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The parish councils of Kirby Cane and Ellingham merged in 2007 to form Kirby Cane & Ellingham Parish Council (see History). The parish council falls under the Gillingham ward of South Norfolk Council and Norfolk County Council. Being situated in the Waveney Valley, parts of Ellingham also come under the planning rules of the Broads Authority.

Kirby Cane & Ellingham Parish Council

Elected (May 2015) for the first time in 20 years, the council represents the whole of the parish and acts as a channel of communication between the parish in dealings with outside bodies, like South Norfolk Council, Norfolk Council, Highways, bus service, grants for parish facilities, playing fields and other parish facilities. It can represent the parish in matters that affect residents or the parish as a whole. It helps develop parish facilities and organisations.  It also has specific responsibilities for:

• cemeteries
• footpaths
• recreation facilities (including parks and open spaces) and public buildings
• bus shelters
• allotments
• litter bins
• newsletters & websites
• commenting on plans (although the parish council can only make observations, not decisions).

See https://kceparishcouncil.wixsite.com/kcepc

Parish Clerk:

Jane Love
Tel.: 07774 641057
Email: kceclerk@gmail.com

Recent chairpersons

1989 Major Crisp (Kirby Cane)      Joyce Harms (Ellingham)

Margaret Gillies  (Kirby Cane)

Iain Wright  (Kirby Cane and Ellingham)

Lawrence Cannard

Richard Lees
John Cook

Michael Skipper

Recent clerks

Ann Barleycorn

Paul Austin

Caroline Lester

Jane Love

South Norfolk Council

The District Council is responsible for*:

• rubbish collection
• recycling
• Council Tax collections
• housing
• planning applications. 

See https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/

Tel.: 01508 533701 or Freephone 0800 3896109

District Councillors:

Brendon Bernard
Chris Brown

Norfolk County Council

The County Council is responsible for the services across the county*:

• education
• transport
• planning
• fire and public safety
• social care
• libraries
• waste management
• trading standards.

See http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/ 

Tel.: 0344 800 8020

Broads Authority

The Broads Authority was set up in 1989, with responsibility for:

• conservation
• planning
• recreation
• waterways.

See http://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/

Tel.: 01603 610734

* Source: https://www.gov.uk/understand-how-your-council-works/types-of-council