Dear all,
It’s been brilliant to feel the energy in the Partnership following our meeting on 27 January, which saw the formation of 16 dynamic Action Groups. The Action Groups are the place where Partnership members from all sectors come together to share information, determine priorities in their area and drive new activity in the city in 2015 and beyond.
Two different types of Action Groups have formed – thematic and cross-cutting.
The thematic groups will facilitate and drive activity (existing and new) that accelerates progress towards long-term change in their thematic areas. The cross-cutting groups will support, challenge, enable, and advise the thematic AGs, acting as a resource and driver of quality across the Partnership.
Representatives from each Action Group met at the first new Partnership Steering Group on 6 February; the Steering Group will meet on the first Thursday of each month, just before the Green Mingle. The interim leads for each Action Group are given below. Please get in touch with them if you are interested in joining their groups (we also hope to get all of this information on to the website asap.)
The regular Partnership newsletter, with news from the Groups, will be coming out at the beginning of each month, but we wanted to send this update to ensure you were all informed about the Action Groups and other exciting green news in Bristol.
Thanks for all your hard work and support of the Partnership.
Philippa, Liz and Nina.
Thematic Action Groups
Business - Amy Robinson (Low Carbon SW): amy.robinson a_t lowcarbonsouthwest d_o_t co d_o_t uk - If you are a company/organisation communicating with businesses, join here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RZRMTPB
Resilience - Ian Roderick (Schumacher Institute): ian a_t schumacherinstitute d_o_t org d_o_t uk
Transport - Ian Barrett (Sustrans): ian.barrett a_t sustrans d_o_t org d_o_t uk
Food - Jane Stevenson (Bristol Food Network): janestevenson a_t madasafish d_o_t com
Water - Patric Bulmer (Bristol Water): patric.bulmer a_t bristolwater d_o_t co d_o_t uk
Waste - Jane Stephenson (Resource Futures): jane.stephenson a_t resourcefutures d_o_t co d_o_t uk
Energy - Jerome Thomas (Bristol Energy Network): jerome.thomas a_t blueyonder d_o_t co d_o_t uk
and Bridget Newbery (CSE): Bridget.Newbery a_t cse d_o_t org d_o_t uk
New Economy - Ciaran Mundy (Bristol Pound): ciaran.mundy a_t bristolpound d_o_t org
Built Environment - Robert Naracott (Noma): Robert a_t noma-uk d_o_t com
Nature, wildlife and green spaces - Savita Custead (BNHC): savita a_t bnhc d_o_t org d_o_t uk
Public & Schools Education - Chris Dunford (At-Bristol): chris.dunford a_t at-bristol d_o_t org d_o_t uk
Health & Wellbeing - David Relph (NHS): David.Relph a_t UHBristol d_o_t nhs d_o_t uk
Cross-cutting Action Groups
Communications - Guy Poultney, FTL Bristol: guy a_t ftlbristol d_o_t com
Inclusion & Community - Stacy Yelland, ELMMM: stacy a_t eastonandlawrencehill d_o_t org d_o_t uk
Arts & Culture - Tessa Fitzjohn: tessa a_t tessafitzjohn d_o_t org
Evaluation & Research - Martin Bigg, UWE: Martin2.bigg a_t uwe d_o_t ac d_o_t uk