Community Engagement Forums (CEFs)
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Community Engagement Forums
Community Engagement Forums (CEF) in South Gloucestershire are about listening and responding to local people’s real issues. People in their communities know best what works for them and what their real needs are.
The CEF aims are:
- to promote pride in the local area as a safe, thriving and pleasant place to live, work and play
- to reduce crime, disorder and drug and alcohol misuse in the area
- to empower local people to have a greater voice and influence over local decision making and service delivery by increasing the strength, capacity and engagement of the local community
- to improve the quality of life of people in the local area by identifying community aspirations, needs and local priorities.
CEFs have been developed through working with various partner agencies including the Avon & Somerset Police, Avon Fire & Rescue, Public Health, town and parish councils and local organisations. CEFs are also about working in partnership with elected members. We aim to provide a platform for building strong and cohesive communities in which everyone, regardless of background, has a real sense of community involvement.
Within CEFs we also support groups who wish to make a positive difference and improve their own communities. We do this by supporting community engagement initiatives.
How to get involved with your local CEF
There are 14 Community Engagement Forums and each meets three times per year.
If you would like to join your local CEF, complete the form choosing the area(s) you are interested in. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Sign up to join your local CEF
From September 2020 all CEF meetings will be delivered virtually and in support of this the CEF policy documents have been revised and a new Privacy Notice has been introduced. By willingly attending a CEF meeting you are positively indicating consent to the following:
Future meetings
| CEF AREA | Time | Date | Guest Speaker Presentation |
| Severnside | 5pm | Thursday 26 May 2022 |
Run Fibre – Rural Community Internet Improvement & M49 Link Road Scheme |
| Staple Hill, Mangotsfield and New Cheltenham | 7pm | Wednesday 15 June 2022 | Parking and Planning |
| Kingswood | 7pm | Tuesday 28 June 2022 | Promoting Positive Mental Health |
| Bitton, Oldland, North Common and Siston | 7pm | Wednesday 29 June 2022 | Stop Loan Sharks |
| Thornbury and Severn Vale | 7pm | Monday 4 July 2022 | Supporting Residents and Businesses |
| Boyd Valley | 7pm | Wednesday 13 July 2022 | TBC |
| Cotswold Edge | 7pm | Tuesday 19 July 2022 | TBC |
| Yate Area | 7pm | Wednesday 14 September 2022 | TBC |
| Hanham and Longwell Green | 7pm | Tuesday 20 September 2022 | TBC |
| Downend, Emersons Green and Frenchay | 7pm | Tuesday 4 October 2022 | TBC |
| Concorde | 7pm | Thursday 6 October 2022 | TBC |
| Stoke Gifford, Stoke Park and Cheswick | 7pm | Wednesday 19 October 2022 | TBC |
| Bradley Stoke, Stoke Lodge and The Common | 7pm | Tuesday 25 October 2022 | TBC |
| Frome Valley | 7pm | Wednesday 26 October 2022 | TBC |
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