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Residents in Blaby district have the chance to help decide how £60,000 will boost the local area, thanks to an innovative, new project.
The cash is available for activities benefiting young people, vulnerable adults or the local economy and people are invited to come forward with exciting ideas.
Community and voluntary groups, businesses and residents from the district are being urged to bring suggestions to three special meetings in June where they can also vote for their favourite.
Each of the three community forums in Blaby has £20,000 to pass on to projects. The money is part of an exciting, new £1/2million initiative which involves giving £20,000 to each of the 27 forums across the county to boost their local areas.
Community forums are a great opportunity for people to find out what is happening on their doorstep, give views, get answers to queries and influence local decision-making.
Since they started in January last year, over 2,500 people have taken part and picked up the latest on services for older people, anti-social behaviour, eco-town proposals, grants, development plans, lorry routes, tackling crime, transport, housing, jobs, loan sharks, roads, community hospitals plus much more.
Derk van der Wardt, the County Council's Community Engagement Manager, said: "We want help in deciding how £20,000 could improve each area and are offering people a chance to come forward with suggestions and vote for their favourite.
"Residents, businesses and local community groups with ideas about a local project which needs a boost are invited to the meetings where they can have a hand in shaping their community."
Details of the three meetings are below:
- Blaby North workshop - County Hall, Glenfield - Monday, 8th June
Residents living in Glenfield, Braunstone Town, Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe are invited to attend.
- Blaby South workshop - Thurlaston Village Hall - Monday, 15th June
Residents living in Leicester Forest West, Thurlaston, Huncote, Potters Marston, Elmesthorpe, Croft, Stoney Stanton, Sapcote, Aston Flamville, Sharnford and Wigston Parva are invtied to attend.
- Blaby Central workshop - Brockington College, Enderby - Monday, 22nd June
Residents living in Lubbesthorpe, Enderby, Littlethorpe, Narborough, Glen Parva, Blaby, Cosby, Countesthorpe, Kilby and Whetstone are invited to attend.
Each session runs from 5pm - 9pm, is free to attend and includes a finger buffet and refreshments. Places are limited so to book a place, please contact Victoria Bowers on 0116 305 8169, email vbowers@leics.gov.uk or visit www.leicestershireforums.org .
Notes:
At the workshops, people will work together to discuss ideas, vote for their favourite and produce a shortlist of projects which could benefit from the money.
Following this, all the suggestions will be looked at in detail before people have the chance to take part in a final vote at community forums in the autumn.
Community Forums involve Leicestershire County Council, District and Borough Councils, NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland, Leicestershire Police and Leicestershire Together partners.
There are 27 forums across Leicestershire 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.
Although they do not have formal decision-making powers, forums are important bodies of influence - there is a 'duty to respond' to actions recommended.
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