Voluntary Action Lewisham

Local assembly meetings schedule September-October 2010

Local assembly meetings in September and October 2010 (except Blackheath) will host special ‘Our Lewisham, Our Say’ budget consultation workshops. This will be your chance to have your say on how the Council deals with the budget challenges facing local government.

The Neighbourhood Engagement project can support Lewisham groups on how they participate and put their views effectively in this consultation or other situations that required it. Our contact details:
Luisa Ares, VAL Neighbourhood Engagement Officer Tel. No. 020 8314 7072

For Local Assemblies information, contact:
Local Assemblies Team Tel. No. 020 8314 7034

The schedule: (times and location to be confirmed soon)

VAL Neighbourhood Engagement project can support Lewisham groups with information or support participating, putting your organisation views to the consultation. Contact details:
Luisa Ares, VAL Neighbourhood Engagement Officer (Tel. No. 020 8314 7072)

For Local Assemblies information, contact:
Local Assemblies Team (Tel. No. 020 8314 7034)

16th September 2009 is your deadline, if you would like to put in an application to Bellingham Mayor's Fund to help address some of the concerns set out in Bellingham local assembly.

If you would like an application form and guidelines, please phone Sam Dias on 020 8314 3386.

If you need help with your application or with your budget, please contact Luisa Ares on 020 8314 7072 or luisa@valewisham.org.uk

The Bellingham Local Assembly has now launched the application process for those groups who may want to apply for funding from the Mayor's Fund and the Locality fund to improve the Bellingham area.... read more.

The dates have been announced for the Local Assemblies meetings for September through to November. They are:

Forthcoming Local Assembly meetings. Check your local area for dates and venue:

Our Neighbourhood Engagement project is now underway. The project focuses on two areas:

1. Local Assemblies, one for each ward, were established in 2008, providing an opportunity for people to have a greater say about the local area in which they live or work. Our project will work with selected Local Assemblies and voluntary and community organisations to create good communication, understanding and opportunities to work together for the benefit of the area.
2. Neighbourhood collaboration is one of the development programmes in the Lewisham Change Up Development plan. It aims to promote collaborative partnerships and projects on a neighbourhood basis. This may include developing joint funding bids, Joint services and/or the greater sharing of resources such as IT and back office functions.

In brief, the project is looking to empower groups.

To find out more, please contact Luisa Ares at VAL on:
Tel: 020 8314 7072
luisa@valewisham.org.uk

Luisa is interested to hear from groups (informal or established) who are or are not participating in the local assemblies.