Your Neighbourhood
Community Partnerships
Community Partnerships are informal partnerships involving:
- Local residents and representatives of local community groups
- Borough and County Councillors
- Rossendale Borough Council, Lancashire Police and Together Housing.
There are four Community Partnerships across Rossendale covering the areas of:
- Haslingden
- Rawtenstall
- Bacup
- Whitworth
Community Partnerships promote engagement and partnership working at the community level. Rossendale's heritage is unique and its people have a strong sense of connection to the area in which they live. This strong sense of belonging to a place and the different social, economic, health and wellbeing challenges each community faces have shaped the development of the Community Partnerships. Over recent years they have worked effectively to build strong links with and amongst local community members as well as influencing local service delivery. Community membership of the Community Partnerships has been a particular strength and the networking and information sharing opportunities are valued by Partnership members.
Each Community Partnerships meets three times each year, as informal community meetings, to allow networking and information sharing and agreed action points. The meetings are chaired by a Borough Councillor and informal notes are usually taken. Local residents are welcome to attend their local Community Partnership meetings.
Community Partnerships meeting dates 2023 - 24
All meetings begin at 6.30pm
Whitworth:
11th June 2024
24th September 2024
21st January 2025
All Meetings at Healey Care, Holt Mill, Lloyd Street, Whitworth. OL12 8AA
Haslingden, Helmshore and Edenfield:
6th June 2024
17th October 2024
6th February 2025
All meetings at Haslingden Community Link, Bury Road, Haslingden. BB4 5PG
Rawtenstall:
4th July 2024
3rd October 2024
30th January 2025
Venues to be confirmed
Bacup:
27th June 2024
24th October 2024
20th February 2025
AB&D Centre, Burnley Road, Bacup OL13 8AB
Community Partnerships meetings include short slot for people to raise issues with their County Cllr(s) that they have been unable to resolve through other means.
Community Partnerships can give grants of up to £500 to local community and voluntary groups that can provide added value to the residents of the Borough.
For more information contact communitiesteam@rossendalebc.gov.uk