24.10.12 Park Ward Community First Notes
1. Declarations of Interest
2. Confirmation of membership: everyone was asked to confirm their availability and commitment to the role of Panel membership
3. Applications Update:
• At time of meeting no new bids received, although promising interest shown by some groups
4. Community Plan
• This is required by CDF and needs to be formally in place by March 2013. A draft Plan will be subject to community consultation and signed off by the Panel by the end of December
• It provides general info about the ward and identifies local priorities against which the Panel assess submitted bids
• Discussion over Neighbourhood Planning
5. Workshop – planned for morning of Nov 10th to provide specific advice and support for interested parties
6. Community Website – VANELs website in operation and is a very useful support to have as it includes information and updates on Community First
7. Next Meeting: 18.01.13