| Who can get involved? | The consultation is open to all people who live, work, visit and study in Telford and Wrekin. |
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| Start date | August 2011 |
| Closing date | End of Sept 2011 |
| Service delivery area | Community Engagement - Co-operative Council Delivery Team |
| Reason for consultation |
The Council will be developing a new Council Plan – a plan for the future of the Borough. Part of this plan will include the key priorities that the Council will work to. The plan will also show how we are going to achieve each of the key priorities and how we are going to measure our success. It is important that we gather the views and ideas of local people around what matters most to them and what needs changing. The Council will take into account the findings when developing its priorities so they better meet the needs of local people. |
| Overview | This major programme of public consultation will influence the Council priorities. We will ask as many people as possible to tell us what matters most to them about the Borough, what are the main problems/worries for people and what they feel needs to change. |
| More information | http://www.telford.gov.uk/yourviewsmatter |
| How to get involved? |
The questionnaire is available for people in the following ways: • An online survey on the Council’s website • A postal survey to just over 1000 local residents who are members of our Community Panel. • Engagement events at various locations across the borough e.g. community days and events, markets, shopping and town centres. • Key places that people go to e.g. Mecca Bingo, Princess Royal Hospital, Telford Bus and Train Station, the Ice Rink and the Odeon Cinema. • Meetings with a range of internal and external groups/forums. • Faith settings. • A wide range of children and young people’s groups and clubs. • Through schools and youth clubs and support services for children and young people. To support this we will promote the survey in the Your Views Matter leaflet which is distributed to 68,500 households across the borough – a joint distribution with the electoral papers. The survey will also be promoted through the local press. |
| What happens next? |
The findings of the consultation will feed into the draft Service and Financial Planning 2012/13 to 2014/15 report for Cabinet to consider on 22 December 2011. Once the draft priorities have been agreed there will be a further round of consultation on the priorities as part of the budget consultation. The final set of Council priorities will be agreed by full Council on 1 March 2012 |
| Notify me | Register for updates to this page, email by putting 'Shaping the Future Updates' in the subject box |
| consultations@telford.gov.uk | |
| Results / Outcome |
This Borough wide consultation asked approximately 2,800 local people what matters most to them about the Borough, what are the main problems/worries for people and what they felt needed to change. The results of this major programme of public consultation has influenced the shared draft priorities for the Borough. Headline results show that: The things the respondents most liked about the Borough were: • Green spaces - the green open spaces in the Borough and the proximity to the countryside wherever you live and the parks and play areas. • Heritage and history – from the Gorge through to the market towns and the Borough Towns too. • Shopping and leisure opportunities – the choice and range of facilities. The view of children and young people was very similar, as well as green spaces and shopping and leisure opportunities, they identified Telford Town Centre as one of the best things about the Borough – in terms of a place to go and activities available there. The biggest worries and problems in the Borough were: • Crime and anti-social – although crime and anti-social behaviour rates have fallen, people told us that this was still a major concern across the Borough. • Jobs and the economy – there is a real concern about the impact of the recession and the need for the local economy to grow to provide jobs for local people. • Maintenance of the environment – making sure that the Borough and its neighbourhoods and streets are clean, roads in good repair, graffiti removed etc. Children and young people highlighted these same three issues they wanted to see improved in the Borough. The key areas that respondents wanted to see change were: • Improved rates of crime and anti-social behaviour. • More things for children and young people to do. • Maintenance of the Borough’s and neighbourhood’s environment – cleanliness of streets and neighbourhoods, roads in good repairs, graffiti removed etc. Children and young people highlighted these same three issues they wanted to see improved in the Borough. Further information is available, follow |
| http://www.telford.gov.uk/budget | |
| The next steps |
The priorities were agreed in the Service and Financial Planning 2012/13 to 2014/15 report at full Council on 1 March 2012. The Council is now working on its plan for the future (Council Plan), part of this plan will show what needs to be done to reach its six priorities. We will be running a series of 6 focus groups in March to ask local people: • What do you think we need to achieve under each Council priority? • What do you think we need to measure to show evidence on our progress under each priority? |
| Join the Community Panel | http://www.telford.gov.uk/communitypanel |
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