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NALC Chief Executive's bulletin
Local council meetings
Last week NALC updated their dedicated Coronavirus webpage with a statement on local (parish and town) council meetings. Following the government announcement of further easing of lockdown restrictions from 4 July, both NALC and the Society of Local Council Clerks are strongly advising local councils to continue to meet remotely, without the need for face-to-face contact. You... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 09:30 by Alison Robinson
NALC Chief Executive's bulletin
New health and wellbeing webpage
In his interview with the magazine, LCR, Duncan Selbie, chief executive, Public Health England commented that "What is clear is that local (parish and town) councils are indispensable to the solutions around keeping people in good health."
Praise indeed for the important role of the sector, but a challenge at the same time. To help local councils respond to this challenge... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:28 by Alison Robinson
NALC Chief Executive's bulletin
Conservative party conference
The political party conference season came to a close this week with the NALC chairman, Cllr Sue Baxter, and other NALC colleagues in Manchester at the Conservative Party autumn conference. Brexit was again a consistent theme, with much focus on what the Prime Minister has or hasn't been up to, including drinking from disposable coffee cups! The highlight for NALC was their... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 13:36 by Alison Robinson
NALC Chief Executive's bulletin
Communities Week (9-15 September)
A heads up that Communities Week, organised by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), will take place in the week commencing 9 September. Plans for the week are being finalised by MHCLG and further updates will be provided in due course. But in the meantime, it would be great if local councils could consider what you can do throughout that... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 13:57 by Alison Robinson
NALC update - from Jonathan Owen (Chief Executive)
Meeting with Locality
The NALC chairman Cllr Sue Baxter met with the chairman of Locality, Mark Law from BARCA Leeds, on 13 November. Issues discussed included the respective recent NALC annual conferences and strategic reviews, the communities agenda including civil society strategy, neighbourhood planning and closer working between organisations. Incidentally, if you aren't already familiar with the... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 16:27 by Alison Robinson
NALC update - Jonathon Owen (Chief Executive)
Star Council Awards
The wait is finally over! This week NALC have announced the Star Council Awards finalists. This year the Council of the Year award will be decided by you. Find out more about the nominations and cast your vote by 12 October 2018. Winners will be announced at the Annual Conference on 30 October. Check out the finalists list!
Beacon lighting safety guidance
Many local (parish and town)... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:16 by Alison Robinson
NALC update - from Jonathan Owen (Chief Executive)
The Charter for Trees, Woods and People
This week Ben Murray, policy and projects officer was in Grantham, Lincolnshire at the Woodland Trust to talk about next steps for our joint project on The Charter for Trees, Woods and People. The project steering group – which includes representatives from NALC, Woodland Trust, Tree Council and NUS – celebrated the achievement of the charter gaining... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 15:53 by Alison Robinson