Websites for Town & Parish Councils
Accessible, Secure and Easy-to-Manage Council Websites
SlashDotDash Ltd creates professional websites for town and parish councils that need a clear, accessible and reliable online presence.
Your council website plays an important role in keeping residents informed. It needs to make agendas, minutes, policies, notices, contact details and local information easy to find. It also needs to be secure, simple to update and built with accessibility in mind.
We design and build council websites that are practical for clerks, councillors and residents, with support for WCAG accessibility, UK hosting, website security and free training included.
Website Design for Local Councils
A town or parish council website should be clear, organised and easy for everyone to use.
We can help your council create a website that presents important information in a simple, structured way, helping residents quickly find what they need.
Your website can include:
- Council news and updates
- Meeting dates
- Agendas and minutes
- Councillor profiles
- Policies and procedures
- Finance documents
- Contact details
- Local services
- Consultations
- Community information
- Planning notices
- Events
- Document downloads
- Accessibility statement
- Privacy policy
- Contact forms
Whether your current website is outdated, difficult to update or no longer meeting your council’s needs, SlashDotDash Ltd can help you create a modern website that works properly.
Is your council website difficult to update?
We can build a clearer, more accessible and easier-to-manage website for your town or parish council.
Built With WCAG Accessibility in Mind
Accessibility is especially important for town and parish councils because residents rely on council websites for local information, documents and public notices.
We build council websites with WCAG 2.2 AA in mind and can help your council improve the accessibility of its website structure, navigation, content and documents.
This can include:
- Clear page structure
- Logical headings
- Readable text
- Accessible colour contrast
- Keyboard-friendly navigation
- Mobile-friendly layouts
- Alternative text for images
- Accessible links and buttons
- Clear forms
- Support for screen readers
- Accessibility statement support
- Guidance on accessible documents
We can also help your council understand common accessibility issues, such as poor colour contrast, unclear links, inaccessible PDFs and confusing page layouts.
Need help with WCAG accessibility?
We can review your current website and recommend practical improvements.
Secure Websites for Councils
Council websites need to be reliable and protected. They often contain public documents, contact forms and important local information, so security should be built into the website from the start.
SlashDotDash Ltd can help with:
- Secure website setup
- SSL certificates
- Secure contact forms
- WordPress security configuration
- Regular updates
- Backup setup
- Spam protection
- User access management
- Plugin and theme maintenance
- Ongoing website support
We build websites with security in mind, helping reduce risk and giving your council a more dependable online presence.
UK Hosting and Ongoing Support
Your council website needs dependable hosting and support from a team that understands how important local information is.
SlashDotDash Ltd can provide UK hosting for your town or parish council website, helping keep your website close to your users and supported by a UK-based team.
Our hosting and support can include:
- UK-based hosting
- Website backups
- SSL setup
- Security monitoring
- WordPress updates
- Plugin updates
- Website maintenance
- Technical support
- Help with content updates
- Ongoing improvements
This means your council does not have to manage the technical side alone.
Want hosting and support included?
We can design, host and support your council website.
Free Training for Clerks and Council Staff
A council website should not become difficult to manage once it has launched.
That is why SlashDotDash Ltd provides free training so clerks, councillors or authorised staff can feel confident using the website.
Training can cover:
- Adding news updates
- Editing pages
- Uploading agendas and minutes
- Managing documents
- Adding images
- Updating councillor details
- Creating links
- Using accessible headings
- Avoiding common content mistakes
- Keeping pages clear and consistent
We aim to make the website manageable, so your council can keep residents informed without needing technical knowledge.
Case Study: North Petherton Town Council Website
See how SlashDotDash Ltd created a clear, accessible and easy-to-manage website for North Petherton Town Council, supporting residents with council news, meeting documents, policies, services and local information.
Designed Around Council Information
Town and parish council websites often need to present a lot of information clearly.
We can structure your website so residents can easily find key areas such as:
Council Meetings
Publish meeting dates, agendas, minutes and supporting documents in a clear and consistent format.
Councillors
Show councillor names, roles, responsibilities and contact details where appropriate.
Policies and Documents
Make important documents easier to browse, search and download.
News and Notices
Keep residents updated with council news, community information and public notices.
Local Services
Provide useful links and information about local facilities, services and community resources.
Contact Information
Make it simple for residents to contact the clerk or council through clear contact details and forms.
Need a better structure for your council website?
We can help plan your pages, menus and document areas.
Why Choose SlashDotDash Ltd?
Council-Friendly Website Design
We understand that council websites need to be practical, clear and easy to maintain. We focus on building websites that work for residents and for the people responsible for updating them.
Accessibility Support
We can help your council work towards WCAG accessibility requirements with better structure, clearer content and practical accessibility guidance.
Secure Setup
We build council websites with security, SSL, updates and backups in mind.
UK Hosting
We can provide UK hosting and ongoing support, helping keep your website reliable and easier to manage.
Free Training
We provide free training so your council can update the website with confidence.
Ongoing Support
After launch, we can continue supporting your website with maintenance, updates and improvements.
Ready to improve your council website?
Talk to SlashDotDash Ltd about creating a secure, accessible and easy-to-manage website.
Our Process
1. Initial Consultation
We start by learning about your council, your current website and what residents need to access online.
2. Website Review
If you already have a website, we can review its structure, accessibility, content, security and ease of use.
3. Website Planning
We plan the pages, menus, document areas and calls to action your council website needs.
4. Design and Build
We design and build your new website with accessibility, security and usability in mind.
5. Content Setup
We add your agreed content, including pages, documents, policies, councillor information and contact details.
6. Testing
We test the website across devices and check key areas such as navigation, forms, layout, links and accessibility basics.
7. Launch
Once approved, we launch the website and make sure it is working correctly.
8. Free Training
We provide training so your council can update pages, publish news and manage documents.
9. Ongoing Support
We can continue to support your council with hosting, updates, security and website maintenance.
Case Study: Chard Town Council Website
See how SlashDotDash Ltd created a clear, accessible and easy-to-manage website for Chard Town Council, supporting residents with council news, meetings, policies, finances, services and community information.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you build websites for both town councils and parish councils?
Yes. SlashDotDash Ltd can create websites for town councils, parish councils and other local public-sector organisations.
Can you help with WCAG accessibility?
Yes. We can build websites with WCAG 2.2 AA in mind and help your council improve accessibility across layout, navigation, content and documents.
Can you help with our accessibility statement?
Yes. We can help your council add and maintain an accessibility statement. The council remains responsible for the accuracy of its statement, but we can support the technical and content side.
Can you host the website?
Yes. We can provide UK hosting for council websites, along with support, updates and maintenance.
Will we be able to update the website ourselves?
Yes. We provide free training so clerks, councillors or authorised staff can update key areas of the website.
Can you move content from our old website?
Yes. We can help move existing content, documents, pages and information from your current website into a clearer new structure.
Can you help with security?
Yes. We can help with SSL, secure setup, updates, backups, spam protection and ongoing website maintenance.
Can you help make our documents more accessible?
Yes. We can provide guidance on presenting documents clearly and can help your council understand when HTML pages may be more accessible than relying only on PDFs.
Ready to Create a Better Council Website?
SlashDotDash Ltd can help your town or parish council create a website that is accessible, secure, easy to update and simple for residents to use.
From WCAG support and UK hosting to free training and ongoing maintenance, we can provide a complete website service for your council.
Already have a council website? We can review it and recommend practical improvements.
