Barwick in Elmet & Scholes Parish Council

Welcome to Barwick in Elmet & Scholes Parish Council website. As well as providing statutory information such as meetings agendas and minutes we aim to be a source that gives access to local events, organisations and information. A point of contact to your elected representatives and the clerk to the council and a place that keeps you updated on issues that may affect the parish. Topics such as planning submissions, the Neighbourhood Development Plan Review as well as hiring Scholes Sports Pavilion, football field, Muga and Tennis Court or renting a parish council allotment.

Next Parish Council Meetings

Parish Council meeting

3rd April 2023, 7pm

St. Philip’s Church Hall, Scholes

Finance and General Purposes Committee

22nd May 2023, 7pm

Scholes Pavilion

Planning Committee meeting

12th April 2023, 6:30pm

Miner’s Institute, Barwick in Elmet

Latest News & Information

Useful Information

Good to know.

A Barwick consultation document for an older children’s playground will be available in the near future for Jack Heap’s Field.
Click HERE to view now OR use the link below to complete the BARWICK Online Consultation Barwick for Playground

Vision for the Future now completed

After more than a year in the planning, consulting, applications for grants and planning permission ALL the funds have been secured and the project has now been completed.. FREE instructions on the use of the gym equipment is provided initially at no cost on Saturday mornings 10:00 am to 11:00 am so do come along and learn how to use the equipment ( book with Donna O.Neil).

Applications for the key fobs for entry to the new Scholes sports courts are available using this form.
Use this link HERE

Scholes Online Consultation form

The parish council would like your views on the need and location of a playground for 7 to 12 year olds in Scholes.
Click this section to go to the online form.

New Defibrillator for Scholes

A new cardiac defibrillator to be sited at the entrance to the new Scholes Sports courts thanks to grant funding being obtained including one from our Leeds ward councillors ( Sam Firth, Ryan Stephenson and Mattew Robinson) from the Outer North East Wellbeing fund. The new unit should be in place in the next few weeks.

Useful Links

Neighbourhood Plan

The Neighbourhood Plan is a statutory planning document that aims to protect the Parish, the villages, the farmland and countryside

Local Organisations

There are many local community groups and organisations within the Parish and plenty of opportunities to get involved in local activities

Subcommittee

In addition to the monthly Parish Council meeting, there are a number of separate subcommittee meetings covering planning, finances and local amenities

Events Calendar

Find out what's going on in the Parish! Details of upcoming local events and activities can be found here.

About the Parish Council

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