The Parish Meeting, or Parish Assembly, is a meeting of every English parish held annually between 1st March and 1st June (both inclusive). It is a community meeting made up of the local government electors in any administrative parish, and must not start before 6pm.
Whilst the meeting is generally convened by the parish council in parishes where there is a parish council, it is not a parish council meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss affairs which specifically affect the parish, and it is an effective way for the parish council to engage with the local residents. The public and press have a statutory right to attend the meeting, but only the local government electors of the parish have a right to vote on any matter.
The agenda for a Parish Assembly will be issued seven clear days before the meeting, and this can be viewed on parish noticeboards and on the agenda page of this website.
The minutes of past Parish Assemblies are available below: