Parish Council

The Great Bealings Parish Council meets regularly in the Village Hall. Topics range from organising village events, reviewing local planning applications, dealing with traffic issues, clearing litter, and dealing with local footpath maintenance.

The Parish Council was responsible for taking the initiative in the preparatory stages of the renovation of the John Belstead Playground, but since the implementation project team took over, participates by offering an annual grant to the maintenance of the equipment and the Village Hall.

Currently, there are eight committee members:

Eric Barnett - Chairman
John Carter-Jonas
Julian Haywood Smith
Sally Johnson
Emily Lynch
Robin Sadler
Ken Willcox
Paul Norris

Sarah Cartwright - Parish Clerk

Members of the public are welcome to come to all Parish Council meetings which start at 8.00 pm at the Village Hall.

Proposed meeting dates for 2010: 13th July, 7th September and 9th November.

Ideas for village events are always welcome.

Parish Council Committee Meeting Minutes and Police Reports

11th May 2010 + Peter Bellfield's Report + Summary of Cash book
9th March 2010
13th January 2010
10 November 2009 + 2010 Budget
8 September 2009
7 July 2009
12 May 2009
10 March 2009 + Budget
15 January 2009 + 2009 Budget
17 November 2008 + County Councillor's Report
22 September 2008 + police report
21 July 2008 + Police Report
19 May 2008
17 March 2008
21 January 2008 + Police Report
19 November 2007 + Police Report
24 September 2007 + Police Report
16 July 2007
19 March 2007
22 January 2007
20 November 2006
18 September 2006
17 July 2006
20 March 2006
23 January 2006
21 November 2005
18 July 2005
21 March 2005
24 January 2005

Annual Parish Council Meeting Minutes

12th May 2009 + County Councillor's Report
19 May 2008 + County Councillor's Report
21 May 2007
15 May 2006
16 May 2005

Climate Change Course

The parish council sponsored a series of lectures by Professor John Midwinter on the subject of climate change. 5 lectures have now been given, and PDF versions of the slides presented can be downloaded below. They are quite large - 2 to 5 megabytes.

  • Lecture 1 - Is the climate actually changing and what evidence suggests we humans are the cause?
  • Lecture 2 - Why should we be concerned - wouldn’t it be good to be warmer? What impacts are expected and roughly when?
  • Lecture 3 - What can be done about it at the personal level? Can one save money and the planet?
  • Lecture 4 - What can be done about it at the National/International level?
  • Lecture 5 - some notes to accompany discussion. There is an accompanying list of sources.

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