The Parish Council serves the village of Romaldkirk, in beautiful Teesdale, in south west County Durham.
The population of Romaldkirk, in 2011, was 169.
We hope you find what you're looking for on this website — whether that's information about the parish councillors, what they do, how they spend the money they raise, what projects they're working on etc.
You'll find details of all Parish Council meetings, which are open to the public, and can see the agenda for any forthcoming meeting and the minutes of previous meetings.
If there's something you'd like to know about the Council and can't find it here, then do please ask!
Telephone and email contact details for the Council appear at the bottom of the menu on every page of the website.
In late October 2023 Durham County Council's Monitoring Officer decided that no further action will be taken in respect of four complaints against Cllrs J Goodall, C Goodall and Sheeran.
In late October 2023 Durham County Council's Monitoring Officer decided that allegations contained in nine complaints against Cllrs Barningham, Carter, Cutting and Nixon will be referred for investigation.
On 14 November 2023, a letter was sent by the Monitoring Officer to Romaldkirk Parish Council. The letter was read out in full at the Parish Council meeting held on 14 November 2023.
In October 2022 the Parish Council agreed to sign up to the Civility and Respect Pledge.
The pledge means that Romaldkirk Parish Council will:
To see a copy of the Civility & Respect Pledge certificate, click here.
At its meeting on 13 December 2022 the Parish Council approved its budget for the financial year April 2023 to March 2024.
You can view and download the detail of the approved budget here.
The tax base for 2023/24 is 95.2, increased by 0.2 from 95.0 in 2022/23.
The Parish Council is to receive a grant of £87 from the Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme allocation, an increase from £84 in 2022/23.
The precept income required for 2023/24 is £6,703; the Band D annual charge being £70.41 (compared with income of £3,509 in 2022/23 with a Band D annual charge of £36.94, an increase of £33.47 per year, or 90.6%).
The parish precept for each Council Tax band is shown below, together with the percentage of each Council Tax band property in Romaldkirk.
Contact Us
Moor Edge, Snaisgill, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle, DL12 0RP
Email: clerk@romaldkirkparishcouncil.gov.uk
Call us: 01833 640893