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Get your weekly fix of LCR Online This week's edition of LCR Online, www.lcronline.org.uk, is as ever, packed full of excellent news, features and social media content. And it is still free for LCR subscribers. Please click here for more information. LGA/NALC Joint Localism Conference - 22 March 2012 - Birmingham This joint LGA/NALC summit will explore the new challenges and opportunities arising from the Localism Act, Open Public Services White Paper and other national regulation such as the National Planning Policy Framework and new powers enabling us to deliver more for our communities. Click here for more. 22 December 2011 New Model Contract of Employment Is now available in the Members' Area - click here for further information. Power to the people: does London need more grassroots councils? Local communities should be able to decide for themselves how their neighbourhoods are run, says NALC's Justin Griggs. Please click here to see the article that appeared in The Guardian on 07 November. 08 November 2011 Shaw’s and NALC join forces to offer substantial discounts to local councils From 1st December 2011, Shaw & Sons Limited will be offering considerable discounts to members of the National Association of Local Councils with special enhancements to member councils who have achieved Quality Status. Click here for more information and how to contact Shaws. 07 November 2011 Power to the People Riots across the London in August saw a tiny minority of people trying to destroy their communities. The far larger and much less publicised majority came together after the event to fix up and repair their communities. It is important that this community engagement, sense of togetherness and positive determination is nurtured and supported. ‘Create a Council’ is a campaign, encorporating the old rallying cry, ‘Power to the People’, that will empower Londoners through the creation of a network of new local councils. The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) believes that if local people are elected by their community to influence and make decisions that will affect their own area, it will have significant impact on improving lives throughout the capital. For more information please click here Very local councils are empowering local people, making a difference locally and already building the Big Society according to a series of leading localist Parliamentarians speaking at a fringe event hosted by the National Association of Local Councils last night at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. For more information please click here News Archive For news items posted in 2011 please click here
03 February 2012
Queen honours NALC chairman
The Queen shone a spotlight on parish and town councils today in bestowing one of her New Year Honours on the chairman of the National Association of Local Councils. Please follow this link for press release.
31 December 2011
New Team to Lead NALC
A re-elected chair and two new vice-chairs will lead the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) in 2012 as it embarks on leading in the further development of localism and Big Society for very local (parish and town) councils and communities. Click here for more.
14 December 2011
06 December 2011
20 October 2011
Grassroots democracy key to changing lives and improving neighbourhoods
03 October 2011
Beacons to celebrate The Queen's Diamond Jubilee
Local (parish and town) councils are being invited by The Royal Household to light beacons in their local communities as part of the The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations during the Diamond Jubilee Weekend, 2nd-5th June 2012.
For more information please click for letter from the National Chairman and further information
26 September 2011
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