Committees

Partnership Committee

Membership: 7 Town Councillors &  co-opted, member(s) of the community.

• Cllr Rima Chatterjee
• Cllr Chris Foote-Wood
• Cllr Fiona Turnbull
• Cllr Ian Kirkbride
• Cllr Valarie Ewart
• Cllr Roger Peat

Co-optees:  Barnard Castle Christmas Lights, The Witham, The Bowes Museum, The Meet and TCR Hub

Remit: Christmas Lighting, Community Events, Grants to Other Bodies, & Remembrance events

Planning Committee

Membership: 5 Town Councillors.

• Vacant
• Vacant
• Cllr Leigh Stenson
• Cllr Emma Rowell
• Cllr Jan Thompson

Remit: Consultee on planning applications, all other planning matters along with highways and transport issues.

Resources Committee

Membership: 6 Town Councillors.

•  Cllr Ian Kirkbride
• Cllr Chris Foote-Wood
• Vacant
• Cllr Rima Chatterjee
• Cllr Leigh Stenson
• Cllr Paul Ing

Remit: Budgets & finance, Personnel & development, Premises & capital assets. Performance – including programs for the development and improvement of the Town Council’s performance, Monitoring & overseeing Corporate Governance arrangements including monitoring complaints, Honorary Freeman Scheme & Supporting the Town Council in fulfilling its statutory duties.

Services Committee

Membership: 7 Town Councillors.

• Cllr Rima Chatterjee
• Cllr Fiona Turnbull (Chair)
• Cllr Paul Ing
• Cllr Chris Foote-Wood
• Cllr Emma Rowell
• Cllr Valarie Ewart
• vacant

Remit: Allotments, Castle Floodlights, Floral Displays, Market Place Public Toilets, Memorial & Blue Plaques, Mini Golf, Open Spaces, Play Areas, Public Seats and Pavement Furniture, War Memorials (3) and Environmental matters relating to the parish of Barnard Castle including the Prevention of Dog Fouling.