The County Council is inviting all parishes to an Open Dialogue Evening to hear their views, please register your attendance below.  If the demand is such attendance may be limited to two representatives per council only.

Leicestershire & Rutland Association of Local Councils (LRALC) are holding an Effective Local Council Minutes briefing 

For beginners and experienced Clerks alike, as well as Councillors.

See here for further details: http://www.leicestershireandrutlandalc.gov.uk/effective-local-council-minutes.html  

Leicestershire & Rutland Association of Local Councils (LRALC) are holding a FINDING AND BIDDING FOR GRANT FUNDING briefing 

Stratford upon Avon District Council has arranged a series of four free training events specifically for SDC Parish and Town Councillors and is aimed at helping you in the role of consultee to the planning process.

Stratford upon Avon District Council has arranged a series of four free training events specifically for SDC Parish and Town Councillors and is aimed at helping you in the role of consultee to the planning process.

Stratford upon Avon District Council has arranged free training events specifically for Stratford District Parish and Town Councillors and is aimed at helping you in the role of consultee to the planning process.

This event is being run by Warwick District Council

The workshop will be led by Harriet Sansom and Dan Stone from the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE), and its overall aim is to help you to look at the potential for addressing sustainable energy through your neighbourhood plan, in order to increase local resilience, reduce carbon emissions and capture community benefits.

Stratford upon Avon District Council has arranged free training events specifically for Stratford District Parish and Town Councillors and is aimed at helping you in the role of consultee to the planning process.

You are invited to join Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action at our partnership event in collaboration with Warwickshire County Council, Rugby Borough Council, Warwickshire College and Rugby FM. Our Rugby, Our Future will provide lots of opportunities for everyone (children, young people and adults) to have their say on what they see as the biggest opportunities and challenges facing the borough of Rugby over the next few years. It is also a celebration of Rugby.

Residents are invited to Stratford-on-Avon District Annual Conference where there will be an opportunity for you to meet leaders from the county council, district council, police, health and voluntary sector.

In November 2013 WRCC held an event for people involved in village halls and community buildings, with workshops and information on issues that affect them.

The event was very popular and we’ve agreed to organise another one on Saturday morning, 5 March 2016 at Binley Woods Village Hall.

An event for Town & Parish Councils in Oxfordshire, Warwickshire & Northamptonshire.

Venue: Chesterton Community Centre (Near Bicester)

10am - 2.30pm

Stratford upon Avon District Council has arranged free training events specifically for Stratford District Parish and Town Councillors and is aimed at helping you in the role of consultee to the planning process.

Stratford upon Avon District Council has arranged free training events specifically for Stratford District Parish and Town Councillors and is aimed at helping you in the role of consultee to the planning process.

A new opportunity to be trained in Planning for Real®

Two day course in Birmingham

Places cost just £400 Plus VAT per person (excludes accommodation)

WALC have no affiliation with this course, please do not contact WALC regarding this course.

Due to low numbers this event has been postponed and will be held on Friday 2 December 2016.

The content will be the same as the course running in Stratford District on 5 November 2016 & North Warwickshire on 2 December 2016.

Could you/your organisation support your community?

Warwickshire County Council and North Warwickshire Borough Council are asking for the help of the local population to support their communities, and would like to invite you along to a event to find out more about how you and your organisations can get involved and sup-port this imitative.

Gain increased understanding of the impact of Dementia on our society, how it affects behaviour of those you love and everyones lives.

The training will be provided by Ratcliffe Consultancy. 

Two sessions are being run, book either for 3.30pm-6pm or 6.30pm-9.30pm

On Tuesday 27th June 2017 Stratford-on-Avon District Council will be hosting a Rural Housing Enabling Event at Ettington Village Hall.  Refreshments will be available from 4pm and the event will formally commence at 4.30pm, to be concluded by 6:30pm.

Come along an find out how you can change your life and maximise your ability and confidence to do anything you want to do.

This training is being run by Stratford District Council and is open to Parish and Town Councillors & Clerks from the Stratford upon Avon District area.  District and County Councillors will also be in attendance.

5pm - 7pm at the Council Chamber, Elizabeth House, Stratford upon Avon

Throw away the PowerPoint bullets, Nelson Training are back at SDC to give you an entertaining and informative guide to mediation!

This training is being run by Stratford District Council and is open to Parish and Town Councillors & Clerks from the Stratford upon Avon District area.  District and County Councillors will also be in attendance.

This session is designed to give members  an over-view of the process by which affordable and market housing is delivered, and current issues affecting its successful delivery.

This training is being run by Stratford District Council and is open to Parish and Town Councillors & Clerks from the Stratford upon Avon District area.  District and County Councillors will also be in attendance.

Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris, Victoria Climbie, Baby P, Rochdale, Birmingham………. we have all been shocked – but what can be done to prevent something similar in the Stratford area?

As a councillor, do you know your personal responsibility in relation to Safeguarding?

5pm - 7.30pm at the Council Chamber, Elizabeth House, Stratford upon Avon

This training is being run by Stratford District Council and is open to Parish and Town Councillors & Clerks from the Stratford upon Avon District area.  District and County Councillors will also be in attendance.

This training is being run by Stratford District Council and is open to Parish and Town Councillors & Clerks from the Stratford upon Avon District area.  District and County Councillors will also be in attendance.

5pm - 7pm at the Council Chamber, Elizabeth House, Stratford upon Avon

Crime trends, Rural Crime, Anti-Social Behaviour, CCTV, Cyber Crime and Business Crime

The Residents’ Survey identifies the ‘level of crime’ as continuing to be the most important factor for residents and young people in the District. Earlier this year residents were asked to prioritise spending against Council service, in which Crime Reduction & CCTV came out as the top priority, with 32% wanting to see an increase in service.

5pm - 7.30pm at the Council Chamber, Elizabeth House, Stratford upon Avon

If you want to get connected to your electorate (especially those who are under 30 years of age), you need to use social media………. If you don’t others will!

Come along and see how you can use a variety of social media to engage with local people - everything from enhancing your work as a councillor to getting a campaign together for re-election in 2019.

This training is being run by Stratford District Council and is open to Parish and Town Councillors & Clerks from the Stratford upon Avon District area. 

5pm - 7.30pm at the Council Chamber, Elizabeth House, Stratford upon Avon

In partnership with Warwickshire CAVA, Green Pepper Consulting will deliver this workshop about how to use social media more effectively in order to promote your organisation’s aims and activities. It is for anyone who uses social media on behalf of their voluntary, community, social enterprise or other third sector organisation, but has no marketing background.

This session will review these decisions in Welford and Harbury alongside other relevant appeal decisions on housing development since the adoption of the Core Strategy and provide a policy steer on the interpretation of the Core Strategy in relation to future housing schemes.

Got too many committee reports to read? Having difficulty remembering information?

Have you always wished that you could read, digest and process information quicker and to retain that knowledge for longer………..!

Come along to our Speed Reading and Retention Course – you will be amazed at the results!

5pm - 7.30pm at the Council Chamber, Elizabeth House, Stratford upon Avon

NALC’s Annual Conference and Exhibition 2017 is an essential event for councillors, council officers, county association members and officers as local councils join with other parts of the public sector, private sector and voluntary sector to discuss the key policy issues of the moment.

Visit the NALC Website for more information

If every meeting that you chair is run efficiently and effectively with great management of debate and discussion then this session is not for you ……but if they are not, then read on!

5pm - 7.30pm at the Council Chamber, Elizabeth House, Stratford upon Avon

To ensure that safeguarding and safe practice is understood and embedded within voluntary and community sector organisations and groups.

This event is being run by WCAVA, please direct any queries to

A full day workshop suitable for Trustees/Committee Members/Directors of Charities, Voluntary and Community Groups and Parish Councils wanting to strengthen their Governance procedures in light of the new Governance Code and national requirements.

 This event is being run by WCAVA, please direct any queries to

Warwickshire County Council's Flood Risk Management Team invite all Flood Wardens and Flood Champions to attend a Flood Groups Networking Event at Long Itchington on Tuesday 21st November 2017, between 19:00 - 21:30. 

Warwickshire County Council are running 2 Gypsy and Traveller Awareness sessions from Claire Graham of Leedsgate in Warwick on 22nd November 2017,

10.00am - 1.00pm or 2.00pm - 5.00pm

This event is being run by Warwickshire County Council, please direct all enquiries to

This event is being run by Stratford District Council and is open to Parish and Town Councillors & Clerks from the Stratford upon Avon District area.  District Councillors will also be in attendance.

5pm - 7.30pm at the Council Chamber, Elizabeth House, Stratford upon Avon

Details will be available nearer the time

Lifespace are hosting 2 half day foundation safeguarding training sessions (attendees only need to attend one) presented by Warwickshire Safeguarding Children’s Board on Wednesday, 29th November 2017 at either 9.00am-1.00pm or 1.30pm-5.30pm at The Barn, Waterloo Road, Bidford on Avon B50 4JN.

The important themes for this one-day event will centre on local economic development, community led housing and planning, accessing funds and grants and the well being of communities.

If your council represents 6000 or more residents you will definitely want to attend, and if you’re getting close to this size, you should begin thinking about the issues to be discussed at this conference.

Transparency Fund Networking Event - Help your council comply with the Transparency Code

Applications must be received by WALC no later than Wednesday 7th February 2018. This is an opportunity to gain advice from representatives from both WALC and NALC on applying for grants from the fund, meet representatives from other councils and share best practice.

This event is being run by Stratford District Council and is open to Parish and Town Councillors & Clerks from the Stratford on Avon District area.  District Councillors will also be in attendance.

5pm - 7pm at the Council Chamber, Elizabeth House, Stratford upon Avon