Sedgefield Town Council has recently applied for and been accredited with the Local Council Award Scheme (LCAS) Bronze Award. This scheme, ran by the National Association of Local Councils (NALC), allows councils to demonstrate adherence to sector standards, be evaluated by their peers, and establish conditions conducive to ongoing improvement.

In providing the award, NALC said “Receiving the Foundation [Bronze] Award is an excellent achievement showing that your local (parish and town) council achieves good practices in governance, community engagement and council improvement. Furthermore, this award shows that your council has gone above and beyond the legal obligations; you lead your community and continuously seek opportunities to improve and develop even further. Therefore, the council is to be congratulated immensely.”