What Are Neighbourhood Forums? : Cumbria County Council

Neighbourhood Forums are informal meetings for you to get together with neighbours and other local people to meet with your local councillors and find solutions to local issues.

Working with other agencies we have established a large network of over 60 forums to enable people to meet informally with their elected representatives.

Forums can vary how they operate to suit their own particular area. Most hold regular meetings where local people can suggest issues for discussion. The local county councillor often chairs these informal meetings and ensures that issues of concern are resolved. This might include 'referal' to an agency or part of the council. All issues raised are logged.

What are Neighbourhood Forums for?

to help local councillors to voice your needs and wishes
to provide opportunities for people to work together and get things done locally
to provide informal meetings where we can exchange information and discuss matters in person
to provide an opportunity for small grants to be fairly distributed to community groups
to help your County Council and other agencies to plan and target services more effectively.

Neighbourhood Forums also support community groups

There is also a small community grants budget for each forum area. If you wish to know more about how the Council is working in your community or if you have ideas and helpful suggestions please contact us: