Town and parish councils
Overview
Town and parish councils and smaller parish meetings are the tier of local government closest to communities and deliver a range of services at a community level.
Town and parish councils are involved in many activities ranging from providing and maintaining local facilities such as playing fields and open spaces, playgrounds, shelters, village halls, and clocks, either on their own or in partnership with other bodies as well as looking after footpaths and churchyards.
They are seen as increasingly important in representing the views and needs of local communities.
Town and parish councils are funded by an annual precept which is added to Council Tax, collected by Cheshire West and Chester Council, and paid to them.
This amount, called the precept, is added to Council Tax, collected by Cheshire West and Chester Council and paid to town and parish councils.
In the Cheshire West and Chester area there are currently 96 town and parish councils and parish meetings.
Information for town and parish councils
Changes in clerkship should be notified to:
The Council has a number exclusively for the use of town and parish council representatives:
Officers at Cheshire West and Chester Council are encouraged to regularly liaise with and involve officers at the Cheshire Association of Local Councils (ChALC), which is a member-based organisation representing the interests of local councils and providing information and advice to those members. The Council and ChALC work together to promote high standards of ethical behaviour across the borough.
Contact: Jackie Weaver, Chief Officer, ChALC, Park View Business Centre, Combermere, Whitchurch, Shropshire (Telephone: 01948 871314).
The Council recently completed a borough-wide Community Governance Review.
