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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