About the Parish Council

The Parish Council is responsible for the administration of the Parish on behalf of its parishioners. Rimington & Middop Parish Council is one of 35 parish and town councils in Ribble Valley District which is administered by Ribble Valley Borough Council based in Clitheroe. Ribble Valley District is one of fourteen Districts of the county of Lancashire; Lancashire County Council offices are based predominantly in Preston.

Members of a Parish Council normally stand for election every four years, when seven members are elected. The last elections were held in May 2023. The Parish Council currently consists of five Councillors from Rimington and two from Middop. Vacancies occurring between elections may be filled by a process of co-option under procedures prescribed by Ribble Valley Borough Council. The Borough Councillor of the Gisburn & Rimington ward, currently Borough Councillor Hamish McFall, usually attends meetings of the Parish Council. Members of the public may also attend Parish Council meetings and speak by pre-arrangement.

Parish Councillors are unpaid volunteers. The number of Councillors in each Parish Council is fixed by the District Council (Ribble Valley Borough Council). The Local Government Act 1972 establishes who is qualified to be elected and to be a member of a Parish Council. A Chairman is elected annually by the Parish Council from among the Parish Councillors. The main rules of law governing the role of Chairman of a Parish Council are also set out in the Local Government Act 1972.

The Parish Council employs a Parish Clerk who is responsible for the proper administration of all matters pertaining to the Council’s proceedings and is also the Responsible Financial Officer.

List of Councillors:

Chair 2023/24 - Tony Perry

Tel: 01200 445604     E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Vice Chair 2023/24 - David Briscoe

Parish Councillors

Gary Bolton

Rosemary Duckworth

Stan Fitzgerald 

Jacqui Lynch

Keith Pilkington

Clerk:

Mrs Cathy Holmes

Tel: 01200 447042

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Ribble Valley BC Ward Councillor (Gisburn & Rimington)

Borough Cllr Hamish McFall

Tel:

E-mail: 

 

Rimington & Middop Heritage Day

Ribble Valley Archaeology and Local Historian Brian Stott are holding another Heritage Day

At Rimington Memorial Institute
On Sunday 16 March 11am to 4pm

As well as information on the village's heritage generally there will be information on the exciting archaeological digs we have done in Rimington; these are on the Roman Road and in the search for a lost medieval chapel. We have found well preserved remains of the Roman road and in the search for the chapel we have found the foundations of a large medieval stone building, along with many pieces of medieval pottery and at least one confirmed piece of Roman pottery.

This is a fantastic opportunity to find out about your local heritage, find out how to have a go at archaeology and ask us questions about what we have found and our future plans.

 

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Population

Population Rimington Parish estimated