Author: Helen Thornton
Deputy Clerk vacancy at Baildon Town Council
An exciting opportunity to make a difference
Baildon Town Council is a small dynamic organisation which aims to improve the quality of life in Baildon. 2022 promises to be an eventful year, can you help?
The town council is currently seeking to appoint a forward thinking and enthusiastic person to fill the post of Deputy Clerk. The Post Holder will also be the deputy for the statutory roles of the Proper... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:55 by Helen Thornton
Community Hub and Development Funding
Baildon Town Council introduced an area based approach to Community Development Funding of £40,000 in 2018 for a 3 year period, which sought to ensure that such support was offered in every part of Baildon. In view of the pandemic this was extended a further year to March 2022.
There was a strong emphasis on outreach and community engagement, and the successful providers were asked to ensure that... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 21 Dec 2021 12:08 by Helen Thornton
Administration Officer vacancy at Baildon Town Council
An exciting opportunity to make a difference
Baildon Town Council is a small dynamic organisation which aims to improve the quality of life in Baildon. 2022 promises to be an eventful year, can you help?
The town council is currently seeking to appoint an administration officer.
The successful applicant will have a minimum of GCSE passes at grade C or above in English and Maths as well as an IT skill... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:08 by Helen Thornton
Statement on Hallcliffe and the Planning Meeting 13th October 2021
The scheduled meeting of the Planning Committee on Wednesday the 13th of October is cancelled. The meeting is re-scheduled to Wednesday the 20th of October at 7pm - venue to be confirmed.
Further to the statement issued by Baildon Town Council on the 13th of September, re support for a one-way system on Hallcliffe, we can confirm that no public consultation by Bradford Council has taken place to date.... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 16:49 by Helen Thornton
Town Clerk Vacancy Baildon Town Council
Baildon Town Council is an active council that is seeking to appoint a forward thinking, highly motivated and enthusiastic person to take on the post of Town Clerk to the Council.
The post is full time (30-37 hours) per week, dependent on the candidate. The hours of work are flexible except for attendance which will be required at evening committee meetings throughout the year.
Salary in accordance with... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 06 Oct 2021 10:45 by Helen Thornton
Notice of a Vacancy for a Town Councillor East Ward
A vacancy has arisen in the East Ward, please find attached information from the Electoral Services Unit.
Posted: Tue, 14 Sep 2021 14:33 by Helen Thornton
Annual Town meeting 26th of April
Each year the Town Council holds an Annual Town meeting. Unfortunately in 2020 we were unable to do so because of the pandemic. However, this year the meeting will take place at 7pm on Monday the 26th of April 2021 via Zoom. This is your opportunity to speak to your local councillors, council staff and ask questions about how Baildon Town Council has used the precept in Baildon, and how it supports... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 06 Apr 2021 16:19 by Helen Thornton
New faces at the Council
December has seen two new members of staff being recruited and two new councillors being co-opted to Baildon Town Council.
Following an independent staffing review in February this year, a new post of part time Deputy Clerk was created, and with the forthcoming retirement of our Responsible Financial Officer Gary Stevenson, recruitment took place for positions of Deputy Clerk and RFO.
Suzy Krupinski... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 11:26 by Helen Thornton
Baildon lighting up for Christmas
Once again, Baildon is looking forward to a fantastic display of Christmas lights in the centre of Baildon, but also on Otley Road and the shops on Coach Road. New for this year as a trial is a giant star at the entrance to Baildon Station.
There are also some new icicle lights, and Baildon sees a total of 75 snowfall tubes to light up the trees. The coloured lights in the trees outside the library,... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 13 Nov 2020 15:58 by Helen Thornton
Responsible Financial Officer Vacancy at Baildon Town Council
Baildon Town Council is seeking to appoint a forward thinking and enthusiastic person to fill the post of Responsible Financial Officer who will operate the Council's financial systems and prepare end of year accounts.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate that they have:
* proven experience of and/or qualifications in financial management, and skills in administrative procedures, including use of... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 08 Sep 2020 07:39 by Helen Thornton
