Would you or anyone you know be interested in joining your community council?
Would you or anyone you know be interested in joining your community council? Llangors Community Council has an ongoing vacancy in the Llanfihangel Talyllyn ward.
What does the Community Council do?
A community council is the part of local government closest to the people it serves. It’s closer to you than the county council is, and represents you in consultations and forums with the county council and with various local bodies. It delivers some local services, works to understand and meet local needs, supports initiatives and community groups for the benefit of the community, and manages or supports some public assets (such as the public noticeboards, public seating, bus shelter, the war memorial and the village halls).
Community Councillors are local residents who bring their various skills, experience and ideas to the role, along with their commitment to their communities, and collectively create local government that reflects the broad range of skills, experience and ideas living in those communities.
It is an elected body, but where there is a vacancy which remains unfilled after an election process, and where only one nominee expresses an interest, the community council can co-opt that nominee to the vacancy. Llangors Community Council comprises councillors from Llangors, Llanfihangel Talyllyn, and Pennorth, and meets on the second Tuesday of every month (whilst this will be subject to some change) at 7pm. Meetings are held between the community halls in Llangors, Llanfihangel and Llangasty.
For more information you can contact the community council’s clerk, Hannah, at:
For further information, click here for a one-pager from One Voice Wales (the association for town and community councils), and here for a 3-pager from Welsh Government, both about what town and community councils do.