Cornwall Council survey closes Sunday: which services matter most?

A bin collection, a mobile library van, a pothole fixed before it swallows a tyre. Most of us only notice council services when one of them stops turning up. Cornwall Council wants to know which ones you would miss first, and there are only a few days left to tell it.

Cornwall Council is asking people to think about the services they or their family use, and the things that make a difference to their local area. The Let’s Talk About Cornwall survey closes at midnight this Sunday (1 November).

What the survey covers

The council has offered a long list of examples to get people thinking. Support for children and families, housing, waste and recycling, roads, libraries, the environment, and support for older or disabled people are all on it. There is room for something else entirely, too.

The questions go wider than services. They also ask how you see your local area as a place to live, and how rising living costs are affecting you and your family.

Why the council is asking now

The council says it wants to understand what people value most, so it can make informed choices about where to focus in the year ahead.

The answers will feed into the Cornwall Council draft Budget and its Council Priorities Delivery Plan, as well as other policies, strategies, plans and services. With finances tight, the council says it is getting on with delivering the services and activities people in Cornwall say matter most to them.

How to take part

The quickest way is to fill in the online survey. A printable version is also available on the Let’s Talk About Cornwall page.

For a paper copy or another format, email [email protected] or call 0300 123 1118.

What happens to your answers

Cornwall Council is the data controller for the survey, and responses are kept for up to two years after it closes. Anything typed into the open-ended questions may be published in full, so it is worth keeping personal details out of those boxes.

📷The Let's Talk About Cornwall survey closes on Sunday 1 November. Credit: Cornwall Council