These events are being run by outside bodies, please follow the links or registration button for more details and to contact the organisers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Power to the People at Stratford Town Hall - Heart of England Community Energy
We want to bring our solar farms near Stratford-upon-Avon into community ownership.
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
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.
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
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.
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.