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It may seem a way off yet, but next year heralds the 2011 Census and (without sounding too preachy!) we’d love as many people from Calderdale to participate as possible. It’s really important for the small things and the big things that effect our lives here in Calderdale so please do your bit when the letter drops through your door! Here at Creative Calderdale, we caught up with our regional Census Co-ordinator, Rachel Julian, to see what she had to say about it:

“On 27 March 2011 all residential households in the United Kingdom will be taking part in a census. Since 1801 a day has been chosen every ten years for this purpose. The census provides an excellent source of information about the population. This enables central and local government, health authorities and many other organisations to plan housing, education and training, health, transport services and enterprise support for years to come. Business and commerce use census data in marketing, deciding on new locations and planning for the future."

"The census statistics feed into the allocation of funding for local authorities and play a major part in their ability to provide local services, so it is crucial the population estimate is as accurate as possible. When the questionnaire envelope comes through the door you’ll easily recognise it by the purple 2011 Census logo.”

The 2011 Census doesn’t want anyone to fall behind – so there will be a wide range of help options available (such as language guidance booklets, large print format, Text Relay and census field staff on hand, as well as online help and telephone call centres). Your personal information is protected by law and is kept confidential for 100 years.

More information about the 2011 Census can be found at: www.census.gov.uk

Author:  Creative Calderdale
Source:  Census 2011
Date:     27/08/10
Images:  Census 2011