The point of having a Community Development Trust in Ordsall is that it can do what other people aren't doing.
In Broughton and Langworthy, the Trusts are doing what they need to there. They are responding to demands put on them by residents, and working with them and Council staff and other agencies. Ordsall doesn't have to copy any of that, if it doesn't need to. If problems are being tackled, then the Trust has no remit to interfere. It has no requirement to get involved.
However, it can step in when required.
For instance, some groups in the area have needed help with fund-raising in the past. This may happen again in the future. The rules for claiming European funding have changed. From 2007 onwards they will not be accepting applications from small community groups. They want all local groups to work through a 'consortium'. That could be a local Trust.
So, if Ordsall Community Arts wanted to put in a bid for European Social Fund this year, they could do it through Ordsall Trust and would have a good chance of success. Meanwhile, other Ordsall groups might decide to join in with the application and would benefit from new funding coming into the area.
Ordsall Trust has the task of doing what it can to make the area a better place.
It can step in when no one else can, to improve Ordsall and help it become a better place to live.
Ordsall Trust:- http://www.ordsalltrust.com/whatcanwedo.htm
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