The Community Partnership Steering Group has been up and running since April 2004.  The Steering Group has a Strategic role by bringing together all of the Community Partnerships.  The aims are set out below:

• Learn and share experience with each other
• Work together on projects and funding bids that cut across Community Partnership areas
• Monitor the Neighbourhood Renewal actions to ensure effective progress is made
• Monitor Darlington Borough Council's Community Partnerships Service Plan
• Link the Community Partnership representatives on the Darlington Partnership Board with all 11 Community Partnerships, allowing for two way communication

The membership of the Steering Group consists of a representative from each of the eleven Community Partnerships.  Community Partnership representatives who sit on the Darlington Partnership Board and the four thematic groups are also invited to meetings, to allow for two-way communication.  The members of the Steering Group will invite officers from organisations to attend as and when their expertise is required, also when they want to call into account officers and organisations on the progress of the Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy actions. 

Work is currently being undertaken with each of the Community Partnerships to identify actions that the Steering Group can take forward. 

The steering group are organising a town wide Health Event on Wednesday 21 March 2007 at the Dolphin Centre.  This links in with National Obesity Week.  There will be lots of freebies, demonstrations, food to try and lots of hands-on displays.

The steering group also decided to put a Running Costs bid for all 11 Community Partnerships.  This has been submitted to the Reaching Communities Programme at the Big Lottery.  We should hear if it has been successful before Christmas.

See the minutes of past meetings to find out what has been going on.

17 October 2006 - pdf document
22 August 2006 - pdf document
20 June 2006 - pdf document
25 April 2006 - pdf document  with  supporting document - pdf document
1  November 2005 - pdf document
30 August 2005 - pdf document
7 July 2005 - pdf document
3 May 2005 - pdf document
8 March 2005 - pdf document
7 December 2004 - pdf document
24 August 2004 - pdf document
27 April 2004 - pdf document 
  
The group discusses the Council's Community Partnerships Section Service Plan - pdf document,

In November's meeting the Steering Group agreed to sign up to the Terms of Reference - pdf document .  They also looked at the progress made towards the Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy targets and reviewed the Community partnerships Division Service Plan for 2005/2006

Hot topics included truancy and exclusions and the effects on communities and developing a Good Neighbour Project - pdf document in partnership with Age Concern and other partners.

If you would like more information about the Community Partnership Steering Group, please contact Sue Davison, Principal Community Development Worker at Darlington Borough Council, 13 Horsemarket, Darlington, DL1 5PW, email susan.davison@darlington.gov.uk or telephone 07866554192.