Purpose of Area
Forums
We established Area Forums so we can
listen and respond to communities across the Township.
Area Forums are an ideal way to get together with people from the
council, community groups and other agencies in your area to think
about activities and how we deliver council services in your area
as well as looking for improvements.
Work together
Area Forums give you the chance to get to know what each council
service does. We will listen to
suggestions and promote opportunities for residents to work
together with council services and so work with them better.
Inform
Area Forums invite your local ward councillors, senior council
officers and other authorities such as the Police to explain the
decisions they take about your area by asking them to regularly
report to Area Forums with updates.
Communicate
Area Forums increase the knowledge and understanding of residents
in your area by sharing and discussing views and ideas with them
and those who offer services, as well as on occasions sharing good
practice with other areas.
Influence
Area Forums let you affect decisions made about your
area. In an 'open forum' you can raise
issues of concern on the night.
Township officers record and action these and provide outcomes at
future meetings. We report minutes back
to Township Committee meetings and consider them in the development
of local plans.
Area Forums are an ideal way of making you aware of what is
happening in your area.
How do the meetings work and who runs them?
The Rochdale Township office oversees the running of your Area
Forum. The residents who attend the Area Forum choose the
Chairperson. They are usually a member
of your community.
Local councillors as well as Rochdale Council officers attend each
meeting and see that the recommendations made are properly fed back
into the Township's decision-making process.
Area Forums give you the opportunity to speak to a council officer
about any council service that needs attention.
If we cannot answer you in full during the meeting then we will
provide you with an answer following the meeting. We report any outcomes to residents via the Area
Forum.
Support officer: Rachel Hudson.
Postal address:
Rochdale Township Office
Floor 2, Number One Riverside
Smith Street
Rochdale
OL16 1XU