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CSG Network Awards – closing date for applications Wednesday
November 19th
A reminder that the deadline for entering the CSG Network Awards is fast
approaching. Closing date for applications is Wednesday November 19th.
To download the applications forms and guidance click here
and login to the CSG Network website. If you have any questions regarding your entry
please don't hesitate to contact the CSG team csg-enquiries@encams.org
New one-stop shop for cohesion launched
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears welcomed the launch of a new
dedicated website giving expert help and guidance on creating strong, cohesive
communities.
The new interactive website, developed by the Institute of Community Cohesion (iCoCo),
brings together in one place a range of practical advice and support on how to promote
cohesion and integration drawing on good practice case studies from across the country.
Aimed at practitioners, policy-makers and other organisations from a whole range of
sectors, the website will provide a continuously updated bank of cohesion resources,
including toolkits, links and briefings on key issues.
For more information click here.
English local authorities make good progress on recycling targets
Ninety per cent of local authorities are meeting or even exceeding their household
recycling targets, new figures published by Environment Minister Jane Kennedy today show.
The waste statistics for all English local authorities in 2007/08 show how individual
local authorities are contributing to the national drive to reduce the amount of waste
produced and then to recycle as much of that as possible.
For more information click here.
Programme announced for Parks for People
The full programme for Parks for People, a one-day conference focusing on how community
groups and local authorities can work together to successfully manage parks and green
spaces, has been announced. The event, which takes place on 18 November at Nottingham
Arena, will consist of a day packed with presentations, with the option to attend one of
three site tours.
For more details click
here
Municipal Waste Management Statistics 2007/08
Defra have published estimates from the Department’s 2007/08 survey of municipal waste.
These estimates are based on data submitted by all local authorities to WasteDataFlow.
The figures for financial year 2007/08 show a further increase in recycling, a decrease
in total municipal waste and a decrease in the amount sent to landfill.
These data replace the provisional estimates published for the first three quarters of
2007/08 in February, May and August.
For more information click here
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