UK Government Regeneration Policy & Programmes
Regen.net, produced for the Department of Environment, Transport, and
the Regions by the Planning Exchange, is the main site on
regeneraton. Here you'll find all the latest press releases
and consultation documents, as well as listing of events and
discussion forums on SRB and New Deal for
Communities.
DETR's own site also has useful information, including copies of research reports and good practice guides such as:
Summary of Report from URBAN Task Force published June 1999
No 10 site has all major press releases, features, and links to government information.
Government Information Service provides links to variety of information about government.
Home Office Active Community Unit www.homeoffice.gov.uk/acu/acu.htm
Social Exclusion Unit www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/seu
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UK Community and Voluntary Sector
Communityweb is a new service that provides a set of links to news relevant to the community and voluntary sector which is compiled weekly. The UK URBAN Network Coordinator edits the community development list. You can also create a free web page here, and search a large database of community and voluntary sector sites on any topic you choose.
Development Trusts Association has a monthly newsletter you can subscribe to which is packed full of useful information for community groups.
BLINK is an excellent site about issues affecting black and
minority ethnic groups in the U.K. It has a number of useful
reports, including 'Inclusive'
strategies for race and gender in urban
regeneration
Partnerships Online is another good site to check regularly. You can join their discussion list to get regular e-mail messages about issues to do with partnership. They also have a game you can play to helpbuild your understanding of how Internet technology can help build communities.
The Site is an enormous umbrella site for resources for young people on the web. Go to BritKid for a game about young people and race, as well as useful information.
Social Enterprise London provides a list of inspiring case studies from both the UK and abroad, as well as a discussion paper 'towards a working defination of community economic development' and an overview of relevant European funding.
For information about fundraising, check: Funderfinder or Fundraising UK
Communities Online (information and networking) www.communities.org.uk
Also check out:
NCVO
New
Economics Foundation for information on community
indicators and community economic development
communitymatters
Community
Development Foundation (includes an important
discussion paper on structural funds)
LETS System Home Page
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Local Authority Resources
Bristol City Council
Providing information about Bristol and the City Council.
http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/
Action Towards Local Sustainability provides extensive guidance and advice on consultation and local government policy matters.
Local Government, a list of local authorities provided by open.gov
Local Government Association provides information on 'the major issues facing local government'.
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General Links
UK URBAN Network
Membership includes the 20 local Urban Partnership Groups (UPG) in the UK part-funded by the European Commission to deliver URBAN Action Plans
http://www.brighton.ac.uk/urban/index.htm
Moss Side and Hulme URBAN (Manchester)
http://www.urban-manchester.org.uk
URBAN European Initiative (Glasgow North)
Covering Ruchill, Possil and the Royston Corridor.
http://www.urbangn.clara.net/
Heart of the East End URBAN
Initiative
http://www.urbaneastend.dial.pipex.com
Business in the Community www.bitc.org.uk
Black European Community Development Foundation www.ubol.com/becdf
URBED www.urbed.co.uk
Civic Trust www.civictrust.org.uk
Neighbourhood Initiatives Federation www.nif.co.uk
Joseph Rowntree Foundation www.jrf.org.uk
National Lotteries Charities Board www.nlcb.org.uk
National Lottery New Opportunities Fund www.nof.org.uk/
Commission for Racial Equality www.cre.gov.uk
Equal Opportunities Commission www.eoc.org.uk
Disability Discrimination Act Support Service www.disability.gov.uk
Race on the Agenda www.rota.org.uk
European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance www.ecri.coe.int/
European Anti-Poverty Network www.eapn.org
New Start Magazine, a new weekly magazine about regeneration, has regularly upated news and features.
BURA, the British Urban Regeneration Association.
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