Issued: 6 December 2004
Focus On Voluntary Sector And Volunteering Seminar
AN action plan is to be prepared to ensure that the voluntary sector and volunteers are fully involved in community planning in Angus.
This follows a seminar in October at which around 80 representatives of community and voluntary groups, volunteers and public sector organisations met to discuss community planning in Angus.
The event was hosted by the Angus Community Planning Partnership and supported by Angus Association of Voluntary Organisations (AAVO) and the Volunteer Centre Angus (VCA).
At the seminar the progress of community planning to date within Angus was discussed along with the role and work of AAVO and the VCA.
Workshops also took place giving delegates the opportunity to meet with others from different backgrounds to discuss, exchange views and ideas and reach agreement on the main areas for consideration in relation to engaging the voluntary sector and volunteering in community planning in Angus.
All the points discussed have now been included in a seminar report, which will inform a draft action plan. The report will be circulated to those who attended or indicated an interest in the event. It is also available on the community planning website at www.angus.org.uk/documents/default.htm or by contacting ACCESS Line on 08452 777 778.
To progress the action plan, a meeting was held with officers from the Angus Community Planning Team, AAVO and VCA in November, and a further meeting has been arranged for with the aim of producing a plan for consideration by March.
Community planning is about organisations working with each other and communities to provide better services and improve people's quality of life, accepting there are many issues, which cannot be dealt with effectively by organisations working on their own.