EVESHAM town council is inviting residents to this year’s annual town meeting, which takes place tomorrow evening (April 20) at the town hall at 6.30 pm.
The open meeting and residents’ forum offer an opportunity to discuss the town’s future and learn how people can get involved.
Expect updates on the town hall, a Grade II-listed building in need of significant repair, which is now back in the town council’s hands following Wychavon’s buyout of the Riverside Shopping Centre.
Riverside Shopping Centre. Picture by Marcus Mingins 3024005MMR
The latest on the Almonry Museum, which is undergoing a £2.1m restoration to save the building’s fabric, will be revealed, as well as an explanation of the looming local government reorganisation, which will see district and county councils abolished.
The search for land for a new town cemetery will be covered, and the outgoing mayor, Councillor John Clatworthy, will give a report on the year’s highlights.
Councillor John Clatworthy, mayor of Evesham. s
What is an annual town meeting?
All town councils in England are required by law to hold an annual town meeting, which must take place between March 1 and June 1 every year.
Annual town meetings are a meeting of the electorate and cannot start before 6pm.
Anyone may attend, but only registered electors of Evesham may speak and vote during the meeting.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss ‘town affairs’. Town affairs can be any issue or topic that specifically affects that particular town or community area, and it is not exclusive to the business of the local council for the area. Matters which do not specifically affect the town or community area are not town affairs.
The public (and press) have a statutory right to attend a town meeting.
All are welcome with complimentary refreshments served.
The meeting is being live-streamed on the Evesham Town Council YouTube channel.
Click here to find it and recordings of previous town council meetings.
