People urged to get involved with community forums (hosted by Dudley Council)

Posted by Shelley Brooks on January 9, 2014 in Active & Supportive Communities, Home Page, Information & Advice | 0 comments

Residents are being invited to discuss local issues at the latest round of community forums – from multi-million pound budget savings to car parking and bin collections.

Dudley Council is running the 10 forums across the borough from January 28 to February 5.

They give people an opportunity to raise issues and concerns on any subject but could include the £60million worth of savings the council needs to make over the next three years, car parking in town centres, the council’s new waste or recycling scheme.

People can speak to councillors at each of the forums or raise issues with the council. Community groups can also bid for funding at the forums.

The forums begin on:

January 28

• Castle and Priory, St James’s and St Thomas’s community forum, St Barnabas Church, Middlepark Road, Dudley.
• Coseley East and Sedgley community forum, Christ Church C of E Primary School, Church Road, Coseley,

January 29

• Gornal, Upper Gornal & Woodsetton community forum, Upper Gornal Methodist Church, Kent Street, Spills Meadow, Dudley
• Netherton, Woodside & St Andrews and Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood community forum, Dudley Wood Neighbourhood Learning Centre, Pavillion Gardens, Dudley Wood Road

January 30

• Halesowen North and Halesowen South community forum, Hurst Green Primary, Narrow Lane, Halesowen.
• Norton, Pedmore & Stourbridge East, Wollaston & Stourbridge Town community forum, St Michael & All Angels Church, Maynard Avenue, Norton, Stourbridge

February 4

• Amblecote, Cradley & Wollescote, Lye & Stourbridge North can be raised at its community forum at Amblecote Church Hall, Vicarage Road, Amblecote
• Kingswinford North & Wall Heath, Kingswinford South and Wordsley community forum, St Mary’s Parish Church Hall, The Village, Kingswinford

February 5

• Belle Vale, Hayley Green & Cradley South community forum, Windsor High School, Richmond Street, Halesowen,
• Brierley Hill, Brockmoor & Pensnett community forum runs at Nine Locks Community Centre, Hill Street, Brierley Hill.

All meetings start at 6.30 pm

For more information on community forums visit http://www.dudley.gov.uk/about/community-council