Have Your Say in Bexhill

A steady flow of interested people attended during the day, completing questionnaires, marking up facilities on maps and making comments on their views about services and facilities, both present and future in Bexhill, along with what they wanted to see by way of improvements in their neighbourhood.

Local Action Plan Development Officer Ian Coleman said: "It was really encouraging to see how much people like their town and care about its future.

"And alongside common,nationwide issues such as speeding and recycling, and it was interesting to see how many people expressed views about cycle paths along the seafront."

"The action plan will set out people's ideas on what needs doing and who might take a lead in making it happen.

"Alongside highlighting priorities for agencies and service providers to respond to, the process is about identifying what neighbourhoods can be doing for themselves.

"There are many small community projects such as community planting schemes and neighbourhood tidy-ups which focus on the little things that make a positive difference to the areas in which people live, work and play.

"Then there are things like community archive projects, local celebrations and street parties which are not only fun, but help to bring neighbours together and get them working together and learning about each other and the places they live."

Five more Have Your Say events are taking place across the town in the coming weeks.

The next event is in the Community Hall at St Augustine's Church ,Collington (off Cooden Drive) this Saturday October 24. This is a drop-by event and everyone is welcome, whether a Collington resident or not. It will be open from 9.30-1.30pm and questionnaires will be available to fill in on the day, or take away to complete.

The Have Your Say events will also run at Manor Barn on Tues Nov 3, Little Common Community Centre on Sat Nov 7, St Stephens Church Hall on Sat Nov 21, rounding off with one at St Barnabus Church in Sea Road on Sat Nov 28.

Alongside these events, questionnaires will be going out to locals via many of the numerous community groups, clubs and local organisations in the town. It is important for as many people to be involved as possible. If you would like your group or club to be involved, please contact Ian Coleman of Rother Voluntary Action on 01424 217259 or mail [email protected]