As the legislation covering virtual meetings is coming to an end, the Council has made a few changes to try and conduct as much business as possible virtually.  This will reduce the length of physical meetings in the short term and also the risk of catching or spreading Covid during the meeting.

The new arrangements are as follows:

29 April at 7.30 pm Annual Parish Meeting when the Chairman will give a review of the previous year, and the electors will have the opportunity to raise questions about the Council and its work. 

The above meetings will be held on Zoom.  The link to join will be on the agenda and on the Home Page of the website about a week beforehand.

27 May Annual Parish Council Meeting at Burton Village Hall when the next Chairman and Vice Chairman will be elected, and committee membership will be confirmed, as well as the other normal annual business.  When the annual items have been completed, the Council will consider all the planning applications lodged in the area and any other items requested for debate.

1 July Parish Council Meeting at Burton Village Hall. The normal schedule of meetings on the first Thursday of each month will resume.

If the legislation permitting virtual meetings to continue beyond 7 May is enacted, then the Council may choose to continue to meet on Zoom until the risk of Covid is much reduced.  Any changes to the arrangements will be updated here and on the Meetings Page.

There will not be a meeting in June due to the timing of the Annual Parish Council meeting.

Around 10 years ago the Council developed a series of 10 circular walks - one around each village.  They take in the beauty spots and pass places of local historic interest.  Full details of the walks can be found on the dedicated website: http://www.kirkburtonparishwalks.co.uk/

Each one has a leaflet giving lots of information about the village and its history, as well as the route.  We still have some available and if you would like a set or just an individual route, please contact the Clerk.  They are also downloadable as a PDF from the above website.

Councillors are now undertaking a review of the walks to check that the routes are still correct and that all the necessary waymarkers are in place.  If you know of any issues with any of the routes or would like to help with this please let us know. 

Details of progress will be posted on here and will also be included in the minutes of the Environment & Climate Change Committee (see the Reports section above).

The Council continues to hold all of its Parish Council and Committee meetings virtually on Zoom.  Members of the public are welcome to speak during the public participation session, or just listen to the debates.  The links are included on the agenda and also on the Home Page of the website.  They are unique to each meeting, so please check before trying to join.

Agendas can be downloaded by clicking the link Meetings Page on the home page, and can also be sent to you directly.  If you want to receive Council agendas and minutes, please email the Clerk with your request.