NALC announces a brand-new event to help smaller parish and town councils navigate financial pressures
After a sold-out, record-breaking event earlier this year, we've announced a brand-new follow-up event to help smaller parish and town councils navigate today's growing financial pressures. Beyond the Precept: Funding solutions for smaller parish and town councils will take place on 11 February 2026, offering councils practical guidance and real-world examples of how to secure vital funding beyond the precept.
As responsibilities continue to be pushed to the most local level, often without the long-term financial support needed to sustain them, smaller councils are feeling the strain. With assets, facilities and services increasingly transferred to parish and town councils, many are seeking new ways to generate income and protect what matters most to their communities.
This focused event has been developed in direct response to sector demand and the overwhelming success of the earlier event, which sold out with record numbers in record time. Parish and town councils asked for a deeper dive into funding approaches specifically tailored to smaller and medium-sized councils, and this event delivers precisely that.
Attendees will hear how parish and town councils across the country are successfully tapping into diverse funding streams to maintain services, safeguard cherished facilities, and deliver key community projects. The event will spotlight practical, achievable methods already working on the ground.
With financial resilience becoming increasingly essential, this event offers timely insight and much-needed support for councils determined to continue delivering for their residents.
