Waterford PPN has the following vacancies available (Please note these are voluntary positions but any travel expenses incurred will be covered (T & Cs apply) PPN Secretariat – Social Inclusion Rep The Secretariat usually meets 6-8 times a year of an evening; There is work involved covering such issues/sub committees as the Annual Community &…
The Department of Housing Planning, Community and Local Government, in conjunction with the Local Government Management Agency and the Libraries Development Committee, has commenced the development of a new 5 year strategy for the public library service in Ireland. As part of their early consultation on developing the new strategy, they have invited Public Participation…
Waterford PPN Metropolitan Plenary meeting 18th May 2017 The Viking Ramada Hotel, Waterford Meeting report Summary A well attended meeting; good LAWCO presentation and PPN updates on JPC/CSNs, Greenway, Age Friendly Network, FLAG and Environment working group; various action points to be followed up. Detail Meeting (facilitated by John Hawkes, PPN Programmes Coordinator) opened with…
Waterford Sports Partnership – PPN Representatives Waterford Sports Partnership (WSP) has four PPN positions on its Board (Sports Club, Youth, Disability and Community) and is seeking expressions of interest from the Waterford PPN to replace the recently vacated PPN Sports Club position. PPN Sports Club Representative – Ideal profile of PPN representative on WSP Board……
The Waterford Joint Policing Committee will hold a public meeting on 12th June 2017 in the Park Hotel, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford at 7pm. The theme is “Improving public safety, crime prevention and personal safety through working with communities”. Members of the public are welcome to attend. A workshop will be held followed by answers to…
Waterford Public Participation Network (PPN): Dungarvan and Lismore Plenary meeting 26th April 2017 The Park Hotel, Dungarvan Meeting report Summary A relatively well attended meeting including Gardai representatives; Social Enterprise presentation and PPN programme updates inc. FLAG; good discussion on JPC/Community Safety Networks; concerns about PPN role/involvement in the Greenway. Detail Meeting (facilitated by Michael…
Waterford City & County Council Communities Facilities Scheme 2017 Closing date for applications is Friday 30th June 2017 No applications will be accepted after this date The Communities Facilities Scheme is targeted at disadvantaged urban and rural areas, but not exclusively so. It will fund projects that seek to enhance communities, address disadvantage and improve…
Is your Business a Social Enterprise? Read on to find out… What is a Social Enterprise? To date, ‘Social Enterprise’ has been a fairly grey area and while many support Social Enterprise, recent studies have found that more do not know what a Social Enterprise actually is. A Social Enterprise is an enterprise 1. That…
The Council are in the process of making the County more Age Friendly and part of the strategy is to produce a directory of services and facilities aimed at the over 55s. In order to do this we need each organisation who provide a service to the older person to provide the following information: Name…
The Environment SPC met on the 6th February and it was requested that Waterford PPN members be invited for their comments/views on the attached Draft Policy and Procedure for Dealing with Noise Complaints and Control of Horses Bylaws and accompanying discussion document. If you have any comments on the attached please return them to me…
Dear Members Please see below current list of PPN representative vacancies. To express an interest or if you would like to know more about what is involved, please contact John Hawkes on jhawkes@waterfordcouncil.ie /0879809985 • Secretariat x 1 • Local Community Development Committee x 1 • Transportation & Infrastructure Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) x 1…