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Mar 2021
Census Support Centre open in Pateley Bridge today
It's Census Day and Nidderdale Plus in Pateley Bridge will be open today to provide help and advice.
Filling in the form, which takes around ten minutes, can be done on paper, smartphone, tablet or computer.
It is a legal requirement.
The census helps local and national government to obtain a snapshot of the entire population at one point in time.
This helps in future planning for services such as healthcare, education and transport.
Assistance is being provided to those people who have queries about filling in the form, those who do not have a computer or are not confident about going online.
This is through Census Support Centres across the UK and Nidderdale Plus Community Hub is the centre selected for the Harrogate district..
Based in Station Square, King Street, it will be open from 10am until 1pm and will be observing social distancing requirements for people wanting to drop by.
Some people who already knew who would be in their household today, completed their forms in advance.
Nidderdale Plus executive director, Helen Flynn, said:
"Advice can be provided at the door, or an appointment to visit the centre can be booked by calling 01423 714953."
Census support advisers Sandra Walker and Heather Blundell, have been trained by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to deliver this service in a Covid-safe and confidential way.
They can provide help face to face or over the phone.
Mrs Flynn, pointed out:
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Census facts and figures
This year marks the 22nd Census.
It has been held every ten years, except for 1941, when it did not take place because of World War II.
The first Census was held in Great Britain in March 1801.
It recorded the combined population of England, Wales and Scotland at 10.9 million, living in 1.8 million houses.
By the 2011 Census, the UK population - which also includes Northern Ireland - had grown to 63 million, of which 32 million were female and 31 million were male.
The census in Scotland has been held up by the covid pandemic and will take place next year.
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