| Description | From 1951-1974, known as the Northumberland Rural Community Council.
From 1974-2006, known as the Community Council of Northumberland.
The Community Council of Northumberland is an unincorporated voluntary association, established for general charitable purposes in 1951. It is a registered charity which serves as a voluntary and community sector infrastructure body to support and develop community groups, charities and voluntary bodies throughout the County of Northumberland.
The Community Council is both a Rural Community Council and a Council of Voluntary Service. Constitutionally, the Community Council is a body whose members are drawn from the major local voluntary and statutory organisations, the chief officers of public bodies, and individual Associate Members. The full Council meets twice a year and elects an Executive Committee of between 21 and 30 members, who are the charity's trustees. |