Representation on Strategic Partnerships

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Your chance to change and improve voluntary and community sector representation

Voscur organises network and assembly meetings, and elects people from its membership to represent the voluntary sector at different partnerships in the city.  We recognise that times are changing, new decision making bodies are emerging and people are communicating in different ways.

There are many different routes for voluntary and community sector representation in Bristol, and many different sector perspectives.

To see the whole picture, look at and download our route maps here.

Click here to see the structure of the Bristol Partnership diagram

Click here to see governance structure of the Bristol Children and Young Peoples Trust Board

Click here to see the diagram of Neighbourhood Partnerships and Children and Young Peoples Localities

To help us find the most effective ways of representing the sector in this complex world - we have been considering some representation models and ideas from around the UK. To help find out what Voscur members think held two representation workshop sessions in July to help us plan the way forward for representation.

Click here for notes from the workshop held on 14 July 2010

Click here for notes from the workshop held on 19 July 2010

Proposals for the future of representation will be available soon.

About Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector reps

Voscur was originally set up to represent the interests of the voluntary and community 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 annually. Activists who are interested in this role are nominated by a member organisation.

Each year Voscur members elect representatives to sit on ‘priority partnerships’ on their behalf. Voscur reps are elected for two years. Elections were held in December 2008 for reps from the Voluntary and Community Sector to the Bristol Partnership (the Local Strategic Partnership) sub boards. The next election for representative are due to take place in autumn 2010.

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Who is on each of the Bristol Partnership boards?

Bristol Partnership Executive Board (external link to Bristol Partnership website)

Prosperous and Ambitious Board (external link to Bristol Partnership website)

Safer Bristol Board (external link to Bristol Partnership website)

Children and Young Peoples Board (external link to Bristol Partnership website)

Thriving Neighbourhoods Board (external link to Bristol Partnership website)

Health and Wellbeing Board (external link to Bristol Partnership website)

Other Bristol Partnership groups

Performance Challenge Group (external link to Bristol Partnership website)

Bristol Partnership Team (external link to Bristol Partnership website)

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Voscur (VCSE) reps to the Bristol Partnership Boards

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Voscur Reps to other boards

Children and Young Peoples Reps

Click Here to find out more about Children and Young Peoples reps.

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Being a Voscur rep

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'

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

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Accountability and representation - share your views through our social media channels

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.

Voscur on Social Media

We're increasingly using social media channesl for our reps to seek your views and quickly communicate any decisions made, or let you know about other important information. If there are particular issues you want to raise or discuss you can share your views through our social media channels - you can find Voscur on Facebook, Twitter or You Tube.

For more information about Voscur's social media channels please contact Matthew Symonds, email: matthew@voscur.org or phone 0117 909 9949.

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Vacancies

Green Capital Momentum Group rep

We are currently looking for a rep to join the Green Capital Momentum group. The Momentum Group is a network of professionals across business, public sector, independent and environmental organisations wanting to work together to champion Bristol's green capital initiative and contribute to partnership projects and activity that are helping the city become future proof (i.e. more sustainable). The Momentum Group acts on behalf of the Bristol Partnership to steer the green capital initiative. It reports back to the Prosperous & Ambitious partnership board of the Bristol Partnership.

If you'd like to join the Green Capital Momentum Group as a rep from Voscur please contact Matthew Symonds.

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

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Voscur reps election - RESULTS

Voting closed at 5 pm on Monday 22 December 2008. The results are as follows:

Safer Bristol Partnership Board
Alex Raikes - 30 votes*
Paul Hazelden - 18 votes
Robin Corser Langford - 5 votes

Health and Wellbeing Partnership Board
Sally Gapper - 26 votes*
Steve Heigham - 12 votes
Ken Pickering - 12 votes

Children and Young Peoples Partnership Board
Fran Harrison - 24 votes*
Trevor Jones - 21 votes
John Pendlington - 6 votes
Ken Fyfe - 5 votes

Prosperous and Ambitious Partnership Board
Elaine Flint - 33 votes*
Simon Bale - 8 votes
Brian McInally - 8 votes
Ken Fyfe - 4 votes

Thriving Neighbourhoods Partnership Board
Simon Bale - 28*
David Elson - 8

*Elected Voscur reps are as follows:

• Alex Raikes, Safer Bristol Partnership Board
• Sally Gapper, Health and Wellbeing Partnership Board
• Fran Harrison, Children and Young Peoples Partnership Board
• Elaine Flint, Prosperous and Ambitious Partnership Board
• Simon Bale, Thriving Neighbourhoods Partnership Board

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Voscur Bristol Partnership archive

Click here to see Voscurs Bristol Partnership information archive.

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