Bristol Legacy Commission is looking for community commissioners

bristol | local government | news report Wednesday May 14, 2008 17:28 by st.pauls resident

deadline extended til 23rd May

Bristol Legacy Commission - deadline extended til 23rd May

Bristol City Council has agreed to establish a Legacy Commission to take forward the work started during 2007 as part of Abolition 200.

Bristol Legacy Commission - deadline extended til 23rd May

Bristol City Council has agreed to establish a Legacy Commission to take forward the work started during 2007 as part of Abolition 200.

What will the Legacy Commission do?
The Legacy Commission has three priorities: Education; Health and Wellbeing and Cultural Representation. Work in partnership with Bristol City Council to ensure effective programmes of work, lead to mainstreaming of priorities in three years’ time. The council has allocated a budget of £250,000 this year.

How will it work?
The Bristol Legacy Commission will elect its own chair.
Meet at least four times a year for three years.
Can decide to invest in projects, research and programmes
Will have a role of monitoring the equalities work of the city council.
Commissioners will be appointed until the end of March 2010.
Commissioners will be volunteers, travel and other expenses will be paid as required.
Meetings start in June.

How to apply
If you think you have the skills, energy and enthusiasm to be a community commissioner, please complete the attached form and return to:

Legal Services, Room 325, P.O. Box 2156, Council House, College Green
Bristol BS99 7PH or by e-mail to: legacy.commission@bristol.gov.uk.

All applications will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.
The closing date for applications is Friday 23rd May 2008

For more information: http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/L...00.en

Experience and expertise is needed in the following areas:

· Education and Young People
· Health and Wellbeing; including Mental Health and Elderly services provision
· Cultural Representation; including Arts and Sports
· African, African-Caribbean and Asian communities
· Community cohesion across neighbourhoods (including non-BME)
· Voluntary/third sector
· Public sector other than Bristol City Council