan Darwell
  • Sandra Fenney
  • Ray Letheren
  • Jim Wenban
  • Robert Wyatt
  • Chris Fribbins
  • Vacancy.

Parish councillors: Cliffe Woods Ward

  • Annette Cooper
  • Barry Dibble
  • Fred Harper
  • Sue McDermid
  • Vivienne Walton
  • Ken Kentell
  • Vacancy
  • Vacancy.

Register of interests for Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish Council

Cliffe and Cliffe Woods Parish Council website

For more information contact Clerk to the council by emailing clerk@cliffeandcliffewoods-pc.gov.uk.

Write to: Clerk to the Council, Mrs Alex Jack, 17 Graveney Close, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, Kent, ME3 8LB

Phone: 01634 566 166

Cooling

Parish councillors  

  • Darren Atkinson
  • Kevin Boyle
  • Nicola Di'Bella
  • Roger Grove
  • Lynne Savage.

For more information contact Clerk to the council by emailing info@coolingparishcouncil.org

Write to: Clerk to Cooling Parish Council, Melanie Wright, Manor House, Lower Twydall Lane, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2UX

Cuxton

Parish councillors  

  • Martin Burley
  • Ged Chalker
  • Sheila Chamberlain
  • Julie Jensen
  • John Manning
  • Julie Porter
  • Tracey Thorley 
  • Simon White
  • Sarah Wilson
  • John Vye
  • Matthew Nightingale.

Register of interests for Cuxton Parish Council

Cuxton Parish Council Facebook page

For more information contact Clerk to the Council:
Phone: 01634 730 951
Mobile: 07483 349 613
Website: www.cuxtonpc.org.uk
Write to: Clerk to the Council, Carl Jensen, Clerk to Cuxton Parish Council, The Pavilion, Recreation Ground, Bush Road, Cuxton, Rochester, Kent ME2 1EZ

Frindsbury Extra

Parish councillors: Frindsbury Extra North Ward

  • Sheila Noise
  • Ope Onimole
  • Vanessa Roach.

Parish councillors: Frindsbury Extra East Ward

  • Andrew Millsom
  • John Williams
  • Gary Etheridge.

Parish councillors: Frindsbury Extra South Ward

  • Tony Ashton
  • Geoff Moore
  • Chris Sparks.

Parish councillors: Frindsbury Extra West Ward

  • Gareth Batts
  • Craig Liddell
  • Anne Roscow.

Frindsbury Extra Parish Council website

For more information contact Clerk to the Council by phone: 01474 874 343 or by email: clerk@frindsburyextra-pc.gov.uk

Write to: Clerk to the Council, Mrs R Brammer, 53 Capelands, New Ash Green, Longfield, Kent DA3 8LQ

Contact assistant Clerk: Mrs Emma Johnson, 107 Church Street, Cliffe, Rochester, Kent, ME3 7PX

Halling

Parish councillors: Halling Upper Ward

  • Linda Ali
  • Vacancy.

Parish councillors: Halling Lower Ward

  • Natalie Brown
  • Allison Burns
  • Leslie Hitchcock
  • Clare Saltmarsh
  • Richard Thorne
  • Vacancy
  • Vacancy.

Parish councillors: Halling North Ward

  • Bil Ali
  • George Wenham
  • Vacancy
  • Vacancy.

Halling Parish Council website

Halling Association

For more information contact the Clerk to Halling Parish Council, Chris Fribbins by phone: 01634 241 551

Write to: Clerk to Halling Parish Council, Chris Fribbins, The Community Centre, High Street, Lower Halling, Rochester, ME2 1BS

Email: clerk@halling-pc.gov.uk

Deputy Clerk: Nigel Fursdon

High Halstow

Parish councillors  

  • George Crozer
  • Linda Atkinson
  • Marilyn Stone
  • Chris Watson
  • Raymond Collins
  • Stacey Larkin
  • Natalie Kyne-Dinsdale
  • Brian Williams
  • Mark Higgins.

High Halstow Parish Council website

For more information contact Clerk to the Council Jenny Allen by email: Clerk@highhalstow-pc.gov.uk or in writing: 50 Pepys Way, Strood, Rochester, Kent, ME2 3LL

Hoo St Werburgh and Chattenden

Parish councillors: Hoo Ward

Parish councillors: Chattenden Ward

  • Augusta Koroma
  • Fatima Mitchell
  • Chris Sparks.

Hoo St Werburgh Parish Council website

For more information contact Clerk to the council by phone: 01634 868 855 or by email: hooparishcouncil@sherriebabington.co.uk

Write to: Clerk to the council, Mrs S Babington, 4 Birkhall Close, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent ME5 7QD

St James, Isle of Grain

Parish councillors  

  • Paul Blakeley (Chairman)
  • Caroline Hardingham
  • Harold Ogunfemi
  • Gillian Sands
  • Terence Sands
  • Dave Warrington (Vice Chairman)
  • Alan Jones
  • Helga von der Holle
  • Jane Sharp.

St James' Isle of Grain Parish Council website

For more information contact Clerk to the Council by phone: 01634 271 412 or by email: clerk@stjamesisleofgrain-pc.gov.uk 

Write to: Clerk to the Council, Mrs C Gurr, PO Box 681 Rochester ME1 9JY

St Mary Hoo

Parish councillors  

  • Darren Summerfield
  • Malcolm Budd
  • Patricia Kelly
  • Sally Carman
  • Nick Craddy.

St Mary Hoo Parish Council website

For more information contact Clerk to the Council by phone: 01634 254 821 or by email: clerk@stmaryhoo-pc.gov.uk

Write to: Linda Atkinson, Clerk to St Mary Hoo Parish Council, 32 Goodwood Close, High Halstow, Rochester, Kent ME3 8SU

Stoke

Parish councillors  

  • Paule Dumke
  • Karen Mansell
  • Julie Wallace
  • Vacancy
  • Vacancy
  • Vacancy
  • Vacancy.

Stoke Parish Council website

For more information contact Clerk to the Council by writing to Jenny Allen, 50 Pepys Way, Strood, Rochester, Kent, ME2 3LL.