NEWS AND INFORMATION

1. Junior Wardens – Onwards House
Attachment: Junior Wardens Plymouth City Council.doc
The Junior Warden’s Scheme has been piloted in the Greenbank area of Plymouth and has been launched with the help of Westcountry Housing and several volunteers from the Social Work degree course at Plymouth University and other community links. Please see attached for further information.

2. Plymouth Planning Service Newsletter
Attachment: LDF Newsletter – May 09 4web.pdf
Please find attached the Planning Service Newsletter. This is published every other month to keep you updated key news from the Planning Department. Feel free to pass this on to anyone who may be interested. Paper copies will be sent out to those not on e-mail, and it will be available on the website shortly.

3. Refugees Action Week
Watch new Refugee Action film about destitution - and take action
http://www.youtube.com/watch‌v=S0-3lMOB4io Please take action now to end destitution of refused asylum seekers.
http://www.refugee-action.org.uk/campaigns/destitution/april09_mp_action.aspx

Please note that I have been sent a very useful and colourful brochure on refugees and asylum seekers. It is fantastic but too big for me to send with the updates. Therefore please let me know if you would like a copy and I would be more than happy to forward.

4. Just published by the JRF:

Housing for disabled children and their families: an information resource
An overview of information about housing for disabled children and their families, and ideas for improving their circumstances.

5. City Centre Newsletter
The City Centre and University Special Edition Newsletter will be available for you to view and comment between the following dates:
Start date: 20/05/09 09:00
End date: 31/07/09 15:57
Please select the following link to view this event: http://plymouth.consult.limehouse.co.uk/portal/ldf/ccaap/ccleaflet If the link appears to be broken, please try copying the entire link into the address bar on your web browser.

6. Black History
Attachment: ltr BlackhistoryMonth Jun09.doc
Please find attached letter relating to Black History Month and Plymouth Improving Reach.

7. Green Events

Our web site is an open and free resource of natural, conscious and sustainable event, news & general information - for all to use. Whether adding or browsing information, it's easy to use, free, and has direct access (no membership required). You are welcome to enter as much detail as you wish and your web addresses become live links automatically! It receives over 50,000 page views per month now from like minded people; 30 - 60 people visit our main pages every day! It is supported only by the on-site box adverts that can link our visitors straight to your own website - they start from as little as £10! NEW OPTIONS: All adverts now rotate in sequence giving everyone a fair share of the positions - but for an extra fee you can now select a premium position for your ad. See attachment for details.
Tom Shellens (aka: Achintya) and everyone at Green Events.
Green Events S. Devon
t. 01752 316344
m. 07979 424 006

8. LSP News June 09

Plymouth 2020 - the Local Strategic Partnership has published its latest newsletter to keep members informed of what's happening across the partnership.

This month you will find articles about;

• Working together, achieving more!
• Theatre Royal free ticket scheme
• Carbon Counting to beat the credit crunch and more

Click on the link below to access the newsletter, however, if you would like hard copies please contact 01752 304026 or email lsp@plymouth.gov.uk
http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/communityandliving/plymouth2020/lspnews.htm 

9. Mutley PACT Survey
Please find below the link to the form for Mutley's PACT survey, which is currently being conducted.
http://neighbourhoodpolicing.devon-cornwall.police.uk/BCU-1632/Sector-1658/NB-1661/Documents/pact.pdf
PACT stands for Partners & Communities Together and is a way of finding out from the members of a community which issues are affecting them and what they want local police to concentrate their time and resources on.
If you want to take part, you have 3 votes which should be given to the issues on the list that you feel are the most important. If there is an issue not listed, please add it yourself in the Other category.
Please also give us your street, age, gender and ethnicity to make sure we get responses from all sections of the community. There is also a box asking how safe you feel living and/or working in your community.
You can print the form, fill it in and give it to your local PCSO, or send it to;
PCSO Mike BRUMPTON (30356)
Charles Cross Police Station
Hampton Street
Plymouth, PL4 8HG.

10. VCS Important Informations/Updates/Strategie Documents for WC 1/06/09
Attachments: Attachments 01_06_09.zip, Workshop outline.doc, VCS Bulletin 010609.doc
Please see attached.

11. Plymouth Guild
I am pleased to let you know that we have completed phase 1 of our website and I am attaching the website address for you to have a browse. Please feel free to get back to me with any comments. www.plymouthtsc.org.uk 

The website will be launched to the public today (4th June) at the Information Event for Volunteers Week in the marquee in the city centre. From now on, the website will be constantly evolving, not least with the addition of photos, logos and up-to-date events and news. We will also be working on phase 2 to add the online membership, forums and directory of community organisations.