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The right tonic for Community Forums

There will be a healthy feel to the next Bede and Poplar Community Forum on Monday, January 23.

Local people are urged to attend the forum, which will have a health focus.

Forums are there for residents to raise local issues with local agencies, such as Warwickshire County Council, borough council, police, or health representative.

The special meeting is open to residents that attend the Bede and Poplar and Bedworth North and West Community Forums and to other residents who may be interested in any of the following organisations who will be represented at the Health Market which starts at 6pm:

  • Healthy Living Network
  • NB Leisure Trust
  • Heart Town
  • Drug & Alcohol Action Team
  • Arden Cancer Network
  • Books on Prescription
  • Sexual Health
  • Longhurst Group – support for stress
  • Warwickshire Family Information Service

The main meeting will start at 7pm and there will be information on:

  • The Future of George Eliot Hospital
  • Public Health Presentation
  • Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council’s Sports & Active Recreation Strategy Consultation

Cllr Richard Chattaway, Chair of the forum, said: “This is a very important meeting of the Forum where we will start to explore health, education and other important issues and how they compare with other parts of the borough and the county as a whole. We want to ensure that everyone has the chance to think about ways in which we can collectively try to improve things locally.

“Please come along and bring your friends to find out how the above groups could help you and your family and raise issues.”

For further information on Community Forums please call 024 7637 5700, email nuneatonandbedworth@warwickshire.gov.uk or visit http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/nun-bedarea

Facebook for Henley Studley Community Forum

A Facebook page has been launched for Henley Studley Community Forum, the first such forum in the county to launch community engagement on to social media.

Warwickshire County Council is keen to develop as wide a range as possible of ways in which people can have their say and get things done via the Forum mechanism, without necessarily having to attend a meeting, but it is hoped the new Facebook page could also drive up awareness and attendance at meetings.

The page is being launched as a pilot for Warwickshire, and it is hoped that other Community Forum Facebook pages could be launched in the near future.

The outcome of Community Forums and locality working in general is to enable people to feel that they can influence local decision-making and feel part of their community. It is hoped using Facebook to promote the Henley Studley Forum will attract an audience that have not been reached by more traditional means, and encourage greater participation.

The pilot will run for 6 months after which time there will be a review to evaluate the success or otherwise of the project.

By clicking ‘like’ on the forum page, Facebook users will get the latest updates from the forum fed onto their ‘news’ page.

 

Just what the doctor ordered for South Leamington Community Forum

There is a healthy feel for the first ever South Leamington Community Forum to be held at lunch time.

The South Leamington Community Forum is being held at the Sydni Centre, Cottage Square, Sydenham, Leamington Spa, CV31 1PT, on Monday, January 16, from midday to 2pm.

The spotlight will be thrown on health in the community and shaping the new local plan for the Warwick District of the future.

Refreshments will be available at the lunchtime session, with the subjects being discussed ranging from alcohol misuse to allotments, or housing advice to stopping smoking.

There will also be the chance to vote on local projects applying to the Community Forum Grant Fund.

For further information contact the Community Partnership Team on 01926 456102 or visit http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/southleamingtonforum

Just what the doctor ordered – North Leamington Community Forum

This Thursday’s North Leamington Community Forum is a health special, with members of the local community urged to come along to find out everything that is happening on the health scene.

The forum is taking place from 6pm to 8.30pm at St Paul’s Church in Leicester Street, Leamington Spa.

The first part of the forum will throw the spotlight on health, looking at health issues in the North Leamington community, and asking people what their local health priorities are.

There will also be an update on community safety and policing issues.

If that wasn’t enough, there will also be drinks and mince pies on arrival, plus the chance to chat through community forum grant bids.

The full agenda is available here.

Have Your Say at Stratford Community Forum

The next Stratford-upon-Avon Community Forum starts at 7pm on Wednesday 7 December at Home Guard Club, Main Street, Tiddington, Stratford-upon-Avon.

Items up for discussion this time round include:

  • Find out more about Stratford Parkway
  • Help set local police priorities
  • Quiz the Director of Public Health

Come along and join in the debate and enjoy a cup of tea and a festive mince pie.

A local policing Safer Neighbourhoods Team surgery and informal drop in session will also take place at 6.30pm, before the community forum meeting.  Officers will provide feedback on the issues raised at earlier surgeries and residents will be able to hear the latest on policing in their local area.

The free transport to the meeting is available to anyone who doesn’t have access to their own transport, doesn’t like to go out alone at night or maybe has mobility problems.  Spaces are limited and must be booked in advance by Monday 5 December, please call on 01789 260133 or email stratford@warwickshire.gov.uk to arrange your pick up.

For further information please visit: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/stratfordtownforum

Community Forums are an interactive event enabling residents to learn about issues big and small affecting their area, get answers to questions and influence local decision-making.

Anyone with a question about a local issue can go along and put it to officers from a range of organisations. If you would like to suggest an issue for a future Community Forum meeting, or get involved, please contact the WCC Stratford Area Office on 01789 260133 or email: stratford@warwickshire.gov.uk

Free transport to Shipston & Stour Community Forum

Free transport is available to the next Shipston and Stour Community Forum meeting taking place at 7pm on Tuesday 13 December at Brailes Village Hall, OX15 5AS.

Items up for discussion this time round include:

  • Influence the Police Priorities for the next 3 months
  • Meet Warwickshire’s Director of Public Health

Come along, have your say, help shape the future of your community and enjoy a festive mince pie.

A local policing Safer Neighbourhoods Team surgery will also take place at 6.30pm, before the community forum meeting. Officers will provide feedback on the issues raised at earlier surgeries and residents will be able to hear the latest on policing in their local area.

For further information please visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk/shipstonforum.

The free transport to the meeting is available to anyone who doesn’t have access to their own transport, doesn’t like to go out alone at night or maybe has mobility problems.  Spaces are limited and must be booked in advance by Tuesday 6 December. Please call on 01789 260133 or email stratford@warwickshire.gov.uk to arrange your pick up.

Community Forums are an interactive event enabling residents to learn about issues big and small affecting their area, get answers to questions and influence local decision-making. Anyone with a question about a local issue can go along and put it to officers from a range of organisations. If you would like to suggest an issue for a future Community Forum meeting, or get involved, please contact the WCC Stratford Area Office on 01789 260134 or email: stratford@warwickshire.gov.uk

Community Forums are part of a countywide initiative involving Warwickshire County Council, District and Borough Councils, NHS Warwickshire, Warwickshire Police and Warwickshire Together partners. There are 30 forums across Warwickshire, which bring together elected representatives across all tiers of local government – County, District and Borough and Parish, together with a range of other community representatives.