The council must hold an AGM and least three ordinary meeting a year. Meetings are usually held in the Reading Room on the first Thursday of each month. If business allows the January meeting is omitted. (Notices of meetings with the agenda are placed on the Parish Notice board on the village green and the Parish Council website).

Before the formal business of a meeting takes place members of the public may address the meeting and question the Chairman. If any question relates to matters in previous minutes of the council at least three days notice must be given to the Clerk so that he can have them to hand for the meeting. The District and County Councillors may also give their reports to the meeting.

The agendas for the Parish Council meetings are set at the discretion of the Clerk who will consider any reasonable suggestion.

During the formal part of the meeting the council make policy decisions on matters which have been previously announced to the public in the agenda. Under the heading of 'Planning Applications made to Braintree District Council' members will be asked for approval and comments on individual applications. More general topics may arise under correspondance, the more significant items for decision being added to the agenda of the following meeting.

All meetings start at 7.30pm (unless otherwise stated) and are held in the Reading Room, High Street, Great Yeldham. 

Dates for 2014/15

3rd April

1st May, meeting to commence at 8.30 pm after the Annual Parish Meeting

5th June

17th July

7th August

Friday 12th September, TBC

2nd October

6th November

4th December

January, no meeting

5th February

5th March

2nd April

21st May 2015 Annual Council