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Welcome to Hanham Parish Council’s website. This parish council is here to serve the needs of its parishioners.

Hanham Parish Council strives to continually work together with all sectors of the community to enhance the social and economic wellbeing for the residents of Hanham Parish so that it is an even better place to live, work and visit.

This Website

The Council regards communication as an important part of its role. Hanham Parish Council already has a notice board in each Ward and its own newsletter so the next logical step was to set up a website.

The site was launched for public access in April 2006, with the principal aim of raising the level of awareness, and encouraging public participation in the activities of the parish council.

This site is designed to make available to the public, information by way of minutes and reports, which detail the actions taken by the Parish Council in carrying out its duties.

THE AIMS OF THE PARISH COUNCIL

the aims of the Parish Council are :-

To provide the best possible services and amenities which meet the needs and expectations of our residents and endeavour to manage these within the most economical budget available
The Parish Council aims to be a "listening Council" and encourages you to let us know your opinions, comments and concerns. We will act promptly to pass onto other local authorities or bodies, concerns which we cannot deal with ourselves, problems within the powers of the Parish Council will be passed to the relevant committees. Each meeting has a public participation section to allow you to raise any concerns appropriate to that committee.

The Parish Council

Hanham Parish Council was formed in April 2003 and comprises of 10 councillors plus the clerk who is a paid employee of the Council. There are no offices as such; the Council normally meets at the Hanham Community Centre, High Street, Hanham (meetings are open to the public). All parish records are held by the Clerk at her home. Full Council meetings are normally held on the first Wednesday of each month, (excluding August).

Ten councillors are elected every four years to represent the Parish population, currently approximately 4,800 people. Councillors represent the following Wards:-

Hanham Central
Hanham Mount
Hanham Avon Valley

The Councillors elect the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Council annually in May.