Brickhill Parish Council

Brickhill Planning Committee Meeting
2022-05-05 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-04-07 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-03-03 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-02-03 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-01-06 18:30 - 19:30, 2021-12-02 18:30 - 19:30, 2021-11-04 18:30 - 19:30, 2021-10-07 18:30 - 19:30 (Europe/London) and 6 more dates | St Mark’s Church & Community Centre, Calder Rise, Brickhill, Bedfordshire, MK41 7UY, United Kingdom
Planning committee meeting are held in the Small Hall (unless otherwise advised). Members of the press and public are welcome to attend all meetings and can address the Council during the public open sessions or during the Parish Councillor surgery that follows.
If you would like to view the Agenda and Minutes, please follow this link: – Minutes and Agenda for Planning Meetings
If you wish to table a motion for inclusion in the Agenda, please contact the Clerk in plenty of time.

Annual Parish Meeting
2022-04-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom (or similar)
Annual Parish Meeting

What to expect
Once a year members of the community gather to bring each other up to speed on everything. Local schools, groups, the Parish Council, etc discuss what has been happening over the last 12 months and what is planned for the future. The event is free and open to the public.
For more information please contact the Clerk, Sue Bottoms (see our contact page).
The background to these Annual Parish Meetings
This is, in legal terms, a quite separate body from the Parish Council, but it is invariably us that arranges it. Its decisions are not binding on the Parish Council, although we always take heed of what is said at the meeting.
The Annual Parish Meeting is a legacy from the Middle Ages, when Local Councils did not exist, and all local decision making was carried out by meetings of the whole community, taking place in the church vestry.
The Annual Parish Meeting is open to all electors of our Parish, who have the right not only to attend but also to speak on any matter of local interest. This is in contrast to a Parish Council meeting, where electors who are not Councillors have no automatic right to speak – although we have a set time to allow electors to raise matters of concern to them.
This meeting should not be confused with the Parish Council’s Annual General Meeting.
This meeting has its own minutes, which are kept separately from the Parish Council minutes, and as is normal practice, these minutes will be approved at the next Annual Parish Meeting in 12 months time. In the meantime a copy will be provided to the Parish Council as there may be points it wishes to progress sooner. The Parish Council obviously cannot approve these minutes as they do not belong to the them.
An Agenda is usually published shortly before the meeting takes place and a copy placed on our website – Minutes & Agenda.

Parish Council Meeting
2022-04-07 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-03-03 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-02-03 19:30 - 21:00, 2022-01-06 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-11-04 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-10-07 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-09-02 19:30 - 21:00, 2021-04-01 19:30 - 21:00 and 1 more date | St Mark’s Church & Community Centre, Calder Rise, Brickhill, Bedfordshire, MK41 7UY, United Kingdom
Members of the press and public are welcome to attend the meeting. You can address the Council during the public open session or, if you prefer, speak to someone beforehand during the Parish Councillor surgery which starts at approximately 7pm.
If you would like to view the Agenda and Minutes, please follow this link: – Minutes and Agenda for Parish Council Meetings
If you wish to table a motion for inclusion in the Agenda, please contact the Clerk in plenty of time.

Christmas Tree Lights Turn On
2021-12-09 18:00 - 18:20 | Waveney Green, Brickhill, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7BX, United Kingdom
Waveney Green Christmas Tree Lights Switch on, 2021
Yes its that time again. Hopefully it will add a little cheer in these difficult times.
Please join us on Waveney Green on Thursday 9th December 2021 at 6pm.
Covid Notice – please use common sense and observe social distancing and any other guidelines at the time.
Brickhill Primary School Choir will be adding that special festive touch. Don’t miss out.

NO Parish Council Meeting this month
2021-07-01 19:30 - 21:00 | St Mark’s Church & Community Centre, Calder Rise, Brickhill, Bedfordshire, MK41 7UY, United Kingdom
There will be no meeting of the Parish Council this month.
Members of the press and public are welcome to attend our meetings and can address the Council during the public open session or, if you prefer, speak to someone beforehand during the Parish Councillor surgery which starts at approximately 7pm.
Our Agenda and Minutes can be found online: – Minutes and Agenda for Parish Council Meetings
If you ever want to table a motion for inclusion in the Agenda, please contact the Clerk in plenty of time.

Formal Parish Council Meeting
2021-06-07 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom (or similar)
We will be having an formal meeting of the PC today, on Zoom, following the informal meeting held on the 3rd June. Everything discussed at the latter will be reviewed and approved where appropriate.
Members of the press and public are welcome to attend the meeting. You can address the Council during the public open session or, if you prefer, speak to someone beforehand during the Parish Councillor surgery which starts at approximately 7pm.
If you would like to view the Agenda and Minutes, please follow this link: – Minutes and Agenda for Parish Council Meetings
If you wish to table a motion for inclusion in the Agenda, please contact the Clerk in plenty of time.

Informal Parish Council Meeting
2021-06-03 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom (or similar)
You are hereby invited to attend an informal meeting of the Brickhill Parish Council on Thursday 3rd June 2021 which will be taking place on Zoom due to the current pandemic. This informal meeting is to be held to consider items on the agenda ahead of the formal Parish Council meeting to be held on Monday 7th June.
Members of the press and public are welcome to attend the meeting. You can address the Council during the public open session or, if you prefer, speak to someone beforehand during the Parish Councillor surgery which starts at approximately 7:30pm.
If you would like to view the Agenda and Minutes, please follow this link: – Minutes and Agenda for Parish Council Meetings
If you wish to table a motion for inclusion in the Agenda, please contact the Clerk in plenty of time.

Annual Meeting of the Parish Council
2021-05-06 19:30 - 21:00 | St Mark’s Church & Community Centre, Calder Rise, Brickhill, Bedfordshire, MK41 7UY, United Kingdom
Annual Meeting of the Parish Council
Please refer to the Agenda, which will be published prior to the event, for details about the format of the meeting and matters to be addressed.
What is the Annual Meeting of the Council?
Like any other organisation or company, the Parish Council needs to hold an annual meeting to carry out those things that only need doing once a year. These include such things as:

Electing a Chairman
Electing a Vice-Chairman
Appointing committees
Appointing representatives to other bodies (e.g. The Finance & Personal Advisory Group, Allotment & Open Spaces Committee or the Planning Committee)
Reviewing policy documents such as risk assessment, Standing Orders, Financial Regulations and more…

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This meeting should not be confused with the Annual Parish Meeting which is where members of the community, clubs, associations, schools, councils etc come together and update each other on what’s been happening and what is planned for the future.

Annual Parish Meeting
2021-04-21 19:00 - 20:30 | St Mark’s Church & Community Centre, Calder Rise, Brickhill, Bedfordshire, MK41 7UY, United Kingdom
Annual Parish Meeting via Zoom.
Download a copy of this years poster by clicking here.
View/Download this years Agenda for the meeting
What to expect
Once a year members of the community gather to bring each other up to speed on everything. Local schools, groups, the Parish Council, etc discuss what has been happening over the last 12 months and what is planned for the future. The event is free and open to the public.
For more information please contact the Clerk, Sue Bottoms (see our contact page).
The background to these Annual Parish Meetings
This is, in legal terms, a quite separate body from the Parish Council, but it is invariably us that arranges it. Its decisions are not binding on the Parish Council, although we always take heed of what is said at the meeting.
The Annual Parish Meeting is a legacy from the Middle Ages, when Local Councils did not exist, and all local decision making was carried out by meetings of the whole community, taking place in the church vestry.
The Annual Parish Meeting is open to all electors of our Parish, who have the right not only to attend but also to speak on any matter of local interest. This is in contrast to a Parish Council meeting, where electors who are not Councillors have no automatic right to speak – although we have a set time to allow electors to raise matters of concern to them.
This meeting should not be confused with the Parish Council’s Annual General Meeting.
This meeting has its own minutes, which are kept separately from the Parish Council minutes, and as is normal practice, these minutes will be approved at the next Annual Parish Meeting in 12 months time. In the meantime a copy will be provided to the Parish Council as there may be points it wishes to progress sooner. The Parish Council obviously cannot approve these minutes as they do not belong to the them.
