*All information in the Library can be produced in Braille, Big Print or Tape if required *
Children and Young People Documents
Every Child Matters: next steps
CYPF – task group contact list
CYPF – a glossary of words and phrases used by health, education, social work and youth justice agencies in Wigan
Supporting the health of young people in Wigan Borough
A Guide for Parents with Disabilities – pushchairs, baby carriers, high chairs, safety gates, bottles, warmers and sterilisers
Disclosures – frequently asked questions
Positive Futures and Connexions – various team leaflets / general information / newsletter
Smart Start – helping young people get the best start in their new home (County Palatine)
Sure Start leaflets
Young people’s participation strategy October 2003
Record of meeting – Youth Participation Strategy launch
Sure Start magazine
National Youth Crime Prevention Initiative – delegate pack
Wigan and Leigh Young Carers information pack
Together: The essential magazine for lone parents from One Parent Families
LEAP – What happened to 40 Bold Street ?
A National Voice: making a positive change for children & young people who are in or have left care (leaflet)
Zip it video box – a record of consultation with young people
The National Youth Agency – various leaflets
Parent Partnership newsletter
Wigan Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership newsletter
A Second Chance: Developing mentoring and education projects for young people
Family Literacy – changing the story
Greater Manchester Youth Network newsletter
Wigan Toy library leaflet
CYPF - Index of Multiple Needs - Report to Strategic P'ship
Community Development
Ideas on a Postcard – North West Community Development Network event June 2004
Community Social Work leaflet
Urban Research Summary: Searching for solid foundations – community involvement and urban policy (2003)
Federation news – community development learning (magazine)
CDX News (newsletter on community development)
Standing Conference for Community Development annual review 2002-2003
ABCD Handbook – A framework for evaluating community development
Community Development Foundation – Working with communities; Policy, Best Practice, Community Initiatives
Survey of Community Development Workers in the UK – Summary Report
Involving lay publics in developing policy and services: lessons from Salford Action Research Project (draft only)
Standing Conference for Community Development – Strategic Framework for Community Development
Building the future together in the Borough of Wigan – Community development strategy; a partnership approach
Community Matters membership form
Federation of Community Work Training Groups – Review 2000
Federation of Community Work Training Groups – Making Changes a strategic framework for community development learning in England
Federation of Community Work Training Groups – Sharing community development training ideas; learning from practice
Community Matters information
Cheshire County Council – Community Enterprise Toolkit A guide to setting up and running a community enterprise
The Journal of Community Work and Development Issue 3, 2002
Urban Forum jargon buster 2002
Celebrating Community Involvement – Deborah Peel and Nick Bailey
SCCD – ‘Achieving Better Community Development’ an introduction
Participatory Appraisal in Hull and East Riding (NACVS Feb 01)
Prove It! A briefing from the Centre for Participation; measuring what happens
Bassac leaflet – supporting people sustaining communities
Building Community Cohesion into Area Based Initiatives
Community Empowerment Fund
Neighbourhood Renewal Community Empowerment Fund guidance summary (January 2002)
Review of community participation – PowerPoint presentation slides
Neighbourhood Renewal Unit – Single Community Programme Guidance (November 2003)
Community Empowerment Fund – Preliminary guidance for Government Offices in the regions and community and voluntary sector organisations
Record of meeting – Local Strategic Partnership Network Event 2/10/03
Neighbourhood Renewal Unit – Community Empowerment Fund preliminary guidance (July 2001)
Power to the people! (Extract from NACVS July 2001, looks at CVS’s role in Community Empowerment)
Neighbourhood Renewal Community Empowerment Fund guidance summary
Government Office North West – documentation around Performance Management
Electoral reform services - leaflet
Community Empowerment – Elsewhere
Tameside Third Sector Coalition
Burnley Community Network – Making the Pieces Fit
Kirklees Voluntary Action Network leaflet
Rotherham LSP / CDIP draft agreement for representatives
Salford Community Network – Animator magazines
St Helens Network – Be part of the solution (newsletter), mapping exercise report, planning day information pack, leaflet, representatives training write up
Oldham Community Empowerment Team – Meeting write up, introduction letter, Strategy for Oldham , Oldham Voice (newsletter), LSP structure, information sheet, training strategy, BEAMS – the Black & Minority Ethnic Network
Community Network 4 Manchester – Annual Forum 2002 report and programme, LSP Views (newsletter), A rough guide to CN4M, Meeting write up, Communications infrastructure report, report to Annual Forum 2003,
VOX Wakefield CEP – various bits of info, magazine
B:CEN Birmingham CEN – development plan 2001/02
Network News: Journal of the emerging Wirral voluntary and community sectors network
West Cornwall Community Network – leaflet
Padlock Community Matters – newsletter
Hull Developing Our Communities – information sheet
Urban Forum annual reports and briefings
Making it Work - Community Dev in Practice
GMCVO and Sub-Regional Thematic Networks
Community Pride Initiative
Parenting Education & Support Forum
Community Empowerment Wigan & Leigh
Community Involvement Strategy – draft by Wigan & Leigh CVS, August 2001
Wigan & Leigh CVS –CEP early presentation pack
Community Empowerment Programme Mini Conferences Spring 2002 – presentation
Copies of all newsletters produced
Planning day – not sure where from
Community Plans General
A Vision for Sefton – The Community Strategy 2002-2007
2020 – A 20 year vision for Bradford April 2000
Preparing Community Strategies – draft guidance to Local Authorities
Preparing Community Strategies – draft guidance to Local Authorities June 2000
Local Government Association – preparing community strategies issues and advice, June 2000
Summary points from Local Government Association
Oldham Together, Community Strategy Framework June 2002 (first draft), Community Strategy 2002-2003
NCVO – Preparing Community Strategies June 2000
The Community Planning handbook – Nick Wates
Audit Commission – Quality of Life; using quality of life indicators
Hollingdean Mapping the Future
UK Villages.co.uk - leaflet
Community Plans – Wigan & Leigh
Community Plan 2005-2008; workshop report Nov 2004
Community Development in Golborne, January 2003
Hag Fold – A Community Plan
Wigan Borough 2001 – Community Plan (mini leaflet, booklet, fold out flyer, in depth booklet)
Hag Fold Community Charter 2003
Firs Renewal area – draft Local Community Plan
Standish Community Plan Summer 2001
Wigan Council Partnership Development and the Community Plan
Community Plan – A partnership’s progress report October 2000
Community Planning – presentation by Simon Dale
Mapping the Millennium
Community Networks – Community Mapping
Community Mapping and Networking – Review of pilot phase (Spring to Autumn 1999)
Community Mapping – review of pilot phase
Community Safety Documents
Anti Social Behaviour Problem Profile
Wigan Council draft licensing policy statement 2005-2008
Wigan Public Reassurance Programme (May 2004) – Investigating the role of communication in reducing fear of crime and raising public reassurance in vulnerable communities
Wigan Domestic Violence Executive – an interagency response to domestic violence (Dec 03)
Community Safety Strategy 2002-2005 – As safe as we all make it
Crime and Disorder Audit 2001
Community Safety Consultation Report
Domestic Violence Executive – Domestic Violence in Wigan an Inter Agency Response (draft 2002)
Greater Manchester Police Authority 2001 survey of residents – Report for the Wigan Division
Partnership newsletter
Programme of meetings May 2004-April 2005 and details of structure
Neighbourhood Action Against Crime (conference report, January 2003)
Community Safety minutes
Latest partnership minutes
Community Safety Regional / National Documents
Home Office Passport to Crime Reduction
Neighbourhood Renewal – Crime leaflet
Crime Concern conference information
Crime Concern Perspectives on Prevention – issues, approaches and practices for tackling local crime problems
Crime Concern’s Neighbourhood Safety Development Unit leaflet
Tackling Vehicle Crime – a practical guide for local community safety partnerships
Stonebridge Community Safety Strategy
Crime Concern – Drugs and Community Safety
Crime Concern – Keeping Section 17 on the agenda
Crime Concern – Tackling Domestic Violence
Crime Concern – Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour
Crime Concern – Keeping Young People Safe and Out of Trouble
Crime Concern – Working with health services to reduce crime and disorder
Crime Concern – Young people in rural Britain : partners in crime prevention
Crime Concern – Reducing neighbourhood crime
Crime Concern – Setting and using targets
Crime Concern – Funding community safety
Safe as Houses – A community safety guide for registered social landlords
Greater Manchester Police Authority Annual Report 2000-2001
Greater Manchester Police Racist Incident Report 2000-2001
Tackling Drugs as part of neighbourhood renewal
Neighbourhood Warden newsletter
Quest conference – Tackling Anti-social tenants
Hate Crime The Facts
Compact
A Compact for Tameside
Our Compact – a commitment to working together through Brent’s voluntary, community, public and private sectors
Compact note – a short summary of what document is about
Local Government Association – Compacts, Strategies, Partnerships; Exploring relationships between local authorities, the voluntary and community sector
Towards a Common Cause ‘A Compact for Care’
Local Compact Guidelines – getting local relationships right together
Compact – report of the 2 nd Annual meeting
Compact – funding: a code of good practice
Compact – code of good practice on community groups
A Compact for Manchester – info sheet
Consultation
Consultation database – user guide
Council, Social Services - Public consultation strategy 2001-02 – Giving People a Voice, Acting on the Outcome
ARVAC Community Research – Getting started: A resource pack for community groups (to right of magazine file)
Young people’s participation strategy October 2003
Zip it video box – a record of consultation with young people
Regeneration & Renewal – The guide to using consultants in regeneration 2003
Consultation Toolkit – Wigan Council (to the right of magazine file)
A-Z of Consultants in Regeneration 2004-2005
Culture Documents
Wigan Leisure & Culture Trust Annual Review and Report 2003/04
Culture at the heart of regeneration
Multi Sports Club – research report and action plan 2003-04
Artreach – Wigan Pier Theatre Company feasibility study 03
Federation of Stadium Communities – information pack
North West Arts Board Information Digest (newsletter)
A New Arts Strategy for Wigan 2001-06
Northern Soul – A Cultural Strategy for Wigan & Leigh CVS
Arts Exchange News
Hag Fold Arts At Home Day – event write up (Feb 04)
Information about ‘Promotion & advertisement of local arts / cultural events’
Culture minutes
Latest partnership minutes
Disability / mental health
Lowton, Golborne & Ashton Mencap Society (leaflet)
Foyers – moving out; project information
Disabled Living – Annual Report and Review 2001 to 2002
CDR Update – newsletter
MS Wigan Branch newsletter
Disability Rights Commission – Making access to goods and services easier for disabled customers – a practical guide for small businesses and other small service providers
Disability Rights Commission – 2004 what it means to you: a guide for service providers
The Wigan & Leigh Disability Forum leaflet
Wigan and Leigh Scope leaflet
Social Service and Wigan & Leigh Housing – statement on access to services and facilities
Multiple Sclerosis Regional Therapy and Support Group Ltd leaflet
Special Abilities Ltd –information / consultation / training for parents and or carers of a special needs’ person – general leaflet
Economic Development Documents
Wigan Community Legal Service – draft strategic plan 2003-2006
Neighbourhood Renewal Employment leaflet
Unify Credit Union leaflet
The Coalfields Regeneration Trust – regenews
Wigan Borough Business News
It’s Time for Me! – A Guide for Carers Thinking About Returning to Work
Rural agenda for community led enterprise
Development Trusts Association – information pack
Social Enterprise newsletter
Can Community Enterprise deliver Neighbourhood Renewal? (conference report, March 2003)
Wigan Borough Information, Advice and Guidance Partnership leaflet and newsletter
Community Enterprise Toolkit Training leaflet
NW Stakeholder Forum
Economic Development minutes
Latest minutes of the partnership
Education and Lifelong Learning Documents
Stepping Stones – building learning networks and consortium in the voluntary and community sector
Learning & Skills Council Strategic Framework 2002/05 and summary
Skills for Social Inclusion and the Knowledge Economy
Coalfield Challenge Education Strategy – summary of project based evaluations
Wigan Council Education Department – Strategy for Inclusive Education (May 2002)
Joseph Rowntree Foundation – How schools can contribute to area regeneration
Community Development Foundation – Outside chances, the community contribution to the alternative curriculum
Discussion paper – A Learning and Development Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal
Scoping paper – A knowledge management system for neighbourhood renewal
Local learning and development strategy: Skills and Knowledge Programme
Sefton Local Learning and Development Plan
Mutual advantage: Working with voluntary and community organisations on learning and skills
Wigan LEA – Strategy for inclusive education consultation report October 2002
Education Strategy Annual Report 2001-2002
Local Action Learning Plan
Success for All: Reforming Further Education and Training (November 2002)
A focus on early years education in Wigan
The Learning Curve – Developing skills and knowledge for Neighbourhood Renewal (main report, summary, and PowerPoint presentation, October 2002)
Neighbourhood Renewal Unit – Skills and Knowledge for Neighbourhood Renewal fact sheet (October 2002)
Skills + Knowledge = Power – Sharing skills and knowledge to deliver better neighbourhoods
Summary from internet on Learning Curve
Don’t get by get on – details of campaign from Department of Education and Skills
Education and Lifelong Learning minutes
Latest partnership minutes
Education / Training – general information
Capita course directory 2005
Take Part – participatory appraisal in Barrow 2002-2003
Take Part - participatory appraisal in Barrow – food in Hindpool
Directory of Social Change – training for the voluntary sector 2004
Rod Laird Organisation – 2004-2005 training
MiDAS – Minibus Drivers handbook and supplement
Greater Manchester Open College Network – information for learners
Higher Folds Learn Direct leaflet
Upcoming training
Regen School – information
Unlocking community learning – write up of event and general information
Adult learning yearbook 2002-2003
Discover (newsletter)
Open University Business School – Certificate in Management, Winning Resources and Support, Course information 2003-2004, Health and Social Care 2004/05, Employment Law and Practice, Professional Diploma in Management
Local Communities Network (newsletter)
Update: Skills for Life (newsletter)
Learn Direct booklet
ASDAN newsletter and info on ‘Community Volunteering’ course
Wigan & Leigh College – prospectus 2003, adult guidance leaflet
Quest information
Wigan Borough Information, Advice and Guidance Partnership leaflet and newsletter
Young Movers - Inspiring Community Contribution with Young People
Training in Religion and Belief
Relate Programme of Courses
Trafford Hall - Training Courses for Tenants & Volunteers
Environment and Development Documents
Planning Aid North – engaging communities in planning
Red Rose Forest : A Place for Life
Agenda 21 – full document
Wigan Unitary Development Plan – first draft January 2003
Groundword – newsletter for Groundwork Wigan & Chorley
Source magazine
Agenda 21 – Executive Summary
Community Development Foundation – A better place to live, a guide for community groups to local action on sustainable development
Neighbourhood Renewal Environment – leaflet
GMCVO – Transport bulletin
The Waterways Renaissance Awards 2002
Growing Places newsletter
Changing Where We Live by Chris Church with Charlie Grant (CDF book)
Environment and Development minutes
Latest partnership minutes
Faith – General
Northwest Regional Forum of Faiths – launch ( 3 rd Feb 2005 )
Operation Eden newsletter and leaflets
The Interfaith Network for the UK 2003-2004 Annual Review
Interfaith Organisations in the UK – A Directory
UK Express – a Buddhist magazine
Interfaith Network leaflet
Peace One Day 21/9
The Inter Faith Network for the UK – 2001-2002 Annual Review
The Inter Faith Network for the UK – 2002-2003 Annual Review
Faith Bridge Builder – information leaflet for worker in Liverpool
Inter Faith Update – newsletter
The Churches’ Community Work Alliance - newsletter
Religions in the UK 2001-2003
Diocese of Liverpool Directory 2001-2003
Wigan Family Welfare leaflet
Launch of NW Regional Forum of Faiths - 3.2.05
Faith – Surveys, Good Practice
The Faith in Partnership Series – an information resource for people of faith as they engage with their local communities
Connect – different faiths shared values – information booklet aimed at young people
Participation and Partnership: A Challenge for Faith Communities
Building Bridges info (based in Nelson)
The Interfaith Council info (Borough of Blackburn with Darwen)
Faith communities and Local Strategic Partnerships – presentation by Martin Miller
Diocese of Liverpool – Homelessness and the Diocese
Faith Works leaflet
Faith Works Charter
Partnership for the Common Good: interfaith structures and local government, good practice guidelines
Faith in partnership – faith communities and public life in the North West (conference report 2002, Blackburn )
Active Community Unit and the Inter Faith Network for the UK
The local inter faith guide
The Project Worker – a guide to employing staff in church based projects
Faith in England ’s Northwest – the contribution made by faith communities to civil society in the region, November 2003
Flourishing Communities – engaging church communities with government in New Deal for Communities
Faith and community – a good practice guide for local authorities
Local Interfaith Activity in the UK : A survey
Faiths, Hope and Participation – celebrating faith groups’ role in neighbourhood renewal
Building Good Relations with people of different faiths and beliefs
Faith, voluntary action and social policy: a review of research – The Journal of the Institute for Volunteering Research
Health and Social Care Documents
Sport, Health & Physical Education stakeholder day Sept 04
Coronary Heart Disease – equity audit for Wigan Borough
North West on the Move: The North West Plan for Sport and Physical Activity 2004-08
At least five a week – evidence on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health
Wigan Borough Carers’ Strategy 2004-09
Mapping Poverty in Wigan : A preliminary report
Commission for Patient and Public Involvement: be a voice for health
A report of the Joint Review of Social Services in Wigan MBC (February 2004)
NHS Consultation Document – specialist services
The Wigan Borough Health Survey 2001
Patient Advice and Liaison Service – leaflet
Drugs and neighbourhood renewal
The Wigan Borough Health Survey 2001: Results from the health survey commissioned by the Wigan and Bolton Health Authority
A Physical Activity Strategy for the Borough of Wigan
Neighbourhood Renewal Health
Do You Want to Have Your Say in Your Health Service? (leaflet)
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan Primary Care Trust Health First newspaper
Your NHS: Advice, Support and Having Your Say (leaflet)
Active Living Team – various bits of information
Wigan Social Services Department Joint Review November 2002
Primary Care Trust Development – Wigan : A Consultation Document 2001
Supporting People Policy into Practice
Wigan Council: Supporting people action plan
Some of the Common Drug Related Questions in the Community – leaflet
How to tackle the damage drugs cause in the community – leaflet
A guide to Social Services in Wigan
Wigan Anti-Poverty Strategy
National Association of Hospital & Community Friends info pack
NHS Foundation Trust Status leaflet
Evaluation of the Sunflower Project
Willow information pack
Ashton, Leigh and Wigan PCT – Local Delivery Plan 2005 – 2008 : Draft 7
Health and Social Care minutes
Latest minutes of the partnership
Housing Documents
North West Regional Housing Strategy 2003
2003 Housing Needs Survey
Arms length management for Wigan ’s council housing 2002/03 to 2005/06
Wigan Council – who gets a council house? Promoting choice
Housing Strategy Statement 2000
Taking Control in Your Community – a guide for housing association tenants
Housing Partnership newsletter
Regeneration in Hulme – an overview
User involvement / resident participation / tenant participation
Tenant Participation Advisory Service – Annual Report 2001
Community Led Estate Regeneration handbook
Limehurst Village Trust – information booklet (Hollinwood, Oldham )
‘ A Place for me’ – A homelessness strategy for Wigan 2003-2007
Wigan & Leigh Housing – Best Value Reviews summary August 2002
Wigan Council Neighbourhood Renewal – Housing leaflet
Wigan Council – Tenant Participation Strategy 2000-2001
Richmond Fellowship – leaflet
The Centre for Sheltered Housing Studies – leaflet
Taking Control in your community – discussion paper
Housing Corporation – Involvement policy for the housing association sector
Housing Matters, Autumn 2003 – latest news for Wigan & Leigh Housing tenants and leaseholders
Wigan & Leigh Housing – Partnership Agreement
Housing minutes
Latest partnership minutes
Local Government
Report of the voluntary and community sector conference on Manchester ’s proposal for a Local Strategic Partnership, December 2001
Greater Manchester Voices – Local Strategic Partnerships
Improving local services: local public service agreements
LGA advice note for working with the community and voluntary sectors
Leading lights – lessons learned by the beacon councils
An essential guide to the Northwest Development Agency
A Greater Manchester strategy – a consultation draft prepared by the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities
Beacon council learning activities 2002/03
Councils learning from councils - good, better, best: a guide for delivering innovation and success in front line services
LGA Power pack – using the power to promote well-being
DETR – Power to promote or Improve Economic, Social or Environmental Well-being – draft guidance to local authorities (December 2000)
LGA – local voices; the neighbourhood dimension to governance, report of the LGA’s Urban Commission hearings into neighbourhoods
NACVS – Another year, another local government White Paper
NACVS – We’ve got the power
Joseph Rowntree Foundation – Modernising local government
Government Office North West Annual Review 2001-2002
Joseph Rowntree Foundation – Community governance, community leadership and the new local government
The State of the Borough Wigan
Census 2001 : Wigan
Local Strategic Partnerships
The Local Strategic Partnership Delivery Toolkit
The role of Local Strategic Partnerships in Neighbourhood Renewal
Local Strategic Partnerships – government guidance summary
Responses to government consultation on LSP’s
Urban Forum – The LSP Guide
Accreditation guidance for Local Strategic Partnerships
Local Strategic Partnerships – a short briefing note
NCVO – Briefing on Local Strategic Partnerships and the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund November 2000
Evaluation of local strategic partnerships – report of a survey of all English LSPs Feb 03
Urban Forum – What are Local Strategic Partnerships?
Local Strategic Partnerships – government guidance
Local Strategic Partnerships ODPM newsletter
‘A little local difficulty’ Regeneration & Renewal August 2003
Good partnership – adding value, a framework for evaluating LSPs
St Helens Local Strategic Partnership and Annual Report 2001/02
LSP – Community Participation
Active Partners Unit – effective regeneration through community participation
Research Report 13: Evaluation of the community facilitation programme (Nov 04)
Research Summary 13: Evaluation of the community facilitation programme (Nov 04)
Quest – Community Participation in Neighbourhood Renewal
Review of Community Participation
The future of the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit’s Community Participation programmes
Urban Forum – community involvement in local strategic partnerships
Quest – Community involvement in LSPs
A resource pack for Local Strategic Partnerships – Quest
Urban Forum conference reports
Partnerships in Focus consultation report, Wigan & Leigh CVS December 2002
Quest – consultation on Community Participation Review
Quest – Information Pack ‘Community Involvement
LSP – Wigan Borough Partnership
A guide to Wigan Borough Partnership – protocol (draft for consultation – June 2004)
Annual Report 2003/04
Feedback on recent surveys to Wigan LSP
The Leader’s Forum – The Local Strategic Partnership for the Borough of Wigan
Partnership Convention 6 th February 2004
Accreditation submission January 2003
Helping to clear a path through the trees – a guide to some of the new structures set up locally produced by Katy Crowson
Partnership’s key issues (July 2003)
Wigan Council – report of Partnership Convention, Feb 2001
Partnership Convention 2003
Neighbourhood Renewal
The guide to careers in regeneration 2004/2005
Neighbourhood Renewal: case examples in getting communities involved
Networking in your region; learning to improve neighbourhoods together
Aiming High – The power of floor targets to create better neighbourhoods
Building Civil Renewal – government support for community capacity building and proposals for change
National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal: Policy Action Team Audit
Places, people, prospects – Annual review 2001/02
A new commitment to Neighbourhood Renewal – National Strategy Action Plan
National strategy for neighbourhood renewal – report of policy action team 16: Learning lessons
Changing neighbourhoods, changing lives – the vision for neighbourhood renewal
Neighbourhood Renewal Unit – general info leaflet
A briefing paper and initial questions for community and voluntary sector groups
National strategy for neighbourhood renewal – table of key ideas
Neighbourhood Renewal Unit – glossary of terms
Prove it! Measuring the effect of neighbourhood renewal on local people
What is neighbourhood renewal? – fact sheet
The national strategy for neighbourhood renewal – fact sheet
Bending the spend – harnessing the power of public spending to build better neighbourhoods
Leading lights – lessons learned by beacon councils
Local Government Association briefing – a new commitment to neighbourhood renewal
Smarter Delivery, Better Neighbourhoods
Neighbourhood Renewal in Wigan
Neighbourhood Renewal Fund Allocations 2001
Neighbourhood renewal in Wigan
Neighbourhood renewal fund – processes and management
Neighbourhood renewal fund in Wigan – programme action plan
Information and application pack – neighbourhood renewal fund April 2001-March 2004
Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy for Wigan
Wigan Council – slides from neighbourhood renewal information day Oct 02
Wigan Council – neighbourhood renewal fund and local strategic partnerships
Neighbourhood Renewal in Wigan March/April 2003
Older People
North West Regional Task Force for Older People – Genuine Partners of Token Reps? Report of a meeting for older people who sit on Local Implementation Teams, May 2002
Age Concern in Wigan Borough – Keeping in Touch (newsletter)
Forum Talk – Your Over 50s Forum newsletter (Wigan & Leigh)
Over 50s Forum leaflets
SSI Inspection of Social Care Services for Older People, Wigan Borough Council, Sept 01
Help the Aged newsletter
Age Concern Wigan leaflet
Better Government for Older People Forum (February 2002)
The Information Book – by Pensioners Link
Are you over 50? – a practical guide to advice, support and services across government
Retired & Living in Wigan , Leigh & St Helens – the local magazine for the over 50s
Life begins at 50 – a better society for older people
Operations Group
Latest minutes
Race Equality
Refugee Action – refugee awareness training
NACVS – Good practice in action, CVS working with BME groups
Neighbourhood renewal unit - Race equality action plan
Neighbourhood renewal fund – Race equality action plan October 2002
Report to ‘Investigate the impact of asylum seekers on the community’
BEAMS – the Black & Minority Ethnic Network, Oldham
CAB Refugee Awareness and Referral Guide
Service Provision for ethnic minorities in the Wigan Borough
Asylum Seekers Providers Forum notes
Wigan Council – A-Z Directory of Service
Asylum Seekers Providers Forum A-Z Directory of Services
Asyluym Questions and Answers
Ethnicity Monitoring: Benefit
You Are Being Lied To About Asylum Seekers
Sexuality
Report of the Bolton and Wigan Lesbian Health Needs Assessment
The participation of lesbian, gay and bisexual communities and organisations in the neighbourhood renewal and local regeneration agenda
Information for Parents leaflet
Social inclusion
Community Cohesion Forum ( 8 th Oct 2004 )
The Bigger Picture – Community Cohesion in Rochdale
A report from the 2 nd Community Cohesion Forum ( 30 th April 2004 )
A framework for Community Cohesion Spring 2004, draft for consultation
Voluntary Sector Research Group – the role of Councils for Voluntary Service in the Social Inclusion Agenda
Inclusion – The newsletter for those involved in tackling social exclusion
Record of meeting – Community Cohesion Forum 3.10.03
Community Matters – Meeting the challenges of social inclusion, annual review 2001/02
Office for Public Management – What is Social Exclusion?
Inclusion update – Wigan education department
National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal – Enterprise and Social Exclusion
Opportunity for all – Tackling poverty and social exclusion – a summary of the first annual report 1999
The reality of social exclusion on housing estates (www.jrf.org.uk)
The impact of social exclusion on young people moving into adulthood (www.jrf.org.uk)
Community Cohesion guidance, December 2002 – Urban Forum & Race on the Agenda
National Coalition Building Institutes newsletter – ‘building active and inclusive communities through prejudice reduction & conflict resolution
Townships
Township Programme – team leaflets
Township Forum Community Registration Pack
Township Programme – the story so far
Township Forum Evaluation Event – Summary Report 1 st July 2004
Townships 1991 Census Demographic Profile
Wigan Borough Township Programme – leaflet
Untitled News – insert from Volume One ‘Questions on Township Forums answered by Sian Jay
Insert from Community Plan folder – Developing the Township Approach
Wigan Council – Networks in neighbourhoods
Wigan Council – Supporting community leadership: Working towards a Township approach, July 2001
Wigan Council – Community Networks: A short guide March 2001
Developing Community Networks in Wigan – a research paper prepared for the Community Issues Team May 2001
Community Networks Survey
Wigan Council – Bringing Neighbourhoods Together Summer 2001
Community Networks – discussion paper October 2000
Wigan Council – Community Involvement
Early issues identified through Township Forums
Townships Forum - Getting Involved
Wigan Borough Partnership – The Board
Latest minutes from this group
Resources off the Bookcase
New Start January 2002-June 2003
New Start July 2003-present
Regeneration & Renewal March 2002-April 2003
Regeneration & Renewal May 2003-December 2003
Regeneration & Renewal January 2004-present
Young People Now January 2003-December 2003
Young People Now January 2004-present
Conference Reports
Township Review Event ( 1 st July 2004 )
Third Sector Workshop ( 30 th June 2004 )
Introducing Community Newswire ( 25 th May 2004 )
Leigh Township Forum ( 5 th May 2004 )
WIZ website and Making Connexions Launch ( 30 th March 2004 )
Disability Discrimination Act ( 11 th March 2004 )
Inter-regional Community Empowerment Network ( 18 th February 2004 )
Conference for Disabled People and VCS Organisations ( 21 st May 2003 )
Community Participation Programme Review ( 5 th August 2003 )
Local Action Learning Plan ( 25 th-26 th June 2003 )
Social Inclusion Network ( 14 th July 2003 )
Voluntary Sector North West Annual Conference - 17.1.05
Council Minutes – Various
Shevington Parish Council
Haigh Parish Council
WMBC Council Minutes
WMBC Council Minutes & Supplementary Papers – 27 April 2005
Funding
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation; publishing training for the voluntary sector
Neighbourhood Renewal Community Chests – Helping your community help itself (information leaflet, August 2002)
Neighbourhood Renewal Unit – NR Community Chests – A grant programme supporting community involvement in neighbourhood renewal (information booklet on fund and management of it, October 2001)
Neighbourhood Renewal Skills and Knowledge Programme (booklet - December 2001)
Douglas Valley Community Chest application forms
Douglas Valley Learning & Skills application forms
Douglas Valley Community Annual Report 2001/2002
Small grants available in Wigan July 2003
Money talks magazine
The Funding Directory November 2001
Community Fund – information
Funding available in borough
Lottery Opportunities across the UK
General funding information
What does the Economic Regeneration Office do?
A-Z of funding 2002-2003 (Regeneration & Renewal)
Health – Getting involved locally
Patient Advice and Liaison Service – We’re here to help leaflet
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust – Have your say on the future of our services (application form and freepost envelope)
In-house LSP Guide
Helping to Clear a Path through the Trees
Media / Communications
Information on local newspapers – circulation, area covered etc
Introducing the Quest Network
Making Better Use of IT Where You Work
Neighbourhood Renewal Unit – Media and PR Toolkit – how to create effective, engaging communities
Voluntary Matters 4 – communications tips
Voluntary Matters 4 – A training resource to build the communications skills your organisation needs (video)
Fact sheet on ‘Dealing with the Press’ produced by Mavis Fairhurst
BBC GMR bus leaflet
Examples of CEP press releases and useful contacts in the media
Developing a media strategy – print out from web page
Wigan Councils Communication Strategy 2002
The Quest guide to networking
Quest – What is a telephone conference?
Quest – Chair persons and lead speakers? (telephone conferences)
Quest – Organising a telephone conference?
Introducing Community Newswire information pack
Public Media – information about new community radio project
Women’s Electronic Village Hall – Annual Report 2002
Newsletters – Various
0-19: A new start for children and young people (newsletter)
The Linc – the paper for young people in Wigan & Leigh