Big Society Network launch celebrated at Number 10
Source: Number10.gov.uk
13/7/2010 Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed social entrepreneurs and voluntary organisations, including the NANM’s own Ben Lee, to Number 10 to celebrate the launch of the Big Society Network ...Keeping faith in the Big Society
Source: Communities and Local Government
12/7/2010 Speaking at the annual meeting of the Inter Faith Network for the UK, Communities Minister Andrew Stunell said that faith groups are making a vital contribution to national life, and are integral to creating the Big Society ... Residents shape their area
Source: Be Birmingham
12/7/2010 Residents from Washwood Heath and Ward End in Birmingham have been urged to get involved and have their say on how to improve the area ... Celebrating our good neighbours
Source: Evening Telegraph
12/7/2010 Housing association Wellingborough Homes has honoured residents who go out of their way to help others and make a difference to their communities ... Government plans to cut red tape
Source: Communities and Local Government
07/7/2010 The Deputy Prime Minister has launched the 'Your Freedom' campaign – an online public debate inviting ideas on “burdensome laws and regulations which are considered unnecessary and infringe on civil liberties” ... Out and about in St Peters, Leicester
Source: St Peter's Neighbourhood Management
07/7/2010 A group of residents that set up a Neighbourhood Monitoring Group in St Peters & Highfields, Leicester have published a series of online photographs of people ‘Out & About’ in the neighbourhood ... Pickles looks to a better Total Place
Source: Local Government Chronicles
06/7/2010 Speaking at the LGA conference in Bournemouth, Mr Pickles said he supported the previous government’s Total Place agenda and that the idea of bringing local public service under one roof was likely to be the future of local government ... Coventry New Deal for Communities: The Future of Regeneration Conference
Source: Coventry NDC
06/7/2010 Delegates at the Future of Regeneration Conference last week in Coventry discussed the “new mindsets, methods and ways of working” that will be an imperative part of meeting the challenges ahead ... New panel to lead way for community development
Source: New Start
05/7/2010 A new independent expert panel set up by the Community Development Foundation (CDF) will be supporting the community sector and those working in it by examining the role of community development in the Big Society ... Big Society Open night
Source: bsnopen
05/7/2010 On July 6 2010 the Big Society Network held an Open Night at Eland House (home to Communities and Local Government) ... NDC looks to the future of regeneration
02/7/2010 Coventry New Deal for Communities (NDC) is today hosting the City's first regional conference since the new coalition government came into power, asking what regeneration means for local communities ... Barrow councillor fights for Neighbourhood Management
Source: North West Evening Mail
01/7/2010 With its Working Neighbourhoods Funding coming to an end next March, Barrow’s popular neighbourhood management team is fighting for survival ... Councils and businesses to rebalance local economy
Source: Communities and Local Government
29/6/2010 The Government has set out plans for Local Enterprise Partnerships ... Catch the summer NAG (Neighbourhood Action Group) bus!
Source: Pendle Borough Council
28/6/2010 The Pendle Neighbourhood Management team and a range of service providers will be taking to the streets in the Neighbourhood Action Group bus ... The Big Lunch 2010
25/6/2010 The organisers of the Big Lunch are calling on all neighbourhoods and communities across the UK to come together on Sunday 18th July ... Guinness and UnLtd giving up to £15,000 to young activists
Source: UnLtd
25/6/2010 UnLtd’s “Bring it to Life Awards”, sponsored by Guinness, are looking for 25-35 year olds who have a brilliant urban regeneration idea to make their communities a better place to live ... Public sector ‘Spending Challenge’ launched
Source: Number10.gov.uk
24/6/2010 The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister have written to public sector workers asking for their ideas on how the Government can do more for less ... IFS report says emergency budget will hit the poor hardest
Source: The Guardian
24/6/2010 According to the Institute of Fiscal Studies claims by the Coalition Government’s that last week’s emergency budget was ‘progressive’ is misleading as over the long term the poor will bear a disproportionate burden ... Lower council taxes and rates for hard-working families and local firms
Source: Communities and Local Government
22/6/2010 Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has hailed the Budget for providing lower council taxes and rates for hard-working families and local firms ... Budget: Dependent regions to be targeted
Source: New Start
22/6/2010 A fund to support employment and growth in areas affected by reductions in public spending has been launched in the Budget ... Soho Games 2010 Gets Kids Alive
Source: Soho Ward Birmingham
22/6/2010 The Ladywood Neighbourhood Management team in Birmingham, local charity Sport 4 Life, and the Soho Links Cluster organised the second Soho Games – an inter school sports competition that enables children to experience top quality competitive activities including football, athletics,uni-hockey and handball ... BBC Radio 4 cover Manton’s ‘Voice Your Choice’
Source: Manton Communtiy Alliance
20/6/2010 The Manton Voice Your Choice participatory budgeting process was featured in a BBC Radio 4 programme, including interviews with Richard Edwards, Manton’s neighbourhood manager and local residents ... Government sets out how to establish 'free schools'
Source: BBC
18/6/2010 The government in England is setting out how parents, teachers, charities and other groups can apply to set up their own "free school" which will be independent but funded by central government ... More power to councils to solve local problems with shared homes
Source: Communities and Local Government
17/6/2010 Housing Minister Grant Shapps is handing over more power to councils so that they can manage high concentrations of shared housing in their area ... Cities fly the flag for a better night out
Source: New Start
17/6/2010 Liverpool, Nottingham and Clerkenwell are among the first places in Britain to be awarded a Purple Flag for improving their night-time environment ... XL Youth Villages Summer sites
Source: Gentoo Sunderland
15/6/2010 Sunderland City Council will host a variety of XL Youth Villages throughout the summer in conjunction with Gentoo Sunderland, a major housing provider in the city which adopts a neighbourhood management approach ... Northumberland Park week of action
Source: Haringey Council
15/6/2010 A joint operation by Haringey Council and the police will be held next week to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in Northumberland Park ... It’s a million thanks for our play facilities
Source: Yorkshire post
14/6/2010 The neighbourhood management team in Doncaster has organized a fun day to celebrate the opening of Dunsville Park, a new play facility that was funded by the Department for Education ... Beechwood Ballantyne tenants have a greater say in their local services
Source: 24dash.com
10/6/2010 Beechwood Ballantyne Community Housing Association has agreed with Wirral Council and various other partners to develop a neighbourhood management approach to delivering services to the local community ... Government sets out further detail on local government savings
Source: Communities and Local Government
10/6/2010 The Government has today published details of the £1 ...
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