Community Councils

Community councils represent the views - and take action to promote the interests of - the community. Community councils can carry out a variety of roles, including:

• help with environmental projects
• organising local galas
• printing and distributing local newsletters
• representing Community Councils on other organisations
• providing lunch clubs for the elderly
• campaigning on local issues
• conducting local surveys
• organising public meetings on major development proposals or the Local Plan
• carrying out Planning for Real exercises © Neighbourhood Initiative

Contacts

• Banff and Buchan
• Buchan
• Formartine
• Garioch
• Kincardine & Mearns
• Marr

Further Information

• Community Council Handbook
• Code of Practice for Exchange of Information
• Establishment of Community Councils Scheme