On 13/09 2011 between 4pm and 6pm, the Big Society Roadshow for the Charnwood Area Forums took place at The Moira Centre, Moira Street Loughborough LE11 1AX.

This event was very well attended and supported the principle of ‘Helping to develop the Big Society in your local Community', providing information on Leicestershire County Council's Community Forum Budgets, the Big Society Grant Fund and other relevant funding information.  Community members and community groups came along to the event to find out more about what is being done to support the development of the Big Society in Leicestershire.

For further information please see the link above.

The last meeting of the Forum was held at the Memorial Hall Thurmaston, starting at 7pm (6.30pm for informal networking and information).

30 people attended the meeting and the main item on the agenda was a feedback on the Green Spaces consultation that was conducted at the previous meeting, and by on-line responses since then. Simon McIntosh, from Leicestershire County Council, explained that the data will provide an evidence base that can be used by communities and councils in supporting the open green spaces that are important to them. There will continue to be further feedback in the Autumn.

Ed McWilliam, also from the County Council, explained how the County maintains and promotes a wide network of Rights of way, which are obviously valued by people, and are used for a wide range of purposes. Sargent Andy Moscrop, Leicestershire Constabulary, explained an overall reduction in reported crime but listened to peoples concerns, especially over the reporting of anti-social behavoiur.

The Forum heard a series of short reports from the projects that had been supported by the Area Forum's budget in 2009-10. The meeting was pleased to hear a good measure of success and some building of community spirit in the Forum area.

The next meeting will be on Monday 10th October at a venue yet to be confirmed.

There will be a further meeting on 28th November which will take the form of a workshop at which local people will be invited to decided how to spend the Area Forum's budget for 2011-12.

Please click below to access the Agenda and the Minutes for the meeting.

The last meeting was held at Barkby Village Hall, Beeby Road, Barkby, Leicester LE7 3QB. 47 people attended the meeting.

The main agenda item was an interactive discussion which canvassed opinion and views on local green spaces. Local residents from the villages in the Forum area indicated on maps provided the green spaces they value and why they value them. The results will be collated and this will help to inform local policy and planning processes as well as our response to emerging national policies.

The meeting also heard an update from the police on local policing issues, a report of work undertaken in the Priority Neighbourhood in Thurmaston, and a collaborative venture between three local Parish Councils to share ownership and use of a Vehicle Activation Sign to reduce speeding traffic.

Please click the link to access the agenda and the minutes for the meeting.

The last meeting of the Forum was held at Syston Community Centre, School Street, Syston LE7 1HN.

To access the minutes and presentations please click the link above.

The last meeting of the Area Forum was held at East Goscote Village Hall, Long Furrow, East Goscote LE7 3ZL, on Monday 5th July 2010. 43 people attended the meeting and listened to, and asked questions about, multi-agency working to tackle anti-social behaviour and the delivery of environmental services and street management in Charnwood.

To view all papers from the meeting please click the link above.

The last meeting was held at the Brookside Club in Syston on 11th February 2010.

Some 72 people attended the meeting and discussed progress on the projects bought forward through the participatory budget process. A recommendation was accepted by the Forum to fund the following projects:

Thurmaston Boxing Club;
(to put towards the building of an extension at Elizabeth Park Sports Centre) £5,000
East Goscote Skate Park;
£5,000 has been set aside for this, subject to the young people concerned reaching agreement with East Goscote Parish Council
Syston and District Volunteer Centre;
(to enable the Volunteer Centre to safeguard its long term future) £5,000 has been set aside to allow the Volunteer Centre and Voluntary Action Leicestershire to work together to plan its future services
Syston Bowling for the Disabled;
(to purchase a new fit-for-purpose bowling chair) £3,000
Thurmaston Old School;
(to help with their programme of renovation) £1,400
Thurmaston Events Team:
(towards their programme of activities) £600

The recommendations agreed above will now be put to Charnwood Together for final endorsement before funding can be released.

To view all papers from the meeting please click the link above.

The last meeting of South Charnwood (Syston, Thurmaston and Wreake Villages) area forum was held at Rearsby Village Hall.

Over 60 members of the community attended a workshop and shared their ideas about how the Forum budget of £20,000 can best be used within the following priorities:

Supporting vibrant village and town centres
Supporting and developing children and young people
Supporting cleaner, greener, safer environments

There were a number of lively and interesting discussions and people enjoyed hearing of project ideas from their own, and neighbouring, villages.

As the meeting progressed people used "voting handsets" to register which project ideas they liked the most and wished to be supported by the Forum budget.

We apologise for the confusion at the voting stage of the workshop. We have analysed the results in detail. The results confirm that there was a significant number of people that had not been able to get their 3 votes in during the final vote and that the call to redo the final vote was therefore justified. Some people have pointed to inconsistencies between the first and the second vote and have called the result into question. However, a comparison between the first and second vote shows that the results are largely the same. Both votes show a clear preference for the same four projects. These four will now be taken forward as the priority projects in line for a share of the £20,000. We remain committed to undertake activity to see how the remaining 5 projects can be progressed, and indeed, how other projects that were suggested at the workshop can be further assisted.

Details of the voting can be viewed by clicking on the link below.

If you would like more detailed information on the process, please click here.

For further information please contact Richard Downing on 0116 3055823 (or email richard.downing@leics.gov.uk) or Paul Goodman on 0116 3058015 (or email paul.goodman@leics.gov.uk).

The last meeting of the Forum was held at Thurmaston Community Centre on 12th February 2009.

Issues discussed included new funding arrangements for the voluntary sector and the delivery of safer communities in the Forum area.

Please note that presentation that the PCT were unable to deliver is available below and that there is still time to comment upon the consultation.

This meeting was held at the Syston Catholic Church Hall and started at 7.00pm. The additional papers are available at the following address
http://www.leicestershireforums.org/sythur/additional-papers-for-south-char.html

The most recent meeting of the Syston,Thurmaston and Wreake Villages Area Forum took place on Wednesday 12th March, 7.30pm at Elizabeth Park, Thurmaston.

Issues that were discussed included:

Crime and Anti-social behaviour
Community Facilities

The Minutes of this meeting are now available. Click on the link below to access those Minutes.