Are you a voice for Ashfield?

Would you like to be a voice for Ashfield, having your say on decisions we make?

We’re here to serve all people across the District and we’re working hard to make the area an excellent place to live, work and visit.

With millions of pounds being spent on regenerating our town centres and significant investment and innovation coming to Ashfield, there’s never been a more important time for you to give us your views.

Our Citizens’ Panel is made up of local people who are actively willing to engage with us either face-to-face, over the phone or take part in regular surveys to help us improve our services and as a council.

And we want new voices to join the panel, especially younger people and those from different backgrounds.

You can become a voice of Ashfield if you are 16 or over and live in the District.

Theresa Hodgkinson, chief executive of Ashfield District Council, said:

“Every year we have to make hundreds of decisions that affect our communities. That’s why it’s crucial we listen to what people have to say. Our Citizens’ Panel gives you the chance to speak for your community, to have your say and be heard. We especially want to hear from women and younger people – it’s crucial our panel is truly representative of our communities.”

Every so often we'll host a focus group or send out a survey to find out Citizens’ Panel representatives’ opinion on something. We aim to be as flexible as possible with how we communicate, so you can either choose to have us contact you by email or by letter.

Once you join, you can be a member for as long as you like - it's free, there are no obligations to take part in anything you don't want to, and you can opt out at any time.

Our first Citizens’ Panel meetings of the year are taking place on Thursday 18 July at Kirkby Leisure Centre from 10am-11.30am and then again from 6.30pm-8pm. Alternatively if you’d simply like to find out more, you can come along to a drop in session between 1pm-3pm.

If you are interested you can sign up here or to request a paper copy of the sign-up form, please email Improvement@ashfield.gov.uk or contact the council reception on 01623 450000 and quote ‘Citizens Panel.’