The dates for the 2018 third sector forum meetings have now been finalised.

Each forum meets quarterly, providing third sector colleagues with opportunities to meet and network with colleagues working in the local area, while discussing key issues and sharing knowledge, skills and experience.

The forums are also a key element of community planning in Falkirk, with five recognised as thematic forums that have direct links to the priorities and outcomes of the Strategic Outcomes and Local Delivery (SOLD) Plan, providing a direct route of communication for the third sector to have their views heard through the forum representatives.

The dates for the 2018 forum meetings are as follows:

Community Care & Health Forum

Tuesday 6^th February 2018
Tuesday 8^th May 2018
Tuesday 7^th August 2018
Tuesday 6^th November 2018

Community Transport Forum

Thursday 8^th March 2018
Thursday 7^th June 2018
Thursday 6^th September 2018
Thursday 6^th December 2018

Connecting Volunteering Forum

Wednesday 31^st January 2018
Wednesday 2^nd May 2018
Wednesday 1^st August 2018
Wednesday 31^st October 2018

Economic Resilience & Employment Forum

Thursday 22^nd February 2018
Thursday 24^th May 2018
Thursday 23^rd August 2018
Thursday 22^nd November 2018

Safer Communities Forum

Wednesday 17^th January 2018
Wednesday 18^th April 2018
Wednesday 18^th July 2018
Wednesday 25^th October 2018

Tackling Poverty & Inequalities Forum

Thursday 22^nd March 2018
Thursday 28^th June 2018
Thursday 20^th September 2018
Thursday 13^th December 2018

Voluntary Sector Children’s Services Forum

Thursday 1^st March 2018
Thursday 31^st May 2018*
Thursday 30^th August 2018
Thursday 29^th November 2018*

All forum meetings will be held 10am – 12pm at CVS Falkirk’s office, Unit 6, Callendar Business Park, Callendar Road, Falkirk, FK1 1XR, with the exception of:

Community Care & Health Forum meetings, which will be held at Falkirk Fire Station, Westfield, Falkirk, FK2 9AH
alternate Voluntary Sector Children’s Services Forum meetings, as indicated with * (Thursday 31^st May 2018 and Thursday 29^th November 2018) will be held from 2pm – 4pm

For further information on any of the forums, please click on the relevant forum title above, or contact David Gardener by phone: 01324 692010, or email: david@cvsfalkirk.org.uk