Audlem Parish Council

AudlemOnline received the following as a chatbox entry from Christine Johnson. We think that it very well expresses some commonly held views about the current situation with the Parish Council, and we have therefore published it here as an article.

I too am extremely sorry that Geoff Seddon has resigned from the Parish Council.

I have been attending Parish Council meetings as a member of the public for several months and in that time at least 4 parish councillors have resigned. All of them were hardworking and honest people who wanted the best for Audlem.

It seems to me that there is a toxic and confrontational atmosphere from some of the current councillors, who go out of their way to bring up objections and blocking techniques about anything that common sense would allow. I would encourage people to attend parish council meetings to see what actually happens and also question the secrecy surrounding such things as the missing funds and what is happening to Turnpike Field.

I am very concerned about the fact that the Turnpike Field committee has been ' temporarily disbanded' and the Fields in Trust, which the village voted for has been ' put on hold '.

Why?