RESIDENTS are being invited to the next meeting of the Northern Parishes Area Forum on Thursday, April 19.

The meeting, which will take place at Caister High School at 7pm, provides a way for residents to ensure they are at the heart of the decision making process, reporting local issues to the borough council and other partnership organisations, in order to shape the delivery of local services.

Residents will then have to chance to discuss what important local issues should shape the agenda for the next meeting. Following a recent funding query from one of the parish councils in the area, those attending will hear a presentation from Charlotte Stannard from the Norfolk Rural Community Council about how and where residents can access funding streams to undertake projects in their parishes.