{"id":103,"date":"2015-05-12T19:45:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T18:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.s193692351.websitehome.co.uk\/lydneycouncil4\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2024-10-19T13:38:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T12:38:16","slug":"council-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lydneytowncouncil.gov.uk\/?page_id=103","title":{"rendered":"OLD Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"103\" class=\"elementor elementor-103\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfbb9ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfbb9ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48e5732\" data-id=\"48e5732\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-006485e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"006485e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your Council<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86c2b9f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86c2b9f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70f2a31\" data-id=\"70f2a31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a32a95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a32a95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><strong>What does your Town Council do all year?<\/strong><br \/><br \/>A good question! The standard answer is that we are the first tier (local council) of a three tier system of local government, with Forest of Dean District Council, and Gloucestershire County Council (local authorities) being the next two tiers, all elected by people in the area.<br \/><br \/>Parish and Town Councils were formed by an act of parliament in 1894, to look after the interests of those who live within the parish\/town community, with the District and County Councils being responsible for health, police, education, planning, litter, public transport &amp; highways amongst other things.<br \/>Parish and Town Councils do however have a wide and varied range of powers in relation to the provision of services and facilities which can and does bring direct benefit to the local community.<br \/><br \/>What we are not is possibly easier to list.<\/h6><ul><li><h6>We are nothing to do with the church, who are governed by Parochial Councils (PCC)<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>We are not politically affiliated<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>We are not \u201cresidents\u201d associations or \u201clobby\u201d groups<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>Town councillors are not paid<\/h6><\/li><\/ul><h6>However, what we do is represent the residents who live within our Parish in matters of local government. Some of these include:<\/h6><ul><li><h6>Local Planning (which covers anything from satellite dishes to new developments and roads)<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>Economic development<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>Environmental matters<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>Community projects<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>Leisure and recreation<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>Contact with the District and County Council<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>Complaints(!)<\/h6><\/li><li><h6>Information and advice<\/h6><\/li><\/ul><h6>As Lydney continues to grow and prosper, the representational aspect becomes increasingly more important. Decisions taken by the District and County Councils may vitally affect the quality of life within our town, therefore the role of the Town Council is of utmost importance.<br \/><br \/><strong>Click\u00a0below to view Lydney Town Council\u2019s Civic and Town Council Events List:<\/strong><\/h6><div id=\"footable_parent_3911\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui \">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_0\" data-footable_id=\"3911\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"Civic &amp; Town Council Events List\"            id=\"footable_3911\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_4216412188_3911\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_3911 ninja_table_unique_id_4216412188_3911 ui table  nt_type_legacy_table vertical_centered  footable-paging-right hide_all_borders ninjatable_hide_header_row ninja_table_search_disabled ninja_table_pro\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n        <thead>\n<tr class=\"footable-header\">\n                        <th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_0 ninja_clmn_nm_col_1 \">Col 1<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n\n        <tr data-row_id=\"1951\" class=\"ninja_table_row_0 nt_row_id_1951\">\n            <td><h6><a href=\"https:\/\/lydneytowncouncil.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Municipal-Meeting-Single-Sheet-2024-25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Municipal Meeting Single Sheet 2024-25<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/lydneytowncouncil.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Lydney-Town-Council-Meetings-2024-25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lydney Town Council Meetings 2024 25<\/a><\/h6><\/td>        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><!--ninja_tobody_rendering_done-->\n    <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Council What does your Town Council do all year? 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