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Elected:

09 May 2023

First Elected

02 May 2019

Party

Green Party

Ward:

Beccles and Worlingham

Address

7 Rigbourne Hill
Beccles
Suffolk
NR34 9JG

Email:

caroline.topping@eastsuffolk.gov.uk

Work Telephone No:

07825 421117

Parishes:

Barnby, Beccles (Centre, Common, Darby,

Rigbourne), North Cove, Worlingham

Job Title:

Department:

Election History

Elected	Retired	Reason
Thu 2 May 2019	Mon 8 May 2023	End of term - re-elected
Tue 9 May 2023

Party Representation History

Party	Representation From	Representation To
Green Party	Thu 2 May 2019

Ward Representation History

Ward	Representation From	Representation To
Beccles and Worlingham	Thu 2 May 2019

Current Committee Memberships

Committee - Date Joined	Role
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Appointments Committee - 24 May 2023	Member
Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth and villages Community Partnership - 01 November 2019	Member
Cabinet - 24 May 2023	Leader of the Council
Community Partnership Board - 24 May 2023	Chair
Full Council - 02 May 2019	Member

Past Committee Memberships

Past Committee	Past Role	Past Leaving Date
Audit and Governance Committee - 22 May 2019	Substitute	23 May 2023
Scrutiny Committee - 22 May 2019	Member	08 May 2023
Appointments Committee - 24 September 2020	Member	25 May 2022
Community Partnership Workshops - 28 October 2019	Member	28 November 2019

Current Outside Body Appointments

Outside Body	Joining Date
Suffolk Public Sector Leaders (Executive Function)	06 June 2023

Past Past Outside Body Appointments

Past Outside Body	Past Joining Date	Past Leaving Date
Fauconberge Educational Trust (Non Executive Function)	22 May 2019	23 May 2023

Personal Register of Interests

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There are no register of interest records for this member.

Meeting Declarations

Committee Name	Meeting Date	Nature	View
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Date	Title	Notes
There are no training records for this member.

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There are no hospitality and gift records for this member.

Councillor Topping's Register of Interests (opens in new window)

2022/23

Date	Amount	Group/Organisation	Project
11th May 2022	£457.50	Beccles Town Council	Funding towards the play park opening event
21st June 2022	£400	Beccles Parish	To provide nutritious packed lunches for approximately 100 local children and adults on each during the schools summer break
7th July 2022	£750	Beccles Library Community Trust	Funding for resource and delivery towards Summer Reading challenge.
12th July 2022	£1,005.60	Beccles Community Hub - on behalf of the two cafes	To provide funds for free hot meals for households in Beccles. Two cafes will be participating (Town House Café and Beccles Morrisons Café)
3rd November 2022	£300	Spotlight Musical Theatre Group	Funding for trip to theatre.
21st November 2022	£600	Beccles under 13’s rugby club	Funding for coats for the team
12th December 2022	£500	Barnby and North Cove Social Group	Funding for social club costs.
-	£1,000	Cost of Living	Cost of Living contribution.

2021/22

Date	Amount	Group/Organisation	Project
10th June 2021	£166	Churches Conservation Trust	Funding towards repairs to Elough Church.
17th June 2021	£700	Beccles Golf Club	Funding towards a defibrillator.
24th August 2021	£200	Beccles Town Council	Funding for free Summer activities.
5th October 2021	£1,000	The Albert Pye Primary School	Funding towards an all weather track.
1st November 2021	£1,000	Beccles Men's Shed	Funding is towards the construction of a disabled toilet.
2nd February 2022	£300	Women Like Me	Funding towards a project to be held on international women's day.
3rd February 2022	£700	Beccles Wildlife Group	Provision of automated external defibrillator (AED) for Beccles Wildlife Group conservation volunteers working at North Cove Nature Reserve
4th February 2022	£500	Beccles Town Radio	Funding for equipment
11th February 2022	£500	Worlingham Parish Council	Funding towards Jubilee events.
21st February 2022	£1,000	Worlingham Parish Council	Funding for a defibrillator
23rd February 2022	£1,000	Beccles Food & Drink Festival	Funding towards the costs to run the food festival

2020/21

Date	Amount	Group/Organisation	Project
13th August 2020	£2,187.44	St Luke's Church Centre	To purchase new tables and chairs for the community groups at the centre.
15th October 2020	£176.52	Barnby Parish Council	To purchase a new mixed waste bin.
10th November 2020	£300	Worlingham Parish Council	Funding for litter pick equipment.
30th November 2020	£300	North Cove Parish Council	Funding for litter pick equipment
16th December 2020	£836.67	Learning in Nature CIC	Funding is for the group to run a nature-based, learner-led outdoor community development programme for young people aged 10+ years.
8th February 2021	£2,112	Norwich City Community Sports Foundation	Funding to deliver some of the Norwich model (called Extra Time which is aimed at people 55+ to engage in a weekly sports programme and a weekly social programme) into Beccles
10th February 2021	£587.37	Beccles Library Community Trust	Funding to create a modern and engaging area for the children of Beccles and their families to connect with books, educational resources and other young readers in a children’s library that supports and inspires all, regardless of their learning style and needs.

2019/20

Date	Amount	Group/Organisation	Project
17th December 2019	£500	Beccles Camera Club	To purchase new equipment for the club.
23rd December 2019	£480	Beccles Football Club	To purchase football boots for them to be hired out at the club.
4th February 2020	£3,333	Beccles Lido	To help funding towards Beccles Lido resurfacing.
6th March 2020	£350	Beccles Twinning Association	To repair notice boards, purchase of boules equipment and help with event costs.
10th March 2020	£250	RAFA Beccles	Funding towards new equipment.
16th March 2020	£1,000	Beccles Fenland Charity Trust	Funding to convert an area into a community orchard.
19th March 2020	£1,087	Waveney Centre	Funding to help the community due to covid-19.

Member Attendance

From:

October 2023
week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
39	25	26	27	28	29	30	1
40	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
41	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
42	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
43	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
44	30	31	1	2	3	4	5

To:

October 2023
week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
39	25	26	27	28	29	30	1
40	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
41	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
42	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
43	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
44	30	31	1	2	3	4	5

Attendance Summary

Summary	Count	Percentage
Expected attendances	21
Present as expected	15	71%
Absent	6	29%
Apologies received	6	100% of absences
In attendance (as a visitor)	2

Attendance Details

Meeting Date	Committee	Attendance
27 Oct 2022 18:30	Scrutiny Committee	Apologies received
2 Nov 2022 19:00	Full Council	Apologies received
17 Nov 2022 18:30	Scrutiny Committee	Apologies received
23 Nov 2022 18:30	Full Council	Attended
15 Dec 2022 18:30	Scrutiny Committee	Attended
19 Jan 2023 18:30	Scrutiny Committee	Attended
25 Jan 2023 18:30	Full Council	Attended
26 Jan 2023 18:30	Scrutiny Committee	Attended
16 Feb 2023 18:30	Scrutiny Committee	Apologies received
22 Feb 2023 18:30	Full Council	Attended
2 Mar 2023 18:30	Scrutiny Committee	Apologies received
8 Mar 2023 14:00	Full Council	Apologies received
15 Mar 2023 18:30	Full Council	Attended
24 May 2023 18:30	Full Council	Attended
6 Jun 2023 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
13 Jun 2023 14:00	Planning Committee North	In attendance (as a visitor)
28 Jun 2023 18:30	Full Council	Attended
11 Jul 2023 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
26 Jul 2023 18:30	Full Council	Attended
5 Sep 2023 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
5 Sep 2023 16:00	Shareholder Reference Group	Attended
21 Sep 2023 18:30	Scrutiny Committee	In attendance (as a visitor)
27 Sep 2023 18:30	Full Council	Attended

week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
39	25	26	27	28	29	30	1
40	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
41	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
42	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
43	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
44	30	31	1	2	3	4	5

week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
39	25	26	27	28	29	30	1
40	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
41	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
42	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
43	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
44	30	31	1	2	3	4	5

week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
39	25	26	27	28	29	30	1
40	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
41	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
42	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
43	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
44	30	31	1	2	3	4	5

week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
39	25	26	27	28	29	30	1
40	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
41	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
42	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
43	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
44	30	31	1	2	3	4	5

Councillor Caroline Topping