KNUTSFORD Town Council is inviting residents to join its first virtual annual town meeting next Tuesday evening.

Two special guests have been booked for the evening: Claire Sawyer of We are Knutsford and Davina Armitage, owner of Cocoranti.

Claire will be giving a talk on how We are Knutsford was founded to support the community through the first lockdown and the great work it has been doing for Knutsford over the last year.

Davina will be interviewed by town centre and marketing officer Sandra Curties as a special edition of her ‘behind the door’ talks with local businesses on how Davina adapted her business to survive the pandemic.

There was no town meeting in 2020 due to the coronavirus restrictions but legislation allows for the meeting to be held virtually for 2021.

The meeting, which is chaired by the town Mayor, is not a council meeting but an opportunity for the town to come together to raise and discuss issues affecting the community.

"The Town Meeting goes back over 100 years when it was how town councillors were elected," said town clerk Adam Keppel-Green.

"Now it is an opportunity for residents to directly raise any issues that they feel need to be addressed by the council or wider community.

"It could be to draw attention to an issue, or to see if there are others in the community interested in working to tackle a problem."

The meeting starts at 7pm on Tuesday, May 4.

Residents can either join via Zoom or watch live on Facebook.

The agenda and more information is available at knutsfordtowncouncil.gov.uk/council/town-meeting.