NALC is pleased to partner with BHIB Councils Insurance, who provide tailor-made support to local councils. In the current climate, with local councils providing an ever-growing range of services, it is more important to have sector experts we can rely on and be partnered with to support us and arrange the right protection for councils delivering services and representing communities.

With regular meetings and by working closely together, both NALC and BHIB Councils Insurance will be looking to gain deep insight into the challenges and issues councillors, councils and clerks face and then deliver insurance solutions that meet the needs of the local council sector.

BHIB Councils Insurance is part of BHIB Insurance Brokers, who are one of the UK’s leading independent commercial insurance brokers with a proud history dating back 50 years. During this time, BHIB has delivered bespoke insurance programmes and advice to the public, private and charity sectors as well as membership organisations. BHIB Insurance Brokers are also the founders of the Brokerbility Network, a group of circa-30 Independent Insurance Brokers across the country, meaning that local advice is always just around the corner.

NALC is an introducer appointed representative of BHIB Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Find out more about BHIB Councils Insurance, or call their dedicated team on: 0330 013 0036.

Their latest catalogue is fully new and exciting LED designs ideal for decorating your town. They are world’s market leader for Christmas and decorative lighting and is NALC’s corporate. Their services include design, manufacture, installation, maintenance, dismantling and storage.

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CCLA is one of the UK's largest charity fund managers according to the latest Charity Finance Survey. Managing investments for charities, religious organisations and the public sector. Based in London, with an office in Edinburgh, they are largely owned by their clients' funds. CCLA is one of the UK's largest charity fund managers according to the latest Charity Finance Survey.

Their products and services have a strong long-term performance record, fairly priced, managed responsibly and their investment solutions for clients are flexible and they understand the particular needs and challenges facing charity investors.

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NALC believes it is vital for local councils to understand the geographical area their council covers. Maps help local councils with things like their neighbourhood plans, tree maintenance and asset management, to name a few.

Digital mapping is making the process of editing and forming maps a lot easier. Until recently, most local councils relied on principal authorities to provide mapping support. However, digital mapping software is getting much cheaper and easier to use and NALC is encouraging all local councils to use them.

NALC has formed a partnership with Parish Online and Pear Technology, with the aim of raising the awareness of how digital mapping can help local councils and guide them through the process.

As part of the partnership, NALC, Parish Online and Pear Technology will be forming an online guide to help local councils understand how to use digital mapping and better organise themselves.

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NALC is pleased to work in partnership with Microshade VSM with the aim of providing local councils with support to have greater confidence around cyber security. We will be launching a guide to cyber security in 2020.

Microshade VSM provide secure ICT systems specifically designed for the town and parish council market, in which they have operated since 1996, serving councils of all sizes. They trade on their reputation for excellent support. Services include the Local Council Community Cloud - a secure and ecological cloud-based service, providing all the tools a council needs and hosted from the UK, cyber security training, and a range of managed security services for councils who prefer to keep their ICT local.

Contact Microshade VSM on 01752 869053, email , or visit www.microshadevsm.co.uk