Our Post Office under threat Consultation on the post office network
closed on Thursday March 8th. [more]
Free Publicity If you would like to publicise a community
event or meeting on the web site, please
click here to send an email telling us about it.
Acomb in Bloom Results:
Results of the 2007 Acomb in Bloom Awards are announced [more]
If you have an interesting story to tell about Acomb and you'd like to see it on the web site, just email
it to us
Acomb First School
have recently had their Ofsted inspection and have received an excellent
report. [more...]
District Councillor's Report
published
Download and read the District Councillor's Report for October 2008.
[more...]
Parish Council Meeting:
The next Parish Council meeting is on 1 October 2008.
The agenda is now available for download. Download
the agenda now...
Meetings are held each month (except March) on the first Wednesday
of the month. In March the meeting is generally held on the second
Wednesday of the month.
Village
Hall refurbishment.
The refurbishment of the large hall in the Village
Hall is now completed and was officially opened on May 9th 2006.
Good
Citizen of the Year
Read all about the Acomb "Good
Citizen of the Year Award" and look out for a leaflet in
the Village Hall or for more information email Bill
Grigg.
Acomb
Historical Society Acomb Historical
Society is preparing a new Winter Programme.
There'll be news about next season's programme later in the year.
What
is a councillor?
Councillors are elected to represent an individual geographical
unit on the council, known as a ward or - mainly in smaller
parishes - the entire parish or town council area. They are
generally elected by the public every four years.
What
do councillors do?
Councillors have three main components to their work.
1. Decision making - Through meetings and attending committees
with other elected members, councillors decide which activities
to support, where money should be spent, what services should
be delivered and what policies should be implemented.
2. Monitoring - Councillors make sure that their decisions
lead to efficient and effective services by keeping an eye
on how well things are working.
3. Getting involved locally - As local representatives, councillors
have responsibilities towards their constituents and local
organisations.
These responsibilities and duties often depend on what the
councillor wants to achieve and how much time is available,
and may include:
1. Going to meetings of local organisations such as tenants'
associations
2. Going to meetings of bodies affecting the wider community
3. Taking up issues on behalf of members of the public
4. Running a surgery for residents to bring up issues
5. Meeting with individual residents in their own homes.
Visiting your council is the best way to find out what happens
there. Give the council a call and find out when its next
public meeting happens. By law, ordinary people are allowed
to be present at most council business. How
much time does it take up?
Quite often councillors say that their duties occupy them
for about three hours a week. Obviously there are some councillors
who spend more time than this - and some less, but in the
main, being a community, parish and town councillor is an
enjoyable way of contributing to your community, and helping
to make it a better place to live and work.
