Parish Council
What is a Parish Council?
A parish council is the grass-roots level of local government and helps to create better connections between the local community and government authorities, including borough and county councils. It is non-political and non-sectarian.
The councillors are a team of volunteers who live in and around the Loose Parish and give their time freely to maintain and improve the environment, services and facilities for the local community.
The History of Parish Councils:
The Local Government Act 1894 led to the first established town and parish councils. As popularity for parish councils grew, the Local Government Act 1972 helped to restructure how government was organised in England and Wales, giving parish councils legal foundations. Parish and town councils are represented mainly by the National Association of Local Councils (NALC), and county based associations. It is believed that currently, 40% of the English population live within a Parish Council run area.
How does Loose Parish Council work?
Meetings are held regularly on Mondays for the different committees to gather their representatives together and discuss important issues within the community. Each committee meets for a different number of meetings a year, but the Main Council meeting is held on the 3rd Monday of every month, apart from August (no meeting) and December (second Monday).
Below is the calendar of meetings for 2025 -2026 and 2026 - 2027:
In terms of committees, matters across the Loose Parish are split and monitored by several different committees. These are run by the councillors, who work together to make decisions and share information for the best interests of Loose.
Below is a list of the committees. Click on the links to explore them further:
The council also has working groups that exist under the committees, who carry out specific tasks for the larger committee.
Below is a list of the working groups and who they report to. Click on the links to explore them further: