Aveton Gifford Parish Council
The Parish Council is the first tier of Local Government and is here to help the village.
We have responsibility for getting the grass cut, keeping the communal trees tidy, monitoring and responding to planning applications among, managing the parish mornings and swimming pool and helping to organise village events amongst many other things.
Nine Councillors serve on the Parish Council and give their time. None collect any form of allowance (although travel costs for meetings outside the Parish are reimbursed).
NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS AND PUBLICATION OF UNAUDITED ANNUAL GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY RETURN
When smaller authorities have finished preparing accounts for the financial year and approved them, they must publish them (please see Accounts 2025/2026). There must be a 30 working day period, called the ‘period for the exercise of public rights’, during which you can exercise your statutory right to inspect the accounting records. The period for Aveton Gifford is running from 09/06/2026 – 20/07/2026.
Please see the documents below for more information:
AVETON GIFFORD PARISH COUNCIL
Local Government Act 1972 Section 87(2)
CASUAL VACANCY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for the Aveton Gifford Parish. Unless ten or more electors of the Aveton Gifford Parish, on or before the 3rd August 2026 submit a request in writing for an election to be held, the Town/Parish Council will take steps to fill the vacancy by co-option. Requests must be sent to the Returning Officer, South Hams District Council, Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, TQ9 5NE.
Amy Clayton
Parish Clerk
14/07/2026
Meetings
The parish council meets monthly, usually on the first Thursday 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 this website (See Agenda’s & Minutes) and the notice boards opposite the school, at Icy Park and Bridge End
Meeting schedule
Meetings will be held on:
Please note: From August 2026, Parish Council meetings have moved from the first Thursday to the second Thursday of each month.
All meetings start at 7:00pm unless otherwise stated
- Thursday 8th January (Note 2nd Thurs of month)
- Thursday 5th February
- Thursday 5th March
- Thursday 2nd April
- Thursday 7th May
- Thursday 4th June
- Thursday 2nd July
- Thursday 13th August
- Thursday 10th September
- Thursday 8th October
- Thursday 12th November (note 2nd Thursday of the month due to Fireworks night)
- Thursday 10th December
All meetings start at 7:00pm unless otherwise stated
- Thursday 14th January
- Thursday 11th February
- Thursday 11th March
- Thursday 8th April
- Thursday 13th May: Annual Parish Meeting at 6:45pm followed by the Annual Parish Council Meeting at 7:30pm
Annual Meeting
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 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 allotment association, the WI, the village hall and heritage 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.