Partnership Council
Contact Name(s): Ruth Greenberg
Unit C Tennyson
Forest Road West
Nottingham
NG7 4EP
Telephone: 0115 970 8200
Email:
Fax: 0115 970 8200
Website: http://www.partnershipcouncil.co.uk
Keywords
The Partnership Council is a charity based in Radford/ Hyson Green that works with local people to improve an inner city area of Nottingham. We run a number of projects including a Community Safety Group, Environmental Education, improving local parks, an Older Person’s Forum, a Disability Forum, an Area 4 Voluntary Sector Forum, a Spring Clean Group and a Volunteering Development Project. We also run the Skills Exchange (see separate entry), BaseCamp - capacity building support for Asian Voluntary Organisations, and SPROUT - developing environmental projects with young people, aged 16-25.
Description
The Partnership Council is a charity based in Hyson Green that works with local people to improve this inner city area of Nottingham. We run a number of projects such as the Skills Exchange - a Time Bank for Area 4 ; a Voluntary Sector Forum for Area 4; an Older Person’s Forum and a Disabled Person’s Forum.
We have a Spring Clean Group and Community Safety Group that brings together residents and other agencies to tackle cleansing and community safety issues in the area. Both groups run a number of projects including clean up days, crime prevention campaigns, work to improve parks including the Forest Recreation Ground, and environmental education events.
We run the Children’s Forum in partnership with 12 primary schools, which amongst other things runs a small grants fund where children make the funding decisions.
We have a Volunteering Development Project, which links with this VoluntaryDirectory website and a national website, do-it.org.uk., as well as CVS and many local voluntary organisations. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer please contact our Volunteering Development worker, Moby Farrands on 0115 9708200.
The area we cover includes Hyson Green, Radford, New Basford, Forest Fields, Arboretum, Sherwood Rise, part of Lenton Sands and the Park. If you want to get involved in improving your area please contact us.
We also run some citywide projects:
Basecamp, which capacity builds South Asian community group initiatives across Nottingham City, giving support with establishing basic structures, gaining initial funding, finding appropriate suooort and training, etc.
Sprout, which supports young people aged 16-25 to establish environmental projects, with practical advice and guidance, and some financial support.
Volunteer opportunities:
1. Role: Partnership Council Trustee - to get involved in the running of the PC.
Experience required:Already active in this community.
When: Tuesday evening once every 6 weeks, 7-9pm. Expenses paid.
Trustees can have more involvement but this is not essential. They may chose to get involved in individual projects, recruiting staff, or the Personnel or Finance Sub Group.
2. Role: Partnership Council Premises Gardening i.e. planting and maintaining plants in tubs. There is a small amount of money to buy plants.
When: About one hour a week, less in winter. Time to suit the person.