BURTON JOYCE ONLINE BLOG
Chronicling everyday life in the Nottinghamshire village
News views, faces, places, - serious, amusing, sometime contentious.
Chronicling everyday life in the Nottinghamshire village
News views, faces, places, - serious, amusing, sometime contentious.
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I was surfing the Internet the other and came across Local Government promotion re Local Forums
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WHAT IS and Who are the members of a LOCAL FORUM?
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Anyone from a local area who wants to make a difference and can contribute time, money, advice and expertise to a partnership
Anyone from a local area who wants to make a difference and can contribute time, money, advice and expertise to a partnership
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Forums bring together local councillors, businesses, colleges, health, police, churches, community groups and anybody else who can help make their local area a better place to live.
Forums bring together local councillors, businesses, colleges, health, police, churches, community groups and anybody else who can help make their local area a better place to live.
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What does a Local Area Forum do?
What does a Local Area Forum do?
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Each "Local Area Forum" is different and has grown in response to local needs and local issues, but they all have the same aims:
Each "Local Area Forum" is different and has grown in response to local needs and local issues, but they all have the same aims:
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To work with local people to improve their quality of life
To take action to tackle local issues
To influence plans and services for the area and make sure they are what people want
To raise money for local projects
To bring together all those who live and work in an area in a positive and active partnership.
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To work with local people to improve their quality of life
To take action to tackle local issues
To influence plans and services for the area and make sure they are what people want
To raise money for local projects
To bring together all those who live and work in an area in a positive and active partnership.
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What appears to be a disadvantage of a Local Area Forum? -
In my view -they carry the tag "OFFICIALDOM"
In my view -they carry the tag "OFFICIALDOM"
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Residents in the any community can and do become quite sceptical of "OFFICIALDOM"
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and why should we in B J ever consider the formation of a FORUM
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NEVER! . for we have our own elected PARISH COUNCIL
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and all we need to do, is to
and all we need to do, is to
regularly communicate our opinions to those we elect ,
-which is the point behind the Online Blogs-
(The independent ONLINE BLOGS, -"Forums" of the B J community)
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“Click” the relevant link for access to
“Click” the relevant link for access to
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****Click a title in the Archive list alongside
to add to the “Comment” box which then appears below ****
****Click a title in the Archive list alongside
to add to the “Comment” box which then appears below ****
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