REWARDS 2010: A Celebration of South West Projects | |
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"We know how to deliver on the Government's Big Society Agenda!" On Wednesday 24th November Creating Excellence hosted its triennial awards event, REWARDS 2010 at the Exeter Conference Centre in Northernhay Street. The event was held to give recognition to projects which have demonstrated innovative approaches to regeneration, urban design, sustainable development, quality of place, community cohesion or community empowerment. CE Executive Director, Dominic Murphy, welcomed everyone to ...
Read more... Published: Monday, November 22, 2010 |
Category: News From Creating Excellence Topic: Sustainable Communities |
Creating Excellence - no closure | |
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Since the election there has been a constant stream of announcements detailing the impact of the Coalition's £120 bn cut in public expenditure. The sheer scale of the reduction in public expenditure, coupled with the extent of the changes already announced, has not surprisingly fed a feverish rumour mill, leading to dire predictions of closure for almost all organisations operating at the regional level including, apparently, Creating Excellence. However, the truth is that this is not the ...
Read more... Published: Friday, August 20, 2010 |
Category: News From Creating Excellence Topic: Sustainable Communities |
Community Engagement - 2 Local Authorities Sought to Exemplify Good Practice | |
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The Stronger Community work stream within the overall Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership is seeking 2 Local Authorities who can demonstrate effective partnership in community engagement to other Local Authorities and regional partners, and help deliver the first work strand of the RIEP stronger communities programme. Funding is available. If you are interested, please follow the link to Achieving Culture Change in Councils & Partnerships Towards Community Engagement ...
Read more... Published: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 |
Category: Empowering Communities Topic: Sustainable Communities |
Sustainable Communities Excellence Network Annual Review 2009 | |
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This report reviews the achievements of the Sustainable Communities Excellence Network (SCEN) over the last year and looks forward to plans for 2010. The SCEN is an alliance of 12 publicly funded centres of excellence and skills contacts in the United Kingdom, working to equip people, partnerships and leaders with the practical skills and knowledge to improve the delivery of regeneration and create the sustainable communities of the future. Members come together as the Excellence Network to exchange ...
Read more... Published: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 |
Category: News From Creating Excellence Topic: Sustainable Communities |
Free online introductory course to Sustainable Communities | |
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In a nutshell is an exciting ten-week online course delivered through the Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC) learning portal. Participants work with other professionals, community workers and volunteers across the public, private and community sectors to develop a shared understanding of the sustainable communities agenda. The course will help develop a real understanding of the term 'sustainable community' by exploring the national and regional policy context and perspectives ...
Read more... Published: Friday, November 07, 2008 |
Category: Learning Topic: Sustainable Communities |
Online introductory course to Sustainable Communities | |
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In a nutshell is an exciting, free, ten-week online course delivered through the Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC) learning portal. Participants work with other professionals, community workers and volunteers across the public, private and community sectors to develop a shared understanding of the sustainable communities agenda. The course will help develop a real understanding of the term 'sustainable community' by exploring the national and regional policy context and perspectives ...
Read more... Published: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 |
Topic: Sustainable Communities |
Cornwall Sustainable Energy Partnership (CSEP) wins Award | |
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CSEP was an award winner at the Academy for Sustainable Communities' (ASC) awards ceremony "Creating the Future Awards 2008", which took place at the Roundhouse, London, on 5 June 2008. CSEP won the Low Carbon Development Category, sponsored by NHBC. In December 2007, CSEP was the overall winner of the Creating Excellence Rewards Scheme. Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is an area of the UK that perhaps could be thought of as an idyllic 'surfer's paradise' ...
Read more... Published: Friday, June 06, 2008 |
Category: Networking Topic: Sustainable Communities |