First meeting of new Forth Neighbourhood Network tomorrow
New Neighbourhood Networks are being set up across Edinburgh. They will bring together community groups, voluntary sector organisations and local councillors to identify what matters to their neighbourhood.
These networks – there are 13 in all – will be part of community planning in Edinburgh where a range of organisations work together with communities to make lives better for individuals and communities.
Over the last year, the Edinburgh Partnership has been looking at how we organise ourselves to make us more open and improve how we work across the city, and neighbourhood networks are a key part of our agreed new structure.
We want to start a conversation about how these networks should work and who should be involved. As there is variety in the groups and organisations in different areas of Edinburgh, each network will decide themselves their membership and how they work.
Please join us at the first session on MONDAY 3rd JUNE from 6.30 – 8.30pm in West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre.
We’ll introduce how neighbourhood networks fit in the new community planning model in Edinburgh. We’ll:
- have an opportunity to discuss ambitions for this area and the neighbourhood network
- generate ideas on how the neighbourhood network might work, including next steps
- identify who else should be involved
- introduce the nomination process for the neighbourhood network representative on the four new locality community planning partnership which we’re setting up to deliver the locality improvement plans.
Speaking about the new community planning arrangements in his latest monthly report, City council leader Cllr Adam McVey said: “Community groups, voluntary sector organisations and local councillors have come together across the city this month for the inaugural meetings of our new Neighbourhood Networks.
“Over the past year, the Edinburgh Partnership has been looking at how we organise ourselves in a more open and efficient manner and I firmly believe our newly-agreed structure will help us do just that.
“In total, 13 Neighbourhood Networks are being set up with membership made up of community councils and other community groups in the area, such as residents’ organisations and parent councils, together with councillors and voluntary groups. The final make-up of the membership and how it will operate will be for each network to decide.
“This is an exciting time for the city and gives us a real opportunity to do things differently. Find out more about community planning, the arrangements in your area and how you can get involved. “
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