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New measures to make it easier to set up new town and parish councils

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On 8 January 2015 Communities Minister Stephen Williams set out new measures to make it easier for local people to set up a town or parish council.

The government is keen that more communities feel able to set up councils where they believe it would benefit them. But feedback over the last 3 years has been that the existing legislation can be burdensome and often discourages local campaigners. The three new measures are a response to this feedback.

Read more: Department for Communities and Local Government on GOV.UK, 8 January 2015

DIY neighbourhoods, open space, and new challenges #diylocal

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This week’s open space in Bradford was a great start to a new kind of NANM-hosted gathering – of which we hope to host more. Firstly a huge thank you is due to @MichaelaHowell2 and her colleauges at Bradford Trident for hosting us.

Secondly, this post is just a snapshot of the discussion, if you were there, or just interested then please do comment or link to your own thoughts.

We chose the title Neighbourhoods and DIY local democracy because we thought it captured both the growth in different forms of local decision-making, and the fact that it is increasing up to communities not just what decisions they take, but how those decisions are taken. We also thought it was a useful place to start a discussion.

And so it was.  [Read more…]

Research shows citizens still engaged – just in a new ways

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A new report by the NCVO looks at the habits and characteristics of participation. It concludes that while some habits are stagnant or declining, such as membership of trade unions and political parties, others, including ethical consumerism, timebanking and membership of environmental groups, are growing. Download the report here

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