Roadshow launched to engage public in town plans

Two of the roadshow events will be held at Redditch Market

A roadshow of events has been launched to help people engage with a public consultation about a town's future development.

The "issues and options" consultation began on 22 May and will run until 3 July, starting the process to make Redditch's Local Plan, which will guide development in the town up to 2043.

Redditch Borough Council said planners would be present at each event to answer questions and help locals understand the issues under consultation.

Its leader, councillor Sharon Harvey, said it was important for people living there to decide what the next phase of development would look like.

"We need to know what people really think about the issues under consultation, so we want this process to be as open and accessible as possible.

"That's why we're not just providing a new easy-to-use online platform, but also more than fifty hours of daytime, evening, and weekend support across nine locations where the people doing the work will be there to answer your questions."

Where will the events be?

• Friday 6 June - Kingfisher Shopping Centre, 0900 to 1600 BST

• Saturday 7 June - Redditch Market, 0900 to 1500

• Tuesday 10 June - Feckenham Village Hall, 1000 to 1800

• Wednesday 11 June - Oakenshaw Community Centre, 1500 to 2000

• Thursday 12 June - Redditch Market, 0900 to 1500

• Saturday 14 June - Green Fair at Arrow Country Park, 1100 to 1900

• Monday 16 June - Windmill Centre in Crabbs Cross, 0900 to 1445

• Wednesday 18 June - Winyates Community Centre, 1600 to 2000

• Thursday 19 June - Woodrow Meeting Rooms, 1600 to 2000

• Saturday 21 June - Morton Stanley Cafe, 1000 to 1500

Reference copies of the consultation document would be available at the events, the authority said.

Issues include housing, economy, infrastructure, natural environment and climate change.