North Warwickshire Community Partnership - About Us

The North Warwickshire Community Partnership is comprised of representatives of local government, the police, health, education bodies, businesses, voluntary and community organisations.

Set up in 2000, North Warwickshire was the first district in Warwickshire to establish this kind of partnership, co-ordinating actions to improve local quality of life and to steer the development of the first Community Plan produced 2001, updated one year later.

The North Warwickshire Community Partnership is responsible for delivering the Community Plan and does so by seeking to influence the way partners plan, and deliver services.

The Partnership provides the umbrella for local partnerships and an effective means of co-ordination. It will also provide the framework for the production of the Community Plan document. The Community Plan will provide a long-term vision for the area with a shared commitment to carry out an action plan for the District.

The partnership has made a good start by arranging its partnerships around the promotion of social, economic and environmental well being. It is already advanced especially in regard to partnerships, which are proving successful in tackling a number of local issues. These include:

Community Life
The Local Economy
The Environment
Health & Well-being
Education and Lifelong Learning
Safer Communities
Transport
Young People

A review of partnership arrangements has taken place in 2003 to ensure the way it conducts its business is effective and able to succeed. Retaining partners or bringing in new partners when necessary is important in maintaining the common purpose of the partnership.

All members of the North Warwickshire Community Partnership endorse the objectives of the Community Plan and are committed to its successful implementation.

Purpose
The purpose of the Community Partnership group is to co-ordinate the Community Planning process.

The main functions of the Community Partnership group include:

co-ordinating the work of the theme groups
monitoring progress of the theme groups and actions contained in the Community Plan
providing a forum for identifying cross linkages between theme groups
identifying and removing barriers to progress
developing partnership working
resolving problems identified by theme groups
reducing duplication and overlap
identifying funding opportunities and submit funding applications

Membership
A representative from each of the theme groups attend meetings of the North Warwickshire Community Partnership to ensure clear communication between the strategic and delivery arms of the partnership.

Chair: Alison Chappell

Programme of meetings
The group meets four times a year. In 2006 the dates are:

North Warwickshire Community Partnership Meetings, 3pm, Council Chamber