If any Clerks want to join the Clerks’ eGroup, or any councillors want to join the Councillor eGroup, contact enquiries@lalc.co.uk.
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This fortnightly newsletter is provided to member councils through the clerk and chair and should be circulated to all councillors. This eNews can also be found on the LALC website under News (LALC News). Other important information which comes up in between eNews publication dates is also shared on the website under News (Our Blog).
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Training courses are available to book via the portal (login required)
The Training Bulletin is issued monthly, and courses are available to book via the portal. If there is any specific training which you feel would be valuable, and we don’t currently offer it, please let us know and we will investigate. The Training Bulletin can be found on the LALC website www.lalc.co.uk/training-2-1.
Clerks – when booking training for your councillors, please ensure that their email address is correct. If not, they will not receive the booking confirmation or any joining instructions. If you have set up your councillors on the LALC portal, you will be able to select their correct email address from a drop-down list when booking the training.
If you update your council email and are already booked on training, please let us know so that we can update your booking to ensure you receive the automatic reminders.
If one of your councillors resigns, and they were booked on LALC training, please cancel their place, so that others can book on. Failure to do so may not only deprive other councils from attending but could result in a non-attendance charge (see below).
Please note our training cancellation policy:
For part day courses – please ensure we receive cancellations at least 48 hours in advance
For full day events – please ensure we receive cancellations at least 5 working days in advance, as we need to pre-order and pay for lunches
Due to persistent non-attendance at booked events, it is unfortunate that LALC have had to amend the way we impose our cancellation fees. All members are charged 50% of the training cost when insufficient notice is received (as above) for non-attendance at training events. No shows will be charged at 100% of the course fee. All charges are regardless of whether the council is a member of the ATS or not.
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Clerk/RFO |
No closing date |
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Clerk/RFO |
28th February 2025 |
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Admin Assistant |
No closing date |
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Clerk/RFO |
14th February 2025 |
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Clerk/RFO |
No closing date |
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Clerk/RFO |
28th March 2025 |
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Clerk/RFO |
No closing date |
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Grounds Team Manager |
16th April 2025 |
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Clerk/RFO |
2nd May 2025 |
Vacancy advertising
LALC can advertise your vacancy on our website and in the fortnightly eNews. This is a free service. If you do not have a pre-prepared advert to send us, please complete our Vacancy Template, which can be found in the Members Portal under Document Templates.
We also offer a paid advertising service, which ensures that your advert also appears on Lincolnshire County Council’s website, Facebook, and LinkedIn (in addition to the LALC website and eNews). The current fee for this is £75. Please complete the Vacancy Template (as above), ensuring that all requested information is completed, and then contact us at enquiries@lalc.co.uk. You will be invoiced for this service.
Please note that Lincolnshire County Council require a closing date on their advert, as well as salary information (these are mandatory fields). LCC will remove your advert once the closing date has passed, so please consider the date carefully as you will have to pay again to re-advertise if your vacancy hasn’t been filled by then.
We recommend all councils advertise their vacancy, job details, method of application and up to date contact details on their own website too.
Please let us know when the vacancy has been filled, so that we can remove it from our website/eNews. If your vacancy has not yet been filled and you are continuing to advertise, please let us know of any revised closing date. If you no longer specify a closing date, please let us know so that we can update the vacancy adverts.
The NALC Recruitment Manual (developed as part of the Civility & Respect project) is now available via the portal. Go into Knowledgebase and click on 'Recruitment Manual' in the 'Employment' menu area.
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Sign up to the LCC Town and Parishes newsletter – email:
lcctownandparishnews@lincolnshire.gov.uk
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Latest News
To see the latest NALC news (NALC login required): https://www.nalc.gov.uk/news
To see the latest SLCC news (No SLCC login required): https://www.slcc.co.uk/news-publications/
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LALC at the Lincolnshire Show - 18th and 19th June 2025
LALC will have a marquee stand at the Lincolnshire Show jointly with our neighbouring County Association covering North and North East Lincolnshire (ERNLLCA) with the aim of promoting the work of local councils across Greater Lincolnshire.
We would be very grateful for a few photographs of some of what parish and town councils do in your communities such as images of allotments, playing fields, well-tended public gardens, cemeteries and memorials and features such as benches, phone boxes, events, or community buildings that can form part of a display.
We will also be promoting the role of parish and town councillors and clerks to encourage people to come forward if they are interested in vacancies.
We would be very grateful if any parish or town council might have some floor-standing display stands or boards that we could borrow for the week for the display. We are also looking to borrow a small chiller and some fans that have recently been PAT-tested (who knows what the weather will be in June!)
We hope to see a few of you at the Stand during the Lincolnshire Show.
If you think you can help, let us know by emailing enquiries@lalc.co.uk
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LALC Summer Conference - 16 July 2025
Booking is now open for the 2025 LALC Summer Conference - taking place at the Epic Centre at Lincolnshire Showground.
Come along for an interesting and enjoyable day: meet old friends, network, and make new friends and contacts.
The day will start with a Welcome & Introduction from our guest speaker.
There will be a varied selection of Talking Tables on different topics. These will be interactive sessions using discussion, scenarios, case studies, and shared problem solving.
Talking tables to include: Clear Councils (insurance), Worknest (Health & Safety), Worknest (HR), Unity Trust, CCLA, Andrew Towlerton (Effective comments on planning applications), Breakthrough Communications, Lincolnshire Armed Forces Community Covenant Officer (Armed Forces Friendly Councils), Cloudy IT (GovAssist), Lincs Fire & Rescue (Societal resilience).
Delegates will have the opportunity to attend 5 of these tables during the day, selecting topics which are of specific interest to your council. If you are bringing several colleagues from the same council, you may want to share out which Talking Tables you’d like to visit, to ensure you get the most out of the topics on offer.
There will also be various Trade Stands to peruse. The LALC Webmaster will also be on hand to answer any website queries.
More detail to be announced later.
This is a new style of conference for LALC, and we hope you find the day interesting and informative.
See you there.
Cost is £45 per head plus VAT.
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NKDC Parish and Town Council Forum - 10th July 2025
The next Parish and Town Council Forum for councils within North Kesteven, will be held at NKDC offices, Sleaford on Thursday 10th July 2025, 10:00 – 12:00.
Source – NKDC. Last NKDC Parish and Town Council Forum
The forum will cover updates on Local Government Re-organisation, Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee, plus updates on Food Waste and Emergency Planning.
Booking is essential – NKDC councils should have already received an invitation with booking instructions.
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Worknest webinar: Employment Law Essentials for Small Employers
Employment law can feel overwhelming – but getting it right is essential for protecting your business, safeguarding your reputation, and building strong relationships with your team. In this free 60-minute webinar, WorkNest will break down the key legal obligations every small employer must know – from ensuring your contracts are legally sound to handling inevitable employee issues correctly.
Whether you’re new to employing people or just need a refresher, join this session on the 29th May at 2pm to ensure you’re compliant and equipped to manage your workforce confidently.
Register here:
https://worknest.com/training/employment-law-essentials-for-small-employers-partners/?v=LALC
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Latest LCC Highways News
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Improvement and Development Board’s Workforce Task Force
The Improvement and Development Board’s Workforce Task Force met last week to review an updated job evaluation scheme for the parish and town council sector. The updated scheme will help parish and town councils assess job roles when reviewing salaries and consider the most up-to-date employment practices and the increased size of councils and their activities. The task force will also be undertaking a broader consultation on the scheme.
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NALC Blog: Mental health in parish and town councils
This blog explores an often-overlooked but critical topic — the wellbeing of those working in our sector.
In the world of local government, we often focus on service delivery, governance, and compliance, but the people delivering those services matter just as much. Their wellbeing isn't a nice-to-have or an HR checkbox. It's essential.
From councillors to clerks and council staff, the demands of the sector are increasing. Limited resources, long hours, difficult public interactions, and high expectations can weigh heavily on individuals and teams. Mental health challenges aren’t always visible, but they are very real. And if we want parish and town councils to be effective and resilient, we must prioritise creating healthy, supportive workplaces.
This blog calls for a cultural shift rooted in kindness, civility, and support. With initiatives like the Civility and Respect Project leading the way, this blog is a must-read for anyone who believes people are the heart of parish and town councils.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/jyezwswv
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SLCC: Call for Evidence on Security of Enterprise Connected Devices
The government is asking for views on the security of enterprise connected devices, also known as Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which are used by businesses and organisations, such as office printers, internet-connected telephones, building entry systems and room booking systems.
Concerned about the security of these products as vulnerable devices can provide a route for hostile actors to attack the IT systems used by businesses, the government wants to ensure all new and existing technologies are safely developed and deployed across the UK.
The government’s call for evidence is open to anyone and closes on 7 July 2025.
Find out more: https://tinyurl.com/2s3fczzh
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SLCC Local Council Clerk Week: 7 – 14 June 2025
Building upon the success of the past two years, now is the time to get ready for Local Council Clerk Week (LCCW) 2025. A dedicated week to celebrate and recognise the incredible work clerks do for their communities, it’s your chance to raise awareness of the clerk’s role, connect with your fellow clerks, and for us all to give clerks the recognition they truly deserve.
Taking place from 7 – 14 June, SLCC encourage all of you to get involved. There are plenty of ways you can take part, including sharing messages via social media, publishing our LCCW press release, adding the LCCW logo to your website, creating a ‘Minute of Me’ video, visiting your local school, speaking at a local community event, and more.
We’ve also developed a digital toolkit to help you get started, where you can download our virtual background, showcase your role with our email banner, and use our presentation template.
Read more about LCCW, ways in which you can take part: https://tinyurl.com/3nhpvcwp
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SLCC: Government Updates ‘Live Tables on Council Tax’ Webpage
The government has updated its ‘Live Tables on Council Tax’ webpage, adding Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils in England for 2025/2026.
The webpage also provides Band D Council Tax figures, as well as data on average Council Tax per dwelling.
Find out more: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-council-tax
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Funding opportunities
The RSN Funding Digest features a wide range of grant opportunities – many of which may not be widely known – to help drive local projects forward. Check this out – there’s lots of grants listed.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/hubk9xxb
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Armed Forces Day & VJ Day
An invitation is being extended to any Lincolnshire veterans of World War Two to join in a lunch celebrating the contributions of our Armed Forces: past, present and future.
The 80th anniversaries of Victory in Europe and Japan, bringing World War Two to an end, will be the theme for North Kesteven District Council’s annual veterans’ lunch on Monday 23 June, which is a significant part of its Armed Forces Day activity and specifically celebrates the individual and collective service of veterans spanning many decades through the presentation of Veteran’s Badges.
Veterans of any length of service with UK Armed Forces – Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force or Merchant Navy – could apply to receive a badge marking their contributions over any period, from decades to just one day. (The deadline for Veteran’s badge applications has now passed).
To nominate a WW2 veteran for the lunch, and discuss arrangements, please contact the Council’s Partnerships Team on 01529 414155 or email: armedforces@n-kesteven.gov.uk before Friday 6 June 2025. WW2 veteran guests may be joined by a companion.
More details: https://tinyurl.com/7ykj54y8
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Naturesave grant opportunity
Naturesave Trust’s new grant theme is Nature Connection. They will accept grant applications from charities, community groups, and organisations who are working to connect communities to nature through:
arts and cultural activities
community gardening
green gyms
eco anxiety and mental health
training a community with green skills
conservation volunteering
urban nature programmes
social prescribing
access to nature
community wildlife surveys
nature mindfulness
The deadline for applications is 12pm on 15th July.
Find out more: https://naturesave.co.uk/naturesave-trust/
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Tree planting grants
The Tree Council and Network Rail are once again working in partnership to deliver a programme of community tree planting between to 2030.
Together, they have already planted more than 300,000 trees in over 100 communities across the UK. For the coming tree planting season they will award funding for projects between £2,500 - £10,000. For more information visit their website: https://tinyurl.com/yc86wmhb
Source: NKDC Parish and Town Council Newsletter
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NKDC: Community grants and funding
A reminder that there are various funding opportunities available to communities within North Kesteven.
The NK Partnerships team is able to offer support to communities who wish to apply for funding. They can help with setting up a group or committee, recommend the type of people who would need to be involved, and advise on setting up a constitution. Advice can also be offered on completing application forms.
Find out more: https://tinyurl.com/3a3ysn77
You can also review funding opportunities:
Funding for climate action and energy efficiency - https://tinyurl.com/2p9mydc2
Funding for events - https://tinyurl.com/523p3x8d
Funding for businesses - https://tinyurl.com/bdfmnenb
Community funding - https://tinyurl.com/3a3ysn77
The Community Lottery - https://tinyurl.com/yyfp7ct7
It's also well worth visiting the Lincolnshire Community Foundation for more grant opportunities: https://tinyurl.com/5dm7snvc
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LALC Vice President attends Buckingham Palace Garden Party
Mike Passfield, Vice President was honoured to represent LALC at the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace and the VE Day 80th Anniversary Celebration Concert.
The Royal Garden Party brought together guests from across the UK, including representatives from local and national government, ministers, civic leaders, military personnel, and the diplomatic corps in the presence of Their Majesties The King and Queen, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, and Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. It was a privilege to be among those invited to share in this celebration of public service, tradition, and national unity—set against the stunning backdrop of the Palace gardens.
Attending the VE Day 80th Anniversary Celebration Concert at Horse Guards Parade witnessed the atmosphere shift from royal elegance to heartfelt remembrance, with powerful performances and moving tributes. The event honoured the courage and sacrifice of those who served during the Second World War. It was a moment to reflect on the enduring spirit of service that has shaped our nation.
Mike said that “Being in London for such a significant occasion—surrounded by pride, gratitude, and shared history—was a deeply meaningful experience.”
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SLCC: Historic England Launches Local Heritage Hub, Unlocking Hidden Histories for Communities Around England
Coinciding with this year’s Local History Month, Historic England has launched a new Local Heritage Hub. With nearly 400 locations, every county, city, district, and major town in England now has a dedicated digital page that uncovers its rich and layered history.
Offering a wide range of content, from fascinating aerial photographs showing towns and villages through time, to curated selections of listed buildings, videos, blogs, and podcasts, the Local Heritage Hub invites members of the public to discover their local area through a new lens.
The new service – which will continue to expand with new places, information, and sections added over time – will make local heritage and histories more relevant, relatable, and engaging to more people’s everyday lives, inspiring conversations, unlocking memories, and sparking new interests.
Access the Local Heritage Hub: https://historicengland.org.uk/local
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NALC Smaller Councils Committee meeting
The Smaller Councils Committee met on 15 May 2025 to discuss key issues, including creating new parish and town councils in unparished areas, the urgent need to recruit and train clerks, and the limited capacity of smaller councils to take on more services without funding. Our employment law, HR, and health and safety services partner, WorkNest, highlighted essential HR policies, which we will promote to smaller councils. The committee also agreed to review gaps in policy guidance and monitor developments ahead of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, with a focus on improving security culture across the sector.
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NALC: LGA extends its national recruitment campaign to parish and town councils
Recruiting staff can be tough for parish and town councils, so it's excellent news that the LGA (Local Government Association) is extending its national recruitment campaign to parish and town councils. The campaign will offer free, tailored resources to help councils attract the right people. The LGA has also formed the Parish and Town Councils Working Group, which we sit on with councillors, clerks, and county officers. The working group will hold its next meeting on 16 July 2025.
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More VE80 photos
We’ve received more photos of VE80 celebrations around the county. Here’s a selection from parish and town councils in South Hykeham, Great Gonerby, Sedgebrook, Kirton, Sleaford, Crowland.
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