New council seeking views
A survey questionnaire on community services and good relations is online at its new website www.lisburncastlereagh.gov.uk
The purpose of the consultation is to help inform and assist the development of a Community Plan and Good Relations Plan to support community development and the promotion of good relations in the new council area. The council wants to hear from as many residents as possible through the survey.
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Hide AdThe initiative was launched with community representatives from both the Lisburn and Castlereagh areas, with the Chairman of the Shadow Leisure and Community Development Committee, Councillor Thomas Beckett; Vice Chairman Councillor John Gallen and the Chief Executive Dr Theresa Donaldson.
Mandy Gilmore from Atlas Woman’s Centre in Lisburn; David Livingstone, Vice Chairman of Ballybean Improvement Group in Castlereagh; Joe Largey from the Glenavy Development Partnership and Elana Patterson from the Carryduff Forum came together to help promote awareness of the community consultation among residents. Community Groups within the new area are also being consulted on community services and good relations.
A number of Public Consultation Events organised by Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council will also take place in January 2015 and the council would encourage residents to get involved and attend one of the events.
The Chairman, Councillor Thomas Beckett, said: “I would like to thank the community group representatives from both the Lisburn and Castlereagh areas for helping us launch this important work. We hope that people will get involved and provide us with their views on what is important to them so that community planning development work can begin in 2015.”
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Hide AdThe Chief Executive, Dr Theresa Donaldson, said: “I hope that our survey generates plenty of feedback which will help us take our community-focused work forward. The council will look to its community services and good relation provision across the new Lisburn and Castlereagh area in order to build on the work carried out to date.”
The citizen consultation survey is also available on the current Lisburn and Castlereagh websites www.lisburncity.gov.uk and www.castlereagh.gov.uk
Public Consultation Events will take place at the following locations.
Monday 19th January:
10.00am- 12.00noon Maghaberry Community Centre, Maghaberry Road,
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Hide AdMaghaberry, Lisburn, BT67 0JG
2.00pm- 4.00pm Lagan Park Centre, 28a Hillsborough Road, Dromara, BT25 2BL
7.00pm-9.00pm Castlereagh Civic Centre, Castlereagh Borough Council,
Civic and Administrative Offices, 1 Bradford Court, Upper Galwally, Belfast, BT8 6RB
Tuesday 20th January:
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Hide Ad10.00am-12.00noon Lough Moss Leisure Centre, Hillsborough Road, Carryduff,
BT8 8HR
Wednesday 21st January:
7.00pm- 9.00pm Enler Community Centre, Enler Community Centre,
9 Craigleith Drive, BT16 2QP
Thursday 22nd January:
10.00am-12.00noon LaganView Enterprise Centre, Drumbeg Drive,
Old Warren Estate, Lisburn, Co. Antrim BT28 1NY
2.00pm- 4.00pm Bridge Community Centre, 50 Railway Street, Lisburn BT28 1XP
7.00pm-9.00pm Halftown Hall, Halftown Road, Lisburn, Co Antrim Bt27, GB