Rural residents invited to help shape rural services

Melton Borough Council is giving residents the opportunity to shape services in their local rural communities, through a Rural Community Connection Consultation. 

Melton Borough Council are looking to enhance the proactive work already undertaken in rural locations. This consultation is intended to allow those communities to share their views and experiences in order to understand where Melton Borough Council can strengthen communication, connection and service delivery in these areas. An enhanced Rural Community offer is intended to support equity of access to services and information, to enable the Council to work with communities to ensure they have all that they need to thrive and improve, and to support with community resilience. 

This initiative builds on the work of the Rural Food Hub Network which launched in February, which is in collaboration with the Leicester South Foodbank. This service is currently being run from 8 rural locations with the help of local volunteers, offering an essential service to rural residents closer to their homes. 

The council will utilise feedback from this consultation to consider how and where it can improve connection, communication and service delivery to support rural communities and will also support future plans for collaboration with external partners. To ensure it is as accessible as possible, the council has made the survey accessible both online and in paper format. Paper versions of the survey will be available on request by contacting our Customer Service Team on 01664 502 502. 

Leader of the Council Cllr Pip Allnatt stated that  “We want to support communities across our borough to thrive, and we know that sometimes our rural residents have different experiences and challenges to our town centre residents, and we want to understand how we can strengthen our communications, connection and service offer based on the feedback received. Please give us your thoughts by completing the survey - we are listening, and we will take the feedback we receive on board” 

The consultation is open from 21 October 2024 and will close at midnight on 22 November 2024, and can be completed online by visiting haveyoursay.melton.gov.uk  or by calling Melton Borough Council on 01664 502502 to find out where you can obtain a paper copy of the consultation. 

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 For more information please contact:

Empowering Communities Team 

Melton Borough Council 

Email: empoweringcommunities@melton.gov.uk

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