Clerk and the Council offices

The offices (inside the cemetery, in Town Lane, Wooburn) are open to parishioners every weekday morning between 9:00am and 1:00pm, handling as wide a selection of queries as there are residents in the Parish.  Telephone messages left outside these hours are recorded and actioned the following morning. 

Lisa Witney is Clerk to the Council, assisted by Malcolm Silver, Gail Laybourne and Roland Carson.  Lisa is qualified as Clerk, passing her CiLCA (Certificate in Local Council Administration) in February 2009.   The Clerk’s responsibilities range from liaising with councillors, providing advice on statutory procedures, preparing agendas and minutes, authorising burials, providing all areas of risk assessment and insurance, to overseeing staff, lighting contractors and grass cutting.  The Clerk is employed by the Council full time.

Malcolm works full time as Assistant/Deputy Clerk. In addition to supporting the Clerk, he prepares agenda papers and takes the minutes for the Planning, Highways & Lighting Committee meetings. He monitors any problems or improvements concerning street lighting and is responsible for seeing the allotments at Peggs in Bourne End are well maintained whilst requesting and recording annual agreements changeovers and collecting rent as appropriate.  Besides this, he is involved  in numerous Projects and is responsible for maintaining the Website. 

Gail is employed as part-time Office Assistant. Her duties include: dealing with phone and walk-in queries, from members of the public, funeral directors, stone masons, councillors, facility users, outside organisations  and local authorities. She is responsible for day to day office work, purchase orders, post, invoices etc.  Gail is also responsible for Burials and handles all enquires from Funeral Directors and the Public for funerals at Wooburn & Bourne End Cemetary. She maintains the Burial Records, paperwork and maps along with arranging ashes interment and grave tablet wording and recording.

Roland is the Groundsman responsible for ensuring all Council owned land, facilities and machinery are maintained and where possible, improved, in accordance with the Council’s wishes.  Although he no longer cuts the grass, he ensures the contractors who do, maintain the highest possible standard.