Your Parish Council is community based and the most accessible tier of local government.  It is concerned with issues which affect the community of Ranskill.

The Parish Council has 9 members (All are unpaid volunteers), who are elected by you the residents of the parish every four years. (Next election May 2007).  We work as a team and our common aim is to serve the community.  Councillors work as a corporate body making decisions for the benefit of the community.  The Clerk implements these decisions and provides independent, objective and professional advice, information and administrative support.

The Parish Councils administrative area covers an area of 1386.23 acres or 2.06 square miles.  The population of the Parish is 1200 and there are currently 1032 registered electors on the electoral roll.

The Parish Council is controlled by Acts of Parliament, we can only do what we have been given a specific power to do by statute.

We have the power to improve the quality of community life by spending sums of money, which in our opinion, are in the interest of the parish or its inhabitants, and many kind of activities are aided in this way.

The Parish Council responds to and comments on planning applications, local plans, government discussion documents, etc. It has close links with Bassetlaw District Council and is consulted on many issues.

Each year we estimate the running cost of the council's activities and set a budget (the precept).  Our precept for 2010/2011 is £12,700.  All expenditure incurred by the council is properly recorded and audited each year.  The summary of accounts for 2009/2010 are published elsewhere on the parish council website.

The Parish Council manages its activities through monthly meetings which are held on the third Tuesday of every month in Ranskill Primary School. Members of the public are most welcome to attend meetings and are given the opportunity to speak in the public session.  Dates and times of the meeting are advertised on the village notice boards (near the old Methodist chapel and the village park)  in the STAR magazine and on this website.