Congleton residents are invited to join the Annual Town Meeting which will take place virtually this year.

The meeting will take place online via Zoom on Thursday 8th April. Proceedings will start promptly at 7pm.

This is not a council meeting but rather an opportunity for the people of Congleton to make comments or ask questions about any aspect of town life.

The meeting must be held before the end of May each year.

The meeting will be chaired by the Town Mayor, Cllr Sally Ann Holland, who will open the meeting with a summary of what has been achieved in the past year.

There will be reports about:

Congleton Waste Recycling Centre

Congleton Neighbourhood Plan

Covid-19 Pandemic

Climate Change Emergency

The presentations will be followed by a question-and-answer session on the items for discussion, and then an open session where anyone can ask questions and raise issues that concern Congleton.

Residents who would like to speak about an item have been advised to submit their question or comment in advance to Congleton Town Council either by post to the Town Hall, High Street, CW12

1BN, email ([email protected]). or telephone (01260 270350).

Residents will need to give their name, address and contact details, specifying if they prefer to ask their question in person on Zoom or have it read out.

Questions might have to be limited to fit with the available time. The meeting is expected to close at 8.30pm.

Chief officer, David McGifford, said: "The Annual Town Meeting is a great chance for local people to get together and raise questions about issues affecting the town.

"It is not a council meeting, and any councillors attending have the same rights as everyone else in the room.

"Issues raised in the meeting will be picked up by the council or forwarded to the appropriate organisation for consideration.

"I hope that many Congleton residents and representatives from local organisations will take the time to log into the meeting."

Participants can join the Zoom meeting by entering:

Meeting ID: 893 4110 0948

Passcode: 941684