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So often we hear that staff across the organisations are doing a great job. Whether it is feedback from residents, their managers or their colleagues. But how many times do we actually take the time out to say thank you to them for a great job and encourage them to …
Posted on Tuesday, 10th March 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
Over recent years, national economic policy has been characterised by a strong emphasis on developing sub-regional scale partnerships, strategies and governance structures.
The proposals and impending legislation that has arisen from the Sub-National Review of Economic Development and Regeneration mark a new face of multi-scalar governance, including the provisions to …
Posted on Tuesday, 10th March 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
The Department for Children, Schools & Families is calling all key stakeholders and partners to have their say and get involved with the consultation on alcohol and young people before the closing date of 23rd April 2009.
DCSF has already had an excellent response to the consultation with over a …
Posted on Friday, 6th March 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
For the last two weeks I’ve watched a live debate unfold about the reality of low carbon communities. This topic has sparked lively discussion and it’s clear that many are committed to creating green places.
Being the first in a series of online debates, it was encouraging to see more …
Posted on Thursday, 5th March 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
Everybody's talking about it. We need to work out how to make our organisation sustainable, they say. But what does it actually mean? And is it possible?
I work quite a lot with third sector organisations, and many of them approach social enterprise with a Robin Hood perspective …
Posted on Thursday, 5th March 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
At February's Mayor's Question Time, I asked Boris Johnson to ensure that the Crossrail levy, proposed in the London Plan, does not threaten much-needed regeneration in Wandsworth's Nine Elms Lane development area.
Under the recently published proposals, developers in Nine Elms and other areas in the borough will be asked …
Posted on Wednesday, 4th March 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
To enable organisations to make a real difference within their communities it is vital that they invest in those delivering their services at the front line.
When we feel engaged and valued by our employers, we also feel empowered. This then motivates us to pass these intrinsic rewards on to …
Posted on Tuesday, 3rd March 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
At Turn2us, we have recently conducted research which shows that advisers who support those in financial need are struggling to keep up with the ever increasing demand for help.
Of the advisers that we surveyed, 85% reported an increase in the number of people coming to them in financial difficulty …
Posted on Monday, 2nd March 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
The Office of National Statistics has released the latest figures for teenage pregnancy in England and they clearly show that, despite being in the final year of the ten year teenage pregnancy strategy, the target of halving the rate of conceptions to young people under the age of 18 by …
Posted on Monday, 2nd March 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
New figures from the Office for National Statistics show teenage conception rates have risen throughout 2007 and remain the highest in Europe.
We are failing an entire generation of young people by not educating them properly and they are missing out on their childhoods as well as reducing their future …
Posted on Monday, 2nd March 2009 | This entry has 0 comment(s)
As someone who has working in regeneration for many years, this is common sense to me. For too many years regeneration professionals and local authorities have squeezed money from initiative after initiative, demonised communities, and agreed to deliver change & playing the system to demonstrate change where actually there has …
Incredulous to the ignorance on 17th March 2010:
Is regeneration dying or coming of age?
Hi Martin,
Fair comment, and I agree with your principle but we need to be careful we don’t fall into the old trap of creating more agencies as there are far too many agencies at present. The less is more approach appeals to me right now.
Imelda Havers on 17th March 2010:
Is regeneration dying or coming of age?
Imelda,
To take your argument a step further, do we not also need to propose the creation of effective local development agencies, run by residents in partnership with local agencies? These could focus resources and priorities and ensure that outcomes were achieved that changed lives.
Martin Yarnit on 17th March 2010:
Is regeneration dying or coming of age?
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