Date: Thursday, February 27

This was the second meeting on the above issue and was once again chaired by Cllr Zafar Coupland and attended by several other local councillors.

Tony attended on behalf of PCN.

The purpose is to establish priority needs in this deprived ward.

Marc Dunne of Preston City Council’s Community Engagement team gave an update on youth issues and progress towards a youth hub and his colleague Rob Larcombe gave an update on Green Spaces initiatives, particularly in Grange Park and Waverley Park.

Vicky Fletcher from the same team updated on food hub access and new food hubs being set up.

A GP from the nearby Ribble Village Health Centre described how problems in dealing with a wide range of issues with the scale of demand a particular worry.

The referral system is causing particular concerns.

For more information on this and any other meetings, please contact Tony on tonyd@prestoncn.org.