Typical Open Day Handout Ref 1/3
Shaping our future together
Your village – Your voice
Interested members of the community / the Parish Council were involved in arranging this day to start a process of consultation and appraisal throughout your community and gain your approval to do so. From the issues raised by the community, action plans and strategies will be formulated in order to promote or improve the social, economic and environmental wellbeing and quality of life for all and achieve sustainable development for the future.
The overall process involves
Establishing a steering group
This steering group needs to be representative of different groups in the village. A maximum of 10 members is best. The steering Group would not do the work necessarily but would co-ordinate the work. All groups, organisations and sectors of the community need to be involved and consulted but not all need to be represented on the steering group.
Opening consultation and approval
An initial community consultation that will provide the basis for the next step.
Carrying out an inclusive consultation
Obtaining the views and participation from all sections of the community is very important in this phase in the process. It will involve research, questionnaires, interviews, analysis and preparation of a report.
Formulating of action plans and strategies for the final plan
This phase will create opportunities to establish local partnerships between local groups, organisations, agencies and local authorities. It will establish initiatives to tackle agreed actions. It will also seek funding both locally and nationally to improve opportunities in the economic sector, a better quality of life in our community and a sustainable and secure environment.
Finally publishing the final plan and implementing the actions
In this opening consultation we are seeking to find out the aspirations, needs and priorities of your community.
In order to do this we invite you to write down the values of and challenges for ‘Great Barford’ on separate “Post-it” notes and place them under the headings - Social, Economic, Environmental, Transport and New Activities on the boards around the room.
Please write clearly and with minimum detail. If you want to give us extra detail on a particular issue please use the additional sheet provided.
You may want to place the same issue under one or more of the headings, in which case please use additional “Post-it” notes.
Topics to think about
SOCIAL - Community facilities Vandalism
Primary health care
Play and recreation
Drugs
Youth facilities
Leisure facilities
Community safety
Law and order
Education
Housing older people
Affordable housing
Volunteering and citizenship
Community services (advice & help)
ECONOMIC
Local employment Development
Shops
Skills
Access and public transport
Broadband
Parking
ENVIRONMENTAL
Pollution and tipping
Street lighting
Design issues
Traffic & parking Speeding
Recycling
Landscape protection Conservation
Protecting wildlife Access to countryside / footpaths
Litter and dog mess
Housing
NEW ACTIVITIES
Access to local farm produce Support in the forming of new clubs,
Special interest and self help groups.
Weekly informal coffee morning
Community orchard
Youth drama
Community pantomime
Football team
Wildlife area/garden
Neighbourhood Care scheme
IT Facility in hall
Are these groups provided for?
Pre-school children
Parents of young children
Teenagers
Over 60’s
People with hearing, sight, language, or mobility difficulties
Ethnic groups
Carers of house bound relatives
Obviously this list is not exhaustive. Any other ideas are welcome.
Thank you for coming today. We look forward to your participation in this
initial meeting and your commitment to the ongoing process.