Posted on December 17th, 2009 by Eddie Cowling in Project news
Tagged as: fieldwork, local partners, local stakeholders
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Since Leeds was confirmed as the inner-city area for the project I have been meeting with various key stakeholders to introduce the project and find out a bit more about the participation scene in the city. Some of the people interested in the project and who I have met include various members of the local authority; the Primary Care Trust; a social enterprise; the chair of the VCFS strategy group; the volunteer development manager at Leeds Volunteer Centre; a key member of the local strategic partnership and a variety of volunteers and local activists.

Whilst exploring the wider area of Leeds, I have learned of some interesting participation sites and events. This included a former primary school that had recently been occupied by local residents who were campaigning for the building to be saved for community use, as well as various exciting events being organised for next year’s Leeds Year of Volunteering. With the help of Voluntary Action Leeds and other partnering organisations, we are now close to deciding on the smaller, case-study area within the city.

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