The first meeting of the Community Partnership Forum was held in July 2003 and proved such a great success that Forum meetings are now held three times a year. The Forum provides a great opportunity for members from all of the Community Partnerships to learn from each other and share ideas.
A whole range of topics have been covered at past Forum meetings, these include;
- The role of the Community in the Darlington Partnership - Darlington Partnership
- How to organise a community event, the experience of Bank Top Community Partnership - Bank Top Community Partnership
- The role of the Community Partnership Learning Champions - Darlington College of Technology
- What are the issues in Darlington and what are we going to do about it?, Community appraisal and action planning - Martin Wood, Renaissance
- Help for community groups on issues relating to planning - Planning Aid North
- Darlington's Local Development Plan - Darlington Borough Council
- How residents can become energy efficient - Tees and Durham Energy Advice Centre
- Local Transport Plan and Town on the Move - Darlington Borough Council
- How to develop a Community Garden, experience learnt from Firthmoor - Firthmoor Community Partnership
- Consultation on the Social Inclusion Strategy - Darlington Borough Council
- Lascelles Parenting project - Dodmire Primary School
The agenda for the Forum meetings comes from suggestions put forward by members of the Community Partnerships.
The next Forum meeting will take place on 27th October 2005. Further details on this event will be provided on this site nearer the date.
If you would like more information about Forum meetings please contact Emily Munday, Community Development Worker, Darlington Borough Council, Branksome Neighbourhood House, 112-114 Whitby Way, Darlington, DL3 9UH, email emily.munday@darlington.gov.uk or telephone 01325 467237