Citizens' Panel Event May 2006

On the 18th May 2006, 60 panel members from Worcestershire were invited to take place in the fourth annual Citizens' Panel Event. The event was opened by Rob Sykes, our Chief Executive and consisted of a locally produced buffet, an e-voting session, activity groups and an open forum session.

During the buffet, panel members had the opportunity to chat to senior officers and councillors from the County Council, as well as look at a host of displays which had been put up by a variety of services from across the Council.

The Locally Produced Buffet

The e-voting session lasted 45 minutes, panel members answered questions which had been put forward by our six directorates, the topics covered ranged from communication, to job applications to childcare! During the e-voting session, participants also took part in a quiz all about Worcestershire, and had the opportunity to win a hamper full of locally produced food!

To see the results of the e-voting session click here  (62.66 KB).

Fancy having a go at our quiz all about Worcestershire? Click here if you do!  (12.50 KB)

Following the e-voting session, panel members were split into 5 groups and participated in a range of activites! The groups were

• Worcestershire Waste Warriors
• Customer Strikes Back!
• Worcestershire Watchdog
• Wicked Issues
• True Grit

To read a summary of the findings from each of the groups and to see some photos please click here!  (231.82 KB)


The True Grit activity group

The evening ended with an open forum session where panel members could ask questions to our Chief Officers and Heads of Service, this was a lively debate enjoyed by all!

The open discussion with Chief Officers and Heads of Service

The Citizens' Panel Event takes place annually, to be in with a chance of attending the event next year look out for an invitation which will be sent out with your Citizens' Panel survey.

Not a member of the Citizens' Panel?

The Citizens' Panel is made up of 2,000 Worcestershire residents, as a member of the panel you will be asked to fill in two postal surveys a year which ask questions about the County Council, our policies and the services we deliver.

The purpose of the Panel is to give residents the potential to influence decisions that are made to help us to plan and improve our services.

Fancy becoming a member of the Citizens' Panel, click here to join!