Have you got something to say about where you live? We want to hear your views about your local area, what matters to you and your ideas about the future.

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Those who register will be sent a link to the event 24 hours and 20 minutes before each event.

About the Community Conversation

The Community Conversation is the Council's engagement programme. It gives residents and businesses an opportunity to meet their local ward councillors via borough wide events and have their say on what matters to them locally and specific issues via a series of themed discussions.

If you have any ideas about how we can reach residents who want to have a say online, using social media or by alternative methods. Please let us know by emailing [email protected].

Current ward events

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Council ran its local Community Conversation ward events on Zoom, giving residents and businesses the chance to come and hear from their local ward councillors and give their views on local issues. These events proved to be very popular, and while government guidance for 2021 remains uncertain we will continue to host them online this year.

We are now holding a series of dedicated discussions on the Future of our high streets and town centres.

Residents are invited to join the Council and have their say on the future of their local high street or town centre, sharing their vision and ideas in a series of virtual community engagement events, as well as to put questions to their local Councillors about other key issues.

What to expect from the meeting

The format of this event is a bit different from usual and is designed to be a listening exercise, which will inform the Council's future approach to High Streets.

To start the event, you will hear briefly from your local Councillor, then from a speaker who will introduce the topic of "the Future of our High Streets". You will then be moved into smaller groups to discuss your thoughts and ideas, focusing on the following questions.

How do you use your town centre/high street and has this changed as a result of the pandemic

Is there anything you would like to see that might improve your town centre/high street

If you don't visit your town centre/high street often, what would help or encourage you to visit more frequently

After the discussion, there will be a chance to put questions to Councillors on other local issues.

We encourage you to have a think about the questions before the session!

Need some inspiration?

As well as thinking about what shops and hospitality you like to visit we want to hear:

- How you move around

- How you socialise

- How it supports your health and wellbeing

- The role it plays in your community.

We took to the streets around the borough, to see what people think.

Watch the video on YouTube.