Two years ago a local group successfully campaigned to create a new Town Council for St Anne's on the Sea.
To encourage local people to stand for election to the new body, a series of free seminars was held.
These were popular, and had a regular attendance of around 30. Six people stood as candidates. Five were elected.
Other members of the group grew in confidence and went on to take a more active role in local community organisations.
Now a new series of seminars is being held, but this time the emphasis is broader.
Over this winter, twelve, non party-political seminars will be staged.
They are open to all Fylde residents, and there is no charge
Have you ever wanted to know......
What Local Government is all about?
How they decide priorities?
What they spend your money on?
..........Well, now's your chance.
Come to our free seminars
hear for yourself
question the experts.
All you have to do is turn up
The free seminars are being organised by Fylde Civic Awareness Group to:
To attract people who want to find out more about how Local Government affects their lives, and how they can change it.
To explain how the various tiers of local government work.
To examine the wider perspective.
To help people understand the electoral process, and how they are represented.
To assist and enable those wishing to do so, take a more active role in local civic affairs, and / or to stand for election as a local councillor.
The free seminar programme is at
The Function Suite
Lytham YMCA,
Mythop Road,
Lytham.
(Former GRE Sports Club, opposite Ashtons Nursery) map
TIME: 7:00pm to 9:00pm