PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS 2024-25
Pavenham Parish Council meets every two months, on the first Thursday of January, March, May, July, September and November, in the Village Hall.
Meeting dates are set at the Annual Parish meeting in May each year. The following dates will be confirmed for the 2025-26 financial year:
Pavenham Parish Council is a statutory local authority and the closest tier of local government to you. We have an overall responsibility for the wellbeing of our local community and make decisions on behalf of the people who live in the Parish. We also provide residents with a democratic voice and structure for taking community action.
YOUR PARISH COUNCILLORS
The office of Parish Councillor is a voluntary post and Councillors are elected by the residents of Pavenham. Elections take place every 4 years, with the current Parish Council elected in May 2019. The next elections will be held in May 2023. The office of Chair and Vice Chair and the responsibility held by individual Councillors are reviewed each year at the Council's Annual Meeting.
Contact Information:
Tel: 01234 824565
E-mail: thomas.beazley@talk21.com
Areas of Responsibility::
Bus shelters, Churchyard, Dog waste bins, Grass cutting & verges, Open spaces, Refuse collections, Rights of Way, Signage, Telephone kiosk, Village historical archive, War Memorial.
Contact Information:
Tel: tba
E-mail: clerk@pavenham-pc.gov.uk
Areas of Responsibility::
Good Neighbour Scheme, highways & pavements, Public Transport
Contact Information:
Tel: tba
E-mail: clerk@pavenham-pc.gov.uk
Areas of Responsibility::
Highways & Pavements
Contact Information:
Tel: tba
E-mail: clerk@pavenham-pc.gov.uk
Areas of Responsibility::
Tree & Spinney Warden
Contact Information:
Tel: tba
E-mail: clerk@pavenham-pc.gov.uk
Areas of Responsibility::
Footpaths
Contact Information:
Tel: tba
E-mail: clerk@pavenham-pc.gov.uk
Areas of Responsibility::
Highways & Pavements
Contact Information:
Tel:
E-mail: david.smith@pavenham-pc.gov.uk
Areas of Responsibility::
THE PARISH CLERK
The Parish Clerk is an employee of the Parish Council and not an elected officer. The clerk must provide independent, objective and professional advice and support to the Council and ensure its business is conducted efficiently, correctly and lawfully.
The Clerk is accountable to the Council for the effective management of all its resources and will report to them as and when required.
Areas of responsibility: The clerk is responsible for the day-to-day management of the affairs of the Council including correspondence, website, meeting agendas and minutes, maintaining Council financial records and monitoring the implementation of Council policies within its function as a Local Authority.
The Parish Clerk is required to provide independent and objective advice to assist the Council in forming overall policies, effective decision-making and constructive implementation of Council decisions.
CONTACT THE PARISH COUNCIL
If there is anything you feel the Council should be aware of, or if we can help or support you, please contact the Parish Clerk, Rosemary Plum or a Parish Councillor.
07547 675563
clerk@pavenham-pc.gov.uk
Pavenham Parish Council
c/o Bartlemas Farm
Pavenham
MK43 7PF
17th January 2024 - Parish Council Meeting in the Village Hall at 7.30pm
COUNCIL MEETINGS
The Agenda is published on the Friday before the meeting and can be viewed on this website or on one of the parish noticeboards. You’ll find our noticeboards opposite the old School House notice and on the footpath at the bottom of The Bury. Minutes of Council meetings are published on this website.
All meetings of the Council and its Committees are open to the public and press other than in exceptional circumstances. Residents are welcome to attend Parish Council meetings and to address the meeting before the start of formal council business. Your Councillors are keen to hear about concerns on local issues and are here to listen to suggestions for the benefit of our village life.
ATTENDING A MEETING
Any parishioner is entitled to attend the meetings of Pavenham Parish Council and there is no need to give notice of your intention to do so. We do however suggest you read the following notes to help you understand the Standing Orders and protocol you will encounter at the meeting. Familiarising yourself with the formality of a Parish Council meeting is likely to make participation more interesting for you.
A 15 minute period is allocated at the start of each Council meeting for parishioners to address the Committee. This is the only time you have a right to speak during the meeting, unless the Chair invites further comment to better inform the Council’s discussion and decision-making. You will have a time limit of 3 minutes to raise your issue so it’s a good idea to plan your statement or question in advance.
At the end of your intervention, you may be invited by the Chair to remain for the entirety of the meeting but you will only be able to listen to the discussions.