The Parish Council meets monthly, on the first Monday of each calendar month,
usually in the Andy Young Pavilion at 7.30 p.m.  These meetings are open to the
public and there is a ‘public session’ at the beginning of each meeting when parishioners are able to air their views, ideas and suggestions.  Occasionally it is necessary to hold meetings in between the main monthly meetings in order to meet consultation deadlines for planning applications or other discussion documents.
Agendas for all meetings will be displayed on the Parish Council noticeboard (outside the Lecture hall) and on this website at least 4 days beforehand.  Every Parish & Town Council has to hold an Annual Parish Meeting between 1st March and 1st June.  These meetings are public meetings and give an opportunity for parishioners to hear of the work of the Council and other organisations and to ask questions.  This year’s meeting was held on Wednesday, 25th April and covered a wide range of topics such as Waste & Recycling collections, Nature & Heritage Trails for Castle Hill & Sport in Mere.

Since 1894 when the Parish Council was established, it has operated with 15 councillors who are elected to serve for a period of four years – they do not receive any payment for being elected members and offer their time voluntarily. Elections took place in May 2007 and our existing Councillors are:

Mr. Philip W. Coward, The Chantry, Church Street, Mere. BA12 6DS Tel:860264
Mr. Rodney Coward, Swallow Cottage, Manor Road, Mere.Tel:861156
Mr. Clive Hazzard, 2 Bramble Furlong, Castle Street, Mere.Tel:860318
Mr. Raymond Hill, Elmwood House, Water Street, Mere.BA12 6DZ Tel:860361
Mr. Michael Hall, The Cottage, Waterside, Mere. BA12 6EE
Mr. Richard Hughes, Hill House, Limpers Hill, Mere BA12 6BD Tel:860781
Mr. George Jeans, Mere Cottage, Salisbury Street, Mere. BA12 6HB Tel:860215
Mr. Eric Mitchell, Two Counties Farm, Shaftesbury Road, Mere. BA12 6BJ Tel:860156
Mr. Martin Peirce, Acacia House, Castle Street. BA12 6JZ
Mrs. Rachel Porter, 4 Home Field, Mere. BA12 6LT
Mr. Derek Sealy, Linden House, Shaftesbury Road, Mere. BA12 6BW Tel:860743
Mr. Roy Sims, Tangles, Castle Street, Mere.
Mr. Sam Squires, St. Kilva, The Square, Mere BA12 6DJ Tel:860300
Mrs. Lesley Traves, Hillcroft, Castle Hill Lane, Mere BA12 6JB
Mrs. Mary White, Monkswell Cottage, Holwell, Mill Lane, Mere. BAl2 6DA Tel:861257

The Council elects a Chairman and Vice-Chairman every year at the Annual Parish Council Meeting held in May.The Council has four employees – The Clerk
(Mrs. Lindsey Wood), Groundsman (Mr. Rodney Snook), Groundsman’s Assistant
(Mr. Barry Hansford) and road sweeper (Mr. Henry Pike). Any questions relating to Parish Council’s services and functions should be addressed to:
Mrs.Lindsey Wood, Parish Clerk, Mere Parish Council,
Duchy Manor, Springfield Road, Mere, BA12 6EW.
Telephone 01747 860701.
E-mail lindseywood@merewilts.org