The creation of this five-year plan signalled a totally new way of working for the city council. For the first time, we went out to the whole city to ask them what was important to them and what our priorities should be.
Hundreds of conversations have helped to mould the plan. This allowed us to take all the incredible feedback and distil it into something that I hope speaks to everyone who reads it.
Our all-embracing approach to pulling this plan together is something I’m very proud of and is what we need to do more of at the city council.
I want us to inspire our residents to talk with us and have open conversations about the role of the council so we can clearly hear, and respond to, all of the voices across our communities.
Being an open and modern council is central to unlocking all that we want for our amazing city: a prosperous Norwich, a fairer Norwich, a climate-responsive Norwich, a future-proof Norwich. It is only by becoming an open and modern organisation that we will be able to adapt to the changing needs of our residents, communities and businesses.
I really hope our new plan captures the essence of shared aspirations for Norwich.
Lou Rawsthorne
Chief executive of Norwich City Council
