Dear Colleagues
I think we can all safely say we are back at work and at such pace, as to have forgotten all about Christmas and the New Year.
This week we’ve enjoyed two free January sessions, a Worknest training event, BC Parish Liaison and, I attended the MKCC Standards Committee meeting and was treated to a presentation on Cloudy IT’s GovAssist.
Next week we have free January sessions on Martyn’s Law and one on Leadership from Breakthrough Communications. BMKALC have a management meeting on Monday and our Executive Board meeting on Thursday all these teamed with a bespoke council training session means BMKALC have a lively week coming up.
At last night’s BC Parish Liaison meeting there was a question about the ease of moving to gov.uk domains and the difficulties some people encountered. Co-incidentally NALC chose to highlight again a useful service for councils, so I’ve cut and pasted their words below. Notes from the Parish Liaison Meeting and written answers will be published shortly.
Parish Council Domains Helper Service
The Government Digital Service provides a service to support and encourage councils moving to .gov.uk domain names. They have a helpful page on moving your council to a .gov.uk domain name, which explains the benefits of moving, a list of approved registrars who offer an enhanced service to parish and town councils, and basic advice on cyber security and IT policy. In most cases, an approved registrar will be able to answer your questions and guide you through the process of setting up and using your .gov.uk domain name. However, you can email parish-helper@domains.gov.uk if you need any impartial advice. You can also sign up to a 45-minute workshop for more information on moving to a .gov.uk domain.
Circulated under separate cover the Buckinghamshire Council Key Contact List for Town and Parish Councils. Remember, please these contacts are for our use only and not to be circulated to the general public.
We wish you a happy and restful weekend and we look forward to speaking with you next week.
Kind regards,
Mel, Lorraine and Jess
