Residents across the borough’s 7 town centres have had their say and the results of the Your Voice Your Town voting can now be revealed.
To fit in around people’s busy lives and capture a wide range of views, the council’s Your Voice Your Town team visited more than 50 events in the borough before Christmas, including church fairs, flu jab sessions for the over-65s, exercise classes, a film festival and libraries. People attending were invited to vote for their top priority for change in their neighbourhoods.
Choices included, ‘clean and pleasant’, ‘feeling safe’, ‘green spaces’ and ‘more community facilities.’
A total of £480,000 of council funding this year will be available across the 7 town centres of Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale, Southall, Ealing and Acton to pay for projects which support the priorities voted for by residents.
Town teams – made up of residents, community groups and councillors – will be set up to come up with ideas and deliver projects which match their chosen priority over the next year. The teams will be supported by the council
Your priorities: the results
- Acton: clean and pleasant area 30.9% of the vote
- Ealing: feeling safe 27.4%
- Greenford: clean and pleasant area 36.1%
- Hanwell: feeling safe 34.6%
- Northolt: clean and pleasant area 37.1%
- Perivale: clean and pleasant area 26.8%
- Southall: clean and pleasant area 54.3%
Getting involved
Blerina Hashani, the council’s cabinet member for thriving communities, said: “Thank you to everyone who voted for their town’s priority for improvement. Now the exciting part begins to turn those priorities into a reality, and we want residents and community groups to lead that change.
“We’ll be holding workshops in over the coming weeks for residents to come along and find out how they can get involved – whether that’s by joining a town team or supporting in other ways. There will also be a chance to share their ideas for projects and meet new people in their communities.”
Your Voice Your Town workshops
The workshops are open to everyone but please register via the Your Voice Your Town pages on the council’s website no later than 3 days before your local workshop.
- Greenford, Stanhope Primary School, Thursday 30 January 6:30-8:30pm
- Perivale, Perivale Community Hive, Saturday 1 February 2:30-4:30pm
- Northolt, Middlesex FA Centre, Wednesday 12 February, 6:30-8:30pm
- Ealing, The Atrium, Ealing Council, Perceval House, Thursday 13 February 7-9pm
- Hanwell, Hanwell Community Centre, Saturday 15 February, 10am-12pm
- Southall, Southall Young Adult Centre, Saturday 15 February, 2-4pm
- Acton, Everyone Active Acton Centre community rooms Saturday 1 March, 2pm-4pm.
If you cannot attend but would like more information about Your Voice, Your Town visit: the council’s website.
