The Town Council has a statutory requirement to hold two Annual Meetings.
Annual Parish Meeting - the 2026 meeting will be at BASA on Tuesday 2nd June at 7.00pm
The Annual Parish Meeting is not a meeting of the Town Council. It is a meeting, convened by the Mayor of Bedale, to consider and celebrate the town.
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.
The Bedale Community Award is also presented at the Annual Parish Meeting. These awards are made to individuals or organisations who have played an exceptional part in making Bedale the town it is.
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.
Annual Meeting of the Council - the 2026 meeting will be on Monday 10th May, at 7.00pm in the Bedale Hall Drawing Room
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, approves the Annual Governance and Accounting Return for the previous year, and considers its standing orders and other policy and practice documents.