Acomb Councillors

Acomb Parish Council
In the district of Tynedale and the county of Northumberland
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Being a councillor

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.

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Our Post Office under threat!
Consultation on the post office network closed on Thursday March 8th. [more]

Acomb in Bloom Results:
The results of the 2007 Acomb in Bloom Awards are announced [more]

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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 latest District Councillor's Report. [more...]

Parish Council Meeting:
The next Parish Council meeting is on 1st 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.

The refurbishment of the large hall in the Village Hall has been completed and was officially opened on May 9th 2006.

Read all about the Acomb "Good Citizen of the Year Award" and please 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.

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