Trawden Forest Parish Council

What is a Parish Council?

Parishes are the smallest areas of civil administration in England, providing the statutory tier of local government closest to the people, together with the Borough/District Councils and Lancashire County Council .

Parish Councils have a wide range of duties and powers such as the maintenance of community buildings and land; provision of play areas; maintenance of village greens and rights of way.

They are the essence of local democracy and have a vital role in speaking and acting on behalf of the communities they represent.

Parish Councils also comment on planning applications and can be represented at public inquiries. Similarly they advise the County and District Authorities on the views of the residents.

All Parish Council meetings are open to the public, and many give the opportunity to electors to raise issues for the council to answer or to carry forward for later debate. They are led nby the Chairman, advised by a clerk (who is there to see that business is conducted within the law).

A good council is well organised and sensitive to community needs - changing things for the better and having the backing of the electors.

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