Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend Parish Council meetings. There is a public session within the agenda of all ordinary meetings when parishioners may raise local issues of interest or concern. Occasionally, the Parish Council may consider items of confidential business and the public may be excluded whilst such matters are discussed. Please contact the Parish Clerk to find out more.

The minutes of meetings are normally published in the Bildeston Bugle each month and listed below. In addition, the Clerk may produce a column in the Bugle to raise awareness of forthcoming events, projects and initiatives, or otherwise to circulate information that may be useful to people living in the village.

Notes:
1. Members of the public are welcome to contact the Parish Clerk to request that an item is raised at a meeting and/or attend a Parish Council meeting in person (or virtually). They are welcome to speak at a meeting on any matter that affects the village.

2. The Annual Parish Meeting is a meeting for all the electors of the village and is not a Parish Council meeting.

3. Forward Planning and Priority Setting meetings are held as and when required for Members of the Parish Council only, to organise the work of the Parish Council.