Have you heard about Here To Hear You?
It’s an opportunity for people to have a conversation with their council’s leadership and share their views on the big issues for the place where they live.
The Here To Hear You series of community conversations is taking place all over Argyll and Bute. The Isle of Coll is the location for the first island session of the programme on Wednesday 2nd April 2025.
Come along to An Cridhe Community Centre, Arinagour for 12.30pm to talk with Argyll and Bute Council Leader, Cllr Jim Lynch and Chief Executive, Pippa Milne, about what’s important to people who live in the Isle of Coll.
They’re keen to hear from you first and foremost about these questions and anything else you’d like to share about the place where you live:
- What do you think are the big issues, the key questions, for your community?
- What would you like to tell them about the place where you live?
- Is there anything you’ve always wanted to talk about, but haven’t had the opportunity yet?
This conversation with people on Coll is part of a commitment made in Argyll and Bute Council’s strategic Priorities.
Jim and Pippa will visit communities across Argyll and Bute and its islands to engage with communities at grassroots level and using what they hear, and the knowledge shared, to help make local life and services better.
“Communities and their council have a couple of key things in common. We’re both adapting to considerable challenges and changes, and we’re both committed to ensuring local life is as vibrant and successful as we can make it,” said Jim.
“There are areas of common ground as we consider together in conversation the places where we all live. There will be ways of working together we’ve not yet thought of. We believe that hearing straight from you is one of the best ways for all of us to make the most of what we have in common.
“We particularly want to hear from people who may not otherwise have a chance to speak up but who have plenty to share. Hearing directly from you is the priority for us. What you have to say will help us shape our services, meet other priorities and, we hope, find ways of working together and adding our voice to yours where it counts. We’re looking forward to good, constructive conversations with as many local people as possible.”
Sign up for the Isle of Coll’s dedicated Here To Hear You community conversation on Wednesday 2nd April. It’s free, doors open at 12.15pm, the conversation starts at 12.30pm and is expected to finish around 2pm. You can also share any questions or thoughts in advance by getting in touch at workingtogether@argyll-bute.gov.uk – please put Here To Hear You Coll in the subject line. If you can, please bring along a mobile phone on the day for an interactive session.
