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Welcome to Kirkburton Parish Council

Burton Village Hall

Northfield Lane

Highburton

Huddersfield   HD8 0QT


Clerk to the Council: Alex Greenwood

Contact Alex: clerk@kbpc.co.uk


Administrative Assistant: Emma Booth

Contact Emma: admin@kbpc.co.uk


Forthcoming Meetings

 


Thursday 17 April 7:30pm - Management and Finance Committee Meeting

Thursday 24 April 7:30pm - Staffing Committee Meeting 

Thursday 22 May 7:30pm - Annual Parish Meeting, followed by the Annual Parish Council Meeting.

All meetings will be held at Burton Village Hall, except where indicated otherwise.  Members of the public are welcome to attend.

There is a public participation session at the beginning of all Council and Committee meetings when people can speak for up to three minutes on any issue which falls within the remit of the Council or Committee, with the total session lasting a maximum of fifteen minutes. 

Sometimes agenda items need to be taken in private if the discussion involves disclosure of personal information or details of a future contract.

The agenda will be available from the Meetings Page about a week beforehand.

Chairman 2024-25


Cllr Derek Hardcastle has been elected as this year's Chairman for the second time. He has been on the Council since 2003 and represents Kirkburton.

Derek has been a member of all of the Council's committees and has a particular interest in the environment. He is keen to support the many community groups which operate across the Parish. 

If you would like to invite him to an event, please contact the Clerk, preferably by email. He will attend if he can; if not, the Vice Chairman will attend.

Cllr John Cowan has been elected to the role of Vice Chairman. John represents the Shepley ward and has been a Councillor since 2015, serving as Chairman on one previous occasion.