This years community group training is a great success!

This year we decided to deliver another set of open access training, to pass on our learning to a larger number of groups. Members of 11 different community groups came along for 2 days of sharing tips, tricks and innovative ideas. We covered a lot of ground, with many
group exercises and activities, including the creation of a group skills audit, recognising and overcoming barriers to participation, and publicising your group to attract new members. The participants really enjoyed the interaction with other projects and we had a diverse range of groups, from a voluntary toddler group, an asian womens group, an inner city community garden, and a community art gallery. Many contact details were swapped for future collaborations!. "Brilliant! It was more than I expected and I have enjoyed the poster session the most", "nice to meet other folks and to think about things a bit differently", "top notch, learnt loads - we are the future" are just some of the feedback comments.
The CB project has also produced a "Community Group Survival Guide" full of advice and tips - which is available in PDF or word format for anyone who wants it. We are also working on an interactive CD-rom version! so watch this space.