Council Meetings & Committees

The Melksham Without Parish Council meetings are held at the Council offices on the first floor of the Melksham Community Campus unless otherwise stated.

The next Full Council Meeting is on Monday 17th November 2025

Council Meetings are open to the public and commence at 7.00 p.m.

Please follow the below link for Full Council and Committee Meeting dates:
Full Council and Committee Meeting dates

Please follow the link below to view the minutes:
Minutes

Committees for 2025/26

Chair and Vice Chair of the Council to be Ex-officio members of all committees:

Chair of Council for 2025/26: Councillor. John Glover
Vice Chair of Council for 2025/26: Councillor. David Pafford

Finance Committee:
Councillors John Glover (Chair), John Doel (Vice Chair), Alan Baines, Mark Blackham, Chris Griffiths, David Pafford, Richard Wood.

Planning Committee:
Councillors Richard Wood (Chair), Alan Baines (Vice Chair), Martin Franks, John Glover, Mark Harris, David Pafford and Peter Richardson.

Staffing Committee:
Councillors Anne Sullivan (Chair), Chris Griffiths (Vice Chair), Alan Baines, Mark Blackham, Tony Hemmings, John Glover and David Pafford.

Asset Management Committee:
Councillors Martin Franks (Chair), Anne Sullivan (Vice Chair), Alan Baines, Martin Haffenden, Tony Hemmings, John Glover and David Pafford. 

Highways, Footpaths and Street Scene Committee:
Councillors Chris Griffiths (Chair), Alan Baines (Vice Chair), Martin Haffenden, Mark Harris, John Glover, David Pafford and Anne Sullivan.

Community Resilience Working Party:
To be revisited

Shurnhold Fields Joint Working Party:
Councillors John Glover, David Pafford and Mark Harris

IT and Data Protection Working Party
Councillors Mark Harris, Tony Hemmings, Anne Sullivan and Clive Merritt (IT Contractor).

CIL Sharing Working Party
Councillors John Glover, David Pafford and Alan Baines

Road Safety Working Party
Councillors Martin Haffenden, Mark Harris, Chris Griffiths, Peter Richardson and Anne Sullivan.

From time to time, other committees and working parties are formed to deal with specific topics.

All parish council meetings are recorded and published on YouTube following the meeting. You can access the parish councils YouTube channel by following the link Melksham Without Parish Councils YouTube Channel OR search @melkshamwithoutparishcounc5492 to access our channel.The recordings will be deleted once the minutes have been approved at the next Full Council meeting. You can find the minutes of the meeting once approved on the minutes page.