YOU ARE INVITED TO THE

VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SECTOR FOCUS GROUP

TO BE HELD ON

THURSDAY 26 JUNE 2008

8am for breakfast from 8:15am

Maidstone Town Hall

 

 

AGENDA

 

(Theme: What’s new with Maidstone’s

Voluntary and Community Sector)

 

1. Arrival from 8am. Breakfast served from 8:15 am.

 

2. Welcome and brief introductions

 

3. Actions from the last meeting:

*    MBC funding application process for voluntary and community 

      organisations 2008-9

*    Application to MBC regarding 'meeters and greaters' at Maidstone

      Gateway

 

4.  Introduction to:

*    Val Honyben, Chief Executive of KentCAN

*    Councillor Marion Ring, new MBC Cabinet Member for Community

      Services

 

5.  Information from:

*    Peter Ananicz – to discuss the benefits and experience of developing a

     social enterprise

*    Judith Woods, Maidstone Citizens Advice

*    Morel d’Souza, Maidstone Cultural Group

 

6.  And Over to you! Developments from your organisation

 

7.  Feedback from new Children’s Voluntary and Community Sector Focus Group

 

8.  Policy Briefing (to be circulated)

 

9.  Date of next Focus Group: Thursday 21 August 2008

 

RSVP to volunteers@mvbhub.org.uk.