Monday, 5 March 2007

Herts Black and Minority Ethnic Partnership

This morning I met in Hatfield with the Herts Black and Minority Ethnic Partnership. Mary Green was there from Three Rivers CVS, along with Eliud Matindi, Moreen Pascal (MENTER), Carmen Dillon (Welwyn Hatfield CVS) and Kate Belinis (Stevenage World Forum). I learnt a lot more about what was going on outside Watford, and had some useful discussions about options within Watford.

The Local Area Agreement

In the afternoon, I met in Stevenage with the “delivery group” working on the Herts LAA volunteering target. The meeting was, ultimately, quite productive in identifying some ways forward. But it would have been far easier with an agenda and someone charing the discussion. We have to accept that we cannot resolve the difficulties between the county-wide LAA and the local Local (District) Strategic Plans.

In the evening, I caught up on some WCVS paperwork and planned for an early start in the office on Tuesday.