Parish Council

The parish council meets monthly, usually on the first Monday in the month. Meetings are held in the village hall and start at 7.30 pm.

All parishioners are most welcome to attend, however all meetings have to be formally conducted; if you wish to raise a point or speak at a meeting it will be necessary to notify the Clerk before the meeting  (contact details below).

Agenda and minutes of meetings are posted on www.aveton-gifford.co.uk  and the notice boards at the shop, Icy Park and Bridge End and in the Fisherman’s Rest.

Every year in May the parish holds its Annual Meetings. The Annual Meeting of the Council is a shortened parish council meeting with a reduced agenda for business; this is the meeting at which all councillors are elected to the statutory positions for the year, ie. Chair, Vice Chair and sub-committees, and the representatives for tree warden, village hall, Parish Paths Partnership and digital communication representatives are also confirmed. After this the Annual Parish Meeting follows. It is not a parish council meeting, although for convenience it is chaired by the PC chairman; every organisation within the parish, for example the cricket club, allotment holders, The Taverners, the WI, the village hall and project group, also the school, the Hive, St Andrew’s PCC and representatives of public bodies like the police can give their report to the public on the year’s events. The meeting, like all the parish council meetings throughout the year, is open to all parishioners, and is their chance to find out more about what goes on in the parish.

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Parish Council Finances.

The Government has introduced a requirement for smaller parish councils to have their information available online (the Transparency Code) ; AGPC already publishes its agendas, minutes, councillor details etc via this community website. There are stipulations that some smaller councils should also publish their financial statements, but this does not apply to Aveton Gifford as our annual turnover is greater than the threshold. Our accounts are however available to view through our parish clerk by appointment. Instead of publishing our monthly expenditure our annual figures are subject to external audit;

Parish Council Audit – Annual Return Certificate year ending 30.03.16

Parish Council Precept meeting – 21st January 2018.

The council met to discuss and agree the precept for year 2018-19.

PC Minutes, Precept meeting, 21.01.18

PC Minutes, Precept 18-19 submitted

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The Aveton Gifford Neighbourhood Plan

Our Neighbourhood Plan Project Group have set up a dedicated set of pages on this website to keep all parishioners fully informed about our Plan, and up to date with the latest progress. You can find them on the drop down menu at the top of this page, or follow these links below;

About our Neighbourhood Plan

The Neighbourhood Plan area – with map of the parish

Progress and Community Involvement

Housing Needs Survey

Further Information

Contact the NP Group with your comments and suggestions

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