15 October
Town Council
The formal business of the Town Council is conducted at council and committee meetings. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to …
Clare Town Council represents the 2173* residents of Clare. Given its status as a key service centre, the Parish Council restyled itself as a Town Council in 2012, gaining no additional powers but repositioning itself as Suffolk’s smallest town. The council owns and maintains a number of the key civic facilities and open spaces in the town including the cemetery and the Nuttery community woodland. The council employs three part-time street wardens and a part-time cemetery management officer in this regard. It is statutory consultee for local planning applications and supports a wide range of community groups and voluntary organisations, both financially and through partnership working.
Who’s who at Clare Town Council?
COUNCIL MEETINGS
Town Council meetings take place monthly, usually at 7pm on the third Thursday of the month.
PUBLIC ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS
Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings. If you are interested in local affairs, please get involved. Please contact the Clerk for further information: clerk@clare-suffolk.co.uk
COMMITTEES
A portion of the Town Council’s workload has been delegated to two committees in accordance with annually agreed terms of reference. The Environment Committee manages the maintenance of the cemetery, environmental assets and open spaces, and oversees the relevant staff; the Finance Committee was set up in 2023/24 with the aim of being more strategic in long term planning and budgeting.
Forthcoming council meetings
4 November
Environment Committee
At Environment Committee meetings on the first Wednesday of each month, you will hear reports from the cemetery manager, the tree warden and …
19 November
Town Council
The formal business of the Town Council is conducted at council and committee meetings. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to …
2 December
Environment Committee
At Environment Committee meetings on the first Wednesday of each month, you will hear reports from the cemetery manager, the tree warden and …
17 December
Town Council
The formal business of the Town Council is conducted at council and committee meetings. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to …
6 January
Environment Committee
At Environment Committee meetings on the first Wednesday of each month, you will hear reports from the cemetery manager, the tree warden and …
21 January
Town Council
The formal business of the Town Council is conducted at council and committee meetings. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to …
3 February
Environment Committee
At Environment Committee meetings on the first Wednesday of each month, you will hear reports from the cemetery manager, the tree warden and …
18 February
Town Council
The formal business of the Town Council is conducted at council and committee meetings. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to …
3 March
Environment Committee
At Environment Committee meetings on the first Wednesday of each month, you will hear reports from the cemetery manager, the tree warden and …
18 March
Town Council
The formal business of the Town Council is conducted at council and committee meetings. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to …
Clare Town Council aims to work in the best interest of the town of Clare and all the members of its community. In particular it aims to:
Take the lead
This means that CTC aims to…
- Publicise its views, activities and decisions through the widest range of local media.
- Represent the best interests of the town when working with central and other local government agencies.
- Ensure that the community has a working Community Plan which is consistent with and based upon a mutual sense of pride in Clare and its surrounds.
Be inclusive
This means that CTC aims to…
- Be a welcoming and listening council which acts effectively and promptly for the common good.
- Keep a balanced point of view, support the participation of a broad cross section of the community and broker consensus when there are opposing views.
- Engage and communicate effectively with business, education, health and all community groups.
Deliver value for money
This means that CTC aims to…
- Create and manage the budget of the town so that we deliver value for money for the community.
- Keep the town running properly and support civic amenities from the Town Hall and Cemetery to bus shelters and town signs.
- Operate services to ensure the town always looks clean and attractive and instils a sense of pride in the wider community and our visitors.
Manage business efficiently
This means that CTC aims to…
- Meet its legal obligations as a Town Council.
- Manage its staff and contractors properly.
- Keep its procedures under constant review to ensure they are effective and relevant, both for councillors and residents.
To further these aims, the Town Council takes advice and support from other organisations. It is a member of the Suffolk Association of Local Councils (SALC) the Wool Towns Association (WTA), and Community Action Suffolk (CAS)