Residents in Launceston and the surrounding parishes are invited along to the next Community Network Panel meeting to hear about the future of local government and the role of town and parish councils.

The meeting is taking place in the Guildhall in Launceston Town Hall tonight (Thursday) from 7pm.

Cornwall’s Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Neighbourhoods Edwina Hannaford will give a presentation on the future of localism and emerging role of town and parish councils.

Also on the agenda is increasing the level of affordable homes in rural areas. Noreen Jefferies, Cornwall Council’s Rural Housing Enabler, will give a presentation on a community-led housing approach which will include information on sources of funding as well as the practicalities of how schemes might be delivered.

Community network panels are an opportunity for members of the public to engage with what’s happening in their local area, to speak to their local town, parish and Cornwall Councillors and shape the future of where they live.

The meetings are open to the public and all are welcome to attend.