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| 25/02/2010 |
A few words from David Woods, Corporate Director of Customer Services at LBBD and Chair of the Stronger Borough Board
As chair of the Stronger Borough Board I am proud to be leading a team of people from across the partnership who are working to build a stronger borough in Barking and Dagenham.
In particular, we are working to increase the proportion of people who feel:
- that people from different backgrounds get on well together here
- they can influence local decisions
- local people treat each other with respect and consideration
Barking and Dagenham is a borough that faces many challenges. It is also one where we can be proud of our heritage, and of the great work that people in the community do to make this a better place. We know that by working together we can do even more.
Work we are doing as a Stronger Borough Board to contribute to this includes:
- Sharing effort and expertise across organisations in the way we communicate with the public, so that local people can better know what is going on
- Bringing together work to engage and consult with local people to ensure this is done as effectively as possible
- Developing opportunities for older and younger people to come together and build understanding
- Creating local community activities that bring people from different backgrounds together
What are we talking about?
Meeting - 25/02/10
Children’s Centres as Community Hubs
Toby Kinder, Group Manager Children’s Centres LBBD, reported on Children’s Centres. Discussion covered the development of centres in the Borough, their purpose, and the wide range of activities available in them; information about the types of people using them; detail about what is being done to ensure the meaningful interaction of such people and possible approaches to reaching more people; and suggestions about how children’s centres can be used to build cohesion.
If you would like information about children’s centres please contact toby.kinder@lbbd.gov.uk
BAME Forum
Rita Chadha-Bolt, Director of RAMFEL, updated the Board on the Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Forum, which has been set up to support and develop the capacity of the BAME third sector and communities to engage in the public and civic life of Barking and Dagenham. Discussion covered the activities which the Forum is engaged in, the challenges facing it, and the ways in which the Board can support it.
If you would like information about the BAME Forum please contact rita.chadha@ramfel.org.uk
Total Commissioning – Localities Pilot
Edith Galliers, Policy and Partnerships Officer LBBD, updated the Board on the Localities project of the Total Commissioning programme. Focusing on The Fiddlers, this pilot project will test how partners can work together to test how we can improve how people feel about living and working in that place.
Information on the Fiddlers project is available from Edith Galliers 020 8227 2633 edith.galliers@lbbd.gov.uk
Interim Place Survey results and Target Setting for the Board
The meeting discussed findings from the interim Place Survey for the Board’s three National Indicators. Further information about the Board’s Indicators and targets can be obtained from Errol Lawrence, Policy and Partnerships Officer LBBD (contact details below).
The next meeting of the Stronger Borough Board will take place on Thursday 24 June 2010. If anyone would like further information about the work of the Stronger Borough Board, please contact Errol Lawrence on 020 8227 2863 errol.lawrence@lbbd.gov.uk