Northwest Regional Strategy (RS2010) Consultation
The Northwest Regional Strategy will become the blueprint for sustainable economic growth in England’s Northwest.
General Context:
The Regional Strategy for the Northwest provides a unique opportunity to bring together its spatial, economic, social and environmental strategies and build a new long term vision for the region. The goal is to produce an agreed strategy for the region which will guide action and investment by Business, National and Local Government and the Voluntary and Community Sectors.
About the Consultation:
Part 1 sets out the high-level framework and outlines the overarching vision, priorities and action areas for the strategy that will enable Northwest partners to work together to maximise the region’s opportunities and address the challenges over the next twenty years.
Draft Part 1 of the Regional Strategy is available at: http://www.nwregionalstrategy.com/Part1. The Sustainable Neighbourhoods Action Group (SNAG) has produced a briefing on the strategy (please see http://www.cn4m.net/node/2852).
Further information relating to the strategy can be found on the SNAG website: www.snag.org.uk/documents.
Consultation related event:
Greater Manchester – 23rd February, 9am – 1pm, City of Manchester Stadium
Visit https://www.eventsforce.net/rs2010manchester for details and to register.
How to respond:
Responses can be submitted at: http://consult.nwregionalstrategy.com/portal/.
There is also an informal forum where you can leave your comments at: http://rs2010.uservoice.com/
Consultation end date: 26 February, 2010
Transport Strategy for Manchester City Centre Consultation
A consultation on the Transport Strategy for Manchester City Centre was launched on 11 January 2010 and runs until 22 March 2010. It is anticipated that a final version of the Strategy will be available in the summer of 2010.
About the Consultation:
This is a follow-on consultation from the Regional Centre Transport Strategy, which was carried out in December 2007 – January 2008.
For further information, visit: http://tag-mcr.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=303:r….
Both the full consultation document and an Executive Summary can be found at: http://www.cn4m.net/node/2784.
Consultation related event:
The Transport Board are holding an open forum on the strategy with officers on hand to talk about the strategy and answer questions. The forum will take place on:
Date/Time: 23rd February, 6.00 – 8.00pm (5:30 for registration and refreshments)
Venue: Mechanic Institute, Princess Street , Manchester (entrance on Major Street ).
How to respond:
The Transport Action Group has produced a summary of the draft strategy (please see http://www.cn4m.net/node/2784), and will be forming a collective response.
Feedback can be submitted to TAG up until 17th March 2010, by contacting 0161 273 1736 or emailing: transport@merci.org.uk. You can also use the comments feature on the TAG website: http://tag-mcr.org.uk.
Alternatively, you can submit your comments directly to the Transport Policy Unit by emailing: transport.consult@manchester.gov.uk, or writing to:
Transport Strategy Consultation, Transport Policy Unit, Manchester City Council, Room 308, Town Hall, Manchester, M60 2LA.
Consultation end date: 22 March, 2010
Think Family Strategy Consultation
About the consultation:
The Think Family Strategy is based on the assumption that in Manchester , all partners delivering services from universal to targeted, working with either individual family members or groups of family members will expect their staff to adopt a whole family, holistic approach to all of their customers. Manchester City Council (MCC) want to make life easier for families and so create a community where it is much simpler to have aspirations. The Think Family Strategy intends to provide a challenge to all partnership strategies in the City. The draft strategy can be found at: http://www.cn4m.net/node/2952.
How to respond:
Consultation responses can be made using the Consultation Questionnaire (which can be found in the consultation document at: http://www.cn4m.net/node/2952), by email to:familystrategy@manchester.gov.uk, or by post to: Family Strategy Team, C/o Martyn Buonocore, Manchester City Council, 2nd Floor, Overseas House, Quay Street, Manchester, M3 3BB. For further information, contact Martyn Buonocore on 0161 234 8092, or Shirley Woods Gallagher on 0161 234 7162.
Nicola Shanahan from the Child and Family Support Forum will be collating responses to the strategy. If you would like to include your comments in this response, email Nicola on Nicola@macc.org.uk no later than 1 March 2010.
Consultation end date: 31 March, 2010
