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The latest edition of LCR Online is out
February’s LCR Online, www.lcronline.org.uk, brings you the latest news, features and developments such as: NALC’s new direction, the vital Standing Orders publication, planning, flooding and funding. Also you can read the latest LCR Online blog on encouraging councils to get local people to participate more as well as twitter feeds.
If you subscribe to the quarterly information packed LCR magazine then you get free access to all of LCR Online. Click here for more details.
2 February 2010
NALC re-elects its leadership
The National Association has re-elected its chair and vice-chair as it embarks on a further period on leading in localism. At Tuesday 15h December's annual meeting of NALC's National Council, members re-elected Cllr Michael Chater to be the chair of the Association and Cllr Hazel Williams to be the vice chair.
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17 December 2009
Boundary Reviews
The Boundary Committee for England has published its final advice on unitary local government in Devon, Norfolk and Suffolk. More information can be found on its website, at www.electoralcommission.org.uk/boundary-reviews
16 December 2009
Networking Lunch Programme 2010
NALC and NALC/SLCC are organising four more networking lunches for members and clerks in 2010 at venues around the country.
For more information and booking forms please click here
11 December 2009
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The National Training Strategy (NTS) review goes live! Click here for a direct link to the new ‘NTS hub’ where you will find information on the review process and access to the new online survey. |
NALC supports National Family Week
NALC has joined forces with the main political parties; a host of private, public and charity bodies to support National Family Week.
National Family Week was launched in May this year, and is a national celebration of family and family life, encouraging families to play, learn, eat, read, be active and - most importantly - to spend quality time together.
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Click here download the National Family Week leaflet
How to achieve a living, working countryside?
NALC at the Conservative Party Conference
The National Association of Local Councils¹ (NALC) welcomes the Conservative Party¹s commitment to devolving power to local communities, through truly accountable neighbourhood bodies like local councils, and enabling the whole of local government to be freed up.
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6 October 2009
How to achieve a living, working, countryside
NALC at the Labour Party Conference
The National Association of Local Councils’ (NALC) welcomes the Government's commitment to devolving power to local communities, through truly accountable neighbourhood bodies like local (parish and town) councils, and enabling local people to have real influence over the way their lives are run.
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30 September 2009
NALC at the Liberal Democrats Party Conference
The National Association of Local Councils’ (NALC) welcomes the Liberal Democrats' commitment to devolving power to local communities, through truly accountable neighbourhood bodies like local councils, and enabling the whole of local government to be freed up.
The Liberal Democrats Party and NALC supports the view that rightly sees that by giving power and a greater voice to local people and communities, a number of the country’s social ills, such as crime, social disorder, affordable housing and the environment, can be solved or at least some progress made to solve them.
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23 September 2009
"It takes all sorts"
NALC has set out to restore faith in our elected politicians when it is at an all time low following the Westminster expenses scandal. The National Association's new booklet 'It takes all sorts', supported by the Commission for Rural Communities, published today shows the positive difference our elected councillors can make to our lives which is often unreported.
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16 September 2009
NALC Larger Councils’ Conference and Exhibition
Wednesday 2 December 2009, Royal National Hotel, London
This year’s theme is community empowerment and localism. Delegates can learn about practical tools available to them, to help them empower their own communities.
Further information
17 September 2009
NALC Annual Conference and Exhibition 2009: Putting People First
NALC's Annual Conference 2009 found that putting people and communities first should go to the top of agenda for the Government and opposition parties. For far too long local people have been placed outside of the key decision-making process and this has to stop now.
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7 September 2009
New mapping opportunities available for local councils
The National Association of Local Councils has joined forces with Ordnance Survey to extend the BOLD (the benefits of licensed data) campaign to local councils.
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13 August 2009
'Whatever Yeah'
NALC, supported by the Commission for Rural Communities, launches a new booklet that highlights the innovative approaches local councils take to better represent and involve young people.
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27 July 2009
British Youth Council
The Youth of Today
Local Council Shadowing programme
The British Youth Council is inviting councils to participate in ‘The Youth of Today’ Local Council Shadowing programme, due to be launched in autumn this year. The initiative is aimed at young people aged 13-19 who are under represented and/or disadvantaged and will provide them with the chance to shadow their local representatives.
Further information
13 July 2009
NALC's Local Council Awards 2009
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19 June 2009
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