Wembley Connects consultation event this Wednesday

Brent has revamped the Area Consultative Forums which are now known as Brent Connects. The first Wembley event will be on Wednesday at Patidar House, London Road, off Wembley High Road. I now understand that only the Kilburn Connects forum has an 'Any Questions' type panel of officers and councillors. However you can still book a Soapbox (speaking for 3/5 minutes on any subject) by arriving early or doing it on line (see below)

Wednesday's Agenda:

Main presentations:

• Update on the rebranding of Area Consultative Forum
• Waste site stench in parts of Neasden and Wembley - stopping future occurrence
• Civic Centre Consultation (Arts and Culture Programme) - have your say
• Brent's response to Government's Welfare Reform

Here are the details for booking a Soapbox:

How can I have my say?Please fill in the online Soapbox Application Form or email us at consultation@brent.gov.uk
You can also print the form and post to us at the address below:

Consultation Team
Room 25, Brent Town Hall, Forty Lane, Wembley, Middlesex HA9 9HX

You can also hand your completed form to a Council Officer at the beginning of the meeting. You will be invited to speak by the forum chair during the course of the meeting.

What are the rules?In order that everyone gets the same opportunity and that no offence is caused to any member of the forum audience, certain ground rules will apply and we would ask everyone who participates to respect these rules.

They are:

• Soapbox topics or issues discussed must be relevant to the area and its communities
• Equal Opportunities guidelines will be applied and no inappropriate topics or comments will be allowed
• A maximum of three minutes will be allowed for each slot, and the chair will monitor timekeeping
• If appropriate, the council will provide a response either on the night, or in writing at a later date

Stand up for Central Middlesex A&E tomorrow

As public concern and anger mounts about the closure of Central Middlesex Accident and Emergency, North West London NHS is holding an open day on its proposals called 'Shaping a Healthier Future', renamed by some as 'Dictating a Dangerous Future'  as it includes no option of keeping Central Middlesex A&E open. It is likely that the closure will lead to the eventual down-grading of the hospital.

This is their blurb:

On Tuesday 31 July, the ‘Shaping a healthier future’ team will be hosting a public event at Patidar House, 22 London Road, Wembley, Middlesex HA9 7EX from 2pm – 8pm

•              Local clinicians will host a dedicated question and answer session from 3pm - 4pm and 7pm - 8pm

The event is part of major public consultation programme taking place across North West London this summer Views are being sought on clinically-led proposals to improve healthcare for nearly 2m people in North West London in response to changing health needs, medical advances and rising standards.

Everyone will have the chance to learn more, put questions to the programme’s clinical leaders and fill in the consultation response form when the ‘Shaping a healthier future’ consultation roadshow comes to Brent.

It will be held at Patidar House, 22 London Road, Wembley, Middlesex HA9 7EX from 2pm to 8pm and will be attended by local clinicians and members of the programme team who will be on hand to talk local residents through the proposals. 

A further roadshow will be held in Brent on Saturday 29 September from 10am - 4pm at Harlesden Methodist Church.