General Election – 4th July
On 22 May 2024 the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, announced there would be a general election on 4 July 2024. For a general election to the UK Parliament the pre-election period of sensitivity is not set to a particular date. The pre-election period for UK Government...
FoRGE: Friends of Radford’s Green Environment
As part of a series of "Green Conversations" across Warwickshire, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust were in Radford Semele early in May. Amanda Evans, Team Wilder Director, spoke about WWT's goal, to help 1 in 4 people in Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull take action for...
Pupils Profit: Affordable School Refill Shops
Pupils Profit work with schools enabling children to set up ethical enterprises. Children are very aware of the impact of plastic on the natural world and they are very keen to make a difference. The ECO Refill Shop enables children to actively combat plastic waste...
NALC: Climate Emergency Network Update
At NALC’s recent climate emergency national network meeting. the guest speaker was Professor Jules Pretty, chair of the Essex Climate Action Commission, who informed network members about the work of the commission and the impact it’s had so far, including the...
World Bee Day: 20 May
“To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable development, the UN designated 20 May as World Bee Day. The goal is to strengthen measures aimed at protecting bees and other pollinators, which would...
Decarbonising Rural Communities: REACH Workshop Update
Rural Energy and Community Heat (REACH) is exploring new and exciting opportunities for rural communities to achieve their net zero ambitions. A previous National Grid innovation project identified that rural low voltage networks need more interventions to help the...
The Bicycle Bus Wheels Into Wellesbourne
On Friday 15 March, the very first Wellesbourne Bicycle Bus wheeled in. A Bicycle Bus is when a number of people (in this case families) ride together in a group for a safe, fun environment travelling a predetermined route avoiding the busiest roads and junctions...
Carbon Literacy for Town and Parish Councils
What is Carbon Literacy? “An awareness of the carbon costs and impacts of everyday activities, and the ability and motivation to reduce emissions, on an individual, community and organisational basis”. Find out more about the Carbon Literacy Project Save Our...
What is an Annual Parish Meeting?
An Annual Parish Meeting is a meeting of the electorate of the parish, as opposed to a Parish or Town Council meeting which is a meeting of the Parish or Town Council of which residents are allowed to attend. The law in respect of an Annual Parish Meeting is set out...
Employment Legislation: Update April 2024
WALC facilitated a training update from Chris Moses on the latest changes to employment legislation. This new legislation, which comes into force April, sees the introduction of several new employment rights for parish council employees, namely: - Redundancy and...