Waterford’s Public Participation Network (PPN) was formally established on 29th September 2014 and has over 400 organisations registered county wide. The PPN is a new way for the public to engage with their local authority. Every local authority in the country has or will have its own PPN and this PPN replaces the Community Forum. It is the main link through which the Local Authority connects with Environmental, Social Inclusion, Community and Voluntary Organisations.
Benefits of joining the Waterford PPN:
- Network – share information, learn from other community and voluntary groups in your area or sector, identify issues of common concern
- Create a sense of solidarity and collective action across the county
- Elect representatives to policy making boards and committees
- Avail of free low cost support and training in the county
- Get information on funding, grants and initiatives etc which are of interest to your group
- Opportunity for your group to influence policies and plans that are relevant to your group.
For registration or further information please contact: Muriel Tobin, PPN Co-Ordinator, 1st Floor, Civic Offices, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. Tel: 058-21198 or email: mtobin@waterfordcouncil.ie or John Hawkes, PPN Co-Ordinator, City Hall, The Mall, Waterford. Tel: 051 849597/ 087 9809985 or email: jhawkes@waterfordcouncil.ie
Online registration or forms are available at the link below:
http://www.waterfordcouncil.ie/en/Resident/Community,and,Sport/Public,Participation,Network,PPN/
So why is Waterford Sports Partnership encouraging you to join the PPN?
Waterford Sports Partnership encourages all sports clubs, older adult, disability and youth groups and organisations and any community and voluntary group interested in promoting sport and physical activity to join the Waterford PPN.
Aside from the general benefits outlined above, WSP plans to write to the PPN in qtr 1 2015, to seek four nominations to the Board of Waterford Sports Partnership. Our intention is that the PPN representatives on our Board will give the sporting and community perspective to the work that we do. In advance of this, we want to ensure that the ‘pool’ from which we seek those nominations is representative of the community. It is in all our interests that there is a significant sports club and community group membership in the PPN from which nominations will be sought. It is also in all our interests that the voice of sport and those interested in physical activity is strong in this new network. Please take a few minutes NOW to register for the PPN.
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