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*Winchester is celebrating Fairtrade Fortnight - read below for more details* |
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Welcome  Welcome to the fourth edition of our WDSP e-bulletin. Since the last bulletin, the WDSP has been busy setting out the District’s priorities for the Hampshire Local Area Agreement (LAA) consultation. Find out more about the LAA and what stage it’s at below. If you have any items to include in the next e-bulletin, please email them to Antonia Perkins, LSP Manager. Please forward this bulletin to anyone you think might be interested. |
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| Hampshire LAA– Agreeing on Action |
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| The Hampshire Local Area Agreement (LAA) continues to be an important focus for the WDSP. At the end of last year the Partnership submitted its top areas for action in the Winchester District as part of the LAA consultation. You can find out more about the LAA on the WDSP website. |
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| Find your talent |
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The Government recently announced the ‘Find your Talent’ programme, providing five hours of culture for every child and young person each week both in and out of school settings. Two official seminars for the region have been organized by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, South East and Arts Council England, South East.
These will explain more about the programme and stimulate expressions of interest in the ten pilot projects to be rolled out in the new academic year. One of the seminars will take place at Winchester Guildhall on 5th March from 11am to 3pm.
For any enquires about the seminars or to book a place please contact culturaloffer.se@artscouncil.org.uk or find full details about the scheme at www.creative-partnerships.com/offer |
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| Good news for borrowers and savers! |
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Winchester Savers, the long-awaited credit union for Winchester and District, is open for business. The credit union is a money co-op in which people save together and then, in times of need, borrow from the accumulated savings at a modest rate that is capped by the Government. Deposits are guaranteed by the FSA compensation scheme.
To find out more, call in at the office in the Winchester Parking Office next to Iceland: Winchester Savers, 6 Middle Brook St, Winchester SO23 8B or; tel: 01962 820 424. A website will follow soon. |
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| Spotlight on Community Safety |
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| The Community Safety Partnership has published its annual strategic assessment. This analyses issues affecting public safety in the District and sets priorities for action. You can read the summary of the assessment online, or contact the Community Safety Officer, Sandra Tuddenham, for a copy of the full report. |
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| Winchester Town Access Plan |
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Have your say on the way we move in and around the town and on making the best use of the highways and public spaces. Winchester City Council and Hampshire County Council will be holding an exhibition in the Saxon Suite, Winchester Guildhall on:
- Friday 7th March 1pm - 6pm
- Saturday 8th March 10am to 1pm
You can give your views on a number of accessibility issues such as traffic management, public transport, parking, 'shared space' environments, walking and cycling.
Find out more about the consultation on the City Council’s website or go straight to the online questionnaire. |
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| Have you got an issue you want discussed? |
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| Do you or your partnership have something which you would like the WDSP to discuss? Do you have a project to help deliver the Community Strategy which needs the support of other organisations? The five strategic outcome groups of the WDSP can help you. Use our online form to tell us what help you need, and the WDSP will have it on their agenda at the next available opportunity. |
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| Latest round of Community Chest grants open |
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| £10,000 is up for grabs in the Winchester District. The City Council has opened its latest round of Community Chest grants for not-for-profit voluntary organisations, community groups, and registered charities. You can apply for a one-off grant of up to £500 through the scheme. The closing date for applications is 12th March 2008. |
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| WinACC Update |
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Is Winchester Action on Climate Change too ambitious or not ambitious enough? The draft plan for WinACC for 2008/09 has been posted on the WinACC website, www.winacc.org.uk WinACC supporters are invited to send comments on the plan to the Convenor drd.hutchison@btinternet.com to arrive no later than 20 March. It is intended that the Plan will be finalised before the end of March.
You can also see WinACC's response to the Local Development Framework’s Core Strategy issues and options paper on their website. |
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| Easy Eco-Auditing: Public Meeting |
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All will be welcome at the public meeting which is being organised by WinACC, and which will be held on Wednesday 26 March at 7:30pm at the United Church, Jewry Street, Winchester. The journalist, author and eco-auditor Donnachadh McCarthy will be talking about his latest book “Easy Eco-Auditing - How to make your home and workplace planet friendly".
The book, published by Hamlyn’s Gaia Press on 15 February, is described as ‘an essential handbook for those at home, work and school who want to assess their environmental performance and create a practical action plan to improve it’. |
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| WDSP – review of the year |
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| Find out the successes and challenges for the WDSP over the past year by reading its annual report. This was discussed by the City Council’s Principal Scrutiny Committee. Elected Members at the Council were pleased to see the progress being made by the Partnership. |
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| Fairtrade Fortnight |
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February 25 to March 9 2008 is Fairtrade Fortnight and Winchester is taking part. There are lots of events planned in the area including coffee mornings and fairtrade goods sales.
To find out more about Winchester's involvement in Fairtrade Fortnight and the city's bid to gain Fairtrade status go to www.winchester-leaf.co.uk
A full list of events and the membership form can also be downloaded from the City Council's website.
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| Find out what’s going on in the WDSP |
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You can read the notes and agendas of all WDSP meetings by following the links on our homepage.
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