The Forum is at the heart of representation, influence and networking across the Reading’s voluntary and community sector.
Forum Voices
The Forum’s representatives on statutory partnership bodies are called ‘Forum Voices’. Voluntary and Community Sector organisations may nominate paid staff, volunteers or trustees to partnership bodies, with elections taking place at the Forum AGM.
Forum Voices work on several initiatives including: the Local Strategic Partnership, the Social Inclusion Advisory Group and the Reading Compact; and on statutory/voluntary and community sector partnerships working for children and young people, older people and for people with drug, alcohol, disability and health-related issues.
If you would like an issue that is being addressed by your group discussed at statutory level, please contact the relevant Forum Voice below for the following bodies:
Climate Change Partnership
Local Strategic Partnership (LSP)
Social Inclusion Advisory Group (SIAG)
Social Inclusion Advisory Group (SIAG) Scrutiny Groups
Compact
Connect Reading
Drug and Alcohol Action Team Locality Commissioning Group
Physical Disability and Sensory Needs Partnership Board
Reading Learning Disability Partnership
Healthier Reading Partnership (HRP)
Reading Children’s Trust (RCT)
Climate Change Partnership
The Climate Change Partnership's mission is to deliver local strategic aims for the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change in Reading, through working in partnership across the business, voluntary, community and statutory sectors. The partnership will seek to build a citizen, business, public and voluntary consensus for urgent and targeted action.
Contact the Forum Voice for this Partnership via
0118 958 4849
annaf@strongertogether.org.uk
Local Strategic Partnership (LSP)
The LSP is the key strategic partnership body involved in developing local service strategies. Its membership is drawn from private, public, voluntary and community sectors to act collectively as a strategic force for change.
Tim Clewer, The Mustard Tree Foundation
0118 941 8005
tim.clewer@themustardtree.org
Hazel Broad, Reading Voluntary Action
0118 957 4123
hazel.broad@rva.org.uk
Social Inclusion Advisory Group (SIAG)
SIAG was established through the LSP to ensure a coherent and effective approach to implementing social exclusion policies in the delivery of partnership programmes
Tim Clewer, RCVYS (Reading Children’s Voluntary and Youth Services)
0118 941 8005
tim.clewer@themustardtree.org
Social Inclusion Advisory Group (SIAG) Scrutiny Groups
The SIAG scrutiny groups work on specific sector/service areas and draw in VCS representatives familiar with them to do this. If you wish to register an interest in taking part please contact the Stronger Together Team on 0118 9584849. Current participants are:
Nina Sethi, Reading Council for Racial Equality (RCRE)
0118 951 0279
nina@rcre.co.uk
Victor Koroma, Reading Council for Racial Equality (RCRE)
0118 951 0279
victor@rcre.co.uk
Compact
The Reading Compact is a Steering Group that addresses the principles and parameters of the ongoing relationship between statutory and VCS organisations locally with regard to funding, commissioning and procurement of services, consultation and accountability.
Chris Turner, Reading Citizens Advice Bureau
0118 952 3060
ceo@readingcab.org.uk
Connect Reading
Connect Reading is a partnership between the business, public and voluntary sectors in Reading. It seeks to provide information and expertise on community involvement opportunities for organisations and supports its members in delivery of their corporate responsibility objectives.
Susan Van Beveren, The WELL Centre
07919 416990
svan.beveren@well-centre.org
Anna Fowler, Reading Voluntary Action
0118 958 4849
annaf@strongertogether.org.uk
Drug and Alcohol Action Team Locality Commissioning Group
Under the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership theme, the DAAT LCG translates the Drug and Alcohol Advisory Group work into service provision.
Eddie Winship, Reading Community Radio
eddie.winship@virgin.net
07990 543387
Anne Laing, Reading Voluntary Action (Temporary Deputy)
0118 958 4849
anne@strongertogether.org.uk
Physical Disability and Sensory Needs Partnership Board
The board encourages people with disabilities and sensory needs, their carers and allies to: speak up and be heard, get involved in decisions about service changes and improvements to ensure their needs and challenge attitudes and barriers that prevent people accessing services
Aideen Henry, Graft
Contact via Anna Fowler, annaf@strongertogether.org.uk, 0118 958 4849
Reading Learning Disability Partnership
This partnership was formed in response to the national Valuing People agenda for inclusion, rights, choice and independence. It seeks to influence planning and service delivery toward meeting these aims.
Forum Voice position on this Partnership is currently vacant. For more information, please contact annaf@strongertogether.org.uk
Healthier Reading Partnership (HRP)
HRP is a partnership that provides advice to the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) on the development of strategies and policies for partnership working in health related services.
Chris Turner, Reading Citizens Advice Bureau
0118 952 3060
ceo@readingcab.org.uk
James Momoh, Legloma Association
Please contact via Anna Fowler, 0118 958 4849, annaf@strongertogether.org.uk ,
Reading Children’s Trust (RCT)
The Trust is a partnership of statutory and VCS organisations that deliver services to children and young people in Reading. It seeks to address the national Change for Children agenda.
Forum Voices on the Children's Trust are elected through RCVYS.