The Council is the lowest tier of local government. The Council normally consists of 11 voluntary Councillors (currently there are vacancies) who are elected for a four year term of office to serve and administer for the needs of the residents of Lyneham & Bradenstoke. In the event of a vacancy occurring a new member is elected or co-opted until the next full election. The Parish Councillors determine and set policy to cater for the social, cultural, welfare and environmental needs of Lyneham & Bradenstoke residents and employ a part time Clerk to the Council to implement policy decisions.

All Councillors adhere to the Parish Council Code of Conduct and complete a Register of Interests. The Councillors have formed into sub-councils to concentrate on in-depth concerns in the local community. The committees are listed here
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The council has little power but a reasonable amount of influence. A prime example of this is planning applications. The planning authority is Wiltshire Council, but they give details of every planning application within the parish to the Parish Council for review and will take into account the councillors' comments when coming to a decision.

Similarly Wiltshire Council is the highway authority, but it consults the parish when it's considering any road scheme, for example the placing of double yellow lines, or the implementation of a cycle path.

The parish council is directly responsible for providing the following services to the village:

Play areas throughout the village - including the provision, regular inspection and maintenance of play equipment. Play Areas are situated at Bradenstoke and Pound Close, Slessor Road, Melsome Road, and the Aero Park all in Lyneham.
Allotments at Bradenstoke. (Contact the Clerk if you wish to join the waiting list)
Bus shelters. The Parish Council currently provides 3 Bus Shelters in the village.
Maintains the Village Green
Comments on all planning applications
Promotes Village Projects including Road Safety and Traffic Calming
Supports Village Organisations through Grant Aid. (See the attached Grant Form)
Provides Dog Bins.
Monitors Public Rights of Way.
The Parish Council sets its budget known as Precept each year and this money is collected by Wiltshire Council from the Council Tax.
Audited Accounts are produced each year and are available for inspection by local residents. Details of when this happens are posted on the local noticeboards within the parish villages.
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The Parish Council meets on the 2nd Tuesday in each month. The meetings are held either in the Lyneham or Bradenstoke Village Hall. Primarily most meetings are held in Lyneham Village hall except the February and November meeting, where the meetings is held at Bradenstoke Village Hall. See the Village Diary for latest meeting information and venue.

The meetings are open to the public and all are welcome to listen to the proceedings, though they are not entitled to participate in the business of the meeting, without the invitation of the Chairman. A Public Question time always precedes the start of the meeting. A representative is also available from RAF Lyneham to answer questions. Periodically a member of Wiltshire Constabulary attend the meetings to answer quesions on policing matters in the community.
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Wiltshire Unitary Councillor - Lyneham Division - Click Here
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The Lyneham and Bradenstoke Parish Council are empowered to give grants to local clubs and organisations under Section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972 as amended by the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

There are a number of limitations placed on the Council's power the most notable of which are that any grant must demonstrate benefit or some or all of its inhabitants. The size of the grant must also relate to the benefit achieved. You are therefore, encouraged to demonstrate in your application the number of people that will benefit in Lyneham and Bradenstoke from the Grant Aid requested.

The Application Form is available here and when completed should be returned to the Clerk at the address shown on the form. Alternatively, there ia downloadable pdf version click here
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Minutes and Agenda are available from the Clerk, approxiamately 5 days prior to the next meeting. They also appear exclusive to this website and are currently available to view at the following locations in the community:

Lyneham Village Hall Notice board
Co-op Public Toilets Notice Board
Lyneham Post Office
Bradenstoke Village Notice Board (Opposite St Mary's Close)
Bradenstoke Post Office

You can view the latest Lyneham & Bradenstoke Parish Council minutes online here exclusive to Lyneham Village Online. Alternatively, why not subscribe free to the online mailing list and receive them direct to your email.

Online Minutes
Lyneham & Bradenstoke Parish Council Minutes Online - Click Here
View Next Agenda - Click Here

Disclaimer: The Lyneham & Bradenstoke Parish Council minutes and archived minutes are only intended to be for general information to the public. It is not intended to take the place of either the written law or regulations. If you require the authoritive document, you are requested to formally seek confirmation from the official document held with the Lyneham & Bradenstoke Parish Council in the first instance. The minutes within the Lyneham Village Online website are the property of Lyneham & Bradenstoke Parish Council and are not to be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission from the Lyneham & Bradenstoke Parish Council.

Please note; when the most recent Parish Minutes have been published here, they are provided in draft format and await to be ratified at the next meeting for clarification and accuracy. Once signed by the Council and if any alterations are made, then they are considered to be definitive. In all cases the minutes documented on Lyneham Village Online are to be considered for general information only in the public domain.

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