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About the
Partnership
Vital Villages
is a scheme run by the Warwickshire and Worcestershire Rural Retail
Partnership, which comprises more than 25 members spanning the public,
private and voluntary sectors. Each offers experience and expertise,
whether in the local area, in rural life and communities, in retail
services, or in economic and community development.
The Scheme is
funded by Advantage West Midlands, the regional development agency,
through the Government's Single Regeneration Budget - a fund only
open to broad-based partnerships working to revitalise key areas.
The partners are also contributing in cash and in kind to the costs,
and are involved directly in different aspects of managing and implementing
the scheme.
Here is a list
of the partners and some of their key roles. Click on the partners
listed in red for more information:
Voluntary
Agencies, Charities and Associations
Community
Council In Herefordshire & Worcestershire
Warwickshire Rural Community Council |
Supporting
and managing the project staff and administration; local links
and knowledge |
| ViRSA |
Providing
advice and services on village shops and community shops |
National
Rural Enterprise Centre
Warwickshire
Rural Enterprise Network |
Providing
advice and services on Information & Communications Technologies
and their use by communities and small businesses; marketing
services |
| Royal
Agricultural Society of England |
Help
and advice related to farming and farm business |
Hereford
& Worcestershire Councils Assoc.
Warwickshire Association Of Local Councils |
Links
to all Local Councils in the area |
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Local
Authorities
| Warwickshire
County Council Worcestershire County Council |
Project
Guarantor. Advice and support, planning, economic and community
development issues; funding to lever government SRB; other financial
support and services |
Bromsgrove
District Council Malvern Hills District Council North Warwickshire
Borough Council
Rugby Borough Council
Stratford District Council
Warwick District Council
Wychavon District Council
Wyre Forest District Council |
Advice
and support on the local area, planning, economic and community
development issues. Funding to lever government SRB Links to
Parish Councils |
Statutory
Agencies
Countryside
Agency
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Specialist
advice and support Links to Government initiatives |
Private
Sector
| Senator
Marketing Ltd |
Specialist
retail advice, consultancy and market research services |
| Post
Office Counters Ltd |
Specialist
advice |
| Coventry,
Solihull & Warwickshire Partnerships Ltd (CSWP) |
Accountable
body, Secretariat services |
In addition
to cash funding, all partners also contribute resources in kind
to the project such as staff time and travel, use of offices and
equipment, and a range of other support and services, too numerous
to list here.
Our most important
partner is YOU - the local community
You are our
most important partner. Without the commitment and enthusiasm of
a local group of people like you, on the ground, the funding and
expertise of the partnership can make no difference in your village.
Buy into your
community!
If you would
like to buy into your community, help improve local shopping and
services, and make your village an even better place to live, then
contact us.
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