How Does the Town Work?

Here, you can ask any question about Congleton or its planning, and local professionals will provide the answers.

Join our interactive Padlet activity, “How Does the Town Work?” Here, you can ask any question about Congleton or its planning, and local professionals will provide the answers. Curious about how decisions are made or how services are run? This is your chance to learn directly from the experts. Engage with the community, get your questions answered, and discover the inner workings of our town in a fun and educational way!

How to get involved

Take a closer look at the town and what surrounds you.
Decide on your question. What would you like to know? Maybe you’re wondering how something works. Maybe you want to know what it used to look like or how something in the town will change in the future. Look at the examples on the below map for inspiration, and then add your own questions.
- Click the “+” icon on the Padlet to create a new post.
- Choose a place. To mark a location, perform a search and select a location. Or drag the marker to the desired point on the map.
- Write your question and if possible upload an image related to it.
If you are a professional who has answers to questions that are already on the map, please add a comment to answer them.
What will happen as a result? We will collect all the questions with comments and try to find answers for them with the help of different experts in our town – so that we can find out How the Town Works.

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