Saturday 11rh May at 10:00am by Google Meet
Joint Forum AGM Conference
You are invited to the Joint Forum AGM on Saturday 11th May 2024 starting at 10:00am.
Speakers from West Lothian Climate Action Hub
Scottish Forum of Community Councils Newsletter
We are excited to share the 2nd issue of our newsletter, featuring information of interest to Community Councils across Scotland. Working together, we can make a greater impact.
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the JOINT FORUM of Community Councils in West Lothian
Next Meeting of the Joint Forum Executive
The Joint Forum Executive meets every month on the third Thursday of the month. Meetings are online by Google Meet. Get in touch to be sent an invite.
WELCOME PACK for Community Councillors
Our Welcome Pack is a guide for new and experienced Community Councillors which has information about the Joint Forum, links to our social media accounts, joining our sub forums, Community Council documentation and a glossary of terms. Click to download a copy.
TERMS OF REFERENCE
The Terms of Reference describes the way the Joint Forum works and the rules it operates under. Last updated in June 2021. Click the link to download a copy.
west lothian Community Council conferences
The most recent Joint Forum AGM and Conference was held on the 11th May 2024 at the Civic Centre.
The Joint Forum normally organises two Conferences a year which are open to all Community Councillors to attend.
Community empowerment
The Joint Forum believes that Community Councils should be more empowered and be given more resources. Our proposals were published in a document called the BLUEPRINT for Future Community Councils
FORUMS
The Joint Forum runs six West Lothian wide Forums to focus better on specific issues. They are Environment, Health, Planning, Police, Transport and Rural Communities.
Any Community Councillor can be involved so get in touch if you would like to join.
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About Us
How We're Helping
We are a community-based organisation focused on helping make the world around us a better, happier place. With the help of our tireless volunteers we coordinate the views of Community Councils in West Lothian, represent them when requested to, and hold two conferences a year addressing community issues and in-depth training sessions for our volunteers.
Get Involved
Are you passionate about your community ? Let us know! Community Councils in every area of West Lothian are always looking for volunteers to help them make our Communities better. We'll help you find a way to volunteer that best suits you. We're excited to have you join your local Community team!
Thank You
Whether you help your local Community Council through monetary donations, volunteering your time, or spreading our work through word-of-mouth, thank you. We couldn't accomplish our community goals without the help of supporters like you.
WHAT are Community Councils in West Lothian FOR
We grow initiatives and projects from the ground up
Every Community Council is made up of volunteers from the community they live in. They get together regularly to discuss and plan and implement ideas that they bring forward, designed to help their community.
We are democratic bodies that are elected every four years and give a voice to the community we live in.
The community's views are very important to us and we endeavour to keep in touch with the views on issues affecting our community. All our meetings are held in public and the public are welcomed to our meetings
We tackle every type of issue and make sure people know where we stand
We are consulted by every type of public body and developers on a wide variety of issues including planning. We formulate our views democratically and make sure they are clear and understood. We are not party political organisations and take care not to be labelled as such.