Little Thurrock Forum
A Community Forum is an independent non political voluntary group made up of representatives from the local community including residents, schools, local businesses, voluntary, community and faith groups.
We are allocated an annual budget from Thurrock Council and can apply for funding from other sources. We use this money to improve or create local projects to benefit the local community. By attending the forum meetings you can have a say in how this money is spent.
Due to cutbacks at Thurrock Council the Little Thurrock Forum budget for 2010 / 2011 will be reduced by a third. Though a petition is going into Thurrock Council at the moment requesting an amendment, Forum budgets for 2011 / 12 and thereafter will likely be removed.
The Management Committee of Little Thurrock Forum, NGAGE and the Chairs of the other local Community Forums aim to keep the Community Forum project going and will be looking for alternative funding streams
Wishing you a Good Day
Vincent Offord
Chair Little Thurrock Forum
July 24th 2010
Meetings are also regularly attended by local councillors, the police and other agencies, this is a two way conversation, local people can raise issues and concerns and the agencies can involve forums in consultation and information sharing.
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