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Upcoming meetings - August 2026

All welcome to a Staffing committee meeting on Monday 17th August at 6.30pm. Meeting agenda can be found here.The Chairman has also summoned an Extraordinary Meeting which will be held on Mo…

Planning committee meeting - 10th August 2026

All welcome to our planning committee meeting Monday 10th August 2026, 6.30pm at Clayton Village Hall. Meeting agenda can be found here.

Parish Council meeting 16th July 2026

All welcome to the next full Parish Council meeting on Thursday 16th July, 7.00pm at Clayton Village Hall. We will also have a member of West Yorkshire Neighbourhood Policing Team with us at…

Finance committee meeting - Monday 6th July 2026

All welcome to a Finance Committee meeting on Monday 6th July at 6.30pm.  Clayton Village Hall. Agenda can be found here.

Planning meeting - 22nd June 2026

Deatils of the next planning meeting can be found here. 2nnd June 2026, 6,30pm at Clayton Village hall.

Staffing Committee meeting

All welcome to our next staffing committee meeting on Monday 15th June at 6.30pm, Clayton Village Hall. Meeting agenda can be found here.

Planning committee meeting - 11th June 2026

Meeting agenda can be found here. Please note the meeting will be held at Clayton Library. All welcome

2025/2026 Annual Unaudited Accounts

The Local Audit & Accountability Act 2014 and the Accounts & Audit Regulations 2015 set out the responsibilities of all local councils in respect of their accounting and audit procedures. Th…

Accounts for year ending 31st March 2026 - announcement

The council by law has to publish when the accounts are available for inspection. This is known as the  Notice of Public Rights and Publication of Annual Governance and Accountability Retur…

Committee meeting - Monday 1st June 2026

All welcome to our committte meetings on Monday 1st June at Clayton Village Hall. The 1st meeting starts at 6.30pm. Full details can be found on our committee meetings page.

NOTICE OF VACANCY - WEST WARD

Due to the resignation of Cllr Mollie Douglas a vacany has arisen in the Office of Councillor for Clayton Parish Council.  Please see notice for full details.

ANNUAL MEETING UPDATE 2026

At the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council on Thursday 14th May 2026 Cllr Raymond Wadsworth was duly elected as chairman for the upcoming year. The Parish Council would like to extend its t…

Meetings for Thursday 14th May 2026

On Thursday 14th May at 6pm we are holding the Annual Parish Meeting. This meeting is open to all however, only the electorate of Clayton can ask questions. The meeting is held to acknowledg…

Finance committee meeting - Thursday 30th April 2026

Full details of the meeting can be found here. All welcome.

Grant - Anja Wilson Memorial Fund

Please see attached full details of a grant that was awarded to the Anja Wilson Memorial Fund at the meeting on Thursday 19th March 2026.    

Parish Council meeting - 19th March 2026

All welcome to our next Parish Council meeting Thursday 19th March 2026at 7pm, Clayton Village Hall. Our meeting agenda can be found here.

Committee meetings for 16th February 2026

Monday 16th February 2026 - Clayton Village Hall. 6.30 pm - allotment committee meeting, followed at 7.00pm with a planning meeting.  Meeting papers can be found here.

Parish Council meeting - 15th January 2026

All welcome to the 1st Parish Council meeting of 2026. Meeting agenda can be found here. Thursday 15th January at 7pm, Clayton Village Hall. We also have the police with us from 6.30pm. All…

Finance committee meeting - Tuesday 6th January 2026

All welcome to the Finanace committee meeting on Tuesday 6th January 2026 at Clayton Village Hall. Agenda can be found here.

Christmas opening hours 2025

Please see attached our Christmas opening hours at Clayton LIbrary. The Parish Council office will be closed from Monday 22nd December and will re-open Monday 5th January 2026.

Parish Council meeting - 20th November 2025

All welcome to our last full Parish Council meeting of 2025. We have a member of the Police with us from 6pm to to provide a local update and answer any questions you may have. Meeting agend…

Committee meetings w/c 20th October 2025

We have a busy week of committee meetings coming up. All meeting papers can be found here. Monday 20th October at Clayton Library 6.30pm - Finance 7.00pm - Planning. Wednesday 22nd October a…

Design a Christmas Light Competition 2025

We are excited to announce a Christmas Light Competition. Would you like to see your design custom made and displayed around the village along with our other Christmas Lights? Please see pos…

Notice of conclusion of audit 2024/2025 annual accounts

The annual accounts for year ending 31st March 2025 have now ben completed. The approved accounts can be found here.

Planning committee meeting - 30th September 2025

All welcome to our next planning committee meeting at Clayton Library, 6.30pm. Meeting agenda can be found here.

Printing services at Clayton Library

Great news we now have printing facilties at Clayton Library. You will need to be registered with the library to use the facilties. Registering to become a member is a quick and easy process…

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING - 18TH SEPTEMBER 2025

All welcome to the next meeting of the Parish Council. Thursday 18th September at 7.00pm, Clayton Village Hall. Meeting papers can be found here.

Planning meeting

We have a planning meeting on Tuesday 16th September at 6.30pm at Clayton Library. Of noteable interest the committee will be discussing the appeal by the applicant to the planning inspector…

Notice of Vacancy Clayton West

Due to the resignation of Cllr Scandrett please see attached 'Notice of Vacancy Clayton West'

HOSEPIPE RESTRICTIONS - GLENHOLME ALLOTMENTS

Yorkshire Water have provided guidance on the use of hosepipes on allotment gardens. A hosepipe can be used for watering food crops but not for general flowers and plants. Where you can, we'…

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING - 17th July 2025

All welcome to our next Parish Council meeting. Thursday 17th July at 7.00pm. Meeting agenda can be found here. We will also have the police in attendance at 6.30pm to answer any questions y…

Community Garden at Clayton Library

Fantastic to see our community garden at the library being used to help promote health and wellbeing for all. Over the past few weeks residents from Holly Park nursing home along with the ac…

Extraordinary Meeting of the Parish Council - Tuesday 1st July 2025

The chairman has called for an extraordinary meeting of the Parish Council - the main purpose of this meeting is to discuss the co-option to fill two of the councillor vacancies.  All welco…

COMMITTEE MEETINGS - 16th June 2025

We have committee meetings coming up on Monday 16th June 2025 at Clayton Village Hall. Allotments - 6.30pm Staffing - 7.00pm Planning - 7.45pm. All welcome.

2024/2025 Annual Unaudited Accounts

The Local Audit & Accountability Act 2014 and the Accounts & Audit Regulations 2015 set out the responsibilities of all local councils in repsect of their accounting and audit procedures. …

National Volunteer week

Today marks the start of NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK. We are incredibly lucky to have a fantastic group of volunteers who, without them we would not be able to provide the village with the Hybri…

Annual Meeting May 2025 - draft minutes

The draft minutes are now available. Please click here to read. The council re-elected Cllr Ruthie Houldsworth as chair for 2025/26.

Accounts for year ending 31st March 2025 - announcement

The council by law has to publish when the accounts are available for inspection. This is known as the Notice of Public Rights and Publication of Annual Governance & Accountability Return (e…

Meetings for w/c 12th May 2025

We have a busy week for meetings coming up for week commencing the 12th May 2025. Monday 12th May at 6.30pm we have our staffing committee meeting. Agenda can be found here. Thursday 15th Ma…

Committee meeting - Tuesday 29th April 2025

The meeting agenda for the Finance commitee can be found here. The meeting will start at 6.30pm on Tuesday 29th April at Clayton Village Hall.  A Planning committee meeting will follow at 7…

VE Day - 8th May 2025

Churches Together have planned a short VE Day service on Thursday 8th May at 3pm at the Cenotaph in Victoria Park. There will be the laying of wreaths and all are welcome.

Clayton Parish Council meetings

We have a number of meetings arranged leading up to the Annual Meeting in May. Please see here for full details. Meeting papers for all will be available in due course.

Notice of Vacancy Clayton West

Due to the resignation of Cllr Lewis please see attached 'Notice of Vacancy Clayton West' 

20th March 2025 - draft minutes

Draft minutes from the meeting on 20th March 2025 can be found here.

Parish Council meeting - 20th March 2025

All very welcome to our next Parish Council meeting at the Village Hall on Thursday 20th March at 7pm. We will also have a member from West Yorkshire Police in attendance from 6.30-7.00pm. T…

Precept 2025/2026

A council precept is a tax charged by Parish and Town Councils to local residents. It covers spending within the community. The Responsible Finance Officer (RFO) in conjunction with the Fina…

Committee Meetings - 10th February 2025

Details of our committee meetings for Monday 10th February can be found here. Meetings start at 6.30pm at Clayton Village Hall. All welcome

Grit bin policy

The Parish Council is committed to providing grit bins from the precept where budget allows. Many local residents have come together to form 'Snow Teams' and these teams are invaluable when…

Council Meetings for w/c 13th January 2025

Details of all our meetings can be found on our website. For the full Parish Council agenda please click here. Our committee meeting agendas are here. We look forward to welcoming you at our…

Finance committee meeting - Monday 16th December 2024

Everyone  is welcome to the next Finance committee meeting on Monday 16th December 2024, 6.15pm at Clayton Village Hall. The meeting agenda can be found here. The main purpose of this meeti…

Parish Council meeting - 21st November 2024

All welcome to our next Parish Council meeting. Full details can be found here. Meeting agenda is available on our meetings page.  

Clayton library refurbishment update

We are delighted to announce that Clayton Library is now open after its refurbishment.  Please article for details.  

Notice of conclusion of audit 2023/2024 annual accounts

Please see attached the Notice of conculsion of audit for the accounts year ending 31st March 2024.

Health and Wellbeing Event

Plese see attached poster regarding a Health and Wellbeing event at Clayton Methodist Church on Wednesday 13th November 11am-2.30pm.

Parish Council Meeting - Thursday 26th September 2024

We have our next full council meeting on Thursday 26th September at 7.00pm, Clayton Village Hall. We have invited a representative from Highways at Bradford Council to attend to discuss the…

Committee meetings - 16th September

Monday 16th September from 6.30pm at Clayton Village Hall - all welcome to attend. Planning committee meeting 6.30pm. Staffing committee meeting at 7.00pm. Agendas can be found here.

Notice of Vacancy Clayton West

Please see attached notice of vacancy for Clayton West following Cllr Jowett's resignation.

Councillor news

Recently, we have had the resignations of two of our members, Paul Jowett and Stephen Senior. Thank you both for your service and time on the council and we wish them luck going forward. We…

Extraordinary Meeting of the Parish Council

All welcome to our next meeting on Monday 19th August 2024 at Clayton Village Hall. The meeting starts at 7pm. Agenda can be found here.

Notice of Vacancy Clayton West

Details of the notice of vacancy for Clayton West can be found here.

Committee meetings July 2024

All welcome to our next staffing and planning committee meeting. Clayton Village Hall from 6.15pm. Meeting papers can be found here

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING - 18th July 2024

We look forward to welcoming you all to our next Parish Council meeting on Thursday 18th July at 7pm. We have the police with us from 6.30-7.00pm to provide a loccal update and answer any qu…

COMMITTEE MEETINGS - 8th July 2024

We have a busy evening of committee meetings this Monday 8th July starting at 6.30pm. All take place at the Village hall and all are welcome. Meeting papers can be found on our committee pag…

How do I become a Parish Councillor?

Want to get more involve in village life and help make a difference locally? We have vacancies to serve as councillor at Clayton Parish Council. Please contact the clerk for more details. cl…

MEETING DATES 2024/25

Meeting dates for 2024/2025 have been set. 

2023 2024 Annual Unaudited accounts

The council is required by law to publish the Notice of Public Rights of unaudited Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR).  This is for the year ending 31st March 2024. For copi…

Annual Meeting May 2024

We held our Annual Meeting on Thursday 16th May 2024. Cllr Ruthie Houldsworth was re-elected as chairman for another year. Sadly, Cllr John Andrew retired from the Parish Council. John had b…

Meetings for May 2024

Meetings for w/c Monday 13th May 2024 at the Village Hall. Agenda for the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council can be found here.

Clayton library refurbishment

From Monday 13th May Clayton Library will be closed for refurbishment. The works have been funded through a grant and CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) money through Bradford Council. Plea…

Annual Parish Meeting

Thursday 16th May at 6pm, Clayton Village Hall we have the 'Annual Parish Meeting'. This meeting is only open to the electorate of Clayton. Full details can be found on the poster.

Finance committee meeting - Monday 29th April 2024

There is a finance committee meeting on Monday 29th April 2024, 6.30pm at Clayton Village Hall. All welcome. Meeting agenda can be found here.

Committee Meetings - 8th April

8th April at Clayton Village Hall 6.30pm - Events committee meeting 7.15pm - Planning committee meeting. Agendas can be found here. All welcome

Draft minutes - March 2024

Draft minutes are now available on our website. Please click here for details.

Upcoming committee meetings 26th February 2024

The next committee meetings will take place on Monday 26th February 2024. Staffing at 6.30pm Allotments at 7.00pm All welcome

PLANNING MEETING

We have a planning meeting Monday 29th Jan at 6.30pm. Meeting agenda can be found here. All very welcome to attend.

January 2024 PC meeting

Agenda for Thursday 18th January 2024 can be found here. Due to opertional resons we don't have the police with us prior to the meeting. All welcome at 7pm to attend the Parish Council meeti…

January 2024 meetings

Happy new year to all! We start 2024 with our committee meetings and a full parish council meeting. All our meetings are held at Clayton Village Hall. Monday 15th January  Finance - 6.30pm…

Clayton Switches On Christmas

Come and join the festivites at Clayton Village Hall!

Clayton Switches on Christmas

All welcome to a great afternoon at the Village Hall. See poster for details. Should be a great Christmassy afternoon.

Upcoming meeting dates for November 2023

Full details of the November meeting's can be found on here.

School holiday event at Clayton Library

**BOOKING ESSENTIAL" Guest Robyn Simpson with his Simply Amazing Show Monday 23rd October at 1pm Suitable for ages 4-8 Please see poster for full details

Upcoming Autumn events at Clayton Library

We have lots of exciting events coming up at the library over the next few weeks. Please see poster for full details. Some events you will need to book for. Please check with the library dir…

Half term event at Clayton Library

Astronaut story and craft activity Thursday 26th October at 10am Booking essential

Clayton Library quiz - Swinging sixties

All welcome to the next Quiz at the library.  Tuesday 10th October at 11am. Refreshments will be served. No need to book just turn up.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS - 9TH OCTOBER 2023

Details of Monday's committee meetings can be found here.

Clayton library crafting demonstration

Monday 21st August at 1.30pm we have a stained glass demonstration by Barry Tobin. Suitable for anyone over 16 and pre-booking is advisable as spaces are limited. Please see poster for full…

Team sports day at the library - Thursday 17th August

As part of this summer's reading challenge Clayton library invites you 'Teams Sport Day'. Full details cane be found on the poster. Pre-booking advisable as spaces are limited

Short story/art competition results

Thanks to all the young people that entered our short story/art competition this year. Full details can be found here

Events committee meeting - Monday 31st July

We have our events committee meeting next Monday 31st July at 6.30pm at Clayton Village Hall. Interested in hearing about what we have planned then please come along. The meeting agenda can…

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING - 20th July 2023

We have our next Parish Council meeting on Thursday 20th July at 7pm at Clayton Village Hall The agenda can be found here. We also welcome representative's from West Yorkshire police at 6.30…

Teddy Bear's picnic at Clayton Library

Clayton Library presents Teddy's bears picnic on Monday 24th July  11.30am - 1.00pm Suitable for under 5's Booking advised as places are limited. Please see poster for details.    

General knowledge quiz at Clayton Library

Are you a whiz with a quiz? Come along to the library on Tuesday 11th July at 11am Refreshmenst are provided and prize for the winner and runner up. For more information please contact the l…

Meetings for July

We have a busy few weeks for meetings. Please click here for full details

Annual Accounts 2022/23

The council is required to publish the Notice of Public Rights and publication of unaudited Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR). This is for the year ending 31st March 2023. F…

Quiz at Clayton Library

Next Tuesday 13th June at 11am there will be a general knowledge quiz at the library. Refreshments will be available. All welcome. No need to book.

Annual Meeting news - 18th May 2023

At our annual meeting on Thursday 18th May Councillor Ruthie Houldsworth was re-elected as Chair for the upcoming year. Please see here for her report which she delivered on the evening. We…

MEETING DATES 2023/24

At the annual meeting members agreed to the dates for all council meetings up to the Annual meeting In May 2024. Details of these dates can be found here.

Staffing committee meeting

We have a staffing committee meeting next Thursday 11th May at 6.30pm. The meeting will take place at Clayton Library. All welcome. Agenda can be found here.

THURSDAY 18TH MAY 2023

On Thursday 18th May 2023 at Clayton Village Hall we have 2 meetings. The first meeting starts at 6pm. It is the Annual Parish meeting. This meeting is open to the electorate of Clayton only…

Upcoming committee meetings 27th April 2023

We have a Finance meeting starting at 6.30pm followed by a Planning meeting at 7pm this Thursday 27th April at Clayton Library.  All welcome

Upcoming events at Clayton Library this week

We have 2 events coming up at the library. Please see link below for details. Coronation crafts Book, film and television quiz

Statement of Persons nominated - 4th May 2023

Statement of persons nominated We still have vacancies on the Parish Council so please do get in touch if you would like to know more. Please email  clerk@clayton-pc.gov.uk for more informa…

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING - Thursday 16TH MARCH 2023

Everyone welcome to our Full Parish Council meeting. Thursday 16th March at 7pm at the Village Hall The agenda can be found here. We also have a representative from West Yorkshire Police in…

Committee meetings - 6th March 2023

We have 2 commitee meetings on Monday 6th March at Clayton Village Hall. Staffing committee meeting at 6.30pm and Finance committee meeting 

Rhyme Challenge

Following a two year break we are pleased to announce the dates for this years 'Rhyme Challenge' at Clayton Library.  All welcome to attend. Suitable for pre-school aged children. Please co…

Committee meetings - 6th February* new date

We have 2 committee meetings on Monday 6th February 2023 at the Village Hall. The planning meeting starts at 6.30pm followed by the allotment meeting at 7pm. All welcome

First meeting of 2023

Happy new year to all. You are invited to our next parish council meeting on Thursday 12th January at 7pm. The meeting takes place in the Village Hall. All our welcome to attend. The agenda…

Clayton Library Christmas opening hours

Christmas story and crafts

Come along to Clayton library and Thursday 15th & 22nd December at 10am. Suitable for ages 0-11 years.  

COMMITTEE MEETINGS - 13TH December 2022

We have a staffing meeting at 6.30pm followed by the finance meeting. At this finance meeting the committee will be looking to set a budget for proposal at the January parish council meeting…

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING - Thursday 17th November 2022

The next Parish council meeting is on Thursday 17th November 2022 at 7pm. The agenda can be found here A representative from West Yorkshire Police will also be in attendance from 6.30-7pm. …

Clayton community Warm Spaces

Please see poster details for information on warm spaces in Clayton. Bradford Council has received funding from the DWP in the form of household support fund (HSF). £200,00 of this funding…

Exciting local author event

We are delighted to welcome you to the library on Tuesday 25th October 12.30-2.30pm. Local author Stuart Downey will be at the library to launch his new book 'Just Clayton'. No need to book…

NOTICE OF CONCLUSION OF AUDIT

Ther audit accounts for the year ending 31st March 2022 has been completed and the accounts have been published. 

Story Time

We are delighted to say that 'Story Time' will return on Thursday 8th September at 10am at Clayton Library. No need to book just pop along. For more information please see the poster or call…

Knit and Natter group

Our 'Knit and Natter' group starts on Monday 5th September at 1.30pm at Clayton Library. Come and bring your knitting and meet other local people. Complimentary tea and biscuits are availabl…

Comic book hero's and Science event

Another fantastic event is being held at the library. Tuesday 9th August 1-2.30pm. Booking essential as places are limited! Suitable for ages 5+ See poster for more details.

Teddy Bear's picnic at Clayton Library

Thursday 4th August 11-30 to 1.30pm there is a Teddy Bears picnic in the library. This is always a really popular event so please see poster for booking details. Numbers are limited to pleas…

PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

The next full parish council meeting will take place on Thursday 21st July at 7pm in the Village hall. Agenda attached here. All welcome to attend

ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2021-2022

The council is required to publish the Notice of Public Rights and Publication of Unaudited Annual Governance and Accountability Return. This is for the year ending 31st March 2022. For copi…

Jubilee event at Clayton Library

Clayton Library organised a 'Jubilee Tea Party' event on Saturday 4th June. This event was funded by Clayton Parish Council and Bradford Council. Local families met for Jubilee themed refres…

PARISH COUNCILLOR VACANCIES

Want to get more involved in village life? We have vacancies on the parish council which can be filled by co-option. Want to know more please get in touch with the clerk. Email clerk@clayton…

QUEEN'S JUBILEE TEA PARTY EVENT

Come along to a family themed 'Jubilee' event at the library on Saturday 4th June 10-12pm. Lots of crafts and activities along with a face painter and refreshments. No need to book. This is…

Half term activity at the library

We have 2 events coming up at the library next week. Monday 30th May 2-3pm come along and decorate a pot and plant some seeds. Booking essential. Please see poster for details.

NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED

Welcome to the new website for Clayton Parish Council. Hopefully you will find all the information you need on the new site. There is still a small amount of historical meeting papers to add…

MEETING DATES 2022-23

The Meeting dates for 2022-23 were approved at the Annual meeting on Thursday 19th May 2022. They can be found here.

Annual Parish Meeting and the Annual meeting of the Parish Council

Next Thursday 19th May there will be the annual parish meeting. This is a meeting for the electorate of Clayton only. It gives the village an opportunity to hear about activities over the pa…