The Town Council is determined to communicate effectively and actively engage with the Pickering community. To do so, the local press attends and reports on Town Council meetings which are held on the third Monday of each month in the Memorial Hall. Additional information is provided about Town Council activities and responsibilities in each quarterly issue of the Community Newsletter, the Pickering Beacon, on the Town Council notice boards (in the Memorial Hall, in The Ropery, outside Eastgate car park and at the southern end of Potter Hill), through the Annual Report and this website. A biennial Town Guide is produced and distributed to every household in the parish. Copies are obtainable from the Council Office and the Tourist Information Centre and give valuable and comprehensive information for residents and visitors about the town’s numerous activities, attractions and services.

The Town Council allocates five minutes before each monthly meeting where members of the public may address it on local issue. At the discretion of the Chairman the meeting may be adjourned to members of the public to address the Council when an agenda item in which they have views and information is being discussed.

Councillors also attend the Town Meeting. This meeting has, by law, to be held annually on some day between 1 March and 1 June. In Pickering the meeting is usually held in May and  seven clear days’ notice of the date of the meeting is publicised on the Town Council notice boards and on the website. Only local government electors for the town have the right to take part.
Visitors to this website are invited to share with the Town Council their ideas on ensuring that Pickering remains a viable and vital place to live and work and are welcome to participate in the discussion forum.