Village Greens


Course Description

This course provides delegates with the training they need to deal effectively with the management of Village Greens, providing historical background and detail on the legislation, duties and procedures involved with the management of these open space areas.

This is an interactive course  and offers the opportunity to network with Councillors from Councils across Northamptonshire to share best practice and ideas. 

Key areas covered in this course include:

  • Definition of a Village Green

  • Registration of a Village Green

  • Prevention of establishment of a Village Green

  • Effect of Village Green status

  • Ownership

Who Should Attend
All town, parish or community clerks, other staff members or councillors involved with or keen to know more about Village Greens.

Cost  (per delegate)

£28 +VAT Members
£56 +VAT Non Members


Course tutor

Roger Taylor

Consultant, Wellers Hedleys Solicitors

 Wellers Hedleys Solicitors is a firm based in Surrey which has an extensive practice dealing with Parish and Town Councils in England. He lectures on subjects such as Common Land, Village Greens and Charitable Trusts and on other matters relating to the practice and procedure of Parish and Town Councils for a number of County Associations.

 

Agendas and Minutes
CiLCA
New Clerks
Managing Difficult People and Conversations

Finance 
Budgeting for Clerks and Finance Staff
New Clerks Finance
Year-end & Audit - Income & Expenditure accounts  
Year-end & Audit - Receipts & Payments accounts (over £25,000)  
Year-end & transparency - councils under £25,000  

Data Protection
Data Protection & GDPR for Clerks & Officers: Part 1 (Foundations & Theory) 
Data Protection & GDPR for Clerks & Officers: Part 2 (Accountability and Lawfulness) 
Data Protection & GDPR for Clerks & Officers: Part 3 (Rights and Information Security) 
Finance
 How to Write a Winning Funding Bid
Procurement
VAT - Partial exemption
VAT for VAT Registered Councils
VAT for unregistered councils (VAT126)

Civility and Respect
Civility and Respect Part 1
Civility and Respect Part 2

Community Engagement
Communicating with your community Part 1
Communicating with your community Part 2

Planning 
Common Land
Community infrastructure Levy (CIL) and S106

Regulatory & Governance
Assets of Community Value (ACV) 
Charitable Trusts 
Community Emergency Plan Workshop
Freedom of Information essentials for Local Councils

HR
Appraisal Skills
Being a Good Employer
 How to Get the Best out of your Staff
Managing Grievance and Disciplinary action
Recruitment
Things Councils should do, but don’t

Councillor Recruitment 
Recruiting and retaining a more diverse pool of councillors
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Whether you've had an influx of new councillors following elections, you'd like training on a specific subject or you'd like a team building session we can bring training to your council.

The price for a two hour bespoke training course is based on how many councillors and staff your council has. Prices start from*

Cost (from)

10 or less councillors/staff - £270+ VAT
11-13 councillors/staff - £319+ VAT
14-19 councillors/staff - £347+ VAT
20+ councillors/staff - £517+ VAT

*The above costs are based on using in house trainers. Where an external trainer is required the cost of the training may increase. A standard whole council training session is 2 hours in length, we can accommodate extra time, however additional charges will apply.

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