| Organisation |
Reason for recommendation |
| NALC |
The National Association for Local Councils are the national
equivalent of ChALC. Their services are available to Councils in
membership through the relevant County Associations. |
|
_______________ |
| SLCC |
The Society of Local Council Clerks is the professional
association for Parish Clerks. |
|
_______________ |
| Cheshire
Community Action
(Formerly known as "Cheshire Community Council")
|
The Rural Community Council provides support for all
voluntary groups in "old" Cheshire. Town and Parish
Councils can be members of the RCC. This brings additional benefits
of understanding and interacting with, voluntary and community groups
in the Council area. This is also the organisation to approach
should you be interested in producing a Parish Plan for your area. |
|
_______________ |
| Cheshire County Council |
Provides most of your Public services throughout Cheshire,
including Education and Social Services |
| Chester
City Council |
Your local authority if you are in Chester District |
| Congleton
Borough Council |
Your local authority if you are in District |
| Crewe
& Nantwich Borough Council |
Your local authority if you are in Crewe & Nantwich District |
| Ellesmere
Port & Neston Borough Council |
Your local authority if you are in Ellesmere Port & Neston District |
| Halton
Unitary Authority |
Your local authority if you are in Halton |
| Macclesfield
Borough Council |
Your local authority if you are in Macclesfield |
| Stockport
Metropolitan Borough Council |
Your local authority if you are in Stockport |
| Trafford
Metropolitan Borough Council |
Your local authority if you are in Trafford |
| Vale
Royal Borough Council |
Your local authority if you are in Vale Royal |
| Warrington
Unitary Authority |
Your local authority if you are in Warrington |
|
_______________ |
| The
Audit Commission |
The Audit Commission is an independent body responsible for
ensuring that public money is used economically, efficiently and
effectively. |
|
_______________ |
| Standards
Board |
The Standards Board for England is responsible for promoting
high ethical standards and investigating allegations that councillors
behaviour may have fallen short of the required standards. |
|
_______________ |
| CPRE
|
Campaign for the Protection of Rural England are people who care passionately about the English
countryside and campaign for it to be protected and enhanced for the
benefit of everyone. |
| CPRE
Cheshire |
Our local version of the above campaign. |
|
_______________ |
| Cheshire
Landscape Trust |
Work at the grassroots level with community groups,
including parish and town councils, schools and the Women's Institutes to
promote landscape awareness and conservation through community action such
as Local Agenda 21, Sustainable Development, the Cheshire Tree Warden
Scheme, the Cheshire Orchard Project and practical projects including
tree, hedgerow and orchard planting and the Cheshire Parish Tree and
Hedgerow Surveys. |
|
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 |
Provide IT support to all voluntary and community
organisations in Cheshire. Currently this is a free service! |
