Last night (Wednesday) saw this months High Peak Community Housing Board Meeting take place.
As opposed to most of our normal meetings the bulk of the business for this meeting was around a number of confidential reports, and whilst I can’t go into detail about them I’m hopeful that the suggested changes will enable the company to enhance its work and service to local residents in a number of area’s that the company works in.
Showing posts with label Catch up. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Catch up. Show all posts
Friday, 30 October 2009
HPCH Oscars
Earlier this month I attended the HPCH Staff Oscar’s ceremony, an event aimed at the company been able to show how much it’s staff are valued by a series of awards made to staff following nominations from within the staff.
The awards covers such area as apprentice of the year, team of the year, most inspirational manger and a number of other areas, and it was good to see that the ‘team of the year’ award went to the group of staff that has worked on the recent express yourself tour that took place over the summer.
Whilst in a sense the awards are a bit inward looking with the nominations etc coming from within the staff it seems a useful scheme to help encourage staff to think of new ideas and strive to go above and beyond the expected level to improve the service that is offered.
The awards covers such area as apprentice of the year, team of the year, most inspirational manger and a number of other areas, and it was good to see that the ‘team of the year’ award went to the group of staff that has worked on the recent express yourself tour that took place over the summer.
Whilst in a sense the awards are a bit inward looking with the nominations etc coming from within the staff it seems a useful scheme to help encourage staff to think of new ideas and strive to go above and beyond the expected level to improve the service that is offered.
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Fire Service Consultation
I recently attended a focus group consultation event organised by the fire brigade who are consulting on their force development plan.
The event, which took place in Glossop’s Bradbury House, was an interesting event with the representatives from the fire service taking time to explain the aims of the document before breaking those attending into groups to consider elements of the document in more details.
The group I was in considered issues’ around equality and diversity, with concerns been raised over a lack of knowledge over the handivan service, and in the round questions been raised by some in attendance as to the value of some of the equalities targets.
Other issues of note raised included questions over dealing with Moorland fires, how the fire service should work with small and medium businesses, and how the fire brigade will work on education issues.
The event finished with those in attendance being asked to indicate out of the various priorities the fire service is looking at which they most supported, my own particular preference was the proposal to change an element of staffing at one of the fire station in Derby to enable 3 other fire stations within Derbyshire to move from day time staffing to 24 hour staffing, with one of those station being the Glossop Fire Station.
The consultation period is still ongoing at the moment and further details are available at www.derbyshire-fire-service.co.uk if you can please take the time to respond to the proposals and in particular support the proposal to increase the coverage of Glossop Fire Station to full 24 hour staffing.
The event, which took place in Glossop’s Bradbury House, was an interesting event with the representatives from the fire service taking time to explain the aims of the document before breaking those attending into groups to consider elements of the document in more details.
The group I was in considered issues’ around equality and diversity, with concerns been raised over a lack of knowledge over the handivan service, and in the round questions been raised by some in attendance as to the value of some of the equalities targets.
Other issues of note raised included questions over dealing with Moorland fires, how the fire service should work with small and medium businesses, and how the fire brigade will work on education issues.
The event finished with those in attendance being asked to indicate out of the various priorities the fire service is looking at which they most supported, my own particular preference was the proposal to change an element of staffing at one of the fire station in Derby to enable 3 other fire stations within Derbyshire to move from day time staffing to 24 hour staffing, with one of those station being the Glossop Fire Station.
The consultation period is still ongoing at the moment and further details are available at www.derbyshire-fire-service.co.uk if you can please take the time to respond to the proposals and in particular support the proposal to increase the coverage of Glossop Fire Station to full 24 hour staffing.
Glossopdale Area Forum
As I’ve commented previously there won’t be time to discuss Tourism issues at the forthcoming Glossopdale Area Forum, but there will be time to discuss a range of issues around the recession and community event planning, there is also the opportunity for members of the public to put there question to the various bodies in attendance at the forum.
The forum take place on Wednesday 11th November starting at 6.30pm in the Glossop site of Glossopdale Community College on Talbot Road, please come along if you can, and if you have a question for one of the bodies providing public services within Glossopdale please put in you question.
The forum take place on Wednesday 11th November starting at 6.30pm in the Glossop site of Glossopdale Community College on Talbot Road, please come along if you can, and if you have a question for one of the bodies providing public services within Glossopdale please put in you question.
Unemployment issue
Within the local papers last week there was a number of comments from the council’s executive member for Social and Community Development about the government lack of action in tackling unemployment and how his party will do better if elected, but interestingly perhaps there was very little comment on the actions (or lack of them) that are been done by council in response to the issue and in particular about the lack of an application from the council to the future jobs fund.
Regular reader may remember that earlier this year at the February council meeting in respond to concerns raised by local councillors the council’s executive announced the formation of a youth unemployment task force to work with the various agencies involved to address this issue.
A plan was then put together on measures that could be done to tackle this including things like a job fare and better access to training however many months on many of these suggested initiatives are still exactly that just suggested initiatives with little or no progress, and while the fine plans been espoused on what they would do if they took over the Government may be welcomed by some the action locally where they are in control doesn’t match up to those fine words.
Regular reader may remember that earlier this year at the February council meeting in respond to concerns raised by local councillors the council’s executive announced the formation of a youth unemployment task force to work with the various agencies involved to address this issue.
A plan was then put together on measures that could be done to tackle this including things like a job fare and better access to training however many months on many of these suggested initiatives are still exactly that just suggested initiatives with little or no progress, and while the fine plans been espoused on what they would do if they took over the Government may be welcomed by some the action locally where they are in control doesn’t match up to those fine words.
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Football News
Gamesley’s first team bounced back from their defeat in the Derbyshire Cup with a 4 – 2 win away at Garswood United. The reserves however fell to a similar fate as the first team in their Derbyshire Cup tie losing 3 – 1 away to Dronfield Town
This coming Saturday sees the first time at home against Pilkington (not Middlewich Town as previously advised who are in their County Cup), with the reserves away to Grappenhall Sports Reserves.
This coming Saturday sees the first time at home against Pilkington (not Middlewich Town as previously advised who are in their County Cup), with the reserves away to Grappenhall Sports Reserves.
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