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Parish Council News

We are sorry to report that we've lost two valued councillors, Victoria Curry and Caroline Stratford. There are now four vacancies on the Parish Council and we would very much like to get more people involved. If you are interested in becoming a Councillor, please get in touch.

The Neighbourhood Plan referendum was held by MSDC on 28 November 2019 and the community voted YES! The Plan now has the full weight in determining planning applications. For more info, see our Neighbourhood Plan pages.

Meetings are usually held on the first Monday of the month.
Dates for 2020: 6 Jan; 3 Feb; 2 Mar; 6 Apr; 4 May; 8 Jun; 6 Jul; 3 Aug (Planning only); 7 Sep; 5 Oct; 2 Nov; 7 Dec. Please note that the June meeting will be held a week later than usual.

Date of next meeting: A meeting will be held on Monday, 3 February 2020 at 7pm at Botesdale Village Hall. The latest AGENDA is available here just prior to the meeting. The Press & Public are most welcome to attend.

The Minutes from previous meetings are available here. Minutes are not officially published until agreed at the following meeting of the Parish Council.

We take Data Protection seriously. As your Parish Council we may assist you for a particular reason, i.e. a 'legitimate interest'. During this assistance we may need to take personal information and other details relating to the concern. We may also need to share this information to complete our assistance to you. For further details on how we will use, share, protect and dispose of your information, please see our Privacy Notice below. To find out more about your rights under data protection, visit the Information Commissioner's Office here: www.ico.org.uk.

Botesdale Parish Council Privacy Notice

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