104 Local authorities across the country are inviting residents to visit their websites and click on a 'Pride of Place' link to vote for one of ten locally-nominated favourite places.
Local authorities from the East of England taking part in the poll are:
- Bedfordshire County Council
- Mid Beds District Council
- Breckland District Council
- Braintree District Council
- Watford Borough Council
- Norfolk County Council
- Stevenage Borough Council
- East Herts District Council
- Peterborough City Council
- Norwich City Council
- Maldon Borough Council
Across the country local authorities have sourced many of their nominations from famous local citizens. The result is a mix of quirky and traditional locations, from the Aslockton pile of horseshoes in Nottinghamshire, to Wigan Pier, Silverstone race course and Peterborough Cathedral.
Communities Minister, Parmjit Dhanda said:
"We hope the poll will prompt residents across England visit their local council website to vote for the place they are most proud of in their patch. It could be a landmark, town, park, historic site or even a pub - which is sure to generate debate!
"The poll is a fun introduction to the mass of valuable and easily accessible services and information on council websites including planning, schools, libraries, bin collections, and paying bills."
The Pride of Place poll is part of the Government's 'Connect to your Council' campaign, which aims to encourage citizens to access their local authority services online - anytime, anywhere. People can now use council websites to find out anything from planning information to applying for school places.
The poll can be accessed from council websites until 30 November 2007 after which the results will be released.
