Below is a list of projects that the Royal Borough is pursuing as a result of being chosen by the Coalition Government as a Vanguard Community.
The Council's Big Society Panel receives updates at each meeting on the current status of the Big Society projects. These can be seen on the status grid report at the foot of this page. Further information is available in the reports considered by the Big Society Panel.
| Project/Issue |
Aims of the Projects |
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| Night Time Economy/Licensing
Lead Officers: David Oram/Steve Johnson |
To improve the response to community concerns about the crime, disorder and street cleaning problems created by the night-time economy. | |
|
Devolution to Parishes
|
To devolve front line services to parishes in a cost effective way. | |
| Adopt a Street
Lead Officerss: Andrew Elkington/Harjit Hunjan |
To increase civic participation and community responsibility for the care of local areas. | |
| Participatory Budgeting
Lead Officer: Andrew Elkington |
To devolve decision making and increase local participation in the use of Council resources. | |
| Transparency
Lead Officer: Anthony Kemp/Andrew Brooker |
To deliver complete transprency in all Council financial information. | |
| Weir-Power
Lead Officers: David Oram/Tim Slaney |
To make optimal use of the river to generate renewable energy and promote local sustainability. | |
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Incentives
|
To pilot an off-the-shelf non-cash incentive scheme to help increase the number of people taking part in volunteering and other activities at minimal cost by April 2011. | |
| Ways into Volunteering
Lead Officers: Andrew Elkington/Harjit Hunjan |
To create an environment where it is easy for communities to do things for themselves, through volunteering, around issues that are important to them. | |
| Guildhall Volunteering
Lead Officer: Mark Taylor |
To ensure direct community involvement and participation in the development and operation of the Guildhall museum. | |
| Project CareBank
Lead Officers: Ian Trenholm/Christabel Shawcross/Nicola Farnon |
To co-design with Royal Borough residents an innovative scheme that will enable people to provide help and support for one another and receive 'time credits' that they can use either for themselves or their families, or in exchange for council services, such as swimming at leisure centres. |
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