Your local Safer Stronger Community Group needs you!

These groups have been set up as part of the South Gloucestershire Council's Community Engagement initiative and the Neighbourhood Policing Model. Their members include people who live and work in the area and representatives from South Gloucestershire Council, the local police, Avon Fire & Rescue, Primary Care Trust, the Town & Parish Council and other local organisations. The aim is to:

• work together to ensure that local communities are safe and pleasant places to live, work and play
• give local people a greater voice and influence over local decisions and the priorities of the service providers
• support actions and initiatives that meet local needs

Planning for Future Development

Want to have your say on the South Gloucestershire Core Strategy, but need to find out more? Come and meet the Core Strategy Team at their exhibition before your next Safer Stronger Community meeting Tuesday 20th July 2010.

The Core Strategy is the main planning document for guiding and managing new development and change in South Gloucestershire up to 2026. Its purpose is to identify where new housing and jobs will go, as well as protecting what is valued about the area. The Strategy will also identify what services, facilities and infrastructure (such as green spaces, roads, public transport, schools, shops and health centres) are needed and when and how this will be achieved.

The next meeting of Bradley Stoke Safer Stronger Community Group is on Tuesday 20th July, 6.30pm (Core Strategy Exhibition) followed on by regular meeting, Jubilee Centre, Savages Wood Road, Bradley Stoke, BS32 8HL.

To find out more about your local Safer Stronger Community Group visit http://groups.southglos.gov.uk. Here, you will be able to become a member of your local group, view agendas and minutes from meetings and gain access to more information about the issues and projects in your area. Alternatively, you can contact your Safer Stronger Communities Officer on 01454 868760.