Community Council

Skills support for community councils

The Improvement Service and The Open University in Scotland are working together to offer all community councillors in Scotland the opportunity to learn new skills using free OU courses.

Help and Support for Community Councils with Cost of Living

Helpful Hub of information and resources supporting community councils and their communities with the cost of living crisis.

Blog: Sustrans on the cost of living crisis and rural transport

Caro Kemp, Project Officer at Sustrans, has written a guest blog about a recent Community Council webinar on the cost of living, community and active travel - the first in a series of events for community councillors on issues that can affect transport in our rural and urban communities.

News
Events

24 May

Have your say on community engagement in local development

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on community engagement in Local Development Plans.

24 May

Holyrood hears evidence about Community Councils

Community Councils were the focus of attention at the Scottish Parliament on 23rd May, when the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee took evidence from a range of witnesses.

22 May

Consultation on new constituency boundaries

Boundaries Scotland is consulting on their provisional proposals for Scottish Parliament constituencies.

19 May

Call for views on Royal Mail service changes

The Economy and Fair Work Committee at the Scottish Parliament is looking for views on proposed Royal Mail service changes and the impact of recent strikes.

17 May

Co-op Community Fund opens to new applications

Applications have now opened for community groups to apply to the Co-op Group’s Local Community Fund.

12 May

Celebrate and Inspire this Volunteers’ Week

This year’s Volunteers’ Week event is a chance to “Celebrate and Inspire” volunteers within your community.

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10 June

Scottish Conference of Community Councils

West Lothian Joint Forum of Community Councils is hosting an online conference for all Community Councils and community councillors in Scotland on 10th June.