You can book the Essential Councillor and Planning in Plain English Trainers to come to your council at your own venue and at a time convenient to your council.

We will run the session for your all your own councillors or you can work with other councils (participant limit is 15 when working with other councils).

There is a set fee for the training of £275 for up to 15 Councillors, plus trainer expenses.

Please contact the Chief Officer at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for further details and to make bookings.

What is effective community engagement and what can be learnt from for local practice?

NALC policy consultation briefing to all member councils

Infrastructure Levy consultation NALC Briefing

Closing date 9th June 2023

The Ornamental Wilderness in the English Garden with Dr James Bartos  22nd April

Garden visits:

Wednesday, 28 June 2023 - 10:30 am - 4:30 pm - Garden visit to High Glanau Manor and Wyndcliffe Court

Monday, 24 July 2023 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Garden Visit to Caisson House, Combe Hay, Bath, BA2 7EF

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Please help with this research

“Diverse voices?  Are local councils in England and Wales attracting councillors with non-visible disabilities?”  This research aims to investigate whether the trend of under representation of disabled people in public and political life is reflected in the local council sector (town, parish and community councils in England and Wales)

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Thank you.

A WORD FROM NALC AND SLCC CHIEF
EXECUTIVES
We are delighted that the number of councils signing up to
the civility pledge is over 1,000, a tremendous start, and we
encourage all councils to consider signing up to it.

Newsletter C&R newsletter 2023

Introducing a new guide to help local councils protect precious green spaces and paths, Kate Ashbrook, general secretary of the Open Spaces Society⁽¹⁾, Britain’s oldest conservation body, says:

‘Often town, parish and community councils (local councils) are unaware of all the extensive powers they have to deal with problems on open spaces and paths.

‘These powers are scattered in different and sometimes obscure pieces of legislation.  This is why we have brought them together in one document, What local councils can do for public access to town and countryside.

The ALCA Elections Information Pack is now in the Members Area of this website under "Toolkits" - log in to access and enjoy!

Hopefully you have already heard of Slow Ways. We are co-creating the first point to point walking network in Great Britain and we need your help! Slow Ways has 8000 routes over 2500 towns and cities so there will be one near you. There are already thousands of citizens who have walked thousands of Slow Way routes but it isn't completed yet - can your team get involved?

The Treasury has released the finer details for the snappily named replacement to the Energy Bill Relief Scheme which finishes on 31st March, the details for which we have summarised below:

“We are working with County Association colleagues to build a picture of how much the 10,000 parish and town councils in England spend each year on solicitors.

More details HERE

Dates and times of the meetings to May 2023.

A lecture from Dr. Carole Fry to be held at the Bath Royal Scientific and Literary Institution, Queen Square, Bath. BA1 2HN.

Commencing 2.30 pm in the Elwin Room

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SLCC they are particularly keen for students at level 4 which I can say from experience covers a range of topics that are so relevant and useful to the day to day work of any clerk whatever the size of council.

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