Newsletter September 2025

Don’t miss out on booking your council’s place at the Somerset Parishes Conference 2025 Book Your Place This year’s Somerset Parishes Conference will take place from 9am to 4pm on Friday 3rd October at The Canalside conference centre, North Petherton (near Bridgwater). Two representatives per SALC member council are invited to attend the conference. Although […]
SALC Annual General Meeting, 3rd October 2025

The Annual General Meeting of Somerset Association of Local Councils will take place at 10am, 3rd October during the Somerset Parishes Conference 2025. Please see below for the AGM agenda and online links to papers. Notice & agenda of the Annual General Meeting of the Somerset Association of Local Councils Ltd Date: […]
Somerset Parishes Conference 2025

We are delighted to announce that bookings are open for the Somerset Parishes Conference 2025 Book Your Place This year’s conference will take place from 9am to 4pm on Friday 3rd October at The Canalside conference centre, near Bridgwater. The day will include: SALC’s 2025 AGM Speakers from Somerset and beyond A selection of workshops featuring […]
Local government services pay agreement 2025/26

The National Joint Council for Local Government Services (NJC) has reached an agreement on rates of pay applicable from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. We encourage employers to implement this pay award as soon as possible. Members can download the 2025/26 agreement (salary scales) from the SALC knowledge hub, council as employer page […]
Newsletter July 2025

SALC has a new customer enquiry management system. In order that we can ensure that a response to your enquiry is made as swiftly as possible, please send all your general and training related emails to info@somerset-alc.org.uk Somerset Parishes Conference 2025 Save the date for SALC’s “Somerset Parishes Conference 2025”, on Friday 3rd October at […]
Newsletter March 2025

SALC is moving to the city of Wells After almost 8 years, SALC is leaving its offices in Somerton and moving to England’s smallest city. From 1st March our new postal address is:Somerset Association of Local CouncilsTown Hall,Market PlaceWells BA5 2RB The SALC office will have a base in Wells Town Hall, but please note […]
Newsletter November 2024

Somerset Parishes Conference 2024 hailed a success! SALC held is first conference in partnership with Somerset Council last Wednesday, 13th November. Councillors and clerks representing over ninety Somerset city, town, and parish councils joined us, together with Somerset Council councillors and officers, at North Petherton’s Canalside Conference Centre, to discuss how we can collectively improve […]
Somerset Parishes Conference 2024 & AGM

Don’t forget to BOOK YOUR PLACE and your FREE LUNCH at the Somerset Parishes Conference 2024. Booking your council’s place at the 2024 conference and AGM via this Eventbrite link not only tells us your lunch preferences, but also enables us to find out which workshop sessions you want to attend. Date: Wednesday 13th November 2024, 9:30am to 4pmLocation: The […]
Newsletter September 2024

Legal advice on asset & service devolution SALC has identified two sector-specialist firms of solicitors that can support city, town, and parish councils with the devolution of assets & services from Somerset Council. Somerset Council has engaged the Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC) consultancy arm to advise it during the current phase of devolution to larger market […]
Newsletter July 2024

Could you help shape SALC’s services by joining our board of directors? The Somerset Association of Local Councils Ltd (SALC) is seeking expressions of interest from councillors serving on councils in membership of the association. If you are keen to help shape SALC’s service and forge partnerships across Somerset, we are keen to hear from you. […]