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 29th June 2026

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 2026/27

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

Chair of Council for 2026/27: Councillor. John Glover
Vice Chair of Council for 2026/27: Councillor. David Pafford

Finance Committee:
Councillors John Glover, John Doel, Alan Baines, Mark Blackham, Chris Griffiths, David Pafford, Anne Sullivan.

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, Chris Griffiths, Alan Baines, Mark Blackham, Tony Hemmings, John Glover and David Pafford.

Asset Management Committee:
Councillors Martin Franks, John Doel, Alan Baines, Martin Haffenden, Tony Hemmings, John Glover and David Pafford. 

Highways, Footpaths and Street Scene Committee:
Councillors Chris Griffiths, Alan Baines, Martin Haffenden, Mark Harris, John Glover, David Pafford and Richard Wood

Community Resilience Working Party:
Councillors Peter Richardson and Mark Harris 

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).

Website Procurement Working Party:
Councillors Anne Sullivan and Peter Richardson

Cemetery (with Melksham Town Council) Working Party:
Councillors John Glover, Mark Blackham and Mark Harris

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

East of Melksham Community Centre Working Party:
Councillors John Glover, Mark Harris, David Pafford, Anne Sullivan, John Doel and Tony Hemmings + MTC representative

Beanacre Play Area Working Party:
Councillors Martin Franks, John Doel and Tony Hemmings

Holistic Review of Semington Road Working Party:
Councillors Martin Franks, Richard Wood and Martin Haffenden

Local Council Award Scheme Working Party:
Councillors David Pafford, Anne Sullivan and Chris Griffiths

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 only edits made to meeting recordings are:

·        To remove any content recorded prior to the start of the meeting or after the meeting has closed (ended)

·        To remove any content from closed (confidential) sessions

·        To remove of any content which, if published, would breach GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)

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.