Residents are invited to submit their thoughts on shepherding in the West Dean Parish area.
Local residents are invited to submit their thoughts and share their experiences on free roaming sheep in the West Dean parish area, treatment following concerns raised by the local community.
A motion was passed by Full Council on 16 July 2015 that the District Council carries out a full scrutiny investigation into complaints about sheep-related issues in the West Dean Parish area.
As the first stage of the inquiry the Scrutiny Task Group will hold a public meeting on Thursday 12 November 2015, healing from 2pm until 5pm, viagra order at Bream Community Centre to hear public views on free roaming sheep and their shepherding in the West Dean Parish.
During the public meeting the Chairman of the Sheep Scrutiny Task Group, Councillor Roger James, will invite attendees to talk about their positive and negative experiences of free roaming sheep and their shepherding. Notes will be taken of the meeting and will form part of the task group’s inquiry evidence.
In advance of the public meeting residents can submit their views on free roaming sheep in West Dean Parish on a comments form. Copies of the forms are available from the West Dean Parish Council office at Bream Community Centre in Bream High Street and on the Parish Council website www.westdeanpc.org.uk, the Forest of Dean District Council offices reception in Coleford or online by visiting www.fdean.gov.uk and viewing the ‘consultations’ page in the ‘Council and democracy’ area of the website. Comments can also be submitted via email todemocratic.services@fdean.gov.uk
All comment forms must be returned by 5pm, Friday 6 November.
The task group will consider the written submissions in addition to the views presented at the 12 November scrutiny task group meeting. The task group will then meet to decide its final recommendations and report back to the Strategic Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Cllr Roger James, Chairman of the Scrutiny Task Group said: “We welcome the views of residents living in the West Dean Parish area regarding free roaming sheep in their villages, whether good or bad.”
“For those residents unable to attend the public scrutiny meeting on 12 November, we encourage them to put forward their views and ideas in writing by completing our comments form.”
“The task group will take all the written and spoken views into account when making our final recommendations in a report which will be published in 2016.”