Free transport to Community Forum in Shipston

Free transport is available to the Shipston and Stour Community Forum meeting taking place on Tuesday 7 September at Shipston High school at 7pm.

Items up for discussion this time round include:

• Identifying your priorities for local policing
• State of the District - What are your big issues?
• Have your say on sport, recreation and open spaces

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 Shipston Safer Neighbourhoods Team said: "The community's attendance at forums is essential in order for us to address the specific issues raised. We therefore fully support free community transport to forums."

The free transport to the meeting is courtesy of Back and Forth 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 Tuesday 31 August. 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: stratfordoffice@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.