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Community Involvement
For a small town Rye boasts an impressive number and variety of community, sporting and voluntary organisations. There is something for every interest or need and there is no doubt that they are an integral and vibrant component of the life of the town. It is not unusual for Rye folk to be involved actively in up to half-a-dozen different local groups!
Rye Town Council recognises the valuable role these groups perform – as well as the need to engage, and work with the community at large and the smaller communities within it.
Many councillors and staff are involved personally with local community and voluntary organisations. However, formally – in addition to organising public meetings as the need arises and publishing a newsletter and Annual Report – there are two main ways in which the Council engages with, and supports community groups and initiatives. It provides grants and appoints representatives (see below) to sit on a wide range of voluntary and public bodies.
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Organisation/Committee |
Representative |
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Age Concern |
John Izod* |
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Chamber of Commerce |
Ian Potter |
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Community Centre Association |
John Izod* |
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Crime & Anti-Social Behaviour Forum |
Shaun Rogers |
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East Sussex Community Rail Partnership
(Marsh Link) |
Granville Bantick |
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East Sussex CC Liaison Committee (SLR) |
Clerk, Granville Bantick, Paul Osborne, Frank Palmer, Sam Souster |
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Festival Council |
(John Izod) |
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Information & Visitor Management (Partnership) |
(until disbanded) David Wright |
| Local Action Plan Steering Group |
Bernardine Fiddimore, Paul Osborne, Sam Souster, David Wright, Clerk |
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Marsh Link Action Group |
Bernardine Fiddimore |
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Rother Assoc of Parish & Town Councils |
Sam Souster, Clerk [sub: Paul Osborne] |
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Rother DC Liaison Committee |
Granville Bantick, Jo Kirkham, Paul Osborne,
Frank Palmer, Sam Souster; Clerk |
| Rural Rother Youth Forum |
Sonia Holmes |
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Rye Area Police-Parishes Liaison Group |
Shaun Rogers |
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Rye & District Council for Voluntary Service |
(Jo Kirkham, Ian Potter) |
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Rye Harbour Nature Reserve Management Committee |
Frank Palmer (on behalf of The Mayor) |
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Rye HotCats |
Lorna Hall |
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Rye in Bloom |
Bernardine Fiddimore |
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Rye Local Action Team |
Sonia Holmes |
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Rye Marketing Group (Partnership) |
Lorna Hall |
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Rye Network |
(Jo Kirkham) |
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Rye Partnership Members Meetings |
John Breeds, Shaun Rogers, vacancy |
| Safer Rother Partnership (Property Crime Action Group) |
Sonia Holmes |
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Sports Hall Management |
Sam Souster |
FIXED TERM/DETERMINED REPRESENTATION
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Organisation/Committee |
Representative/s |
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Cinque Ports Confederation Standing Committee |
The Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Clerk |
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Harbour of Rye Advisory Committee |
Sam Souster (09/2009) |
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Rye Art Gallery |
John Breeds (5/2010) |
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Rye Grammar School Exhibition Foundation Governors |
Jo Kirkham, Frank Palmer and the Mayor |
( ) appointed independently but Councillor has offered to report anything of interest to the Council.
* Non-Councillor appointed by the Council
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