Broughton Gifford Parish Council

Please note that the Parish Clerk is on annual leave until 20th October and will not be picking up emails or telephone calls.  Any emails or calls will be responded as soon as possible following her return.

Please note that, at it’s meeting scheduled for 8th October 2025, the Parish Council intends to offer the opportunity for interested individuals to be co-opted into one of 2 Councillor roles which remain vacant following the local elections in May 2025.

If you are interested in becoming a councillor please contact the clerk for further information.

Should either of the roles remain vacant after 8th October 2025 there will be a further opportunity at the November meeting.

We are hereby posting our Notice of Conclusion of Audit –  Annual Governance and Accountability Return for the year ended 31st March 2025.

Other documents relating to the conclusion of the audit (including sections 1, 2 and 3 of the Annual Governance and Accountability Return) can be found by clicking on the Finances tab of this page.

Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2025

UPDATE:  The September meeting has now been rescheduled for Monday 15th September at 7:30 pm in the main room of the village hall, all are welcome.

Please note that tonight’s council meeting (7:30 pm village hall), is being postponed due to ill health.  We are seeking to reschedule it for next week and a further message will be posted on this page once that is confirmed.  Many apologies.

Please be aware that, owing to illness, the meeting scheduled for tonight has been cancelled.  All agenda items (except planning and financial approvals) will be deferred to the next meeting on Wednesday 9th July.

Today we have published onto this site our Annual Accounting Statements and Notice of Public Rights for the year ending 31st March 2025.  Accounting Documents can be found on the Finances and Action Plan tab under ‘Accounts’.

Notice of Public Rights and Publication of Unaudited AGAR 2025

Local Authority Accounts – A Summary of your rights

Following the Parish Council elections held in Wiltshire on 2^nd May 2025, Broughton Gifford Parish Council hereby give notice that we intend to co-opt further members onto the Council to fill 4 remaining vacancies.

The process will take place at the Ordinary Council Meeting to be held on Wednesday 11^th June, in the village hall starting at 7:30 pm.

If anyone is interested in putting their name forward to become a parish councillor we are keen to hear from you.  For further information about councillor roles/responsibilities and the process to nominate yourself for consideration in the process, please contact:

Karen Spence (Clerk)
Email:
Tel: 07939 879488

It has been brought to the attention of the Clerk that the dates published for the Annual meeting of the Council and our May Ordinary Council meeting are showing incorrectly on this website.  These meetings will be held next Wednesday 14th May and not 8th May (yesterday) as published on the website.  The Clerk would like to sincerely apologise to members of the public and Councillors who turned out yesterday.  On the 14th May the ACM will be commence at 7pm followed by the regular meeting which will start at around 7:30 pm.

The Annual Parish Meeting for Broughton Gifford will take place on Tuesday 8th April 2025 at 7:30pm in the Village Hall.

This is a wonderful opportunity for the Council to tell residents what has been happening during the year, to give an update on the Parish Plan and to invite comments on local issues. We do hope you will join us and help shape the plans for the coming years.

APM Agenda 2025 V2

Wiltshire Council have today posted Notices of Election for both Parish and Unitary Council elections to be held on Thursday 1st May 2025.  Details can be found on the Wiltshire Council website and are attached here for information.

Central Parish NOE – Parish 2025 May 01
Central Unitary NOE – Unitary 2025 May 01