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**Reminder** Filton & Bradley Stoke 'Your Voice' event on Thursday 26th March, 18:30 – 20:30 at Baileys Court Activity Centre, Bradley Stoke.

🗣Your voice... is our new series of community meetings. They create an informal space for conversations between communities, the council, and other key partners such as town and parish councils, Avon Fire and Rescue Service, Avon and Somerset Police and local voluntary and community groups.

The meetings are approximately 2 hours long, and organised into 3 sessions. You can attend all 3 sessions, or just the parts that are of most interest to you.

👉Marketplace (open for the whole meeting) - visit information stands to talk to council teams and other partners or voluntary organisations.
👉Community Talks (45 minutes) - presentations from a council team or partner organisation to share and discuss information about local issues, including an Open 👉Forum for any questions.
Roundtable discussions (45 minutes) - a workshop to discuss a local challenge and propose joint solutions.

You do not need to book to attend the meeting - just drop in! But if you do register for a free ticket, you will receive a helpful reminder email 2 days before the event.

Find out more about Your voice community meetings on the council website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/your-voice-filton-and-bradley-stoke-tickets-1970289406654?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&keep_tld=1
Next month @sightsupportwest Advice Hubs will feature a guest talk from Mark Austen about accessible nature and wellbeing.

Mark will be talking about the Sensing Nature and Wellbeing Walks at @westonbirtarb, a project designed to help blind and partially sighted people explore the arboretum through sensory experiences at a slower, more relaxed pace.

🗣You can hear Mark speak at the following hubs:

🍃Kingswood Hub – 5 February, 10am to 12pm, The Park Centre
🍃Yate Hub – 12 February, 11am to 1pm, Yate Library
🍃Bradley Stoke Hub – 19 February, 11am to 1pm, Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre

📞Call 0117 322 4885 between 9.30am - 4.30pm for more information.
**Reminder** - Join the meeting for the Kings Forest and Hanham, being held in Cadbury Heath Hall on March 3 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm

🗣Your voice... is our new series of community meetings. They create an informal space for conversations between communities, the council, and other key partners such as town and parish councils, Avon Fire and Rescue Service, Avon and Somerset Police and local voluntary and community groups.

The meetings are approximately 2 hours long, and organised into 3 sessions. You can attend all 3 sessions, or just the parts that are of most interest to you.

To book your ticket and find our more visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/your-voice-kings-forest-and-hanham-tickets-1970290719581?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&keep_tld=1
**Reminder** - Join the meeting for the Yate and Cotswold Edge area at Monday 26th January, 18:30 – 20:30.

🗣January's Your voice... Yate and Cotswold Edge meeting will take place at Yate Academy.

Your voice... is our new series of community meetings. They create an informal space for conversations between communities, the council, and other key partners such as town and parish councils, Avon Fire and Rescue Service, Avon and Somerset Police and local voluntary and community groups.

Find out more visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/your-voice-yate-and-cotswold-edge-tickets-1970285701572?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&keep_tld=1
Reminder - Your Voice Meeting -19/01/2026 - THORNBURY
You can share your views, ideas and concerns with key organisations in the community. These informal meetings are about listening to the community and understanding what matters to you. 

The meeting is split into three sections: a marketplace of information stands, a community talk involving a presentation, and a roundtable discussion.

For more information visit their website: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-voice-thornbury-and-severn-vale-tickets-1970278586290?utm_source=Weekly+update+-+resident+mailing+list&utm_campaign=7ba78320c2-RESIDENT_UPDATE_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-9c71bec23b-407261090
👥 Every Story Matters is your opportunity to help the UK Covid-19 Inquiry understand your experience of the pandemic.

The pandemic affected every single person in the UK and, in many cases, continues to have a lasting impact on lives. Every one of our experiences is unique and this is your opportunity to share with the Inquiry the impact it had on you, your life, and the other people around you.

You can share as much or as little information as you feel able. 

https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/every-story-matters/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJp1MZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHk52e4NqakFcJYmcF9GJlA2abIzHxfNPQ1nztlqQcCZFbkDe44cJK1VALWFC_aem_0d1Nrlp7OKBdsh8N6yngCA

The online form is open to share your story until Friday 23 May 2025.  Help and support is available if needed.
👉 Have your say on the South Glos Age-Friendly Strategy and Action Plan

🗣 Do you live in South Glos?

🗣 Are you aged 40+?

Then the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) would like to hear from you.

NDTi is completing a fact-finding piece of work supporting South Gloucestershire Council to co-produce and co-create an Age-Friendly Strategy and Action Plan. 

NDTi is a ‘not for profit’ organisation that aims to make things better for people who need support. Your feedback will help identify what steps need to be taken to make South Gloucestershire a better place to age. 

To take part in the survey or the many focus groups visit there website page https://www.ndti.org.uk/projects/south-gloucestershire-age-friendly-strategy
We are excited to be supporting Project Sandbox which is a new effort by @inclusive_change_ at Work CIC. The project aims to improve online safety and support inclusion for people with disabilities.

In collaboration with the Avon & Somerset Police & Crime Commissioner, Inclusive Change at Work CIC will be producing a series of podcasts and radio shows, that look into making the internet a safer place for disabled and neurodivergent individuals.

For more information visit the website https://icaw-cic.com/sandbox

#inclusivity #digitalskills #disabilityawareness #digitalskillsforall
Your Stoke Gifford, Stoke Park and Cheswick CEF meeting is on Thursday 20 February 2025 at 7pm on Microsoft Teams.

To take part in this virtual meeting, please email communityEngagement@southglos.gov.uk or call 01454 868113. www.southglos.gov.uk/CEF. 🗣Hear updates from:

☑️Avon Fire and Rescue Service 
☑️Avon and Somerset Police
☑️Cost of Living Support
☑️Neighbourhood Discussion
☑️South Gloucestershire Councillors
☑️Town and Parish Councils
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