CavanPPN 2019 Workplan
Cavan Public Participation Network 2019 Workplan [DRAFT]
CavanPPN hosts its Secretariat Workplan session at the end of each year and includes key documents for the development of actions by the PPN in the following year, as mandated by a Plenary Session. The following points were chosen by the CavanPPN Secretariat in a facilitation on 13.11.18 in consultation with two key documents provided by Breffni Integrated CLG (the SICAP 2 Workplan) and the Cavan County Council (LECP document).
{SICAP=Social Inclusion Community Activation Program, LECP=Local Economic Community Plan}
As previous years, the workplan is divided between the 3 themes of Environment, Social Inclusion and Community & Voluntary Sectors with an emphasis on ownership of these points and equity of resourcing to each. Having been mandated at Plenary, this will then have an allocated budget according to costings and availability of resources.
ENVIRONMENT
Arrange a site visit to a Social Farming Project to highlight the benefits of this to local community. This to be done in collaboration with various groups and open to environment and non-environmental groups to attend
Host 4 Linkage Groups on themed environmental issues with guest speakers/workshops, engaging every registered group of the Environment Sector in 2019.
An Environmentally Themed Plenary which invites guest speakers from key environmental support agencies nationally.
SOCIAL INCLUSION
Under SICAP 1.3, to support Social Participation in Decision Making, to undertake to further develop Linkage Groups as a method of engaging groups in having their say. This should be done in close collaboration with SICAP and a provision for training to groups to allow them access to the process of civil participation.
LECP 11.3 in support of The Yellow Flag project and to encourage Secondary Schools to partake in the project. This could culminate in an anti-discrimination event involving key PPN social inclusion partner groups
Intergenerational Piece: incorporating a multicultural element into the intergenerational work of existing groups to interweave a diversity of age related experiences.
Befriending Scheme: to promote and support the newly rolled out Befriending Scheme in South Cavan in 2019 and ensure the further success of this scheme as the year progresses.
COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY
Under SICAP 1.2 to undertake the training of community groups in upskilling and capacity building using examples of best practice. This could be done as a once off and in unison with a publication of same.
Under LECP 9.2 to support and spread word of small grant support and potentially host an event for some successful group to talk about past projects undertaken as inspiration to apply.
Under LECP 9.2 to assist in the attraction of volunteers to outreach to rural communities and smaller groups who may not be incorporated into the volunteering sphere of Cavan.
OTHER
Maintain support for the hosted radio group, Cavan Online Radio (only as podcasting site)
Support the transition of Volunteer Service to Volunteer Centre
Review of Community Groups: Council-led review of PPN performance countywide
CavanPPN hosts its Secretariat Workplan session at the end of each year and includes key documents for the development of actions by the PPN in the following year, as mandated by a Plenary Session. The following points were chosen by the CavanPPN Secretariat in a facilitation on 13.11.18 in consultation with two key documents provided by Breffni Integrated CLG (the SICAP 2 Workplan) and the Cavan County Council (LECP document).
{SICAP=Social Inclusion Community Activation Program, LECP=Local Economic Community Plan}
As previous years, the workplan is divided between the 3 themes of Environment, Social Inclusion and Community & Voluntary Sectors with an emphasis on ownership of these points and equity of resourcing to each. Having been mandated at Plenary, this will then have an allocated budget according to costings and availability of resources.
ENVIRONMENT
Arrange a site visit to a Social Farming Project to highlight the benefits of this to local community. This to be done in collaboration with various groups and open to environment and non-environmental groups to attend
Host 4 Linkage Groups on themed environmental issues with guest speakers/workshops, engaging every registered group of the Environment Sector in 2019.
An Environmentally Themed Plenary which invites guest speakers from key environmental support agencies nationally.
SOCIAL INCLUSION
Under SICAP 1.3, to support Social Participation in Decision Making, to undertake to further develop Linkage Groups as a method of engaging groups in having their say. This should be done in close collaboration with SICAP and a provision for training to groups to allow them access to the process of civil participation.
LECP 11.3 in support of The Yellow Flag project and to encourage Secondary Schools to partake in the project. This could culminate in an anti-discrimination event involving key PPN social inclusion partner groups
Intergenerational Piece: incorporating a multicultural element into the intergenerational work of existing groups to interweave a diversity of age related experiences.
Befriending Scheme: to promote and support the newly rolled out Befriending Scheme in South Cavan in 2019 and ensure the further success of this scheme as the year progresses.
COMMUNITY & VOLUNTARY
Under SICAP 1.2 to undertake the training of community groups in upskilling and capacity building using examples of best practice. This could be done as a once off and in unison with a publication of same.
Under LECP 9.2 to support and spread word of small grant support and potentially host an event for some successful group to talk about past projects undertaken as inspiration to apply.
Under LECP 9.2 to assist in the attraction of volunteers to outreach to rural communities and smaller groups who may not be incorporated into the volunteering sphere of Cavan.
OTHER
Maintain support for the hosted radio group, Cavan Online Radio (only as podcasting site)
Support the transition of Volunteer Service to Volunteer Centre
Review of Community Groups: Council-led review of PPN performance countywide
CavanPPN 2018 Workplan
Environment:
- Pollinator Plan Event in support of wildflowers and pollinating insects.
- Develop a community garden network.
- Promote recycling via a workshop.
Social Inclusion:
- Audit and publication of Youth Groups in county
- Support Disability Network Seminar
- PPN & VIS to assess the potential of a Befriending Service for the county.
Community & Voluntary:
- Maintain the Volunteer Information Service
- Mapping of Community First Responder locations and contact details
- Host a Tidy Towns 'Think-In' with guest speakers and facilitated session.
Other:
- Re-registration of all groups as per GDPR requirements
- Fulfill all representative responsibilities by mid year.
- 4 training sessions in (i) Data Protection (ii) Funding Prep (iii) Capacity Building and (iv) Animating Projects by years end.
- Pollinator Plan Event in support of wildflowers and pollinating insects.
- Develop a community garden network.
- Promote recycling via a workshop.
Social Inclusion:
- Audit and publication of Youth Groups in county
- Support Disability Network Seminar
- PPN & VIS to assess the potential of a Befriending Service for the county.
Community & Voluntary:
- Maintain the Volunteer Information Service
- Mapping of Community First Responder locations and contact details
- Host a Tidy Towns 'Think-In' with guest speakers and facilitated session.
Other:
- Re-registration of all groups as per GDPR requirements
- Fulfill all representative responsibilities by mid year.
- 4 training sessions in (i) Data Protection (ii) Funding Prep (iii) Capacity Building and (iv) Animating Projects by years end.
CavanPPN 2017 Workplan
In Attendance: Thomas Smith, Finian McNamara, Declan Fitzpatrick, Eamon Donnelly, Jim
Reilly, Bob Gilbert, Helen O’Reilly, Olive Hannigan, Brian McDermott, Patricia O’Reilly,
David Cahill, Ron Reilly. Facilitated by Daniel Downey, PPN Coordinator.
Drawing on a facilitated session with the CavanPPN Secretariat members (listed above) the
following are the aims, objectives & suggestions by the community representatives for the
work of the PPN in 2017. It was agreed to allocate €1000 to each of the Sectors/Municipal
Districts to work on this from within the PPN budget to empower and support the
representatives.
Environment Sector
- Launch a “Support Our Bees” campaign with Cavan Beekeepers Association.
- Engage Green Schools in a 21 st Century Visioning exercise to see what future they want.
- Push for cameras in litter black spots sponsored by local security companies.
Social Inclusion Sector
- Sharing support services information with the community groups.
- A Positive Mental Health Event.
- Support Cavan Disability Seminar
- PPN newsletter in larger print (12-14) with audio version made available.
- Audit of public buildings highlighting in partnership with Cavan County Council.
Community & Voluntary Sector
- Small grants awareness and support in partnership with Cavan County Council.
- Continued support for the LECP (Local Economic Community Plan)
- Continued support for VIS (Volunteer Information Service)
Reilly, Bob Gilbert, Helen O’Reilly, Olive Hannigan, Brian McDermott, Patricia O’Reilly,
David Cahill, Ron Reilly. Facilitated by Daniel Downey, PPN Coordinator.
Drawing on a facilitated session with the CavanPPN Secretariat members (listed above) the
following are the aims, objectives & suggestions by the community representatives for the
work of the PPN in 2017. It was agreed to allocate €1000 to each of the Sectors/Municipal
Districts to work on this from within the PPN budget to empower and support the
representatives.
Environment Sector
- Launch a “Support Our Bees” campaign with Cavan Beekeepers Association.
- Engage Green Schools in a 21 st Century Visioning exercise to see what future they want.
- Push for cameras in litter black spots sponsored by local security companies.
Social Inclusion Sector
- Sharing support services information with the community groups.
- A Positive Mental Health Event.
- Support Cavan Disability Seminar
- PPN newsletter in larger print (12-14) with audio version made available.
- Audit of public buildings highlighting in partnership with Cavan County Council.
Community & Voluntary Sector
- Small grants awareness and support in partnership with Cavan County Council.
- Continued support for the LECP (Local Economic Community Plan)
- Continued support for VIS (Volunteer Information Service)
CPPN & Env Linkage Litter Plan Submissions
Cavan Public Participation Network & Cavan Environmental
(13.9.16) Linkage Group
(15.9.16)
Draft Litter Plan Submission of Recommendations
Suggested Inclusions:
- Rejuvenation of litter bins at strategic sites only, particularly tourism rich sites of the county with a list of collection dates on the bins.
- Faster action of reporting of littering (One group is still waiting in the Cavan Town area after 2 months of reporting several times)
- Increase in the presence of litter wardens, potentially hire another one part time as a visual deterrent to littering.
- Free recycling day on occasion for “awkward materials”, those materials hard to define or to recycle or materials which are not recyclable.
- A handy guide on what is recyclable and what is not.
- Tetrapack and Styrofoam collection points.
- Cameras at strategic locations of high littering in the county.
- Removal of responsibility of land owners to “own” fly tipped dumped rubbish. In many cases in rural areas the onus is on the victim of this rubbish to dispose of it.
- In the Reduce-Reuse-Recycle put more emphasis on the “Reduce” at purchase points to decrease the take home wrappings, wrappers and packaging (e.g. a recycling option at all major supermarkets funded by the provider of the packaging i.e. the supermarket).
Groups Represented At Consultations:
Cavan Environmental Network Birdwatch Ireland Bat Conservation Society
Cavan Tidy Towns Community Resilience Cavan Drumlane Partnership
Cavan Men’s Shed Cavan Traveller Movement Multicultural Network
Mountnugent ICA Fairgreen Community Gardens Belturbet Arts
Tierworkers CDA Bailieborough Dev Assoc Kilcogy Comm. Dev.
Cavan Bowls Network Kilnaleck Comm. CoOp Mountnugent Comm Alert
Cavan Town Faroige Macra na Feirme Virginia Show
Older Persons Forum BJD Community Council East Cavan PTAA
Gowna CDA Community Resilience Cavan Lurgan Faroige
Drumlane Comm. Gardens Traveller Men’s Shed Tullacmongan FRC
Cavan Action for Social Equality Killeshandra Tidy Towns Gowna Tidy Towns
(13.9.16) Linkage Group
(15.9.16)
Draft Litter Plan Submission of Recommendations
Suggested Inclusions:
- Rejuvenation of litter bins at strategic sites only, particularly tourism rich sites of the county with a list of collection dates on the bins.
- Faster action of reporting of littering (One group is still waiting in the Cavan Town area after 2 months of reporting several times)
- Increase in the presence of litter wardens, potentially hire another one part time as a visual deterrent to littering.
- Free recycling day on occasion for “awkward materials”, those materials hard to define or to recycle or materials which are not recyclable.
- A handy guide on what is recyclable and what is not.
- Tetrapack and Styrofoam collection points.
- Cameras at strategic locations of high littering in the county.
- Removal of responsibility of land owners to “own” fly tipped dumped rubbish. In many cases in rural areas the onus is on the victim of this rubbish to dispose of it.
- In the Reduce-Reuse-Recycle put more emphasis on the “Reduce” at purchase points to decrease the take home wrappings, wrappers and packaging (e.g. a recycling option at all major supermarkets funded by the provider of the packaging i.e. the supermarket).
Groups Represented At Consultations:
Cavan Environmental Network Birdwatch Ireland Bat Conservation Society
Cavan Tidy Towns Community Resilience Cavan Drumlane Partnership
Cavan Men’s Shed Cavan Traveller Movement Multicultural Network
Mountnugent ICA Fairgreen Community Gardens Belturbet Arts
Tierworkers CDA Bailieborough Dev Assoc Kilcogy Comm. Dev.
Cavan Bowls Network Kilnaleck Comm. CoOp Mountnugent Comm Alert
Cavan Town Faroige Macra na Feirme Virginia Show
Older Persons Forum BJD Community Council East Cavan PTAA
Gowna CDA Community Resilience Cavan Lurgan Faroige
Drumlane Comm. Gardens Traveller Men’s Shed Tullacmongan FRC
Cavan Action for Social Equality Killeshandra Tidy Towns Gowna Tidy Towns
The CPPN 2016 Workplan
2016 Cavan Public Participation (CPPN) Workplan (subject to funding)
2016 Timeline:
[1st Quarter]
January-March
- Effective Representation Training.
- Completion of Electoral Procedure Guidelines for the PPN.
- Writing & completion of the Local Funding Workbook.
- Hosting of the Community Focussed Funding Workshop, the Local Funding Workbook to be launched at this event. Hosted in partnership with LEADER’s Peter Pollock & Elaine Halpin.
- Completion of the report on the findings of the “Public Participation Feedback Exercise”.
2nd QUARTER
April-June
- Hosting of the Good Governance Workshop.
- 6x Linkage Group Meetings; 3 Municipal District and 3 Sectoral Linkage Groups.
- Roll out of Capacity and Animation Training.
- Spring Newsletter published.
3rd QUARTER
July-September
- Summer Countywide Linkage Workshop
- Funding & Project Delivery Training.
- 6x Linkage Group Meetings; 3 Municipal District and 3 Sectoral Linkage Groups
- Hosting of PPN Elections.
- Summer Newsletter published.
4th QUARTER
October - December
- Mental Wellness Week.- Social Media & Web Development Training.
- 6x Linkage Group Meetings; 3 Municipal District and 3 Sectoral Linkage Groups
- Autumn Newsletter published
- Annual review of all groups including a feedback questionnaire in collaboration with CCC.
- 6 Public Participation Network Secretariat Meetings.
- Hosting of Linkage Groups for other bodies (e.g. County Childcare, Heritage, Sports Partnership etc.)
- Meeting of the Subgroups as required by the Public Participation Meetings. Subgroups include (so far) the following: (i) Policy Subgroup.
(ii) Funding/Event Subgroup.
(iii) LEADER/Peace Partnership Subgroup.
(iv) HR Subgroup.
(v) 1916-2016 Subgroup.
Other
- Working in collaboration with our partners has always been a strong point of the PPN. This is anticipated to continue in the interest of cross-sectoral strengths on items such as the 1916 Centenary Celebrations, Cavan Traveller Pride, the launch of new Peace and LEADER funding streams and any other projects that may arise to work with and support our partners on. Key to a cross sectoral contribution to community development in County Cavan will be for the PPN to be a proactive driving force in supporting the roll out of the Local Economic and Community Plan, particularly under the items identifying the PPN as a key or support actor.
- Events and Workshops open to all members of the CPPN and public:
(i) Hosting of a Community Focussed Funding Workshop with stands and speakers from funding agencies such as LEADER, Cavan Peace partnership, UCIT, Local Agenda 21, SEAI and Sports Partnership.
(ii) Good Governance Workshop with guest speaker from The Wheel, Ivan Cooper. The aim of this will be to bring to the fore for groups the need for structures to bring about better forms of management and governance in the community sector.
(iii) Mental Wellness Week: A weeklong series of Social Inclusion and Mental Health awareness raising in collaboration with local agencies, GROW, SOSAD and delivering free and open training events such as Suicide Aware and others. To include inspirational speakers and survivors of suicide.
(iv) Summer Countywide Linkage Workshop: On foot of the highly successful Countywide Linkage Workshop involving over 100 groups in July 2015, the members have requested a large community event similar to this in summer 2016. - Specific training to be rolled out by The Public Participation Network:
(i) Capacity & Animation Training to support groups in developing in-house capacity and outreach animation in their local communities. To be completed prior to the opening of LEADER funding in late Spring/Early Summer.
(ii) Effective Representation Training: The members have identified this as a desired piece of training for PPN members annually. The aim of this will be to increase the effectiveness of our representatives on bodies such as Strategic Policy Committees and other agencies. It will also increase the skills of community members who put themselves forward for the PPN, enriching community groups on the ground.
(iii) Funding & Project Delivery Training: As previously rolled out in 2014, this training will aim to be made available to registered groups of the PPN just prior to the opening of LEADER and Cavan Peace Partnership’s calls for funding to enthuse groups’ applications.
(iv) Social Media & Web Development Training: This training is conducted by the PPN annually for members to develop their online presence more. The PPN requested that it be continued. - Publications:
(i) 3x Community Focus newsletters to be sent to all registered groups and disseminated to local libraries and other strategic areas of outreach (e.g. Community halls, doctor’s surgeries, local cafes etc.)
(ii) An information flier on what the PPN is and what it can do for your group to be sent with a newsletter postout.
(iii) A “Local Funding Workbook” to be completed with a short and clear guide to each of the locally available funding channels to community groups in County Cavan to be launched prior to LEADER opening.
(iv) Registry of local groups with a brief description of each group’s work. This should be done in collaboration with Grainne Boyle of Cavan County Council and the volunteer network project to generate enthusiasm and engagement for groups and volunteerism in County Cavan.
(v) Continue fortnightly web updates and emails to PPN Plenary members.
(vi) A report from a “Public Participation Feedback Exercise”, asking registered groups to give information on how they view the PPN and how we can improve to help deliver greater civic participation for them.
This feedback form to be developed and deployed in partnership with Cavan County Council.
(vii) A leaflet promoting the content and roll out of the Local Economic Community Plan 2016 – 2021
2016 Timeline:
[1st Quarter]
January-March
- Effective Representation Training.
- Completion of Electoral Procedure Guidelines for the PPN.
- Writing & completion of the Local Funding Workbook.
- Hosting of the Community Focussed Funding Workshop, the Local Funding Workbook to be launched at this event. Hosted in partnership with LEADER’s Peter Pollock & Elaine Halpin.
- Completion of the report on the findings of the “Public Participation Feedback Exercise”.
2nd QUARTER
April-June
- Hosting of the Good Governance Workshop.
- 6x Linkage Group Meetings; 3 Municipal District and 3 Sectoral Linkage Groups.
- Roll out of Capacity and Animation Training.
- Spring Newsletter published.
3rd QUARTER
July-September
- Summer Countywide Linkage Workshop
- Funding & Project Delivery Training.
- 6x Linkage Group Meetings; 3 Municipal District and 3 Sectoral Linkage Groups
- Hosting of PPN Elections.
- Summer Newsletter published.
4th QUARTER
October - December
- Mental Wellness Week.- Social Media & Web Development Training.
- 6x Linkage Group Meetings; 3 Municipal District and 3 Sectoral Linkage Groups
- Autumn Newsletter published
- Annual review of all groups including a feedback questionnaire in collaboration with CCC.
- ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Throughout the year regular meetings of the PPN and its subgroups are required for the smooth running of the Network. These include the following:
- 6 Public Participation Network Secretariat Meetings.
- Hosting of Linkage Groups for other bodies (e.g. County Childcare, Heritage, Sports Partnership etc.)
- Meeting of the Subgroups as required by the Public Participation Meetings. Subgroups include (so far) the following: (i) Policy Subgroup.
(ii) Funding/Event Subgroup.
(iii) LEADER/Peace Partnership Subgroup.
(iv) HR Subgroup.
(v) 1916-2016 Subgroup.
Other
- Working in collaboration with our partners has always been a strong point of the PPN. This is anticipated to continue in the interest of cross-sectoral strengths on items such as the 1916 Centenary Celebrations, Cavan Traveller Pride, the launch of new Peace and LEADER funding streams and any other projects that may arise to work with and support our partners on. Key to a cross sectoral contribution to community development in County Cavan will be for the PPN to be a proactive driving force in supporting the roll out of the Local Economic and Community Plan, particularly under the items identifying the PPN as a key or support actor.
