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  • Consultations
  • Education
  • Equality and Diversity
  • Faith
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  • Health
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  • Media
  • North West Organisations
  • Thematic Forum Links
  • Voluntary Organisations
  • Youth

  • Community safety

    Community Safety Statistics and information on crime and prevention in your area.
    URL: www.saferlancashire.co.uk

    Consultations

    Drugs: Our Community, Your Say Take part in this national consultation - open to all. Closing date for consultation is 19 October 2007.
    URL: www.drugs.gov.uk/publication-search/drug
    STAYING SAFE: A CONSULTATION DOCUMENT On 18 July, Ed Balls, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, launched a major consultation on children and young people’s safety. Staying Safe provides the opportunity for the government to consult with parents, children, young people, our partners and the children's workforce on children's safety. To download the consultation document log on to www.dcsf.gov.uk/consultations
    URL: www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/stayingsafe
    Hyndburn Borough Council - Current consultations open to the general public. Click on the link, this will take you to the list of consultations on Hyndburn Borough Council's website. Hyndburn Parks User Survey Hyndburn Parks - What activities do you want to do? What would you like to see in Hyndburn Council's Equality Scheme? Community Safety, Opportunities in Hyndburn and Sustainability Haworth Art Gallery Your opinions on Memorial Park, Great Harwood
    URL: www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/roundabout/opencms
    Hyndburn Borough Council The latest public consultations can be found at this link.
    URL: www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/site/scripts/docum
    Lancashire County Council - consultation on changes to adult social care.
    URL: www.lancashire.gov.uk/acs/wellbeing
    Lancashire County Council Consultation on NHS Dentistry
    URL: www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/consulta

    Education

    Accrington and Rossendale College
    URL: www.accross.ac.uk
    Trafford Hall is the home of the National Communities Resource Centre, a registered charity (1005555), offering training and support to people living and working in disadvantaged communities in the UK, to develop their skills, confidence and capacity to tackle problems and reverse poor conditions.
    URL: www.traffordhall.com/

    Equality and Diversity

    Commission for Equality & Human Rights UK Governement reference site
    URL: www.cehr.org.uk
    Home Office - Promoting equality and diversity is a duty
    URL: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/equality-diversity
    IDeA Working for local government improvement
    URL: www.idea-knowledge.gov.uk/idk/core/page.

    Faith

    The website for the faith communities in England’s Northwest.
    URL: www.faithnorthwest.org.uk
    Information explaining the holy month of Ramadan
    URL: www.ramadan.co.uk/index1.php?page=others

    General

    2nd-Bite helps businesses by reusing unwanted IT in a legal and cost-effective manner, as well as helping people in the local community gain access to free and nominally-priced computers.
    URL: www.2nd-bite.org.uk
    Accrington Market Web Site
    URL: www.accringtonmarket.com
    Accrington Observer Newspaper Local weekly newspaper
    URL: www.accringtonobserver.co.uk
    Local football club The official site with news, fixtures, results, tables, statistics, club information, and links.
    URL: www.accringtonstanley.co.uk
    This is Accrington and Hyndburn's biggest online community. Please feel free to have a look around.... If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ. You will have to join before you can post, but you can continue browsing without being a member. Joining is completely free and only takes a couple of minutes, we would love to have you as a member here at AccyWeb!
    URL: www.accringtonweb.com/forum/
    Hyndburn theatre and events guide
    URL: www.hyndburnentertainment.com
    What Now? Information and Advice for Young People
    URL: www.lancsycs.org/hyndburn
    The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) leads the economic development and regeneration of England's Northwest and is responsible for: -Supporting business growth and encouraging investment -Matching skills provision to employer needs -Creating the conditions for economic growth -Connecting the region through effective transport and communication infrastructure -Promoting the region’s outstanding quality of life. This link takes you to NWDA Newsletters
    URL: www.nwda.co.uk/news--events/e-newsletter
    Lancashire News website Latest Lancashire news
    URL: www.thisislancashire.co.uk

    Health

    The East Lancs Primary Care Trust, established on 1st October 2006, serves a population of 382,000 across the 5 boroughs of Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley, and Rossendale. The functions of the PCT are to engage with its local populations, to improve health and well-being, to commission (purchase) a range of comprehensive and efficient services within allocated resources across all services and sectors, and to directly provide high quality responsive and efficient services where this gives best value.
    URL: www.eastlancspct.nhs.uk/
    Engage is the Primary Care Trusts monthly newsletter. It provides staff, contractors, our partners and the public with news and information.
    URL: www.eastlancspct.nhs.uk/news/engage/
    Hyndburn initiative offering reduced prices to use leisure facilities. Follow the link and click on Leisure Passport to see if you are eligible.
    URL: www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/roundabout/opencms
    East Lancashire Primary Care Trust initiatives.
    URL: www.savingamillionyears.eastlancspct.nhs
    East Lancashire Teaching PCT's website - Saving a Million Years. This site is one of four and includes two health awareness campaign sites: * Know when to say when (Alcohol) * Could it be you? (Coronary Heart Disease)
    URL: www.savingamillionyears.eastlancspct.nhs

    Learning

    Lancashire Learning Consortium Support and co-ordinate learning opportunities and development in the Voluntary sector.
    URL: www.lancashirelearningconsortium.org.uk

    Local Government

    News on Local Area Agreements
    URL: www.gos.gov.uk/gonw/ezines/LAAnews/
    Hyndburn Borough Council
    URL: www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk
    This gives details of all the forthcoming exhibitions, events and workshops at the Haworth Art Gallery. In addition to the world-famous permanent collection of Tiffany glass the gallery runs a series of changing temporary exhibitions along with art and craft workshops for both children and adults.
    URL: www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/hag
    Hyndburn Borough Council This page is a link to many important documents such as Hyndburn's Housing Market Renewal Masterplan
    URL: www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/roundabout/opencms
    Hyndburn Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) Select community strategy link for information on the LSP.
    URL: www.hyndburnlife.co.uk
    Lancashire County Council
    URL: www.lancashire.gov.uk
    Adult & Community Services in promoting health and well-being. Includes information on Changes to Adult Social Care.
    URL: www.lancashire.gov.uk/acs/wellbeing
    Lancashire Partnership Strategy for an Ageing Population The strategy has been the subject of a wide-ranging consultation involving over 300 older people and a range of stakeholders from across Lancashire. In response to consultation we have dedicated Sections in Chapter 5 discusses ideas and challenges for the 50 plus generation in each district and across Lancashire, the strategy also talks about involvement of older people in developing and monitoring strategy. If you wish to be involved in the development strategy over the next 10 years please do not hesitate to contact David Halpin on 01772 534358
    URL: www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/consulta
    Lancashire County Council Residents - provides links to the services you need as a resident of Lancashire.
    URL: www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/guide/re
    Lancashire County Council working in partnership with district councils has set up committees known as "Lancashire Locals". These have been created to make the authority and its services more responsive to local needs and views. As County Councillor Hazel Harding, Leader of the county council has said "This is real power we are sharing as the Lancashire Local members will be taking real decisions within overall budgets set by the county council." "We are pathfinders in this field as we believe that local government power has never been shared on this scale before" "It amounts to whole chunks of the county council being opened up and shared with others to reflect local demand"
    URL: www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/lancashi
    Lancashire Police Authority
    URL: www.lancspa.gov.uk
    Local Area Agreements and the Third Sector: Public Service Delivery - A review by the National Audit Office
    URL: www.nao.org.uk/publications/nao_reports/
    People and Paricipation A new website on empowerment, launched on the 22nd October 2007 by Government in partnership with Involve will provide practical advice and support to those at the front line creating opportunities to influence decision-making. The site includes an interactive tool which helps people select participatory methods based on their specific circumstances. There are examples of empowerment from around the world and opportunities for people to share their own success stories and questions to inspire others.
    URL: www.peopleandparticipation.net
    Ambition Lancashire Strategy Lancashire’s Community Strategy, was developed in 2004/5. Its development involved wide ranging consultation and a comprehensive analysis of the issues facing Lancashire. Ambition Lancashire was adopted by the Lancashire Partnership in 2005. Ambition Lancashire sets out a Vision for Lancashire: “To position Lancashire by 2025 as an area of outstanding opportunity, combining a world-class economy with a breath-taking environment and exceptional communities."
    URL: www.vcfs.org.uk/bulletin/index.php?optio

    North West Organisations

    5 Counties Partnership – Around one in seven English people call the North West home. Made up of five counties – Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire.
    URL: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_basis_con
    CapacityBuilders - Works in partnership with government and other infrastructure bodies to help voluntary and community organisations (VCOs) work more effectively.
    URL: www.capacitybuilders.org.uk/content/Regi
    Community Development Foundation The Community Development Foundation is the leading source of intelligence, guidance and delivery on community development in England and across the UK. CDF is a non-departmental public body supported by Communities and Local Government (CLG).
    URL: www.cdf.org.uk/
    DCLG Community Empowerment Directorate Communities and Local Government's vision is of prosperous and cohesive communities, offering a safe, healthy and sustainable environment for all...
    URL: www.communities.gov.uk/corporate/
    Community North West – Aims to contribute to the sustainable development and regeneration of the North West by:- Raising awareness of and involvement with the North West Regional Structures Working to ensure the voice of the North West Community and Voluntary Sector contributes to this process.
    URL: www.communitynw.org.uk/
    NW Together We Can – The NWTWC Partnership has been identified as the lead regional partner (National Strategic Empowerment Partnership) as part of the national Every Voice Counts programme. It is involved in community engagement and active citizenship in the North West. The aim of the NWTWC Network is to improve collaborative learning and practice on the ‘responsive services, empowered communities’ agenda between all sectors across the whole of the North West region.
    URL: www.lgiu.gov.uk/module2-detail.jsp?secti

    Thematic Forum Links

    The Lancashire Partnership Strategy for an Ageing Population is now available. There are three documents associated with the strategy: 1. Strategy of an Ageing Population 2. Strategy Handbook 3. Strategy Research Data You can access all three documents by using the link. There is a hard copy available in your local county library the electronic versions can also be accessed through local libraries using the People's Network. The Network Over 50s Forum has been consulted on this document.
    URL: www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/ageing_p

    Voluntary Organisations

    Carers Link is a focal point for local carers.
    URL: www.carerslink.org
    Aimed at helping and supporting hard of hearing people. The project fills a gap in services available for adults with an acquired hearing loss, be it mild, moderate or severe. It provides lipreading classes, support groups, a befriending scheme, training for volunteers.
    URL: www.communicationforall.org
    Home Start offers free support, friendship and practical help to families with at least one child under five years of age. Contact us at our Hyndburn Office on 01254 352594 or by email – homestart.hyndburn@btconnect.com
    URL: www.home-start.org.uk
    The PROSPECTS Foundation - community owned charity working for lasting environmental change in Hyndburn
    URL: www.prospectsla21.org.uk
    Social Enterprise Lancashire Network A social enterprise is a business with primarily social and environmental objectives whose surpluses are principally reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners. Would you like to find out more? Would you like to start a social enterprise? For more information visit this website
    URL: www.selnet-uk.com/
    Lancashire VCFS Consortium has been created to support the development of infrastructure services to frontline VCFS organisations across the Lancashire sub-region and as a delivery vehicle for the ChangeUp programme. The development of the consortium is a direct result of ChangeUp, a 10 year strategy aimed at strengthening VCFS infrastructure and making it sustainable.
    URL: www.vcfs.org.uk
    The Womens Centre provides a range of supportive services and information for the benefit of local women. Our holistic approach to our services address aspects of the social, environmental, economic and psychological influences upon women's health issues and aim to promote personal empowerment through active learning, skills development, information and support. We offer one to one personal counselling; a comprehensive programme of courses enabling women to develop their personal skills including Confidence Building and Managing Stress; career and employment support; as well as volunteering opportunities.
    URL: www.womenscentre.org

    Youth

    Lancashire Youth & Community Service listings of activities and services for young people.
    URL: www.lancsycs.org/go4it
    Website especially for young people who are looked after in Lancashire.
    URL: www.timeforkidz.co.uk
    10 Downing Street website for young people - your guide to the historic home and office of Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister.
    URL: www.youngpeople.pm.gov.uk
    Zone4Youth, voice your views on local issues, find useful information and links.
    URL: www.zone4youth.co.uk/

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