New Forum to Prepare Coherent Plan for Community Facilities in Ballymun
A new forum has been established in
Ballymun to develop an overall plan
to meet the accommodation needs of
community and voluntary activity in
Ballymun and in doing so contribute
to the overall development and
sustainability of community and
voluntary activity in the area.
The Ballymun Community Facilities
Forum has members from Dublin City Council,
Ballymun Regeneration Ltd and the
voluntary and community sectors in
Ballymun - including Ballymun Partnership,
Ballymun Community Organisations
Network and Ballymun Neighbourhood
Council and an independent chair.
In developing the plan, the Forum
will draw on the experience to date
in Ballymun and on best practice in
other places. Specific objectives of the Forum are:
- To get a complete picture of existing and planned community facilities in Ballymun
- To complete an agreed framework for the relocation of groups accommodated in flats including standard procedures in relation to how this relocation will happen.
- To complete a database of voluntary and community groups in Ballymun
- To identify the most useful and workable models of management for community facilities in Ballymun
- To ensure that the work of the forum is widely and clearly communicated in Ballymun and in particular to local voluntary and community groups.
The Forum is committed to being transparent and accountable in its work. It will issue regular updates on its work, which will be circulated in Ballymun. The Forum work plan, meeting minutes and other documents are available on the following websites:
- Ballymun Partnership - www.ballymun.org
- Ballymun Regeneration Ltd. – www.brl.ie
- Ballymun Neighbourhood Council – www.ballymun-nc.ie
- Community Action Programme – www.cap.ie
In identifying the membership of the Forum,
the idea was to involve the voice of
as many groups and interested parties
as possible, through using the
representative structures that are
available within Ballymun. Reports,
feedback and updates will also be
made through these representative structures.
The Members of the Forum are:
Ballymun Community Organisations Network
Ballymun Neighbourhood Council
Ballymun Partnership
Ballymun Regeneration Limited
Dublin City Council
Independent Chair
It is planned to hold a half day seminar
in May 2008, with speakers presenting
on good practice models from other areas.
This seminar will be an open event, and it
is hoped that such events will form an
important part of the Forum’s way of working.
Minutes from the meetings can be accessed here:
Minutes 080424 .pdf (86 KB) Minutes 080626.pdf (108 KB)
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This page was updated on 6th July, 2009