Redeeming our Communities – The way forward!

Thursday, 20th October saw the launch of ROC Devon & Cornwall - what a fantastic evening! We have had so much positive, excited feedback from the agencies involved and the Churches represented. Here's what Deputy Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer had to say:

“It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to attend the ROC launch for Devon and Cornwall last week in Plymouth. The evening was high energy, thought provoking and a heart-warming experience as people identified how their lives had been transformed...This was my first experience of ROC and may it not be the last. I encourage all readers to explore more within the website and to work with ROC wherever possible in taking forward initiatives for the benefit of all.”

Thank you so much for joining us on the evening! The collection achieved just over £2000 which we will use to promote ROC all over the South-West. Now we really want to help build the structure needed, capture the enthusiasm and point the way forward to make ROC a real force for transforming communities here in the South-west. Even now, all over the peninsular there are ROC conversations happening bringing together people of goodwill in each city / town / village / community …

We will soon be in a position to collate the email addresses geographically so we can put people in touch with each other. Meanwhile, consider who your organisation could usefully partner with and set up a meeting! Maybe you know of others who were there that evening, or people interested ...

Grab a coffee and chat over:

1. What are the issues for our community and how could it be made better.
2. Identify what each person / organisation brings to the table, and who else it would be valuable to involve.
3. Plan a way forward, another meeting / an action plan / further investigation.

Email the results of your meeting into either:

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• Pass along a copy of the ROC Devon & Cornwall Resource Pack received at the event. A copy can be downloaded here.
• Consider booking into the ROC Devon & Cornwall Ambassadors Conference, 9-10th March 2012.

Further action now:

• Consider partnering on a ROC Café, other ROC projects or becoming a ROC Church. Check out our website.
• 'Like' our ROC Devon & Cornwall Facebook page for the latest news and updates.

Together, let's make some dreams become a reality and do something wonderful to 'Redeem our Community'!

Written by CTiP Webmaster Tuesday, 06 December 2011 13:25