The Gorge Parish Council

Jayne Madeley BA PILCM Clerk
Unit C22 Maws Craft Centre, Jackfield, Telford, TF8 7LS 01952 883192
Office Open: Tues 2pm-5pm. Wed and Thurs 9am-1pm

The Gorge Parish Council meets twice monthly on the 1^st and 3^rd Tuesday. One the first Tuesday the meeting concentrates on discussing planning applications. Parish Councils are statutory consultees on all planning applications in their Parish. The Gorge Parish Council looks at towards 200 applications each year. Comments are passed on each application. Telford and Wrekin Council are the planning authority for The Gorge Area.

At the other meeting each month the business of the Parish Council. The Gorge Parish Council provides the following services in the Parish:

Bullet Point The Gorge Gazette newsletter sent to every household and most businesses
The Gorge Parish Council Website
Hanging Basket scheme for businesses
Planters in the centre of Ironbridge
Notice boards throughout the Parish
Public Session at the beginning of each meeting to allow residents to talk to the Parish Council about any subject they wish.
Bullet Point Annual meeting for residents

The Gorge Parish Council also represents the community on many organisations:

Bullet Point World Heritage Site Strategy Group
Shropshire Association of Local Councils Wrekin Area committee
Severn Gorge Countryside Trust
Clerk Jayne Madeley at the Recent Your Community matters event South Telford Rights of Way Group
The Gorge Christmas Lights Partnership
Coalport Village Hall Committee
Bullet Point Ironbridge Parish Room Committee
Jackfield Village Hall Committee
Jackfield Residents Association
Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge Community Centre Committee
Ironbridge Regeneration Committee
South Telford Cluster Partnership
Clerks Forum with Telford and Wrekin Council
World Heritage Site Inter Agency Group
Bullet Point World Heritage Site Weekend
Parish Plan Steering Group

The Gorge Parish Council also works in Partnership with several organisations to benefit the residents of The Gorge

Bullet Point Telford and Wrekin Council
Clerk Jayne Madeley at the Recent Your Community matters event Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust
Severn Gorge Countryside Trust
The Greenwood Centre
Bourneville Village Trust Lightmoor
West Mercia Police
Severn Gorge Lions
The Gorge Bridge Builders

The Gorge Parish Council

Also reviews consultation documents from many statutory bodies on behalf of the community. The Parish Council also provides grants to local organisations and groups. The Parish Council’s grant policy and application form can be found elsewhere on this website.

Because of the number of trees in The Gorge the Parish Council works with Telford and Wrekin Council to provide extra leaf sweeps in the winter. The same partnership has provided the new litter bins seen around the Parish. Work in Jockey Bank Gardens/Galleon Park is also being funded from this partnership.

The Parish Council has also started a Parish Plan with a steering group nearing the completion of the plan. A copy of the plan will be distributed to every household. The plan is already having results with the WHS strategy group using it in the review of the WHS Management Plan. Telford and Wrekin Council has used the findings in their future plans for South Telford. This is only the start the plan will be used to help the Parish Council plan its future vision and work.