Rayleigh is a market town and the central part is a conservation area and consists of several listed buildings. It has twenty three Councillors and is divided into eight wards.
Summary of some of the major responsibilities for Rayleigh Town Council:
• Consultee on Planning applications in Rayleigh
• Christmas Lights and organisation of switch on event in Town Centre
• King George V Playing Field in Eastwood Road
• Floral Displays in Town Centre and entry to Annual Anglia in Bloom competition
• CCTV in Town Centre
• Benches, salt bins, litter bins, bus shelters, some street lighting, heritage and memorial plaques and Town Centre clock.
• Four Allotment sites within Rayleigh with over 100 plots
• Consultee on crime & disorder reduction strategy within Rochford District
• Member of Rayleigh Windmill management committee
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OLYMPIC TORCH IN RAYLEIGH - 6TH JULY 2012
CREATE A STRING OF OLYMPIC THEMED BUNTING - COMMUNITY COMPETITION.
Rayleigh Town Council invites all businesses, clubs, organisations to Create a string of bunting for the Community Competition. This can include your corporate logo, make any shape but must be fixed to a tape or string.
Join the bunting quest to decorate the whole KGV Playing Field fence with the finished entries on 6th July, the day that the Olympic Torch comes through Rayleigh.
The competition will be launched at the Rayleigh Horticultural Society's Spring Show at the Mill Hall Arts & Events centre, Bellingham Lane, Rayleigh on Sunday 1st April 2012 between 2.00pm - 4.00pm.
The Town Council request that all entries are delivered to the Town Council offices: The Pavilion, KGV Playing Field, Bull Lane, Rayleigh, Essex by the closing date which is 25th June 2012. This competition will be sponsored by Asda Superstores Ltd
For further information please telephone: 01268 741880
Rayleigh Town Council usually holds its meetings on Monday evenings at 7.30pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings and to speak on agenda items at the start of most meetings.
Agendas for meetings are displayed on the Town Council’s notice board in the High Street (opposite the Town Clock).
Agendas and minutes of all Council meetings are sent to the library, the local press, Rochford District Council and Essex County Council.
The Town Council issues an Annual Statement each year in April to coincide with its Annual Town Meeting, which is a forum for the public to come and question members on any matters relating to the work of the Town Council.
