Bolton CDP team had a great time yesterday with the final year students of community studies and policy department ,Bolton university. This group of students from that class were very instrumental to helping Bolton CDP deliver projects to our partners. Now they have chosen Bolton CDP to carry out their final year research. They will...
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Halliwell and Crompton Neighbourhood Engagement Event
Bolton Community Development Partnership (Bolton-CDP) in partnership with Halliwell and Crompton Neighbourhood Management, Healtwatch Bolton, and Bolton CVS has co-hosted an engagement event on Friday 29 September 2017 at Halliwell UCAN Centre. This was an event whereby members of the public, Ward Councillors, representatives of agencies, faith groups, ethnic minorities, etc. those live, work, or...
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Neighbourhood Engagement Event @ Halliwell & Crompton
The devolution of health and social care means that more decisions about Greater Manchester are made locally which is a great opportunity for service providers to incorporate service users’ expectations, ideas, and concerns in their agenda. To do so, it is essential to provide individuals, communities, and associations across Halliwell and Crompton Wards with opportunities...
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Community Reporter Training
First day session for community reporter trainer session. The event was hosted by BoltonCDP and training was facilitated by Hayley from Institute for Community reporters. Bolton CDP is now the social licence holder covering for covering Bolton Borough. Our qualified trainers will now be responsible for training the Bolton residents interested in community reporting. The...
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Caribbean and African Health Network Event
Bolton CDP participated in the Caribbean and African health network event. We looked at the role of the Africans and Caribbeans can play in taking the lead on issues that affect them like mental health and conditions like sickle cell anaemia that affects the community. Also the role they can play to support the devolution...
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A productive meeting with BoltonCDP partners
BoltonCDP and partners from the African Council Uk (ACUK), Pentecostal Community Association (PCA) and the team from Bolton Council had a very productive and interactive session to deliberate on projects aimed at fostering community cohesion and building bridges between generations. We will update you as the project develops.
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The Rachetes Youth Club
Bolton CDP facilitated the setting up of the Rachete youth club. This youth club will serve as a platform for engagement of the youth members in improving the health and well-being of fellow youths in Bolton. They will also be actively involved in sports activities, environmental projects like the Kingsley street garden project in Crompton...
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The Place Based Initiative event at Halliwell UCAN Centre
Bolton CDP and other partners organisations met on the 5th of June 2017 at the Halliwell UCAN Centre to talk about their roles in helping to develop the Place Based Initiative PBI. This initiative will give an opportunity for groups to take active leadership and collaborative role in helping build the capacity of local residents...
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Brainstorming session hosted by NHS CCG and Bolton CVS
BoltonCDP team participated in a brainstorming session to look at strategies for engaging the hard to reach communities in Bolton Borough. The event was organised by the Bolton NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and hosted by the Bolton CVS. The outcome of the session will be used as a framework to support Dementia intervention within...