Abermule with Llandyssil Community Council
A community council is a public representative body in Great Britain. In England they may be statutory parish councils by another name, under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, or they may be non-statutory bodies. In Scotland and Wales they are statutory bodies. Parish and community councils are the lowest tier of local government in the UK and have the power to provide and maintain certain types of facilities. There is a large variation in the facilities actually provided depending in part upon the size of the council. Below are examples of the types of facilities that some councils provide:

• Buildings for community use, such as village halls.
• Cemeteries and crematoria.
• Litter bins.
• Parks, playgrounds and playing fields.
• Public seating.
• Public toilets.
• Public clocks.
• Swimming baths.
• War memorials.