We recently launched the Swindon Plan which sets out our long-term priorities to build a fairer, better and greener Swindon working with communities and partners across the Borough. The Plan was shaped by the ideas and feedback of local people as part of our ongoing commitment to ensure we listen to what matters to them.

The Council exists to serve residents and Swindon, so it’s important we seek residents’ views on what we're doing well and what we could be doing better.

That’s why I’m asking for your support in encouraging local residents across your organisation and network to fill in our annual Resident Survey. This survey is running until 1 September and I would appreciate this message being shared with your colleagues, friends and family – so they can have their say.

The survey can be filled in by anyone who lives in Swindon. It gives residents the opportunity to voice their opinion on a number of issues including:

• Satisfaction with how the council operates
• Trust in the council and the perceived value for money it offers
• Perceptions of community safety
• Satisfaction with specific council-run services

Please share our message encouraging others to fill in this important survey. It takes less than 10 minutes to complete and can be accessed online via the button below.

If any residents need assistance completing the survey, or require it in an alternative format, please ask them to call: 01793 445500.

Residents can also visit any of Swindon’s five core libraries (Central, Highworth, Park, North and West Swindon) to fill in the survey or request a paper copy. The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete with all responses remaining anonymous.

If you would like posters or social media graphics to help spread this message, please reply to this email.

We'll be considering the final results at a Cabinet meeting later in the year, and they'll be used to inform future service priorities and the delivery of the Swindon Plan.

Many thanks for your support.

Best wishes,

Jim Robbins

Leader of Swindon Borough Council