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Dover District Neighbourhood Forums 

November 2009: Review of the Dover District Neighbourhood Forums

We are looking at ways of improving the Dover District Neighbourhood Forums - please give us your views

A chance to have your say…

  • Do you have any comments on the services that your local councils deliver?
  • Would you like opportunities to have a say on how services are delivered in your community?
  • Would you like the chance to speak to your local county, district and town and parish councillors about issues affecting your community?

 

If so, then Neighbourhood Forums are for you.

 

The Dover District Neighbourhood Forums, established in November 2006, involve all three tiers of local government, with Dover District Council, Kent County Council and the Town & Parish Councils throughout the district working together to give local people greater influence over local services and give them the opportunity to participate in dialogue with their Members and service providers.

 

The forums are designed to help engage more closely with residents throughout the district and to work together to tackle common issues. The hope is for local residents to become better informed and in a position to influence all tiers of local government.

 

Come along to our neighbourhood forums and tell us about the issues affecting life where you live.

 

There are five forums within the district, made up of county, district and town and parish council members, and they act as an advisory body for the both County and District Councils. The Forums will consult residents’ opinions and views on local issues, gathering suggestions at a neighbourhood level, and will also recommend projects for grant funding.

 

The five neighbourhood forums are:

 

Each forum covers different areas of the district, following the Kent County Council electoral boundary:

 

  • Deal and Walmer Neighbourhood Forum: Middle Deal, Mill Hill, North Deal and Walmer.
  • Dover North Neighbourhood Forum: Aylesham, Eythorne, Great Mongeham, Guston, Langdon, Nonington, Northbourne, Ringwould with Kingsdown, Ripple, St.Margaret’s at Cliffe, Sutton and Tilmanstone.
  • Dover Town Neighbourhood Forum: Buckland, Castle. Maxton Elms Vale and Priory, St.Radigunds, Tower Hamlets and Town and Pier.
  • Dover West Neighbourhood Forum: Alkham, Capel-Le-Ferne, Denton with Wootton, Hougham Without, Lydden, River, Shepherdswell with Coldred, Temple Ewell and Whitfield.
  • Sandwich Area Neighbourhood Forum: Ash, Eastry, Goodnestone, Preston, Sandwich, Sholden, Staple, Stourmouth, Wingham, Woodnesborough and Worth.

 

Each forum holds quarterly public meetings to give all residents the opportunity to meet their local county, district, town and parish councillors and have a say on issues affecting life where they life. 

 

Although the district is divided geographically, if a topic interests you in another area you are more than welcome to attend.

Meeting Dates 2009-10

Meeting dates for the Dover District Neighbourhood Forums during 2009-10 have been set. Please see our Meetings Dates at a Glance page for a summary of these meeting dates. 

 

Dover Town Neighbourhood Forum:

Please note the meeting scheduled to be held on 14 January 2010 (Support in Difficult Times) has been postponed due to recent weather conditions and will be rescheduled for February 2010.

 

Dover West Neighbourhood Forum:

Please note the meeting scheduled to be held on 18 January 2010 (Save Money, Save Energy) has been postponed due to circumstances out of our control and will be rescheduled for February 2010.

 

Meetings are usually held in a different venue for each meeting, our aim is to reach to as many communities as possible. We try to give at least a month's notice of the venue. The Forums are open to all residents and there is no need to book - just turn up. 

 

We publicise the dates, times and venues of forthcoming Neighbourhood Forum meetings locally and in the local media. Meeting times vary between each forum, but there is always a half-hour period before a meeting opens where you can have an informal chat with your local district, county or town and parish councillor.

What matters to you?

The Dover District Neighbourhood Forums are just one of the ways we encourage people to speak up about what is happening where you live.

 

Let us know what matters to you, and your community, and what you would like your Neighbourhood Forum to discuss. 

 

Examples of topics already discussed include issues such as air quality, transport and highways, flooding and drainage, waste and recycling, community safety and the Local Development Framework (LDF).

Have Your Say: Make a Difference

Dover District Council is committed to listening to our residents and finding ways to inform, consult and involve you in the issues affecting the quality-of-life in your community.

 

For more ways you can make a difference please see our Getting Involved pages. 

Contact

Please contact your Community Liaison Manager if you have any queries about the Dover District Neighbourhood Forum meetings:

 

  • Emma Carey, Kent County Council, Community Liaison Manager for the Deal & Walmer, Dover North, Dover Town and Dover West Neighbourhood Forums'. Email: emma.carey@kent.gov.uk; Tel: 01622 694599

 

  • Anne Charman, Kent County Council, Community Liaison Manager for the Sandwich Area Neighbourhood Forum. Email: anne.charman@kent.gov.uk; Tel: 01622 696389

 

For further information you can also contact:

 

Caroline Hargreaves (Leadership Support Team) or Pauline Hodding (Democratic Services) 

Dover District Council

Email: neighbourhoodforums@dover.gov.uk
Tel: 01304 821199


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