Frodsham's council committees at work, agenda item by agenda item.
The Frodsham Town Council Podcast carries council and committee meetings that clear apologies, declarations of interest and the minutes before anything else. What follows is resolutely local business: storing an event frame, displaying letters in independent shops without spoiling a surprise, and the yearly running cost of a swimming pool.
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The Frodsham Town Council Podcast carries the meetings of Frodsham's town council and its committees, from the chair's welcome through to the close. In the recordings sampled here, no presenter sets the scene; the chair simply opens the agenda. The agenda sets the rhythm. Apologies for absence, declarations of interest, public participation and the minutes of the last meeting come first, often settled with a quick yes or no. Then the business turns concrete, and very local. The Events Committee meetings are where the town's calendar gets built. A wassail event sits on one agenda, May Day food and drink in the park is still waiting on quotes in another, and a budget report is checked against a picnic in the park event. Logistics get worked through in detail. Members trace how a frame and its cover ended up in separate bags, with the cemetery building and the Frodsham Christmas Festival Committee both part of the story. They debate whether a local landlady's barn could store deliveries overnight before a Saturday, and whether the council's presence at an event would be visible or tucked around the back. Getting flyers into schools in time and finding an entertainer as well as a DJ both come up. One extraordinary meeting of the committee is held in the morning, and the chair nearly says good evening. In that meeting the recording is switched off while a member of the public speaks, and the agenda later reaches an item excluding press and public. The same meeting plans how to display letters in independent shops without spoiling a surprise, spreading the word through stores, churches, a newsletter and social media. One full council meeting opens with short charity trust meetings, including an annual return update, before council business proper. There, the yearly running cost of a swimming pool is discussed, and a member asks what happens if Cheshire West cannot fund the work once a contract with a contractor has been signed. The Finance & General Purposes Committee notes an interim internal audit report and the sum of all accounts, with thanks to the office for its procedures and policies. The register is procedural but relaxed. Members tease one another about school-days graffiti and Friday nights, then return to the agenda. For a starting point, the Events Committee meetings show how the town's events come together, while the Finance & General Purposes meeting shows the council's financial checks. With a large back catalog, the feed lets a listener follow Frodsham's civic business meeting by meeting.
Made for: Suits a listener who wants to follow Frodsham's town council and its committees firsthand, or who is curious how a town council plans community events and checks its finances.
What sets it apart: There is no host explaining local government here. The feed is the meetings themselves: committee members working through agendas, event logistics and budget checks in their own words.
Here we will post audio recordings of meetings of Frodsham Town Council and its Committees.
Two hundred Easter eggs beat three hundred; if tiny civic decisions fascinate you, pull up a chair.
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A grounded committee meeting where May Day planning, a wassail proposal, and a missing gazebo cover all need practical follow-up.
Events Committee meeting 10 is a practical look at how local celebrations become real plans. May Day is largely in place, while food and drink still need quotes and a clearer cost breakdown.
A practical council meeting on charity accounts, swimming-pool funding, project risk, and governance checks.
The meeting starts with tidy charity trust housekeeping, then turns toward the more uncertain business of the swimming-pool project. The trust accounts are dealt with plainly: the annual return to 31 March 2025, a current balance of 1,385.22, interest of 33.30, and no other…
A local events committee turns minutes, signage, publicity, and a street-side vote into practical civic work.
The Events Committee meeting turns everyday administration into a clear view of how a local event is actually built. Minutes are approved, expenses and debit card use are worked through, and the most telling discussion centers on where the committee's presence should sit on the…
A practical council meeting where Easter eggs, orchard plans and parking questions show local government in motion.
Local government rarely feels like one grand decision. In Meeting 8, it looks more like a committee working through a budget report, then deciding how many Easter eggs to buy for the hunt on Saturday 28 March 2026.
A grounded committee session where Castle Park logistics and a medieval-flavoured May Day idea are worked through in public.
Frodsham Town Council's Events Committee moves briskly from apologies, interests and public participation into the less glamorous work of building a local events calendar.
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Recording of a Frodsham Town Council meeting covering agenda items, apologies, declarations of interest, and public participation.
A town council committee meeting discusses planning applications, including a shop conversion in a conservation area and a tree preservation order.
A town council events committee discusses plans for an Easter Trail and VE Day commemoration during an extraordinary meeting.
A town council committee meeting discusses budget transfers and planning applications.
The Frodsham Town Council amenities committee meeting begins with the appointment of a chair and vice chair, followed by discussions on public rights of way.
Frodsham Town Council Events Committee meeting 10 on 7 April 2026 covered the wassail proposal, the Downhill Run, the Easter Trail, the Medieval May Day event, the Food and Drink Festival, and Picnic in the Park.
Frodsham Town Council Podcast meeting 10 turns on the Frodsham Leisure Centre and library redevelopment, where Anna Ranger and Kerry Goyle ask Frodsham for support on a £6 million plan.
Frodsham Town Council Events Committee meeting 9 spends much of its time on the Easter account, including 21 participating shops and a £111 quote for 200 word-search maps.
Recording of a Frodsham Town Council finance committee meeting discussing agenda items, minutes, and an interim internal audit report.
Rotary tells Frodsham Town Council's Events Committee that Castle Park event paperwork has become "laborious" because Cheshire West keeps returning the risk assessment.
Frodsham Town Council Podcast's Events Committee meeting 8 on 2 February 2026 spends most of its time on Easter, May, and June event logistics.
Neil Flanagan said Cheshire Police’s plan to cut 60 of 87 PCSO posts had been revised after the Police and Crime Commissioner secured additional funding.
Frodsham Town Council’s 9 February 2026 meeting considered a nine-home proposal near Ship Street, where councillors cited flood zones two and three.
Frodsham Town Council reviewed its November 2025 accounts, which totalled £436,790, and discussed a £200 daily cash withdrawal limit for a proposed debit card.