Area of Development: Social and Community

Issues 13 and 14: Community Information and Community Events

Objective

Actions

Success criteria and timescale

Progress

Date

13 and 14.

To improve the coordination of, and access to,  community information and events

13.1

Create and maintain a new high quality overarching website for Whitchurch Shropshire with links to all other relevant websites.

The Whitchurch Shropshire website provides high quality, up to date and well linked information promoting a positive image of Whitchurch. [S]

a] A meeting has taken place between interested parties and has agreed the name and format of the website. [S*]

b] Resources have been identified to support website development. [S*]

Website group working.  Design being agreed and delivered

Training being planned for volunteers

Training beginning Jan 2012

Volunteer training completed

Customer first staff training for What’s On

TC agreed to provide funding for website

Sept 2011

 Nov 2011

 Jan 2012

Feb 2012

 Oct 2011

13.2

Bring together events organisers to share expertise and good practice and to establish a regularly updated diary of all events taking place in the Town to be available for wider public dissemination.

Explore the possibilities of:

·         equipment sharing;

·         central purchase and storage;

·         single insurance cover for a number of events;

·         linking events;

·         establishing a list of people who would like to help with events

Expertise and good practice in events organisation are being shared. [S/M]

Regularly updated diary of all events is available for public use. [S*]

Meetings of events organisers have taken place. Cooperative working practices adopted. [S]

Events diary to be coordinated from Heritage Centre and published on website.

 Preliminary discussions taken place.

Meeting about collective insurance taken place

Meeting about road closure taken place

Event signage alongside roads being investigated

Aug 2011

Nov 2011

Jan 2012

Jan 2012

Nov 2011

13.3  Investigate the possibility of appointing a part-time coordinator to bring together, keep up-to-date and publicise all community information about services, contact details for clubs and organisations, and events.

Community information about services, contact details and events is well coordinated and up to date. [S]

Beechtree Community Centre volunteers working on community information.

14.0  Investigate the possibility of organising those events enjoying strong support from the community – Food Festival, Town Fête, Fireworks, Carnival, Festival of Music, Community sporting events.

A range of special events takes place throughout the year. [M]

Initial meeting between all interested bodies has taken place. [S]

Carnival meeting taken place

Possible “Party in the Park” for HM Diamond Jubilee

Nov 2011

Nov 2011