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Posts Tagged ‘community-led planning’
Community led planning – what role in urban areas?
Posted by Denise Taylor on 11th March 2011Round-up from the Telford Big Society event on November 16th
Posted by Simon Harper on 17th November 2010
Delegates wrap up discussions at the Telford Big Society event
At the Telford event there were a number of presentations after the discussion groups had wrapped up. The session began, however, with a presentation from Denise Taylor of RAWM which set out to explore the Big Society concept and pose a series of questions for discussion during the event.
Click here to see the version of this presentation which was delivered at a previous event in Stratford.
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Round-up from the Worcester Big Society event on November 9th
Posted by Simon Harper on 9th November 2010
Wrapping up discussions at the Worcester Big Society event
At the Worcester event there were a number of presentations after the discussion groups had wrapped up. The session began, however, with a presentation from Helga Edstrom (Government Office West Midlands) which set out to explore the Big Society concept and pose a series of questions for discussion during the event.
Click here to see the version of this presentation which was delivered at a previous event in Stratford. (more…)
Val Lewis from Prees in Shropshire on the big society and their action plan
Posted by Simon Harper on 22nd October 2010
Val Lewis talks about the Big Society agenda and community action
Val Lewis spoke to us about citizens initiating planning processes on behalf of the community. It’s a fascinating story about how groups can work together to achieve sizeable goals which help to improve the quality of life in the local area.
“What we realised from the very beginning was we couldn’t expect anyone else to do it for us, we had to invest our own time in it.”
Volunteers capture remarkable community development in Sneyd Green, Stoke on Trent, on YouTube
Posted by Simon Harper on 15th October 2010If one of the key cornerstones of the Big Society is emphasising the value of community asset transfer, the Holden Lane Residents Association – in Sneyd Green, Stoke on Trent – have been active in getting their achievements online. Using a series of YouTube videos to chart the project, the team of residents and volunteers took over ownership of the local community hall over two years ago and have transformed it into a valuable resource which serves the community well.
Richard Hammersley from Planning Aid on using the town planning system to achieve community goals
Posted by Simon Harper on 12th October 2010As part of the Big Society event at Stafford, Richard Hammersley from Planning Aid gave a presentation about using the town planning system to achieve community goals and objectives in line with what the community wants, not people outside of the community.
You can view the slideshow of Richard’s presentation below:
Planning Aid – an introduction
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Sharon Palmer from Regional Action West Midlands on defining the Big Society agenda at Stafford, 12th October 2010
Posted by Simon Harper on 12th October 2010At the Big Society event in Stafford, Sharon Palmer from Regional Action West Midlands delivered a presentation which tried to define the Big Society agenda and explored how this affects the relationship between communities and the state as well as the projects which are already underway.
You can view a slideshow of Sharon’s presentation below and read some of the key points:
Community Led Planning
Posted by paulinedutton on 14th July 2010Community Led Planning (CLP) has been a theme running through the EVC programme over the past 3 years focussing on rural areas. Last year the project, led by Community First, through the West Midlands Rural Community Action Network (WMRCAN) produced a CLP briefing paper with real life examples of how communities and public sector agencies working together can develop and implement community plans. In the final year of EVC programme the benefits of the CLP apporach will be promoted and supported in Urban areas.
EVC May Event: West Midlands RCAN on Rurality and Empowerment
Posted by Andrew Brightwell on 17th May 2010
Lorna Pearcey of West Midlands RCAN
Lorna Pearcey of West Midlands Rural Community Action Network (RCAN) has been delivering a project on community-led planning called Rurality and Empowerment. Its aim is to help communities to be able to affect the decision-making processes in their local area.