Local Democracy Week 13-19 October
Local Democracy Week 2008 will take place from 13-19 October.
Hundreds of councils and thousands of schools up and down the country will be taking part – so make sure you’re involved too. Here’s how…
Organise a Local Democracy Campaign event - perhaps political speed dating, take your councillor to school day, local government careers day, or visit your council chamber. Read the LGA’s helpful ‘how to’ guides for more information.
Add an ‘I support local democracy’ banner to your own/your council’s/your school’s website. Read instructions on the Local Democracy Campaign website.
Get your local councillors online - read more on the Local Democracy Campaign website.
Persuade your council to get involved in the Local Democracy Campaign - read more about how to do it on the Local Democracy Campaign website.
You can read more information about what councils do in our ‘what is local government?’ section.
Posted: October 9th, 2008 under careers, talent.
The Planners Are Coming
The BBC are currently running a series looking at building planning processes.
It’s an interesting insight into working in Planning in a local council.
You can watch the latest episode online via BBC i Player.
Read more about working in planning within local government in our careers description section
Posted: October 1st, 2008 under careers.