VCS engagement with NSP
Following a fundamental review of the Northumberland Strategic Partnership, the outgoing Board and Executive decided at a joint meeting in March 2011 to restructure its membership. Click here for briefing on review. It is likely that the VCS will be invited to have one member on the new Leadership Forum along with one from NALC and the business community and other public bodies active in Northumberland. Click here for diagram and a power-point presentation. The Consortium will be the mechanism for selecting the VCS representative. Details of the new arrangements will be provided as they become available together with how the VCS will be part of the new "priority groups", economic and health boards.
Sustainable Community Strategy
The final version of the document was endorsed by the Northumberland Strategic Partnership Board on 30 March 2011 and is to be presented to the full Northumberland County Council for final approval on 4 May 2011. It can be accessed at: http://www.nsp.org.uk/page.asp?id=811
Community Development Report, November 2010
The County Council, using NEEP money, commissioned Sally Thomas, of Social Regeneration Consulting, to produce a report on community development. This 36 page report Community Development: Stronger Communities, better services is now available. It makes three main recommendations:
- for there to be a review of the delivery of engagement, empowerment & community development in the county
- to develop a neighbourhood strategy complemented by a community development strategy including a Delivery Plan which would set out the roles and responsibilities of partners.
- to evidence and promote the advantages of a community development approach.
There is also an associated document containing 6 appendices.
Partnership Structures
An excellent overview of what the NSP is about can be obtained from its own site www.nsp.org.uk
The regular issues of Matters Arising keep partners and others up to speed with what is going on and also provide useful summaries of the policy initiatives flooding down from Whitehall.
People and Places
This publication from the NSP contains a host of useful information often on a particular theme.
Special edition on Economic Strategy April 2010
