Community Events

Westminster Community Network
WCN Summer Assembly
Last few places available for the WCN Summer Assembly: book now Join us on 10 June 2010 for the WCN Summer Assembly – it’s free to attend, but places are limited and are running out fast.
Older people Representatives
Helen Leech and David Hogarth were last week appointed as WCN Representatives on the Older People’s Commissioning Group In this case, there was no need for an election. We had two places available, and two people nominated themselves. You can read more about Helen Leech (Open Age) and David Hogarth (Neighbourcare St John’s Wood and Maida Vale) on the WCN website.
Read personal statements from Helen Leech and David Hogarth
First meeting of new WCN group on worklesssness The WCN Worklessness and Employment Working Group meets every two months to focus on strategic issues on worklessness and employment in Westminster. The group first met on 17 May 2010.
WCN worklessness group: read more and download minutes
WCN forms new working group on housing and homelessness Meeting for the first time on 18 June 2010, the new WCN working group on housing aims will focus on WCN priorities around a holistic approach to housing and overcrowding issues, rough sleepers and the homelessness agenda and bringing empty properties back into use.
Housing Network agrees to keep WCN on the agenda WCN Housing Representative, Martin Coll, asks Housing Network to add WCN issues as a standing item to their agendas.
Work and skills sub-group Hodma Salad reports back on the work and skills sub-group of Westminster Works
Read full feedback from the May 2010 meeting of the Work and Skills Sub-group Visit the WCN website Keep up to date with the latest news and events. Visit the WCN website
Need help finding funding? Visit the Voluntary Action Westminster website to find out what support is available to Westminster's voluntary groups. Visit www.vawcvs.org

