Annual Town’s Meeting

All Parish and Town Councils throughout England are required by law to hold an Annual Town’s / Parish Meeting. The Annual Town’s /Parish Meeting is a meeting of all the local government electors for the Parish. It is not a Meeting of the Parish Council.

Members of the public (including the press) are welcome at the meeting but the only persons entitled to speak and vote are the persons registered as local government electors for the parish.

Purpose of the Annual Parish Meeting

The purpose of the meeting is so that the Council can explain what it has been doing over the last year and is an excellent opportunity for electors to have their say on anything they consider is important to the people of the Town.

The Mayor will read the Chard Town Council Annual Report and there will be a Police Report and update.

Any registered elector may ask questions of the Council, which will usually be answered by the Mayor, the Clerk to the Council, or a designated Councillor.

An elector may also make suggestions and comment on anything pertinent to the people of Chard.  This is very much welcomed and is the whole purpose of the meeting.

As always at the Annual Parish Meeting the Mayor will be honoured to give out the Outstanding Citizen’s Awards to local residents of Chard who have contributed to the town in some outstanding way. You can find details of this and a nomination form below.

This year the meeting will take place Monday 27th April at 7:00pm.

Please download a nominations form below.