PEOPLE visiting a free advice and information road show touring West Devon this month can have their say on the future shape of community health services in their area.

Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG) is joining the West Devon Connect road show at various locations, asking residents what services they think they might need by 2021 to stay healthy and independent in their community.

Help is also at hand for people worried about money, heating bills and benefits changes.

A Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) advisor will join the Connect road show at Chagford, Exbourne, Hatherleigh and Princetown. West Devon Connect is an outreach service co-ordinated by West Devon Borough Council aimed at taking key information about public services, charities and support organisations out to communities.

A borough council advisor will be at each event to answer questions on a range of topics such as council tax support changes, recycling and housing.

Other organisations joining the Connect road show include Okehampton's Parklands Leisure Centre, Action on Hearing Loss, the Community and Voluntary Service (CVS), personal alarm specialists CALL 24, Oakhouse Foods which provides meals for people living independently ,and housing charity, Encompass.   

Everyone is welcome to drop along to any of the sessions:

October 4 ,The Burrow Cafe, Exbourne, 10am to noon with CAB.

October 11, Chagford Library,10.30am to 12.30pm with CAB and Oakhouse Foods.

October 15, Hatherleigh Market , 9.30am to noon with NEW Devon CCG, Encompass and CAB.

October 16, Princetown Community Centre,1.30pm to 3.30pm with a CAB drop-in service and CVS.

October 25, Chagford Library, 10.30am to 12.30pm with CALL 24 and Action on Hearing Loss.

October 31, Tavistock Area Support Service, 10am to noon with a coffee morning.