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It’s Our Community Workshop Event
Emily Fennell
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About It’s Our Community & About today
Aim of the programmeSupport community ownership on the ground in the UK and elsewhere,
through connecting ideas, support and resource at the national and European level.
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First phaseExamples of communities leading local projects across
France, Germany, Portugal, UK
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Our project activities• Three research events across England, and partnerships
with organisations working across the UK • Exchanging ideas and influencing practice on the ground• Developing the website as a portal of UK and European
examples • Resources developed to support community groups
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What we hope to achieve
• Resources that support communities to lead and control local services that better meet their needs
• Address knowledge gaps and provide practical skills for development of community projects, strengthening individuals’ and neighbourhood groups’ capacity for change
• Contribute to improving the provision of appropriate, high quality, local services for communities across Europe
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Our project activities• Three research events across England, and
partnerships with organisations working across the UK
• Exchange ideas and influencing practice on the ground
• Developing the website as a portal of UK and European examples
• Resources developed to support community groups
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Morning: Presentation on European funding opportunities for community-led projects, and recommendations for the future ESF programme
Hearing from the LEPs
Community led projects sharing their examplesAfternoon:
Participants contribute into the It’s Our Community research through exchange of ideas and good practice around issues such as:• Financing and resourcing• Capacity and skills • Local partnerships • Communicating impact
Welcome
Mark Ereira-Guyer – Big Society FundingLeonie McCarthy – Peterborough Council for Voluntary Service
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Community Grants Presentation
Ingrid Gardiner - NCVO
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LEP presentation
Laura Halstead – Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEPAlastair Rhind – New Anglia LEP
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Tea/ Coffee break…
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Organisations’ presentations…
Rachel Newell – WintercomfortLouise Gooch – Each
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Reflections (All)
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Who’s who?
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Lunch
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Case study research initial findings
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Workshop activities…
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Thank you and close
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