MEETINGS AND FINANCE
FINANCE
Our financial year runs from 1st April to 31st March. We agree an annual budget each November and also decide on how much the annual Precept should be set at. The Precept for 2024 - 2025 has been set at £2,500.00. Our accounts are subject to an annual internal control check by a local auditor. The accounts are adopted by the Parish Council in May and the annual return documents and accounts are displayed on the website, under Finances, and can be inspected by the public. The inspection dates are listed on a document which can be viewed on the website on the Documents page, under Finances and on the village notice board.
The Section 137 limit for 2024-2025 will be £10.81 from 1st April 2024. This figure is calculated in accordance with Schedule 12B of the Local Government Act 1972. Section 137 allows a local council to incur expenditure which benefits their community where there is otherwise no Power to do so. The annual maximum that can be spent is £10.81 multiplied by the number of electors.
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Minutes of full Parish Council meetings are available to read between one to two weeks after a council meeting, and are published here (see below). They are published in draft form and approved at the next council meeting. Agendas are published on the website here (see below) the Tuesday before a Monday meeting. A copy is also displayed on the village noticeboard. All documents are in PDF format, unless otherwise stated, so they should be opened and viewed with the person's web browser. For copies prior to 2016 please contact the Clerk.
Venue: The Parish Council meets at the Church of St Margaret's, at 7.30 pm usually on the second Monday of every other month. It is advisable for anyone intending to attend the meeting to check the notice board and website in case the meeting had to be cancelled for some reason.
Anyone is welcome to attend the meetings but whilst members of the public cannot participate a short period of time is given for members of the public to air their views on matters they are concerned about.
Council meeting dates, agendas and minutes
2024 Meetings
8 January - Agenda
8 January - Parish Council Minutes
11 March - Agenda
11 March - Draft Parish Council Minutes
11 March - Report from County Cllr Kiddle-Morris
13 May - Parish Agenda
13 May - Draft Parish Meeting minutes
13 May - Agenda
13 May - Draft Parish Council Minutes
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2023 Meetings
The list of Parish Council Meeting dates can be viewed on the Documents Section.
9 January - Agenda
9 January - Parish Council Minutes
17 January - N.C.C. January Report
13 March - Agenda
13 March - Parish Council Minutes
22 May - Parish Agenda
22 May - Agenda
22 May - Draft Parish Minutes
22 May - Report from County Cllr Mark Kiddle-Morris
22 May - Report from St. Margaret's Church and the end of year accounts
22 May - Parish Council Minutes
10 July - Agenda
10 July - Parish Council Minutes
10 July - Report from County Cllr Kiddle-Morris
11 September - Agenda
11 September - Parish Council Minutes
11 September - Report from County Cllr Mark Kiddle-Morris
27 November - Agenda
27 November - Parish Council Minutes
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2022 Meetings
24 January - Agenda
24 January - Parish Council Minutes
24 January - Report from County Cllr Kiddle-Morris for meeting
9 March - Agenda
9 March - Parish Council Minutes
14 March - Agenda
14 March - Parish Council Minutes
9 May - Parish Agenda
9 May - Annual Parish Minutes
9 May - Report from County Councillor Kiddle-Morris
9 May - Report from Norfolk Constabulary
9 May - Report from the Church and the Church's end of year accounts
9 May - Agenda
9 May - Annual Parish Council Minutes
11 July - Agenda
11 July - Parish Council Minutes
11 July - Report from County Cllr Kiddle-Morris for the meeting
11 July - Report from Norfolk County Council for the meeting
5 September - Agenda
5 September - Parish Council Minutes
14 November - Agenda
14 November - Parish Council Minutes
14 November - N.C.C. updated Oct. report and Report for November from Cllr Kiddle-Morris
31 December - N.C.C. December report and Report for December from Cllr Kiddle-Morris
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2021 Meetings
10 May - Agenda
10 May - Minutes
10 May - Parish Agenda
10 May - Draft Parish Minutes
Report from County Councillor
Report from District Councillor
Report from Norfolk Constabulary
12 July - Agenda
12 July - Minutes
13 September - Agenda
13 September - Minutes
8 November - Agenda
8 November - Minutes
8 November - Report from County Cllr Kiddle-Morris for Meeting
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2020 Meetings
13 January - Minutes
9 March - Agenda
9 March - Minutes
10 August - Agenda
10 August - Minutes
28 September - Agenda
28 September - Minutes
14 December - Agenda
14 December - Minutes
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2019 Meetings
14 January - Minutes
12 March - Minutes
13 May - Minutes
13 May* - Parish Minutes
9 September - Minutes
11 November - Minutes
2018 Meetings
18 January - Minutes
5 March - Minutes
9 July - Minutes
10 September - Minutes
12 November -Minutes
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2017 Meetings
January - no meeting
March - no meeting
8 May* - Annual Parish Meeting Minutes | Annual Parish Council Meeting Minutes
10 July - Minutes
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2016 Meetings
11 January - Minutes
14 March - Minutes
9 May* - Minutes
11 July - Minutes
12 September - Minutes
14 November - Minutes
*Annual Parish Meeting – where annual reports are heard and speakers are invited, generally a less formal meeting. Annual Meeting of the Parish Council – when the Council elects a chairman for the coming year (must be held in May)
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