Are you aware of a heritage group which would like to know more about the legal system in order to help their work? Civic Voice are holding outreach events as part of Parliament Week in London, Manchester and Birmingham so that communities can learn how to work with Parliament.
Civic Voice writes:
Civic Voice has announced a series of innovative parliamentary outreach workshops starting with a session at the Houses of Parliament. Civic Voice, the national body for civic societies, is one of the partners of Parliament Week, which takes place from 16-22 November. The workshops, which are free to attend, will help communities learn to engage with Parliament and will ensure that a greater voice is given to communities on local civic matters.
Speaker of the House, Rt Hon John Bercow MP, commented: ‘I often attend Civic Voice events in my Buckingham constituency, and I am delighted that they will be hosting workshops in the House of Commons. I am sure that this innovative venture will prove to be an excellent endeavour, and extremely useful to all those who take part.’
Chair of the APPG for Civic Societies, Craig Mackinlay MP stated: ‘In my own constituency I work closely with the Ramsgate Society who do some excellent work. Civic Societies provide the icing on the cake in improving the local environment and maintaining the bank of historical knowledge. He added: ‘It is great to see Civic Voice join forces with the Parliamentary Outreach team to deliver these workshops which will help give local communities new skills to work with Parliament.’
Funded in part by Civic Voice, the training sessions, delivered nationally by regional Parliamentary Outreach officers will comprise of topics including: Getting involved in Parliament, Legislation and Select Committees.
Ian Harvey, Executive Director of Civic Voice, championed ‘There is a real desire from our members to be less reactive and to shape the future. Our hope is that this series of workshops will begin a movement of like-minded supporters who can achieve this, bringing local communities and Parliament closer together.’
Alasdair Mackenzie, Parliament’s Outreach Officer for London and South East England, praised the initiative, saying: ‘Parliament’s outreach service is always mindful of the need to develop relationships with communities. We are thrilled to have been offered the opportunity to partner Civic Voice in this endeavour.’
For more information on the organisations involved; please visit their websites:
- Civic Voice – http://www.civicvoice.org.uk
- Parliamentary Outreach — http://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/outreach-and-training/
- Parliament Week — https://www.parliamentweek.org/
View the press release including dates for the outreach events
View Civic Voice action day information including heritage related activities for communities (101 civic ideas)
