{"id":4175,"date":"2022-05-11T10:30:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T09:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/?page_id=4175"},"modified":"2026-04-14T12:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:52:16","slug":"annual-parish-meetings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/annual-parish-meetings","title":{"rendered":"Annual Parish Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The next Annual Parish meeting will take place on Wednesday 22 April 2026 at 8 pm in Moulsoe Millennium Hall, an agenda will be published here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Moulsoe-Annual-Parish-Meeting-agenda.pdf\">Annual Parish Meeting 22 April 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Moulsoe-Annual-Parish-Meeting-minutes-25.04.29.pdf\">Minutes of Annual Parish Meeting 29 April 2025<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/24.04.17-Annual-Parish-Meeting-minutes.pdf\">Minutes of Annual Parish Meeting 17 April 2024<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>All parish electors are entitled to attend the meeting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every English Parish&nbsp;must&nbsp;have a Parish Meeting. All Parish and Town Councils throughout England are required by law to hold an&nbsp;Annual Parish Meeting&nbsp;between the dates of 1st March and 1st June (inclusive). This is not a Council meeting but a meeting of registered electors.<br><br><strong>Frequently Asked Questions<\/strong><br><strong>Is a Parish Meeting the same as a Council Meeting?&nbsp;<\/strong>No. Although a Parish meeting is convened, chaired and minuted by the Parish Council, it is not a Parish Council meeting but a meeting of registered electors (including councillors who are registered electors).<br><strong>What is the purpose of the Annual Parish Meeting? <\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;The purpose is to enable the registered electors to discuss parish affairs and to pass resolutions thereon. This meeting is also an opportunity for the Parish Council (and higher tiers of local government) and community group leaders to explain their activities over the last year.<br><strong>Who can attend the meeting?<\/strong> \u2013&nbsp;Anyone may attend but only registered electors in the parish may speak and vote.<br><strong>Will I be able to ask questions and make resolutions? <\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Yes, any registered elector may ask questions of the Council. These will usually be answered by the Chairman or by the Parish Clerk or a designated Councillor. An elector may also make suggestions and comment on parish issues and propose resolutions. Resolutions are persuasive only, but will be considered by the Parish Council at their meetings.<br><strong>Who will chair the meeting? <\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;The Chairman of the Parish Council&nbsp;must&nbsp;chair the meeting, if present. In his absence the vice chairman&nbsp;must&nbsp;preside if present. If neither is able to attend, then the meeting will elect a chairman from those electors present.<br><strong>Will Parish Councillors be there? <\/strong>\u2013&nbsp;Although there is no compulsion, Councillors normally attend. They will speak if required, but the purpose of the meeting is to enable the ordinary electors to have their say. Councillors will listen and as electors themselves, also have the opportunity to raise questions and make comments if they wish.<br><strong>Will notes be taken of the meeting?<\/strong> \u2013&nbsp;Yes, a written record of the meeting will be taken by the Parish Clerk (if so requested to do so by the PC).<br><strong>How long will the meeting last?<\/strong> \u2013&nbsp;As long as need be within reason. It really depends on those present and the number of questions and the discussion that is raised.<br><br><strong>Moulsoe Parish Annual Meeting 2023<\/strong><br>The last Annual Parish Meeting took place on&nbsp;Tuesday 16 May 2023 at 7.30pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/23.05.16-Annual-Parish-Meeting-minutes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Minutes of Moulsoe Annual Parish Meeting 2023<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moulsoe Parish Annual Meeting 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/22.05.10-Annual-Parish-Meeting-Minutes.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/22.05.10-Annual-Parish-Meeting-Minutes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Minutes of Moulsoe Parish Annual Meeting Tuesday 10 May 2022<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\"><strong>Moulsoe Parish Annual Meeting 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the Covid-19 guidelines in place at the time of the meeting the annual village meeting took place remotely on 4 May 2021 at 7.30pm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Moulsoe-Parish-Meeting-4-May-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Moulsoe Parish Annual Meeting 4 May 2021<\/strong><\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><sub>Last updated 30 March 2026<\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next Annual Parish meeting will take place on Wednesday 22 April 2026 at 8 pm in Moulsoe Millennium Hall, an agenda will be published here. All parish electors are entitled to attend the meeting. Every English Parish&nbsp;must&nbsp;have a Parish Meeting. All Parish and Town Councils throughout England are required by law to hold an&nbsp;Annual &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/annual-parish-meetings\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Annual Parish Meeting&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4175","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4175"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5960,"href":"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4175\/revisions\/5960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moulsoeparishcouncil.gov.uk\/public_html\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}