Virtual Town Hall

Breckland residents are being invited to attend an upcoming online meeting which will provide an opportunity to question their district council Leader about the things that matter most to them.

The Virtual Town Hall will see Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen, Breckland Council's Leader, answer questions submitted by residents and explaining what the council is doing to tackle key issues affecting the district.

The event will take place on 11 November (6-7pm) and be held online via the Microsoft Teams platform. A recording of the event will be made available for those unable to attend the live meeting. This latest online meeting comes after Breckland Council held its inaugural Virtual Town Hall in spring this year.

As with the previous event, the online meeting will be facilitated by Ian Clarke, an experienced local journalist and Executive Editor at the Eastern Daily Press.

To help shape the interview questions and topics to be discussed, members of the public are being invited to submit suggested questions in advance of the meeting directly to Mr Clarke. He will then select those with a common theme to ask during the meeting, alongside his own questions. The council will not play a role in selecting questions or see the questions in advance of the town hall event.

There will also be an opportunity for residents to submit additional questions during the meeting, as time allows. The questions asked during the meeting will also be selected by Mr Clarke and his team. Any questions that are not answered during the event due to time constraints will be responded to after the meeting.

Cllr Sam Chapman-Allen, Leader of Breckland Council, commented: "This will provide an invaluable opportunity to hear about what Breckland's residents are most interested in or have concerns about. Our democracy relies on elected officials being held to account and so I hope this important event will enable people to hear more about how their district council and elected members are striving to ensure Breckland continues to thrive.

"I was delighted that so many people took part in our inaugural event and I hope as many as possible attend this upcoming virtual meeting. I know that people live very busy lives but that they also care passionately about the place in which they live. By hosting this event online, it means people are more able to take part in this town hall event, from the comfort of their own homes."

How to take part

Register ahead of the event via the below form. Around 24 hours before the meeting, you will be sent an email from communications@breckland.gov.uk with a link you will need to use to join the event. If the form below isn't showing for you, you can also sign up via the registration form page.

Questions can be submitted directly to Ian Clarke via Ian.Clarke@newsquest.co.uk. The meeting will include as many questions as time allows, with any submitted questions not addressed during the meeting responded to afterwards via the council's website.

Attendees can join the meeting via computer or smartphone. However, you may wish to consider downloading the official Microsoft Teams app and signing in with an existing or new Microsoft account in advance of the meeting, in order to avoid any delays in being able to join the meeting. You may need a Microsoft account to take part in the Q&A during the meeting, but anybody who does not have a Microsoft account will be able to submit questions during the meeting via email instead (details will be shared during the meeting). You can find out more about Microsoft Teams online or via your device's app store.

Disclaimer: Breckland Council accepts no liability for people being able to access the meeting. You retain sole responsibility for maintaining your device's IT security, protecting your data, and avoiding malware.

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