HAVE you ever wanted to voice your opinion on local issues that affect you but never had the chance to?
If you live in Pembrokeshire, the Pembrokeshire Citizens' Panel is looking for new members to join them, which will give you the chance to have your voice heard and help benefit your local community.
The Citizens' Panel is a joint initiative between Pembrokeshire County Council, Dyfed Powys Police, Pembrokeshire Local Health Board, Hywel Dda NHS Trust and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, and is made up of approximately 1,000 Pembrokeshire residents, who broadly represent the county's population.
The panel consults on important local issues that concern residents, and asks members to complete three postal or online questionnaires a year about the services delivered by the partners. The partners hope that by listening to what you have to say, everyone will see a difference in the way services are provided.
Paul Morris, head of corporate services in Dyfed-Powys Police said: "In recent years, the views of panel members have made a real difference to public services in the county. Your opinions really do matter and will help us as service providers to improve what we do and meet your expectations whenever we can."
After each consultation exercise, members will receive a newsletter detailing the results of the previous consultation and, most importantly, how each of the partner organisations intend to respond to the views expressed. And to say thank you for filling in our surveys, we put all replies into a prize draw and one lucky member goes away £50 richer!
If you would like to become a member, please contact Zoë Thomas on 01267 226639, email [email protected]">[email protected] or alternatively go online to the partner's websites and fill in our online recruitment form.