Introducing the Civility and Respect Pledge NALC, SLCC, and OVW believe now is the time to put civility and respect at the top of the agenda and start a culture change for the local council sector. Civility means politeness and courtesy in behaviour, speech, and in the written word. Showing respect can be by listening […]
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Important Notice from Buckinghamshire Council Severe Weather Emergency Provision (SWEP) – rough sleepers 11 July 2022 Dear Colleague, As the weather is exceptionally hot, if you see anyone sleeping out on the streets of Buckinghamshire, please contact StreetLink or phone 0300 500 0914, who will notify our dedicated Outreach workers. If you see anyone you
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Dear Clerks and Councillors Clerks Please ensure this update should be circulated to all Councillors. This week we have tackled two key areas that between them chew up vast amounts of resource, good humour and resilience, yes, Planning and Code of Conduct! We started the week with a comprehensive day on the Code of Contact
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Dear Clerks and Councillors Clerks : Please circulate to Councillors The week has been ‘relatively’ quiet when compared to some where there is so much going on we hardly know which way to turn. Still that gives us a chance to deal with our own housekeeping. We are managing questions relating to taking over community
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Dear Clerks and Colleagues Please share with your Councillors Dear Clerks and Councillors Clerks please circulate to your Councillors! Yes I know I’m a little early this week, but bear with me. I received information this morning from Jeff Smart at CloudyIT of two free seminars around IT and best practice including hybrid working. As
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Congratulations to our latest CiLCA qualified clerk, Mandy Shipp from Wolverton and Greenleys Parish Council. The qualification recognises that the portfolio of work submitted by Mandy has met all the required standards set by the Independent review board.
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Dear Clerks and Colleagues Please share with your Councillors Happy Friday, from a gloriously toasty BMKALC satellite office in Slapton! We have had such a run of fabulous news these past weeks, that I was concerned that today’s update might be a little dull. Fortunately the planning team at Milton Keynes Council have saved the
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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Congratulations to all on such an amazing array of Jubilee Celebration Community Events held across the county we are in awe of you all. Please play the video below to view the images submitted. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
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Dear Clerks and Colleagues Please share with your Councillors The Jubilee celebrations all went off well and were enjoyed by all. Thank you so much to those of you who have supplied pictures and images of this historic moment which may never happen again. The Jubilee has been a great opportunity for Town and Parish
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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] Dear Clerks and Councillors Prompted by meetings and your comments about how we secure representation from all areas of our geography, I thought I’d give you a taste of some of the queries we receive
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