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Events Committee Meeting

Agenda

 

EVENTS COMMITTEE AGENDA

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting of Eccleshall Parish Council Events Committee will be held on Wednesday 4th March 2026, Eccleshall Community Centre, at 7pm, preceding the meeting of the Planning committee.

 

1.      Apologies

2.      To approve the minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday, January 7th 2026

3.      Events:

  • To consider any event proposals for the upcoming year
  • To receive any updates on the March Music Festival funded by the High Street Boost grant

4.      Correspondence:-

  • There was no correspondence received by the date the agenda was issued

5.      Items for next meeting

6.      To confirm the date of next meeting – May 6th 2026 at 7pm, prior to a meeting of the Planning committee.

 

 

 

 

Minutes

ECCLESHALL PARISH COUNCIL – EVENTS COMMITTEE MINUTES – March 4th 2026

 

A meeting of the Events Committee was held on Wednesday March 4th 2026 at Eccleshall Community Centre at 7.00pm, preceding the Planning Committee meeting.

 Present were: –

Councillor D. Feneysey (Chairman)         Councillor G. Dale

Councillor P. Jones                                      Councillor R. Taylor

Councillor S. Perren

Mrs S.J. Worden (Clerk)

No members of the public

1).     Apologies

Apologies were received from Cllrs. Hill and Gosling.

2).     To approve the minutes of the Events Committee held on 7th January 2026:

The minutes, which had been previously circulated, were agreed and signed.

3).      Events:

To consider any event proposals for 2026:

  • It was agreed the Council will again participate in the 2026 Christmas Tree Festival. Cllrs. Feneysey and Taylor will make arrangements to deliver the tree to the library on the Monday morning after the event.
  • It was agreed to participate in the Holy Trinity Arts Festival eagle installation. Cllr. Taylor will contact the church to see if last year’s eagle can be repurposed with new decorations, confirm the donation cost and if the church will varnish the completed design. Cllr. Feneysey will arrange for the decorating of the eagle, and the Clerk will collate a folder of photos, past and present, to use in a collage.
  • The Carols around the Tree event has been booked for Monday 21st
  • The Enhancements Committee will be installing a plaque for the two flowering cherry trees planted on the Jubilee Playing Field, provided as part of a Japanese project to commemorate the long-standing friendship between the UK and Japan. Once installed, arrangements will be made for a photo opportunity for a newsletter article and to send to the project lead.
  • The committee were in favour of putting together a proposal for an autumn evening event held at the Community Centre. A Country and Western themed evening was a well-received suggestion, with food, live music and dancing. The main hall could hold up to 80 attendees with space for dancing. Cllr. Dale will look at available dates in September and liaise with the Clerk.

 

To receive any updates on the March Community Event funded by the High Street Boost grant:

  • A copy of the packed live music programme had been provided to the committee, who noted it looked like an excellent weekend of entertainment.

4).      Correspondence:-

There was no correspondence for consideration.

5).      Items for next meeting

Items can be forwarded to the Clerk.

6).      Date of next meeting:-

The next meeting will be held on Wednesday May 6th 2026, following a meeting of the planning committee.

There being no further business, the Chairman declared the meeting closed at 7.25pm.