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In conjunction with Safer Essex
Correspondence to: Colchester Community Voluntary Services
Winsley’s House
High Street
Colchester
CO1 1UG
Date as postmark
Dear Colleague,
Two Years On… Partnerships Working in Essex
Safer Future Communities
Wednesday 14th January, 9.15 am – 3.30 pm
Weston Homes Community Stadium, United Way, Colchester, CO4 5UP
Essex Association for Councils of Voluntary Service (EACVS), Safer Essex and The Office of The Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex are pleased to be jointly hosting the third in a series of conferences uniting the voluntary and public sectors to create safer communities.
After the success of events in 2013, the conference will be following a similar structure, designed in consultation with the community to review crime and community safety in Essex, two years on from the appointment of Nick Alston, Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex. The aim isto continue building links for future collaborative work, to identify need, establish effective mechanisms for communication and highlight what can be achieved and whatisbeing achieved already across the county and in other parts of the country.
We would therefore like to invite you to attend this free Conference at the Weston Homes Community Stadium, United Way, Colchester, CO4 5UP. Please find a full agenda and booking form enclosed.
The event will include workshops on the following topics; Road Safety, Victims, Voluntary Sector Capacity Building, Mental Health, Reducing Reoffending, and Community Resolution and Out of Court Disposals. There will be over 20 exhibitions from a wide range of organisations, including Trading Standards and Essex Fire Authority, as well as interactive displays from a variety of providers.We are also pleased to be welcoming a number of key note speakers, including Nick Alston, Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex, Alison Semmence, Southend Association of Voluntary Services, and Essex Community Rehabilitation Company. There will be a ‘Question & Answer’ session in the afternoon with Nick Alston; Nicola Beach, Chair of Safer Essex; Steven Kavanagh, Chief Constable of Essex Police and representatives from the voluntary and community sector.We are also delighted to be introducing thenew Police and Crime Commissioner Awardscelebrating voluntary effort in Essex.
We very much hope that you will be able to attend and urge all organisations with a focus on community safety and reducing crime to do soand ensure that their voice is heard. Please also forward this information to any colleagues who you feel would like to take part.
To book your place, please return the booking form by 2nd January 2015to Colchester Community Voluntary Services (CCVS) who are collating information on behalf of the partnership. For further information please contact CCVS’s Community Development Project at or call 01206 505250.
Yours faithfully,
Lorraine Jarvis and Chris Evans
Joint Chairs, EACVS
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