Council Meetings
The dates below are the days when Blofield Parish Council will meet in the year. Dates of other meetings will be advised when known. Meetings will take place on a Monday at 7:30pm in Blofield Court House Main Hall unless otherwise notified.​
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Please note, the monthly parish council meetings include discussion on any new planning applications. If there is a planning application that requires more detailed consideration and time, a dedicated planning meeting may be arranged to discuss it and this will be posted in advance on the website.
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In addition to being published on this web site, the agendas and the venue of meetings are always posted on the 3 village notice boards located by Blofield Village Shop, Blofield Library and Blofield Heath Village Shop.
2024 Calendar of meetings
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15 January - Parish Council Meeting
12 February - Parish Council Meeting
11 March - Parish Council Meeting
14 March - ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PARISH
22 April - Parish Council Meeting
20 May - Annual Parish Council Meeting (starting at 7.00pm) and
Parish Council Meeting (starting at 7.30pm)
17 June - Parish Council Meeting
29 July - Parish Council Meeting
16 September - Parish Council Meeting
14 October - Parish Council Meeting
11 November - Parish Council Meeting
9 December - Parish Council Meeting
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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. She is the first point of contact for the Council and all correspondence comes to her as 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 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, and carry out or manage the actions taken at meetings.
Public Participation
All members of public and press are welcome to attend Parish Council meetings.
By law members of the public must be admitted to all meetings of the full council and its committees. However, the law does not allow members of the public to take part in the debates.
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This council gives members of the public an opportunity to speak during the meeting under ‘Open Forum – for parishioners to raise questions on and/or make statements about matters of concern and to receive a report from the District Councillor and County Councillor’.
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We do this by temporarily adjourning the meeting. This allows the public and our District and County Councillors an opportunity to speak.
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If you wish to raise a point which does not relate to an item on that evening’s agenda you are free to do so. However, the council’s discussion of the point might have to be delayed until a subsequent meeting as the council is unable to make a decision binding in law(this is particularly relevant to financial decisions) unless a specific item is included on the agenda.
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Members of the council are always willing to discuss topics put forward by the public. Our agenda is prepared about a week before the next monthly council meeting so you will need to inform the Clerk or Chairman at least ten days before the meeting. Although this might seem a long time in advance the council is required by law to publicise its agenda at least three clear days before each meeting, these days do not include the day of issue or the day of the meeting.
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