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21-620: Wetheringsett is a village in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located to the east of the A140 , it is the largest village in the parish of Wetheringsett-cum-Brockford . Richard Hakluyt , writer best known for promoting the English colonisation of North America through his works, was rector of All Saints from 1590 to 1616. [REDACTED] Media related to Wetheringsett at Wikimedia Commons This Suffolk location article
42-487: A parish meeting by the same process by which such liability is transferred to parish council (s.215 (2) of the Local Government Act 1972 ). i.e. by serving written request on the chairman of the meeting. See also LTN 65 - Closed Churchyards and Disused Burial Grounds. Commons: a parish meeting may be registered as the owner of common land if it has inherited ownership from the appropriate pre-1894 authority (often
63-476: A parish meeting has the same powers as a parish council to appoint trustees to parochial charities. The audited accounts of all parochial charities (except those for the relief of poverty) must be sent to the chairman of the parish meeting who must lay them before the next meeting (s.79 (2) of the Charities Act 1993 ); Churchyards: liability to maintain a closed Church of England churchyard may be transferred to
84-402: A parish meeting is a precepting authority . This means that where there is no parish council the parish meeting must meet its own expenses, usually by precepting on council tax collected by the district council. A parish meeting may only precept for expenditure relating to specific functions, powers and rights which have been conferred on it by legislation. A parish meeting may request that
105-527: A parish meeting may maintain, repair or protect any war memorial in the parish (ss.1 and 4 of the War Memorials (Local Authorities' Powers) Act 1923 ). Staff: Parish meetings do not have the power to appoint staff. Generally speaking it is not a local authority and its powers are not as wide as those of a parish council. Section 39(2) of the Local Government Finance Act 1972 provides that
126-521: A parish or group of parishes has fewer than 200 electors, the parish meeting can take on the role of a parish council , with statutory powers, and electing a chairman and clerk to act on the meeting's behalf. Every parish in England has a parish meeting. Parish meetings are a form of direct democracy , which is uncommon in the United Kingdom , which primarily uses representative democracy . In England,
147-408: A population of 103,417. The neighbouring districts are East Suffolk , Ipswich , Babergh , West Suffolk , Breckland and South Norfolk . The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , covering five former districts which were all abolished at the same time: Thedwastre Rural District had been in the administrative county of West Suffolk prior to the reforms;
168-601: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mid Suffolk Mid Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk , England. The district is primarily a rural area, containing just three towns, being Stowmarket , Needham Market and Eye . Its council was based in Needham Market until 2017 when it moved to shared offices with neighbouring Babergh District Council in Ipswich , outside either district. In 2021 it had
189-446: Is a burial authority. It may therefore provide burial grounds and may contribute towards the cost of burial facilities provided by others (Para 1(c) of schedule 26 to the Local Government Act 1972 ); Cemeteries and crematoria : power to adopt byelaws made by a district or London borough council or the City of London (Para11(1) of schedule 26 to the Local Government Act 1972 ); Charities:
210-467: Is covered by civil parishes. The parish councils for Eye, Needham Market and Stowmarket have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the style "town council". Some of the smaller parishes have a parish meeting rather than a parish council. Parish meeting A parish meeting is a meeting all the electors in a civil parish in England are entitled to attend. In some cases, where
231-609: The 2023 election and a subsequent by-election in May 2024, the composition of the council was: The next election is due in May 2027, where all seats of the council will be up for election. Since the last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 34 councillors representing 26 wards , with each ward electing one or two councillors. Elections are held every four years. Since 2017 Babergh and Mid Suffolk councils have their combined headquarters at Endeavour House in Ipswich, sharing
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#1732855873288252-413: The 2023 election , being the first time that the party had taken majority control of any council. The first elections were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 2003 have been: Following
273-520: The Licensing Act 2003 ); Lighting: a parish meeting may light roads and other public places (section 3 of the Parish Councils Act 1957 ); Rights of way: a parish meeting is entitled to be notified of a public path creation order; an extinguishment order, a diversion order or a definitive map modification order. In relation to the last named, the meeting is also entitled to be consulted by
294-429: The 1972 act). Section 13(3) of the Local Government Act 1972 provides that the parish trustees shall be the chairman of the parish meeting and the proper officer of the district council. The parish trustees may hold on behalf of the parish meeting the following categories of land: Licensing: a parish meeting may be an "interested party" and may be consulted in respect of applications for premises licenses (s.13(3) of
315-612: The Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor) pursuant to section 67 of the Local Government Act 1894 ( 56 & 57 Vict. c. 73); Land: a parish meeting has no general power of acquisition but may acquire land to exercise its allotments or burial powers. It may appropriate land from one purpose to another with the approval of the Secretary of State. A parish meeting may dispose of land on the same conditions applicable to parish councils (s.126 of
336-464: The annual parish meeting of a parish with a parish council must take place between 1 March and 1 June, both dates inclusive, and must take place no earlier than 6pm. In areas where there is a parish council, the chairman of the parish council shall chair the parish meeting, and the parish meeting has none of the powers listed in the next section of this article. It acts only as an annual democratic point of communication. In areas with no parish council,
357-691: The building with Suffolk County Council . When first created the council inherited offices in Elmswell , Eye, Stowmarket and Needham Market from its predecessors. It initially used the former Hartismere Rural District Council offices on Castleton Way in Eye as its headquarters, retaining the former Gipping Rural District Council offices in Needham Market and Stowmarket Urban District Council offices at Red Gables on Ipswich Road as secondary offices. The council initially decided to consolidate its offices in Stowmarket, being
378-579: The county council before the order is made (part III Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and schedule 15); Village greens: a parish meeting may prosecute a person who damages or encroaches upon a village green in the parish and thus commits an offence under section 12 of the Inclosure Act 1857 or section 29 of the Commons Act 1876 ( 39 & 40 Vict. c. 56). See also LTN 56 - The Provision of Play and Sports Equipment on Village Greens); War memorials:
399-484: The district's largest town and a central location, but no suitable site could be found there. Instead it decided to extend the former Gipping Rural District Council's headquarters in Needham Market. The original building there was a large eighteenth century house called "Hurstlea" at 131 High Street. A large modern extension was built behind the original building, which was formally opened in January 1982. The whole district
420-622: The other districts had all been in East Suffolk . The new district was named Mid Suffolk, reflecting its position within the wider county. Mid Suffolk District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Suffolk County Council . The whole district is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. In 2011, Mid Suffolk and Babergh District Councils began working together, with one, fully integrated staff structure. The council has been under Green Party majority control since
441-463: The parish meeting has the following powers: Allotments: a parish meeting may hold and administer allotments for cultivation (s.33 (3) Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1908 ); Bus shelters: a parish meeting may provide and maintain a bus shelter (s. 4 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953 and s.179 of the Local Government Act 1972 ); Burials: a parish meeting
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