THE Chard Annual Parish Meeting will take place at the end of the month.

At the meeting, which will take place on Tuesday, May 28 at 7pm at the Guildhall, the Mayor Garry Shortland will read the Chard Town Council Annual Report and there will also be a police report and update.

The purpose of the meeting is so that the council can explain what it has been doing over the last year and is also an opportunity for electors to have their say on anything they consider important to the people of the town.

Any registered elector may ask questions of the council, which will usually be answered by the Mayor, the clerk to the council, or a designated councillor.

An elector may also make suggestions and comment on anything pertinent to the people of Chard. This is very much welcomed and is the whole purpose of the meeting.

A spokesperson for the town council said: “As always at the Annual Parish Meeting we will be honoured to give out the Outstanding Citizen’s Awards to residents of Chard who have contributed to the town in some outstanding way.”

All Parish and Town Councils throughout England are required by law to hold an Annual Parish Meeting.

The Annual Parish Meeting is a meeting of all the local government electors for the parish. It is not a meeting of the parish council.

Refreshments will be served at the end of the meeting.

A spokesperson for the town council said: "As always at the Annual Parish Meeting we will be honoured to give out the Outstanding Citizen’s Awards to local residents of Chard who have contributed to the town in some outstanding way." 

For more information, visit Chard Town Council's website.