Barlaston Parish Council

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Annual Accountability and Governance Return (AGAR) 2020 – 2021 

The Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015 set out the conclusion of the audit as follows:

• The Audit has been concluded and that the statement of accounts has been published;
• The rights of inspection conferred on local government electors by section 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014
• The address and hours those rights may be exercised are as per the Completion Notice and as follows:

Karen St Leger
Barlaston Parish Council
Barlaston Methodist Church
Park Drive
Barlaston ST12 9DP

Email: barlastonparishclerk@gmail.com

A pre-booked appointment will be required.  Office is open from 10am to 3pm Monday to Wednesday.

Further information on the exercise of public rights for Barlaston Parish Council is available.

The audited Annual Accountability and Governance Return can be viewed in the finance section of this website.

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Barlaston is an ancient parish and large village of Stafford overlooking the Trent valley.  The name is of Anglo Saxon origin and is derived from Beornwulfs town or estate.  Barlaston is the gateway to the Downs Banks – owned by the National Trust and offering approximately 160 acres of bracken-covered moorland forming an idyllic backdrop to Barlaston village.

Barlaston Parish Council is made up of eleven elected members who serve the community for a period of four years.  Meetings are held every month, with the exception of August, usually on the first Tuesday, in the Methodist Church.  The Chairman of the Parish Council is Gareth Jones and Vice-Chairman is Paul Fisher.

The agenda is published one week before the date of the meeting and is posted on notice boards around the village.  Residents are welcome to attend meetings and have a chance to speak at the Open Forum which is at the start of each meeting.  The minutes of the meeting are available on this website.

The Parish Council also employs a Clerk who attends all council meetings, takes minutes and deals with the day to day administration.

Staffordshire County Council acknowledges that town and parish councils are the level of local government closest to the people.  The Local Council Charter sets out the County Council’s aims to work in partnership with local communities.

Barlaston also has its own Community First Responder Scheme (CFR), which means that residents have a group of trained volunteers, under the control of the ambulance service to look after the people in their area.

Read Memories of my life 1920 – 46 Barlaston School and Village by Ernest J Hawkins by Ernest J. Hawkins

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