Local Democracy Week 2008
	Elections Links Local Democracy Elections/Voting Elections - In Depth Councillors/MPs Questions and Answers Elections Services Council & Democracy Services   External Links About my vote Electoral Commission Ministry of Justice (former Department of Constitutional Affairs) Department for Communities and Local Government London.gov.uk Hansard Society Association for Electoral Administrators   Contact Us Electoral Services Brent Town Hall Forty Lane Wembley HA9 9HD E-mail Us 020 8937 1372 More About Us		Local Democracy Week - 13-19 October 2008   Across the UK, councils will be celebrating Local Democracy Week by hosting initiatives designed to encourage communities to participate more actively in local democracy.  Brent is no exception and will be celebrating the week with a number of activities throughout the borough. The week starts with the Get Involved Fair on Monday 13 October from 4-7pm in Brent Town Hall, where you can meet the people who know how you can give that extra 'something' to your community.  Join us at the Get Involved Fair and learn how to become a magistrate, a school governor, a Councillor, a member of the Youth Parliament, a streetwatcher and much, much more. The Chief Executive, Gareth Daniel, will be giving a talk on local government decision making and why your involvement is important. See the full agenda here.    Other events taking place this week   Brent Youth Parliament Election The younger residents will be busy throughout the week voting for their representatives. Brent Youth Parliament was established in March 2007 so that young people in Brent can express their views and have a say in the decisions that are made by adults. The 53 member-strong parliamentary group, comprises young people aged 10 - 19 years old, from all walks of life. Visit the Brent Youth Parliament pages from here. A scheme for online and text messaging voting will be piloted in five secondary schools during this week. If you are a student from one of the schools that piloted the remote voting system allowing you to vote online or by text message, please help us improve our services by submitting your feedback.   Question Time Brent is inviting sixth form school pupils to submit questions to Members in a revised edition of 'Question Time'. One Members from each political group represented in the council will have the opportunity to formally answer a few of these questions at the 27 October Full Council meeting. Find out more about Members and Council meetings here.   Councillors visit their wards Members will be busy meeting with local residents across the 21 wards in Brent. Events include school visits and talks at libraries. Find out more about your Councillor here.   Official launch of the 'Ask the Mayor' online forum Have a question for the Mayor of Brent, Cllr. Ralph Fox? Post it online here.   Meet the Mayor The borough's younger residents will be quizzing the mayor face-to-face. Secondary pupils will be visiting the town hall, stopping at the council chambers for a mini-tutorial about local decision-making and a few games. They will be joining the Mayor of Brent, Cllr. Ralph Fox in his parlour for an informal chat. See here for information about the 'Meet the Mayor' activity outside of Local Democracy Week.   Awareness Session on polling station duties Brent is offering free awareness sessions on polling station duties for sixth form students, who either study or reside in the borough. The aim is to introduce 16 and 17 year olds to the duties of Poll Clerk. Find out all about elections in Brent here.     Local Democracy Week 2007   Contact us Read here the final report on the activities we carried out for Local Democracy Week 2007. (PDF file -195 kb)   Email: localdemocracyweek@brent.gov.uk Telephone: 020 8937 1034 Fax: 020 8937 1050

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