What homes would you build? Or perhaps your neighbourhood needs business premises, a community hall or a sports facility?
The Government is acting to remove the red tape and bureaucracy that hold you and your neighbours back from improving your local area to make it a thriving, vibrant place to live.
The Community Right to Build is part of the Government’s drive to create the ‘Big Society’. It’s only right that you make the decisions about how your local area should grow.
ACRE’s new policy position paper considers rural implementation of the Big Society initiatives and how, if implemented appropriately, they could open up significant opportunities for communities to secure a more sustainable future. The risks inherent in decentralising the planning system, the Right to Build, Buy and Bid, and the Community Organisers scheme are outlined, as well as ways to ensure that implementation delivers best value in the outcomes that communities can achieve.
BRAP is holding a free funding fair where you can meet funders face-to-face, take part in workshops addressing the most common mistakes in tender and bid writing, and network with like-minded organisations.
The Hub, Hazelwell, Kings Heath, 10am to 3pm, 22nd September 2010
WRCC has signed up to the Practical Fundraising Association's 'Good Fundraising Code', meaning that we follow best practice and are honest and transparent with supporters.
The code is simple :
Hallmark is a quality standard recognizing excellence in village halls and other similar community buildings, and is part of a national programme to help management committees identify the best way of operating in line with recognized standards.
'Roles & Responsibilities of Trustees', including 'Finance for the Fearful'
Sat 30 October 2010, from 10am to 2.30pm at WCAVA, North Street, Rugby
Contact Alison or Louisa on 01788 674268 to book a place or email training@wcava.org.uk
In accordance with the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 the Council is in the process of reviewing its Licensing Policy.
Part of the review is to consult with interested parties. The draft Policy is available to view on the Council website. There is a feedback facility to provide comments, and all responses must be received by 22nd October 2010.
Does your community building currently provide business services, or would you like to provide business services? WRCC is interested in finding out whether community buildings in Warwickshire :
- currently provide business services
- could provide business services
- would like to provide business services
Would your community building consider refurbishing and/or rebuilding in order to provide services to local businesses?
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles wants to stem the flow of relentless form filling, high costs and red tape for organising summer street parties and fetes. Extortionate, inconsistent costs and paperwork for road closures, risk assessments, and temporary event notices are barriers to community events. It can often take weeks and cost thousands of pounds for councils trying to process these applications, which can deter both councils and organisers from putting on events.
A recent request went out for village hall committee volunteers willing to speak with BRE (Better Regulation Executive) regarding a project they were carrying out to try and establish the level of burden of regulation on community buildings.
Ron Pybus of West Ashton Village Hall in Wiltshire and Alan West of Ringmer Village Hall in Sussex took part in face to face interviews and attended a focus group workshop in London during June. Thank you to those of you who contributed evidence of examples of burdensome regulation.
