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The Coventry Partnership brings together senior representatives from the community sector, private sector, public sector and voluntary sector to work together towards the vision for Coventry to be a growing, accessible city where people choose to live, work and be educated and where businesses choose to invest.
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Established in 2002, the Partnership is the name of Coventry's Local Strategic Partnership (LSP).
It is working towards delivering Coventry's Sustainable Community Strategy and Local Area Agreement - an agreement between the Coventry Partnership and government identifying key priorities to help us achieve our goals.
The Coventry Partnership aims to build on the considerable success the city has achieved over the last 10 years in terms of regeneration and improving the quality of life for all residents.
This includes the regeneration of the North east of Coventry and the Ricoh Arena/Arena Park and the Belgrade Plaza project in the city centre.
Working through its theme groups
the Coventry Partnership is striving to improve a wide range of issues including:
*Community safety *Culture *The environment
*Equalities and community cohesion *Health and wellbeing
*Housing *Economy, Learning, skills and employment *Transport
The Coventry Partnership also work with a number of Communities of Interest, including Physical and Sensory Impairment Partnership, Older People's Partnership, Coventry Learning Disabilities Partnership Board and the Children & Young People's Strategic Partnership.
A leading figure representing the Third Sector across Coventry has been named as the new chair of the Coventry Partnership. Steve Banbury has been the Chief Executive of Voluntary Action Coventry since December 2004. He takes over from Cllr Ken Taylor, leader of Coventry City Council.
The Coventry Partnership is the city's Local Strategic Partnership and brings together the public, private, community and voluntary sectors with the aim of improving the quality of life for people living in Coventry as well as enhancing the delivery of public services. The position of chair of the Coventry Partnership rotates on a yearly basis between the public, private and voluntary sectors.
Steve said, "I'm looking forward to Chairing The Coventry Partnership at a particularly challenging time. We recognise that its strength has been in the network of positive relationships it has generated between the public, private and third sectors. The evidence from our recent response to the recession demonstrates there is an appetite to work together in the city, provide high quality leadership and influence, use our collective strengths to identify solutions and apply them in co-ordinated action.
Voluntary Action Coventry’s member organisations have been telling me that they are ready for a new era in the role they play in the city. My aspiration for 2009/10 is for a strong and purposeful Partnership, enhanced by a high profile, determined third sector to deliver real change to the city of Coventry."
Steve has been a member of The Coventry Partnership Board since January 2005. His previous post was as Chief Officer of Voluntary Action South Leicestershire. Steve has nearly 28 years experience working in or with the third sector. After leaving university he began his career in London mainly in youth and community development work before moving to Leicester into his first management role in the third sector in 1987. His next move took him into the public sector, spending thirteen years as a manager with local authorities in Leicester and Staffordshire.
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The Coventry Partnership recognises the difficulties which the current economic downturn is presenting to many organisations, businesses and individuals in Coventry. It is now more than ever that partnership working is vital in giving the city the best chance of resisting the full effects of the downturn and working towards a full recovery as quickly as possible. The challenges to advice services alone in Coventry are highlighted in this document presented to a recent Coventry Partnership Board meeting: THE IMPACT OF THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN ON ADVICE SERVICES IN COVENTRY Here's a more general look at how the recession is affecting Coventry. This will be updated soon to ensure it's current: Economic Indicators for Coventry Autumn 2008 Latest Economic Indicators for Coventry 2009 In response to the downturn, many new services are being offered from information to "Splash with no Cash", The Government’s “Free Swimming Programme." This is a £140 million package offered to Local Authorities through a series of funding pots designed to encourage as many local authorities as possible to participate in making swimming free for over 60s and under 16s in their communities. Goto the Splash With No Cash web page: |
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In a bid to guide Coventry businesses and residents to get help with finances, here's a one-stop online advice guide, "Ease the Squeeze". Go to the Ease The Squeeze website |
For further information on how the Government is helping to tackle the recession go to Real Help Now
The rest of this website highlights the news and activities of the Coventry Partnership as well as providing a snapshot of the diverse nature of the work it carries out and its achievements.
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