Annual Meetings

In May, usually on the second Monday and before the regular Town Council meeting, the Town Council fulfils its statutory requirement to hold two Annual Meetings.

Annual Parish Meeting

The Annual Parish Meeting is not a meeting of the Town Council. It is a meeting, arranged by the Council, where local residents may speak on any matter of local interest.

In recent years the Council has invited guests to speak at the meeting on topics that are relevant to the town.2017's meeting was themed as "The Best of Bedale" with presentations from Masons Yorkshire Gin, The Millings and Upstairs at Institution. 2018 saw a focus on the relatively new organisations and voluntary groups that are making Bedale a better place to live, and 2019 saw a presentation from Bedale's Community First Responders..

The Bedale Community Award is also presented at the Annual Parish Meeting. The 2019 recipients were Bedale Community Library, and our first posthumous award to the late Bryan Cockburn, accepted by his family.

Any resolution made by the Annual Parish Meeting will be considered by the Town Council, though there is no requirement that the council accept it.

If you would like to hear about a particular project, would like to address the meeting, or would like a particular issue discussed, please contact the Town Clerk.

02/07/2024
Approved at the Annual Parish Council Meeting 6th June 2023
27/06/2023
Approved at the Annual Parish meeting held on 7th June 2022
14/10/2021
Minutes approved on 11th October 2021
28/05/2019
Minutes approved on 7th May 2019
09/05/2019
Minutes of Annual Parish meeting held on 2nd May 2017
16/05/2017
Minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting held on 3rd May 2016
16/05/2017
Minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting held on 5th May 2015
16/05/2017

Annual Meeting of the Council

The Annual Meeting of the Council takes place before the regular Town Council meeting on the second Monday in May. In this meeting the Council elects a Mayor (Chair of the Council) and Deputy Mayor, selects members/delegates to represent the Council on various community groups, agrees the Annual Governance and Accounting Return, and considers its standing orders and other policy and practice documents.

Approved at the Ordinary meeting held on 11th September 2023
30/04/2024
Approved on 10th June 2024
11/06/2024
Approved at the Ordinary meeting on 14th November 2022
09/08/2022
Minutes from Annual meeting held on 10th May 2021
25/05/2021
Approved minutes of the Annual Council meeting held on 14th May 2018
10/07/2018
Minutes of the Annual Council meeting held on the 8th May 2017
16/05/2017
Minutes of the Annual Council meeting held on the 9th May 2016
16/05/2017
Minutes of the Annual Council meeting held on the 5th May 2015
16/05/2017

Upcoming Meetings

Bedale Town Council Meetings in 2024-25

Monday 8th April

Monday 13th May (also Annual Council Meeting)

Monday 10th June

Monday 8th July

Monday 12th August

Monday 9th September

Monday 14th October 

Monday 11th November

Monday 9th December

Monday 13th January 2025

Monday 10th February

Monday 9th March

Agenda

The Agenda for the forthcoming  Annual Parish Council and Ordinary meetings will be available here no less than three clear days before the meeting:  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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