Annual Parish Meeting

Every English Civil parish must hold an annual parish meeting. Importantly, the meeting must satisfy the statutory requirements as set out in the Local Government Act 1972 these include:
- The Annual Meeting is held for local government electors registered in the parish,
- If present, the Chair of the Parish Council (or Vice-Chair in the Chair’s absence) must preside.
- The meeting must assemble annually between 1st March and 1st June (both inclusive), and
- Proceedings must not begin before 6 pm.
Equally important is that the Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for residents to discuss what matters to them without the time constraints of a Parish Council meeting. It also allows local clubs and organisations to update the parish on their recent achievements.
The council will publish an agenda in advance of the meeting which will be available from this page.
The Agenda for 2023 was:

The next Annual Parish Meeting will be held on 24th April 2024
Annual reports to the Annual Meeting
West Bergholt Parish Council publishes their Annual Report at the Annual Meeting:
- Annual Report 2022/2023.
- Annual Report 2021/2022.
- Annual Report 2018/2019.
- Annual Report 2017/2018.
- Annual Report 2016/2017.
- Annual Report 2015/2016.
- Annual Report 2014/2015.
- Annual Report 2013/2014.
- Annual Report 2012/2013.
Achievements
The meeting provides a chance for the Parish Council to show residents it’s main achievements for the year:
- Achievements in 2022/2023.
- Achievements in 2019/2022.
- Achievements in 2018/2019.
- Achievements in 2017/2018.
Grants
Also an opportunity to grant awards to deserving organisations:
Minutes
The minutes for the meeting remain in draft form until approved at the following year’s meeting:
- Minutes for Parish Meeting help on 26th April 2023.
- Minutes for Parish Meeting held on 27th April 2022.
- Minutes for Parish Meeting held on 24th April 2019.
- Minutes for Parish Meeting held on 25th April 2018.
- Minutes for Parish Meeting held on 26th April 2017.
- Minutes for Parish Meeting held on 23rd March 2016.
- Minutes for Parish Meeting held on 25th March 2015.
- Minutes of Parish Meeting held on 21st May 2014.
- Minutes of Parish Meeting held on 24th April 2013.