The Parish Council is made up of 7 councillors, currently there are 4 vacancies, who represent the village on various matters. We are effectively the third tier of local government, the other two being Norfolk County Council and Breckland Council. We meet bi-monthly, usually in January, March, May, July, September and November at 7.00 pm, usually on the third Monday of the month at Elsing Village Hall, Church Street, Elsing. The public is very welcome to attend our meetings. Various items of business are discussed, including Planning Applications if necessary. The Public always have an opportunity to discuss any concerns during the specific time allocated to them for this.
MEETINGS CALENDAR
Future Meeting Dates
​
The meeting dates for the Parish Council meetings throughout 2026 are as follows:-
​
January 19th March 16th, beginning at 7.30 p.m. This meeting will be
preceded at 7.00 p.m. by the Annual Parish Meeting
​
May 18th. This is the Annual Parish Council Meeting
July 27h September 21st
​
November 16th
​
The next Parish Council Meeting will be held at 7.30 p.m.. on Monday 16th March 2026 in the Village Hall., preceded at 7.00 p.m. by the Annual Parish Meeting.
​
All meetings will start at 7.00 p.m. and take place in the Village Hall unless it is necessary to change the start time.
The Role of the Clerk
The Clerk is the ‘Proper Officer’ of the Council who is responsible for the smooth running of the Council’s business. He/she is the first point of contact for the Council and all correspondence comes to the Clerk.
Responsibility for implementing the decisions of the Council rests with the Clerk along with giving professional guidance where necessary whilst remaining neutral and discrete. The Clerk is also responsible for financial management.
The Clerk prepares, circulates and displays agendas in public places. She/he signs notices and summonses with a list of business to be transacted but does not have the power to fix the meetings of the Council. The Clerk is required to attend meetings, take minutes, keep Council minutes in a book and hold other documents.
A member of the Council may be appointed as Clerk without remuneration but nowadays it is more usual to appoint someone who is not a councillor to be paid for the work they undertake.
