
Parish Clerk & Financial Officer
Katie Walding
01590 718116 (in an emergency 07899 804083)
Parish Office, Jubilee Field Pavilion, Station Rd, Sway SO41 6BE
Katie Walding has been the Clerk to Sway Parish Council since October 2017. She holds the Certificate in Local Council Administration (CiLCA) and is a Principal of the Society of Local Council Clerks.
Outside of work, Katie is the Hon Secretary to the New Forest Commoners Defence Association, and is a practising commoner.
Planning & Trees Committee: Chris Davis, Simon Barnes, Emma Monk, Peter Dance (Reserve: Nicky Bowler)
Finance Working Group: Cllrs Alex Pepper (Chair), Vicky Ryce, Lisa Thomas, Mike Butler
Amenities Working Group: Cllrs Lisa Thomas (Chair), Nicky Bowler, Chris Davis, Emma Monk
HR Working Group: Cllrs Nicky Bowler (Chair), Chris Davis, Lisa Thomas, Stephen Tarling
Sway Environmental Working Group (EcoSway): Cllrs Nicky Bowler and Alex Pepper
Newsletter Editor: Cllrs Chris Davis
Church Lane Working Group: Cllrs James Willis, Chris Davis, Lisa Thomas, Emma Monk, Stephen Tarling
(plus Mrs Melanie Seacombe, Mrs Dawn Bampton, Mr Pete Etheridge)
Cango Representative: Mr John Warden
Cango Governance: Cllrs Peter Dance and Lisa Thomas
Community Rail Partnership: Cllr Howard Millett
Community SpeedWatch: Mr Hugh Marchant
Tree Representative: Cllr Howard Millett
Rights of Way: Cllr Mike Butler
Allotment Association: Cllr Nicky Bowler
Jubilee Field User Group: Cllrs Lisa Thomas, Vicky Ryce
Sway Village Hall Committee: Cllr Nicky Bowler
Sway Youth Centre: Cllrs Chris Davis, Emma Monk
Sway Welfare Aid Group: Cllr Nicky Bowler
(NFALC) New Forest Association of Local Councils: Cllr Peter Dance
(HALC) Hampshire Association of Local Councils: Cllr Lisa Thomas (Reserve: Peter Dance)
NFNPA SW Quadrant: Cllr Chris Davis (Reserve: Emma Monk)
New Forest Consultative Panel: Cllr Vicky Ryce
Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP): Cllr Chris Davis
Forest Animals www.verderers.org.uk
- In the event of a road traffic accident involving an animal: phone 999 (non-emergency 101)
- Sick, injured or distressed pony, cow, donkey, pig or sheep (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm): (other than one involved in a RTA), phone the Verderers on 02380 282052 www.verderers.org.uk
- Sick, injured or distressed pony, cow, donkey, pig or sheep (24hrs): phone the Forestry Commission on 0300 067 4600 or www.forestry.gov.uk/newforest
New Forest National Park Authority www.newforestnpa.gov.uk
- Planning applications and permission: phone the Duty Planning Officer on 01590 646615 or http://www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/planning/
- Trees: phone 01590 646620 or http://www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/planning_category/tree-work-applications/
- Planning enforcement: phone 01590 646626 or http://www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/planning_category/report-a-planning-breach/
If you want to see any planning applications in person you can visit the NFNPA offices at Lymington Town Hall; or for recent Sway applications please arrange to view with the Clerk.
Hampshire County Council www.hants.gov.uk/
- Road problems inc. potholes, traffic lights & signs, pavements, trees, hedges, drains, flooding: phone on 0300 555 1388 - 8.30am to 5pm or www.hants.gov.uk/transport/roadmaintenance/roadproblems (Please note: that although some Sway residents have had more success using the website www.fixmystreet.com/HCC Highways do appreciate a direct approach to their site first because then they get a precise location. For issues of roadside ditches and hedges the name and address of the landowner is also helpful.)
- Faulty streetlights: phone 0800 048 2437 or www.lightsoninhampshire.co.uk/Public/ReportFault.aspx
- Rights of Way: phone 0300 555 1391 for access and other issues on footpaths and bridleways (not roads, pavements or alleyways) or www.hants.gov.uk/landplanningandenvironment/rightsofway/reportaproblem
- Cango Bus Service: phone the Chair of the Cango Users’ Forum, Cllr John Warden, on 01590 682223 or www3.hants.gov.uk/passengertransport/cango
New Forest District Council www.newforest.gov.uk or phone 023 8028 5000
- Flytipping and Abandoned vehicles: http://www.newforest.gov.uk/article/17662/Enviro-Crime
- Reporting dead animals: http://www.newforest.gov.uk/article/4165/Reporting-a-dead-animal
- Recycling, rubbish and waste: http://www.newforest.gov.uk/recyclingandrubbish
Trains http://tinyurl.com/cwoznyn
- Phone 0845 6000 650 (option 4); or 01590 682338 Mon-Fri 06:35-10:00 for Sway Station ticket office
POLICE Sway is in the 'New Forest West' area.
- Phone 999 in an emergency
- Phone 101 for non urgent enquiries and reports
- To report a crime online, please click: https://www.hampshire.police.uk, click 'Report' and select the type of crime to report. (You can also use 'Tell us about' for a selection of other alternatives)
The nearest police station is Lymington Police Station at Southampton Road, SO41 9GH with the following opening hours:
- Mon to Sat 9am to 6pm
- Sun 9:30am to 6pm
- Closed 2pm to 3pm each day
- Closed Bank Holidays
For a map showing local crime information, please browse to: https://www.police.uk/hampshire/1NW02/crime/
Sway Welfare Aid Group (SWAG)
Sway Brownies - 1stswaybrownies@gmail.com