What a difference a week can make!
Get ready for this year's Make a Difference Week because
its packed full of fun and informative events which will
demonstrate how the quality of life for everyone in the Borough is
being improved.
This year's
MADW
will run from Saturday 11 October to Saturday 18 October and marks
the sixth year of the Redbridge Strategic Partnership's (RSP)
Community Strategy 'Shaping our Future Together'.
'Shaping our Future Together'
'Shaping our Future Together' sets out a 10-year plan of how the
RSP
will work
together to continue to make Redbridge a better place to live and
how it will respond to residents' concerns and hopes for the
future.
The
RSP
brings together different parts of the public sector including the
Council and Primary Care Trust as well as the private, business,
community and voluntary sectors to support each other and work
together to bring about change.
The aim of the week is to showcase and celebrate the existing
achievements of all the partners and highlight the role that the
RSP
plays in
improving services and making Redbridge a better place for everyone
who lives, visits or works here.
Packed week of events
This year there is a packed week of events ranging from:
- cultural awareness days
- community craft events
- health and wellbeing fairs
- talent shows
- recycling roadshow
- conferences, book signings and story-telling.
This year
MADW
will
also play host to the Safer Communities Awards which will recognise
and celebrate the contribution that businesses and other
individuals and groups have made to ensuring the Borough is a safer
place.
Chris Kapnisis, Community Development Director at The Bridge - a
local charity which involves local people in positive activities
and supports them to make a difference in their local community -
has been part of Make a Difference Week for a number of years.
He said, "The week is really beneficial because it allows
volunteers and members of the local community to make that link to
the Council and other partners.
"Events like this have led to a number of improvements "
"It also enables us to hold events like the family fun day and
involve local residents and empower them to take ownership of their
local area. Events like this have led to a number of improvements
on the nearby Orchard Estate."
Cllr Alan Weinberg, Leader of the Council, said, "Make a
Difference Week has gone from strength to strength over the past
five years, with thousands of people turning out to play their part
in making Redbridge a great place to live.
"Each year we try to highlight the amazing achievements of all
involved and gear ourselves up for another exciting year. Many of
the events will make a lasting mark on the lives of residents and
visitors so we would like to encourage as many people as possible
to play their part."
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