The parish of Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle is represented by a Parish Council consisting of 9 elected Members. Elections take place every 4 years, with the next elections due in May 2014. There is currently a vacancy for a Parish Councillor and anyone interested should contact Anthony Braine, the Parish Clerk.
The Council tries to represent the wishes of the residents of the parish and to look at ways of improving services and amenities with the aid of the Parish Plan adopted in 2004. The Council also considers planning applications and makes recommendations to District Council based on the general guidance in the Design Statement contained within the Parish Plan.
Parish Council meetings are normally held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 7.00 pm in the Briantspuddle Village Hall. They are regularly attended by our District Councillor, Malcolm Barnes and our County Councillor, Mrs Alex Brenton.
The agenda, together with the minutes of the previous meeting, is available on this website and on the Parish Council noticeboard (outside the village hall) a week before the meeting. Previous meeting minutes are also posted on this website and a summary of the main items of each meeting are featured in the parish magazine.
Members of the public may raise issues in person at each meeting. You can also contact any Member of the Parish Council or the Clerk.
The Clerk to the Parish Council is Anthony Braine (tel 01202 888410) or anthony@abraine.wanadoo.co.uk. Anthony can also be contacted by selecting the Parish Council option in the "contact us" form on the home page.
You can obtain a copy of the 2004 Parish Plan using the "contact us" form and selecting the Parish Council option or download a copy of the Parish Plan at: http://www.dorsetforyou.com/media/pdf/e/o/AffpuddleTurnerspuddleParishPlan.pdf News of progress on the Action Plan, which is intended to be reviewed 6 monthly can be found below.
