YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL COUNCILS, THE BENEFITS THEY CAN BRING TO YOUR AREA AND HOW YOU CAN CREATE ONE

Welcome to the Create a Council website from the National Association of Local Councils (NALC)

This website will provide your community or campaign group with the necessary information and pointers to help you to decide if creating a new local (neighbourhood, parish, town, village, city or community) council is right for your community.

READ ABOUT OUR CAMPAIGN IN THE GUARDIAN
Power to the people: does London need more grassroots councils?

RECENT EVENTS
We recently held two informal evening networking events
‘Why Create A New Local Council?’ at Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre on the South Bank in London.
At the first event, held on 25th October, we welcomed community representatives from across London and beyond, they shared the discussions with CLG & the London Civic Forum. You can see video footage and read about the event in David Wilcox blog on bringing Power to the People. Please click here.

To see some photographs from the second event on 29th November. Please click here

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The website contains information about:

the role and status of local councils;

how they can be created;

the place NALC and County Associations of Local Councils have in this arena;

campaigns to create new local councils in London;

new local councils already created outside London;

a resources page with contact details and further information.