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It’s Our Community Workshop Event

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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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