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Swale Borough Council is consulting on how communities across the Borough are represented and governed at a local level, known as a community governance review.
The review will focus on the unparished areas of Swale, the arrangements for the existing parish councils that border the unparished areas of Swale and will also respond to any requests from existing town or parish councils who ask for their arrangements to be reviewed.
From Thursday the 1st August 2013, a document entitled ‘Have your say…local arrangements for your area today’ outlining details of the review, and possible options available to communities, will be available at: www.swale.gov.uk/cgr
We are holding Community Governance Review drop-in sessions:
• Sittingbourne on Wednesday the 7th August 2013 from 10:00am to 12:00pm Swale House, East Street
• Sheppey on Thursday the 8th August 2013 from 10:00am to 12:00pm The Sheppey Gateway, High Street, Sheerness.
There are a number of ways in which you can respond to the consultation:
• Email: cgrconsultation@swale.gov.uk
• Follow the council on Twitter: @SwaleCouncil
• Follow the council on: Facebook and comment
• Attend one of the public meetings being held across the Borough - further details on location and timings will be available on
The aim of this review is to improve community engagement, improve local democracy and ensure that electors have a say in how local services are delivered. Responses from this consultation will be summarised and form a draft proposal document which will then be published for consultation early in 2014.
The overall review will be completed by June 2014. We would welcome your views on the arrangements for your local area to help shape how Swale’s communities will be governed at a local level.
Louise Matthews
Head of Corporate Strategy and Communications, Swale Borough Council
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