Free transport to next Southam and Feldon Community Forum

Free transport is available to the next Southam and Feldon Community Forum meeting taking place on Wednesday 16 March at 7pm at Ladbroke Village Hall, Banbury Road, Ladbroke, Southam, CV47 2BY.

Items up for discussion this time round include:

• Public Sector budget updates
• The future of Health Services
• The Big Society – what is it and what does it mean to you?  This debate will be led by Chief Fire Officer Graeme Smith.

Come along, have your say and help shape the future of your community.

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.

Sergeant Darren Fretwell, Team Leader for Southam Safer Neighbourhoods Team said: “The community's attendance and input at forums is essential in order for us to know what the issues concerning the local community are and deal with them effectively. We therefore fully support free community transport to forums."

Rachel Pearce, Assistant Chief Executive of NHS Warwickshire, is responsible for the health transition project. She says: “The NHS is in the midst of some of the largest changes we have seen for some years. It's important that members of the public are made aware of these changes and how it will affect the way that health services are commissioned in the county."

The free transport to the meeting is courtesy of Back and 4th and 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 14^th March. 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 260133 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.