Representation on Strategic Partnerships
Voscur was originally set up to represent the interests of the community and voluntary sector at Bristol's Strategic Partnerships. We have proper systems of accountability and an open flow of information and dialogue between members and representatives to important strategic bodies.
Representatives are elected by the members annually. Activists who are interested in this role are nominated by a member organisation. See current reps below.
Chief Executive Responds
The Voscur reps to the Bristol Partnership and delivery groups met on Wednesday 4 June 2008 to discuss how voluntary community and social enterprise sector groups should be represented at the partnership.
- Read Voscur's letter to Jan Ormondroyd (BCC Chief Executive) and Simon Bale (Chair of the Bristol Partnership), 6 June 2008
- Read Jan Ornomdroyd's response, 30 June 2008
Click here to read the minutes from the reps meeting
Click here to read notes from discussion group 1 at reps meeting
Click here to read notes from discussion group 2 at reps meeting
How should the sector be represented on the Bristol Partnership?
Following the peer review of the Bristol Partnership work is underway to restructure and relaunch the Bristol Partnership in autumn 2008. Click here for more details on the peer review of the Bristol Partnership. Voscur will be consulting with voluntary community and social enterprise sector (VCSES) reps to the Bristol Partnership and with our members to find out how you think the VCSES should be represeneted on Bristol's Local Strageic Partnership.
Voscur members were also invited to give their views at the Voscur Assembly on Wednesday 25 June 2008.
Voscur will use the feedback from members and reps to help ensure that the VCSES has strong representation on the relaunched Bristol Partnership.
While the restructuring process takes place Bristol Partnership business has been suspended. Any vacant Voscur reps positions will not be filled until the new Bristol Partnership structure has ben finalised.
Voscur Reps
Each year Voscur members elect representatives to sit on ‘priority partnerships’ on their behalf. Voscur reps are elected for two years. In September/October 2007 elections were held for reps to:
- Bristol Partnership
- Bristol Cultural Development Partnership
- Environment Delivery Group
- Equalities Action Group
- Health and Wellbeing Delivery Group
- Housing Strategy Group
- Safer Bristol Partenrship
Click here to for an introduction to being a Voscur rep
Click here to find out about role and responsibilities of a Voscur rep
Click here to find out the support you'd receive as a Voscur rep
Click here to read the core values of Voscur
Click here to read the principles for a Voscur rep
Click here to find out about the role of the 'priority partnerships'
The result were announced at the Voscur Annual General Meeting in October, the full list of Voscur reps and their contact details can be viewed below.
If you have any questions or would like further information about Voscur reps call Matthew Symonds on (0117) 909 9949 or email matthew@voscur.org
Accountability and representation - Join an Eforum and share your views
If you have questions or concerns about the work of a particular partnership then the Voscur representative is the person to contact. When people become a Voscur rep they agree to feedback to members at the Voscur Assembly, through the quarterly newsletters, and by attending relevant network meetings.
If, however, there are particular issues you want to discuss please join one of the Eforums in your area of interest and feed your views to your Voscur Reps and other members of that eforum.
Our themed eforums enable our reps to send theme-specific emails to Voscur members interested in that topic. For example, before a partnership meeting, a rep might send out an email describing what the main issues on the agenda are and asking for any relevant thoughts, opinions and questions. Replies go to the rep and other members of the list. In this way, members of the email group are able to communicate with each other at the right time.
Also, when the reps return from the meetings these lists allow them to quickly communicate any decisions made, or other important information.
These email reference groups also make it easier for us to target our communication when we need to ask you about specific parts of the Local Area Agreement, or other things which could effect our sector.
If you have any problems signing up to an eforum, please contact Matthew Symonds, email: matthew@voscur.org or phone 0117 909 9949.
Vacancies
Future vacancies willl be posted here.
If you have any questions or would like more details about Voscur Reps contact Matthew Symonds on (0117) 909 9949 or email matthew@voscur.org
Voscur Reps
Below is a list of reps elected at the Voscur AGM in October 2007:
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Bristol Partnership |
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Regeneration Group (RG) Ian Steele (Southmead Development Group) iansteele@southmead.org (0117) 950 3335 |
| Health and Well Being Delivery Group There is currently a vacancy for the role of Health and Well Being Delivery Group rep. If you are interested or would like to find out more contact Matthew Symonds at Voscur |
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| Engagement Project Steering Group (Connexions) Troy Tanska Contact Troy via Cheryl Wycherly at Voscur |
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Bristol Cultural Development Partnership Tony Gosling (i-contact video network) office@evnuk.org.uk (0117) 944 6219 |
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Children and Young Peoples Partnership Trevor Jones (Young Bristol) tj@youngbristol.com (0117) 953 7921 |
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Bristol Green Capital Group |
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Safer Bristol Partnership David Maggs (Churches Council for Industry and Social Responsibility) david@ccisr.org.uk (0117) 955 7430 |
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Environment Delivery Group Mike Timmins (The Learning Centre) TLCLTD@aol.com (0117) 904 0089 |
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South Bristol C21 Partnership |
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Equalities Action Group |
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Housing Strategy Group Paul Hazelden (Crisis Centre Ministries) paul@crisis-centre.org.uk (0117) 942 3088 |
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Economy, Strategic Development and Transport Group |
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Bristol Older Peoples Partnership Board |
Children and Young Peoples Reps
Click Here to find out more about Children and Young Peoples reps.