Historic paper copies of Walberswick Parish Council and Parish Meeting Minutes have been lodged for safe keeping at the County Archive. These go back to 1894 in hand-written books and continue to 2014. Associated documents such as old allotment receipts, bank books etc. are with them.

 

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DIRECTORY OF DOCUMENTS LODGED WITH SUFFOLK COUNTY ARCHIVE

 

BOX 1 - MINUTE BOOKS – December 1894 – 1967 with some unsigned Minutes from 1969 -72

1894-1923 (Hand written)

1923-1951 (hand written)

1951-1962 (hand written) At the beginning of this book are pasted two telegrams received from Queen Elizabeth’s Private Secretary. The first, dated February 1952 thanks Walberswick Parish Council for a message of condolence to Her Majesty on the death of her father, King George V1.

The second, the date of which is obscured, expresses the gratitude of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh for Walberswick Parish Council’s message of congratulations on the birth of their son. The absence of a date does not allow identification of whether this is for Prince Charles or one of his brothers.

September 1962- September 1967

2nd October 1967- 1st May 1972* A separate book printed on front 1969-1972 contains what we believe to be the chairman’s own copies of unsigned Minutes dated from 1st December 1969 to 1st May 1972.  Signed Minutes from previous year October 1969 to meeting May 1970 are missing from the Minute book of that period and these copies, although they may have been amended at the next meeting, provide details of Council actions from that time.

 

*MISSING SIGNED MINUTES

September 1969 – May 1970. (Inclusive)

Minute book dated 02/10/67 to 01/05/1972 has a gap in records from September 1969 to May 1970 (inclusive) It is possible that no meetings were held between September 1969 and December 1st 1969.  i.e No Minute found for October and November 1969 but unsigned copies were found in the book entitled 1969 – 1972. These copies may not be the final version.

Copies of unsigned Minutes found in this book: - December 1st 1969, 5th Jan 1970, 2nd Feb 1970, Extraordinary meeting 9th Feb 1970, 2nd March 1970, 6th April 1970 and 4th May 1970. These unsigned Minutes include Annual Parish Council Meeting 1st June 1970, 6th July 1970, no record in August, 7th September 1970, 5th October 1970, 2nd November 1970, 7th December 1970, 4th January 1971, 1st February 1971, Extraordinary meeting 19th February 1971, 1st March 1971, 5th April 1971, 3rd May 1971, APCM 25th May 1971, 2nd August 1971, 6th September 1971, 4th October 1971, 1st November 1971, 6th December 1971, Extraordinary meeting 24th February 1972, 3rd January 1972, 6th March 1972, 10th April 1972, 1st May 1972.

 

BOX 2   Parish Council Minutes 1967 - 1995

7. 1967-1972

Unsigned Minute 1969-1972

7.  2nd June 1972- 6th May 1974 (unsigned)

8.  3rd 1974- 5th January 1976

9.  2nd February 1976- 6th March 1978

10. 1978-1983

11. 1984-1988

12. 1989-1992

13. 1993-1995

 

BOX 3 Minutes 1996 - 2014

14. 1996-1997

15. 1998-2000

16. 2001-2003

17. 2004 -2006

18. 2007 – 7th April 2014

 

BOX 4 ANNUAL PARISH MEETING MINUTE BOOKS

Parish Meeting Minutes 1950 - 1996

 

1. 25th September 1950 – 30th July 1979 (hand written)

2. 30th May 1980 – 21st April 2005 (Annual Parish Council Meetings on Front).

3. 20th April 2006 – 13th May 2013

4. Appendices for Annual Parish Meetings 1993 - 1996

 

The Annual Parish Meetings before 1950 were probably filed erroneously in the Parish Council Minute books.

 

BOX 5 HISTORIC ACCOUNTS, RECEIPT AND PAYMENT BOOKS AND BANK BOOKS

(All hand written)

1895 – 1916 (very small account book) Barclay’s Bank Book

1897 – 1936 Parish Meeting Receipts and Payments

Allotment receipts 1905 - 1930

1936 – 1945 Receipts and Payment Book

1946 – 1955 Receipts and Payment Book

1955 – 1962 Receipts and Payment Book

1962 – 1970 Receipts and Payment Book

1971 – 1976 Receipts and Payment Book

1976 – 1997 Receipts and Payment Book

WPC postage book 1946 – 1975

 

Tied Bundle

Allotments Account Book 1905-1930

Allotments Account Book 1970-1976

 

 

Documents last lodged by Clerk to Walberswick Parish Council May 2018

This page is up to date as at July 2020