Current Agendas
The Calendar of Future Meetings can be viewed below.
Public participation Sessions of 15 minutes are held prior to the start of each public meeting.
For Committee Meetings questions may only be raised on items on the agenda.
For Full Town Council meetings, items which fall within the scope of the Council's activities may be raised by Bideford Residents. Participants will be asked to read the Bideford Town Council Code of Conduct (or available at the meeting), and to complete a pro-forma stating their name and address and item to be raised.
The protocol on the filming and recording of Council and Committee Meetings can be viewed here
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TIMETABLE FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND EVENTS FOR 2023-2024
Bideford Annual Parish Meeting - Tuesday 16 April 2024
You are cordially invited to attend the Bideford Annual Parish Meeting to be held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Bideford, on Tuesday 16 April 2024 at 7.00 pm. The business to be transacted at this meeting is set out below. There is a legal right to film/record/photography/report public meetings.
Councillor J McKenzie
Town Mayor
AGENDA
1. Welcome by the Town Mayor.
2. To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Annual Parish Meeting held on 18 April 2023.
3. To receive the report from the Town Mayor on the activities of the Council during 2023/2024.
4. To receive a review of the work undertaken by the Council’s Committees during 2023/2024:
a. Staffing, Finance & General Purposes Committee
b. Market Management Committee
c. Planning Committee
d. Tourism Committee
e. Allotments Committee
f. Decarbonisation and Environment Committee
5. To consider any matters raised by Registered Electors who reside within the parish of Bideford
Agenda - Market Management Committee - Thursday 18 April 2024
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of Market Management Committee of the above-named Council to be held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Bideford, on Thursday 18 April 2024 at 6.30 pm for the purpose of transacting the following business.
In accordance with The Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 members of the public are welcome to attend. There is a legal right to film/record/photograph/report public meetings.
Paul Swan
Clerk to the Council
AGENDA
1. To receive apologies and reasons for absence.
2. To receive declarations of interest on items on the agenda and note any requests for dispensation received by the Clerk prior to the meeting.
3. Public participation session of 15 minutes duration on items on the agenda.
4. To approve the minutes of the Meeting held on 7 March 2024 as a correct record. (approved and adopted at Meeting of Town Council – 4 April 2024).
5. Accounts - To approve the payments listed.
6. Chairman’s / Market Administrator’s Report.
7. To consider and resolve upon the minimum Public Liability cover required by Tenants / Traders trading in the Market Complex.
8. To consider and resolve upon part funding a Basic Feasibility Study for the Bideford Pannier Market (in collaboration with TDC’s Cultural Development Fund).
9. To consider Working Group updates and resolve accordingly
10. Tenant / Trader representatives.
11. PART II (Closed Session)
12. Chairman’s Report – confidential, including staffing, matters.
a. To receive any terminations of leases by tenants / traders, give consideration to applications received for tenancies of premises and resolve accordingly.
b. To consider and resolve upon tenant / trader / landlord / Market Hall matters, including debt recovery.
MARKET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Councillors: Bushby, Ms Clarke (Chairman),Mrs Gubb, Hawkins, Mrs Hellyer, S Inch McKenzie (Town Mayor)
Traders/Tenants: Mrs Austin, Ms Bennett
Date of Next Meeting: 30 May 2024
COMMITTEES AND MEMBERSHIP FOR 2023/2024
ALLOTMENTS COMMITTEE (6)
Town Mayor (Cllr J McKenzie), Cllrs Ms R Clarke, J Craigie, Mrs J Gubb, A Inch, S Inch
MARKET MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES (6)
Town Mayor (Cllr J McKenzie), Deputy Mayor (Cllr Ms R Clarke), Cllrs D Bushby, Mrs J Gubb, C Hawkins, Mrs L Hellyer, S Inch
PLANNING COMMITTEE (6)
Town Mayor (Cllr J McKenzie), Cllrs K Bines, D Bushby, Mrs L Hellyer, M Taylor
STAFFING, FINANCE & GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE (9)
Town Mayor (Cllr J McKenzie), Deputy Mayor (Cllr Ms R Clarke), Cllrs D Bushby, Mrs J Gubb, C Hawkins, S Inch, P Lawrence, Mrs L Hellyer, D McGeough
TOURISM COMMITTEE (6)
Cllrs D Bushby, Cllr Mrs J Gubb, C Hawkins, J Hellyer, S Inch, P Lawrence
DECARBONISATION & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE (6)
Town Mayor (Cllr J McKenzie), Cllrs K Bines, J Craigie, Mrs J Gubb, A Inch, M Taylor
GRIEVANCE AND DISCIPLINARY PANEL (4)
Town Mayor (Cllr J McKenzie), Cllrs D Bushby, D McGeough
PERSONNEL APPEALS PANEL (4)
Deputy Town Mayor (Cllr Ms R Clarke), Cllrs J Craigie, C Hawkins, S Inch
EMERGENCY PLANNING WORKGROUP (5) (twice yearly meetings to review plan)
Town Mayor (Cllr J McKenzie), J Craigie, C Hawkins, K Hind
The composition of the Committees will be reviewed at the Annual Town Council Meeting 2024.
REPRESENTATIVES TO OUTSIDE BODIES 2023/2024
BIDEFORD & DISTRICT COMMUNITY ARCHIVE COUNCIL
Town Mayor (Cllr J McKenzie)
Deputy Mayor (Cllr C Hawkins)
Councillor Mrs J Gubb
Councillor P Christie
BIDEFORD BRIDGE TRUST
Town Mayor (Cllr J McKenzie Nov 2024)
Mrs S Langford (July 2025)
Councillor Mrs J Gubb July 2023)
BIDEFORD TWINNING ASSOCIATION
Town Mayor (Cllr J McKenzie)
Councillor Mrs R Clarke
BIDEFORD REGATTA COMMITTEE
Town Mayor (Cllr J McKenzie)
Deputy Mayor (Cllr C Hawkins)
BIDEFORD TOWN BAND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Councillor S Inch
CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Councillor J Craigie
DALC COUNTY COMMITTEE
Councillor J Craigie
DALC LARGER COUNCILS SUB-COMMITTEE
Councillor J Craigie
POLLYFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Councillor Mrs J Gubb
HOME-START TORRIDGE
Councillor J Craigie
BIDEFORD BAY CHILDREN’S CENTRE
Councillor J Craigie
TAW/TORRIDGE ESTUARY FORUM
Town Mayor (Cllr J McKenzie)
UNESCO BIOSPHERE CHAMPION
Councillor J Craigie
SNOW WARDEN
Councillors K Hind (North Ward), S Inch (South Ward) and J McKenzie (ETW)
BIDEFORD TOWN CENTRE PARTNERSHIP
Councillor Bushby
Town Mayor (Cllr J McKenzie)
FIRE SERVICE LIAISON
Councillor Mrs L Hellyer
POLICE LIAISON
Councillor Mrs L Hellyer
ONE ATLANTIC
Councillor C Hawkins
WEST CROFT SCHOOL GOVERNORS BOARD
Councillor M Taylor