Thursday 18 October 2007

FORUMS?

You won’t have heard much about the forums that have been held in recent months at the local CA and at the Community House and attended by various council departments, an assortment of service providers and members of the local Community Group. They are the next stage of the participatory appraisal (PA) process that was carried out on the estate over 12 months and commencing in October 2005 with the active involvement of several members of the Community Group and with the grateful feedback from residents interviewed.

As well as Community Group members, some 80 representatives from local service providers, agencies, the council, the police and the fire brigade have been involved in the forums, offering their expertise and taking on board the views expressed about the estate by residents during he PA process.

Each forum covers a different theme—health, safer streets, education and training, unity in the community, transport etc.—and each one addresses real issues and concerns and with a remit to get the relevant problem sorted with the full involvement of residents. We will keep you informed of further developments.

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