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Full Council
A meeting of the Dorchester Town Council will be held on Monday 29 July 2024. The meeting will be held in the Council Chamber at the Municipal Buildings, High East Street, Dorchester commencing at 7.00pm. An agenda for the meeting can be found under the 'Committees' tab of this website.
Planning and Environment Committee
A meeting of the Planning and Environment Committee will be held on Monday, 5 August 2024 at 7pm at The Municipal Buildings, Dorchester.
Planning Applications for Comment
The Planning Applications that have been received to date (24/08/24) to be discussed at the Planning and Environment Committee meeting to be held on Monday, 5 August 2024 can be viewed under the Committees tab. If you wish to make a comment on any of the applications please email the Clerk to the Committee, Georgina Wakely G.Wakely@dorchester-tc.gov.uk by 9am on Wednesday, 31 July 2024.
Cost of Living Help and Warm Spaces
Information regarding what cost of living help is available can be found here.
Further cost of living advice, with useful links to help access food, financial and housing advice can be found on the Dorset Council website here.
A Dorchester guide to homelessness and community support can be found here.
A list of warm spaces, where you can be assured of a warm and friendly welcome, can be found here.
Dorchester Town Council
We are the parish authority for the county town of Dorset. There has been a history of local government in the town since Anglo Saxon times and Dorchester has been the county town since 1305. It has elected a mayor since 1629. The Town Council was created in 1974.
The town has a population of around 20,000, which continues to grow quickly with the expansion of Dorchester at Poundbury and Brewery Square. The Town Council provides a range of community and recreational facilities, and promotes the town's interests with the other statutory bodies that operate in the town, notably the Dorset Council.
The Town Council has 20 members in five wards, elected for a period of 5 years. Elections to the Town Council took place on 2 May 2024 and the results can be found here.
Mayor of Dorchester
Councillor Robin Potter will serve as Mayor for the Council year to 19 May 2025. Robin will be supported by the Mayoress, Val Potter, and Councillor Janet Hewitt as Deputy Mayor.
Each year the Mayor of Dorchester chooses a charitiy / charities to promote and raise funds for. This year Robin has chosen Dorset Family Support, which helps support families on low incomes - particularly with free school meal support in holidays and hampers around Christmas time. More information about the cause can be found at www.dorchesterfamilysupport.co.uk
If you would like to invite the Mayor to an event that you are organising please download a Mayoral Engagement form or contact Georgina Wakely, the Mayor's Secretary. The Mayor's chosen charity for the year is Dorchester Family Support.
- Mayor's engagements for the forthcoming week
Watch Robin's Mayor Making Ceremony here