LOCAL COUNCILS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

25 January 2023 — 12.00 – 13:15
NALC member: £30 – Non-member: £40
Sponsors: BHIB Councils Insurance, Blachere Illumination and CCLA

Engagement with residents for local (parish and town) councils is more crucial than ever. But not all local councils or principal authorities do this, or at least not well enough – so local councils must develop a community engagement strategy.

Most local council areas have permanent residents who use all or most facilities and services and visitors who stay for a short time using far fewer. Local councils must be able to gather views from all people who live and visit their communities to provide value-for-money services and assets and to listen and act on feedback to improve a place.

Join us to learn how to engage with residents, which consultation methods to use, and how to involve people in local council decisions.

Speakers: Thomas Chigbo, community engagement and participation manager at TPXimpact, Sarah Greatorex, clerk at Halstead Town Council and Polly Lord, head of local public services research at New Local