Author: Kevin Bacon
Still spaces left on our course "An introduction to Neighbourhood Planning"
Delivered by Associate Tutor – Rachel Leggett
This session is designed to give Town and Parish Councils an understanding of what is involved in the development of a Neighbourhood Plan, with a view to enabling them to get started. To include:
• What is a Neighbourhood Plan? And what is it not?
• An overview of the Neighbourhood Plan process.
• How to get started with confidence.
•... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:30 by Kevin Bacon
Councillors – prepare yourself for May
Councillors – prepare yourself for May, when elections for Chairman of Council and standing committees will be on your agendas.
Chairmanship skills for those considering the role for the first time – our two-session course
2 & 9 March, 9.30am to 11.30am, delivered by Rosemary Cochrane
Chairmanship skills for those who already have some experience – our one-session course
10 April,... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:30 by Kevin Bacon
Role of the Clerk - new dates added to diary
A new date has been added to the diary in April for Role of the Clerk training. For more information and booking please go to the Bookings page.
Posted: Wed, 03 Feb 2021 10:00 by Kevin Bacon
Enhanced Bespoke Norfolk Website
Our partners, Broadland Digital, have been able to successfully provide local parishes a bespoke website solution, in addition to our 'off the shelf' version. This meets the requirements of local parish councils who want to develop beyond their current website. Feel free to give Broadland Digital a call on 01603 407786 or contact Helen for more details.
Posted: Tue, 02 Feb 2021 11:30 by Kevin Bacon
Census March 2021
Census day is 21 March 2021 and taking part is a legal requirement. This exercise gathers essential information that affects our communities such as in helping to plan and fund services like housing, education and healthcare. The website www.census.gov.uk has information. To help to promote, you can visit their Downloadable resources page. Here, there will be a range of materials from leaflets and... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 01 Feb 2021 14:00 by Kevin Bacon
BUS SHELTER SOLAR LIGHTING
There is a new product from our partners, Westcotec, which may be of interest.
Westcotec are proud to launch a new product which has been co-developed with Nexus Alpha for fitment into existing or newly installed bus shelters. The aim is to bring a cost effective solar powered light with an optional inbuilt information board. The low powered system uses a solar panel so that it can be installed without... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:00 by Kevin Bacon
New February courses open for bookings
Administering exclusive Rights of Burial with Alan Fairchild on Monday 8 February, 11am which will focus on the legal processes and paperwork associated with exclusive Rights of Burial.
Understanding Planning, 22 February, 10am to 11.30am. This new course, delivered by Michael Rayner, an experienced Norfolk based planning consultant and Parish Councillor, aims to equip Councillors with knowledge and... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:00 by Kevin Bacon
Last chance to book .....
This is now the last chance to book onto our late January Phil Brown courses:
FOIA/EIR Essentials for Parish and Town Council Clerks and Councillors Tuesday 26 January, 10am-12pm
GDPR Essentials for Parish and Town Council Clerks and Councillors Wednesday 27 January, 7pm-9pm
Posted: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 10:30 by Kevin Bacon
VACANCY: Sprowston Town Council
Sprowston Town Council have a vacancy for an Administrative & Finance Officer. For more information on this role and other vacancies please visit the Vacancies page.
Posted: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:29 by Kevin Bacon
Vacancies ....
there are a number of new vacancies listed on our website, for more details and information for applying go to the Vacancies page
Posted: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:30 by Kevin Bacon