DROP-IN in and help shape your area’s future. That’s the invitation that has gone out to residents of Cardenden, as a new Community Action Plan for the area nears completion.

The Coalfields Regeneration Trust and the Electoral Reform Society joined forces to run two intensive workshop sessions with local people in February and March as part of the Reclaiming Coalfield Communities initiative

Now there will be a drop in session from 4.00 to 7.00pm at Bowhill Community Centre, in Cardenden, on Tuesday May 1 to give the local community the chance to have their say on the plans.

Pauline Grandison, the CRT’s Coalfield’s Programme Manager, said: “We want as many people as possible to drop in and vote for the projects that they think could best transform their local areas.

“There will be the chance for those attending to chat to the groups putting forward projects and decide who they will be voting for. The successful projects will be announced on the night”.

Once the Action Plan is complete, there will be a launch event at a date, which will be announced in due course.