External Events

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

During these sessions (which are open to everyone) we think about what physical changes may be behind the experience of dementia.

Please note this event is not being run by WALC and is not specifically directed at local councils

In order to reach as wide an audience as possible, PKF Littlejohn are running an interactive webinar on Tuesday 23rd January at 11am – 12.30pm.

Please note this event is not being run by WALC

Committee members are welcome to join WRCC for lunch and you can find out more about topics including funding, planning a village hall rebuild and volunteering.  Meet other hall representatives and share your ideas and experiences! 

Stratford Ambulance Association will be running six free CPR and AED (Automatic External Defibrillator) awareness sessions open to all from the Stratford District area

Please note this event is not being run by WALC and is not specifically directed at local councils

The workshops will provide an opportunity for you to critically evaluate how Western Power Distribution's are performing, as well as to tell us your priorities for the future.

We would love to get a good turnout from Parish and Town Councillors.

Please note this event is not being run by WALC

Getting ready for GDPR - an interactive session with Paula Tighe Data Protection specialist at Wright Hassall Solicitors which will help you think about the practical realities of the new regulations.

Please note this event is not being run by WALC and is not specifically directed at local councils

Date for your diary: Community Action Network (CAN) Stratford District
Wednesday, 28th February 2018
Compton Verney, Warwickshire CV35 9HZ

Please note this event is not being run by WALC and is not specifically directed at local councils

Taking minutes not hours at meetings

This workshop will give participants tips and techniques to help them to write effective:

• agendas before meetings
• notes during meetings
• minutes after meetings

Please note this event is not being run by WALC and is not specifically directed at local councils

Circles help people to be happier, healthier and more connected with the support of those around them. They can be used in a wide range of circumstances – from an individual family wanting to support one of its members better, through to large service provider organisations.

for full details visit the Leicestershire and Rutland Association of Local Councils website

This event is not being run by WALC

Tuesday 22nd May 2018 from 7.00-9.00pm at Dordon Village Hall
Come along to hear from Heart of England Community Foundation, HS2 Funding (Groundwork UK) and LEADER.
Full details, agenda and registration

This event is not being run by WALC

This half day course is designed for voluntary and community organisations that are new to impact practice or would like to review how they measure and communicate the changes they make.

Guest speakers from the Lead Local Flood Authority (Flood Risk Management), and from the Environment Agency's (EA) Asset Performance Team.

Please note that the next Warwick Rural East Community Forum will be held on Wednesday 13th June 2018. It will be held in Eathorpe Village Hall (Main Street, Eathorpe, CV33 9DE).

There will be an informal drop-in session from 7pm, and the meeting will commence at 7:30pm. 

This is a practical session for Parish/Town Councillors covering the existing Section 106 agreements regime and providing an introduction to the emerging replacement system of the Community Infrastructure Levy.

This event is being run by LRALC Ltd

Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Police are hosting a community conference called "Love Instead of Hate" on Saturday, 16th June 2018 at the Life Church in Bedworth from 10.00am – 3.30pm.

This event is not being run by WALC

Drop in, a chance for you to have an informal chat with:

• Your Safer Neighbourhood Team (Police)
• County & Borough Councillors and Officers

Learn how to raise funds for your project in an innovative way!

This half day course is designed for voluntary and community organisations that are new to impact practice or would like to review how they measure and communicate the changes they make.

Come along to this great event and find out about the range of support available across Rugby. Over 30 organisations will be in attendance plus a range of employers who are currently recruiting in your area! Employers include Tesco, 24/7, Pertemps, Eden Futures, and Lotus Care.

A NEW and EXCITING one day event. Launch yourself to the Next Level.
The Level 6 students pioneering the Community Governance Degree are proud to host an informative and educational conference for forward thinking clerks.

Enjoy a day in a green space dedicated to wellbeing and connect with nature to nurture your soul.