South West Stakeholders to get new constitution and expand its membership
South West Stakeholders (SWSs) was established on 10th July 2009 as the successors to the Social, Economic and Environmental Partners (SEEPs) Group of the former South West Regional Assembly. It was agreed that the membership should initially consist of those organisations which belonged to the former SEEPs Group, together with representatives of each of the seven equality networks supported by Equality South West, representatives of Local Strategic Partnerships and Strategic Economic Partnerships in the South West. It was also agreed that other organisations which met the criteria for membership of SWSs would be considered for membership and since then both Regional Infrastructure for Social Enterprise and National House Builders’ Federation have been accepted as new members.
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Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion Regional Event
Thursday 25th February 2010 (10.00am till 4.00pm) – Weston Super Mare
This FREE EVENT organised by Department for Work and Pensions, Third Sector European Network, South West Action on Poverty and South West Forum will:
- Introduce the EY 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion and explain its purpose
- Raise awareness of poverty in the South West particularly in rural and coastal communities
- Highlight current activity to combat poverty within the region
- Explore ways in which action to combat poverty can be increased
By sharing best practice and engaging additional stakeholders this event will contribute to a legacy for the European Year ultimately leading to an improved quality of life for those currently most disadvantaged within the region.
Read more information about the event. (143KB Word doc)
‘A fair deal’ report published
COVER and other regional networks in the East of England have worked jointly to produce a report identifying the top nine issues for the region for producing a ‘Thriving Third Sector’. These issues include funding inequalities, high growth levels, rurality, equality, governance challenges, ICT needs, recruitment and retention, skills, and partnership.
The report is published by Regional Infrastructure Services East (RISE) who are a forum with representatives from each of the subregional consortia in the East of England funded by Capacity Builders.
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