Kendal Town Council

Your Committees

Committee Membership

Committee

Date

Members
KENDAL TOWN COUNCIL
Town Council business except Planning		 Every two months. First Monday. Also first Monday in June. All Councillors
Management
Policy and resources, budgeting, administration and staffing
Development & Training        Project monitoring		 Monthly
Alternate first Monday of the month		 9 Members

S.Coleman (Chair) D.Rathbone (Vice Chair)
J. Dunlop (Mayor and Chair Mayoralty & Heritage)
A. Finch (Chair of Allotments), H. Ladhams (Chair of Culture and Communities)
E. Hennessy (Chair of Environment )
A. Blackman (Chair of Kendal in Bloom), S. Long (Kendal Futures rep),
C Russell (Chair of Audit)
Allotments
Management, inspection & development of allotments		 Quarterly 6 Members + 3   co-opted Members (on a rotational basis)

A. Finch (Chair), G. Archibald (Vice Chair)
J. Cornthwaite, L. Edwards, C. Hardy, L Hendry
Audit
Oversees Council’s Audit and Governance arrangements including Auditor’s reports, Health & Safety and Risk Assessments		 Quarterly 8 Members

C Russell (Chair), J. Dunlop,  D. Rathbone (Vice-Chair),
M. Helme, L. Edwards, S. Coleman, D. Evans
Kendal in Bloom
Kendal in Bloom
Cumbria in Bloom
Floral displays  Community projects		 Quarterly 5 Members + 5 co-opted Members

A. Blackman (Chair),  R.Sutton (Vice-Chair),
L. Hendry, D. Brown, One Vacancy 
Culture and Communities
Community grants and policies, Christmas Lights and School of Science & Art Charity		 Quarterly 9 Members

H. Ladhams (Chair), M. Helme (Vice-Chair)
C. Russell, R. Sutton, K. Simpson, P. Thornton, S Long, L. Edwards, R. Edwards
Environment
Parks & open spaces; Climate Change
Highways
Footpaths and Cycle Routes
Seats, lighting, litter bins and bus shelters		 Every two months 9 Members

E. Hennessy (Chair), G. Archibald (Vice Chair)
S. Long,  M. Helme, D. Brown, K Simpson, S. Blunden, J. Cornthwaite, C. Russell
Mayoralty and Heritage
Mayoralty & Mayor’s Parlour presentations
Ceremonies & civic occasions      Town Council’s artefact collection
Collection and retention policy
Display and storage of our heritage
Kendal Museum		 Quarterly 9 Members

 J. Dunlop (Chair), J. Cornthwaite (Vice-chair)
J. Brook, G. Tirvengadum, S. Coleman, L. Hendry,
M. Severn, D. Rathbone.

 

 
Planning
Planning applications
and consultations related to Town and Country Planning, spatial planning and development		 Twice Monthly
1st & 3rd Mondays		 9 Members

D. Rathbone (Chair), H.Ladhams (Vice-Chair),
D. Miles, L. Edwards, R. Edwards, A Finch,

J. Cornthwaite, A. Campbell, G.Supka

 

Kendal Town Council is managed by dedicated Councillors who meet as a Full Council every eight weeks. Most of its decisions are delegated to the work of Committees.

Visit the KTC calendar for the latest meeting dates and this link to view Committee Membership.

Below you’ll find the agendas for meetings of the council and its committees. Please note that minutes remain draft until the next meeting of the committee that created them.

Follow these links for guidance on Public Participation at Committee meetings and the protocol on the recording & filming of Council meetings.

 

Full Council
  • Reviews the actions of all Committee
Management Committee
  • Oversees staffing
  • Develops and monitors projects and budgets
Planning Committee Minutes
  • Reviews planning applications
Environment Committee
  • Co-ordinates Climate Emergency response
  • Supports parks & open spaces improvements
  • Supports footpaths and Cycle Route improvements
  • Manages Council assets such as signs, seats, lighting, litter bins and bus shelters
Kendal in Bloom Committee
  • Co-ordinates floral displays
  • Delivers community projects
  • Manages ‘In Bloom’ competitions
Audit Committee
  • Reviews and manages Auditor’s reports
  • Manages Health & Safety
  • Co-ordinates Grant applications
Culture & Communities Committee
  • Manages Christmas Lights display
  • Organises the switch-on event
  • Co-ordinates Festival Grants
Allotments Committee
  • Manages and maintains Kendal’s allotments
Mayoralty & Heritage Committee
  • Co-ordinates Mayoralty & Mayor’s Parlour presentations
  • Delivers Mayoralty ceremonies and civic occasions
  • Manages Town Council’s artefact collection

Kendal in Bloom

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Allotments

Information
about Kendal’s
allotments

Mayor & Civic Events

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The Mayor
of Kendal

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