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Get involved.have a say in shaping the future of the city - 06/06/2012

Residents are invited to join the Hull People's Panel, run by Hull City Council, to give their opinion on how local services are run.

The panel seeks views of residents in order to inform decisions that shape the future of the city. Whether this is about how library services are run, future events, the night time economy or policing and community safety.

The Hull People's Panel is the main way in which the Council asks residents for their views about the city and its services. It not only asks about Council services, but also opinions on how the police, health services, charities and local businesses operate as we all continue to work together to develop Hull as a city which is learning, earning, working, healthy and proud.

Nicola Yates, Chief Executive of Hull City Council said: "Hearing your views throughout the year is a great way for us to understand and focus on what matters to you. It inspires us to work even harder for the future of the city. We need your help to do this and the Hull People's Panel is an important way of making sure that we keep talking to each other."

The Council consulted panel members about waste collection and went on to develop a scheme which won the Best Waste Management Initiative in the Award for Excellence 2010.

Andy Brown, Head of Customer Services said:
"The panel has helped us a great deal over the last couple of years. When we needed a recycling scheme the panel helped us to understand what we needed to do. Since then we have more than doubled the amount of waste being recycled and the panel played a significant part in the scheme's design."

Leader of the Council, Councillor Brady said:
"We want to make it as easy as possible for residents to influence decisions, but also give an option for those people who want to get involved further to do so. Residents can give their views by spending 15 minutes four times a year completing a survey or for those who want to get more involved, there is a chance to meet other panel members from across the city to discuss the things that are important to them."

Members of the panel are entered into a prize draw each time they complete a survey and are invited to special, panel member only events such as tea with the Lord Mayor or visits and trips - like that of the Albemarle Music Centre. Newsletters are sent to all members providing feedback from surveys, updates on initiatives, services or events and information about things happening in communities.

Alan Padwick, a Hull People's Panel member said:
"Being a member of the Hull People's Panel is also being a volunteer. It gives me the opportunity to have a say in what is happening in my city, and to influence the future. It is good to see decision makers listening to people's views."

Anyone who lives in Hull, aged 11 upwards, can get involved, including students who study here. The panel aims to seek the views of as many residents involved as possible, of all ages and from all communities.

The next survey goes out in June and asks about bin and waste collections, parks and open spaces, community safety in your area, street cleaning, adult learning and sports and leisure.

If you want to be involved, let us know what services are working effectively for you, ideas on how things could be improved or raise questions to the Council there are a variety of ways to join the panel.

via Hull City Council People's Panel web pages
call 01482 300 300
email panel@hullcc.gov.uk
text 'panel' together with your contact details to 07795 563 000
write to FREEPOST RSJC-KKBE-ABXZ, The Hull People's Panel, Hull City Council, PO Box 15, Hull, HU1 2AB.

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