THE next meeting of the Ramsbottom and Tottington Area Board will be held on Thursday, November 22.

The meeting will start at 7pm in the Christ Church Neighbourhood Centre off Stubbins Lane, Ramsbottom.

On the agenda are a 45-minute open forum question time, information about local Kickstart Grant applications and a policing update.

Other items will include a report on the local implications of the Communities Against Drugs initiative, plus an interactive consultation designed to encourage people to think about how public money is spent locally and the sort of priorities they might have.

A debate will also take place about the Peel Monument and its restoration and renovation.

More details are available from Deryck Cawthron on 0161-253-5127 or Mike Ormerod on 01204-880457.