‘We wish to state our support for the continuance of the Broseley and Barrow Local Joint Committee in its present form.  This was one of the original pilot LJCs and is one of the most successful - it has an excellent connection with the local community and has fostered close relations between Broseley Town Council and Barrow Parish Council.
We oppose most vigorously the suggestion that the Broseley and Barrow Local Joint Committee be joined with Much Wenlock.  Broseley and Much Wenlock are two very different and separate communities - Broseley is the service centre that serves the Barrow Parish area.  We believe that, to join these two LJCs together would fracture the link to our community and risk conflicting priorities among the various representatives.
Broseley is a Market Town with a strong local identity and a strong sense of local history - it needs to retain the current LJC as a voice to combat years of neglect by the former principal authorities.’

For some background information, the Broseley and Barrow LJC has helped many local groups and projects with grants from its funding pot and is supporting local community priorities.  We have scrutinised local services and given out information on many issues.

Jean.E.Jones@shropshire.gov.uk