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Hello and welcome to the last full week of October 2023! We enjoyed a wonderful Conference 2023 last week at The Gateway in Aylesbury.  Our theme was Community Enrichment and we had invited Town and Parish Councils from the whole county to come forward and tell us what they were doing and how they had […]

Good morning everyone!  This morning the low cloud cover on my circuitous route to work definitely shouted Autumn even though the temperature was reading 16°.    Here in BMKALC headquarters we are marking with purpose towards both our annual Conference, 17th October and our 75th AGM, 1st November.  There is a lot to get through

PLEASE CIRCULATE TO ALL COUNCILLORS It has been a busy week with the return of councils across the county to normal business after the summer break.  I attended the MKCC Parish Forum last week and enjoyed the presentations given by Milton Keynes Play Association, The Neighbourhood Services Team and Community Speedwatch.  There was the opportunity

This week has seen the return of councillors and clerks to usual business after the summer break and I am sure you are all looking forward to or have just had your first meetings, in September.  I do hope you have all been able to enjoy the late summer weather we are experiencing at the

Allotments What a change in weather from last week, I was so cold this time last week and today I am sat in Judges Lodges feeling the heat. It will be lovely to enjoy the sunshine and I am sure those of you who have allotments will be pleased to have dry weather to enable

Youth Councils, Code of Conduct Seminar, Councillor Recruitment & Retention, 2023-24 Pay Award Updates, Devolved Services, Democracy in Action from NALC, and the Coronation Living Heritage Fund So here we are at the end of August having just enjoyed the last Bank Holiday of the year; the leaves are beginning to fall, and it is

Great news for the Association Family as two more councils achieve their Local Council Quality Status.  Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Town Council and Waddesdon Parish Council have put in a tremendous amount of effort to achieve their Quality Status.  Congratulations to Delia and Melanie, their teams and their Councillors on achieving and demonstrating a commitment

So here we are the last day of July 2023.  If your council is one of those who take an August summer recess you will be allowing yourself a small sigh of relief before attending to the backlog of housework items you’ve been avoiding.  BMKALC don’t train in August so for us too, it’s a

With the roads clearer and the town centre car parks full, it can only mean that School is out for Summer!  It took 15 minutes for me to find a parking space yesterday in the centre of Aylesbury, apparently Barbie is pulling in the crowds! A few items to bring to your attention of which