Compact Week 2007 Diary

Across the country voluntary and community organisations, public bodies, local authorities, regional and central government departments are engaged in Compact Week from "job swaps" to ministerial speeches, from London to Lands End.

We would love to hear your thoughts and experiences, why not contact us and let us know.

Publicising your work and Compact Week activities is a great way to let others know how the Compact is helping you and how you're taking the Compact forward.

We've started the ball rolling here with a diary of activity - contact us and let us publicise your activity for the week or let us know about Compact Week events after Compact Week including any pictures!

Government Office Yorkshire & Humber - GOYH have started early on plans for Compact Week launching their Regional Compact on 18 October! The event coincides with 'Footsey 100' (an annual event that focuses on social enterprises). Partners including Yorkshire Forward, Regional Forum, YH Assembly, Churches Regional Commission and the Faiths Forum will attend.

See 7 November for more GOYH activity!

1 November

Compact Voice team speaking at CLG, East Sussex and Medway.

Commission representative speaking at CLG.

Communities and Local Government (CLG) are hosting two events for internal staff - one with Compact Voice on they can avoid breaches and another with Commission for the Compact on their plans and relevance to CLG’s work.

Government Office North East (GONE) The Regional Compact Working Group has been asked for contributions to a promotional newsletter which will be e-mailed to contacts during Compact Week, providing an update on how Compact signatories are delivering against the Compact. We're also looking to add a code of best practice on funding and procurement to the Regional Compact.

Merton: (Compact Birthday Celebration, 3.30pm. Stalls run by each public body partner showing what the Compact has done for them. Party games around Compact themes. Goody bag for partygoers.)

Peterborough are hosting a series of events throughout the week, nearly every day!

Central-East - Thursday 1 November - 10am to 2pm at PCVS and 4pm to 8pm at Parnwell Community Centre

South-East - Friday 2 November - 3pm to 7pm at Hampton Community Room

North-West - Tuesday 6 November - 1pm to 5pm at Westwood & Ravensthorpe Development Trust

North-East - Wednesday 7 November - 3pm to 7pm at Paston & Gunthorpe Community Centre

South-West - Thursday 8 November - 4pm to 7pm at Orton Wistow Community Centre

A short promotional DVD is planned, along with display boards and Compact partners attending to share their partnership experiences and to share with delegates the benefits of becoming partners. New  partners from the last year will also be announced. Delegates that attend any of the above workshops and complete a small survey will be entered into a free prize draw for high street vouchers.

For more information contact Kim Longlands: Tel: 01733 342683
kim.longlands@pcvs.co.uk

2 November

Compact Voice representative speaking at Lichfield.

East Riding Conference workshop: (9.30-12.30, Bishop Burton College - on Commissioning.)

6th November

Compact Voice representative speaking at Northumberland and Preston.

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are launching their 2008/9 multi year funding round at a London event on 6 November with bidders both successful and unsuccessful from the last funding round. 360 organisations have been invited.

HMRC will also be running an Individuals Stakeholder Forum on 1^st November, which is HMRC’s key forum for consulting on issues impacting on their individual (not business) customers. The forum is made up of a wide range of partners, including OPF, Citizens Advice, NUS, CPAG, CEMVO, RNIB and many others. DWP and DCSF are also represented at that forum.

HMRC will also be promoting through their website and intranet.

Preston: (9:30am – 1pm St John’s Minster, Church Street, Preston. Community Network’s cross-sector participatory event “What has the Compact ever done for us?” will explore how we can all get more out of our Local Compact.)

7th November

Compact Voice representatives are speaking at Calderdale, Southend, Suffolk and Wakefield.

Local Compact Voice Chair, Carl Allen is speaking at Leicestershire.

Suffolk: (11.30 am Lecture Theatre, Bury St. Edmunds Cathedral (first Government Office to sign up to a Local Compact)

Surrey: Surrey are holding their Compact AGM and Champions event.

GOYH are promoting a further event for Compact Compact Week - a launch of the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Inclusion Framework, called 'Yorkshire Promise'.

This has been developed with the main regional bodies, including third sector group, there will also be an announcement of a bursary/award scheme for both public sector and third sector organisations, funded by Yorkshire Forward but also supported by the signatories to the RIF.

8th November

Compact Voice representative speaking at Blackpool.

Harborough: "Positive Partnerships"(An event for statutory and voluntary sector partners across Harborough District to come together to focus on closer partnership working, and to celebrate the achievements of the past year and seek to replicate good practice.

10- 11.30am Methodist Church Centre Stella Renwick at VASL. Tel: 01858 433232)

Bonus day: 9th November

Compact Voice representative speaking in Northamptonshire and the Wirral.