Sligo Community Forum

Sligo Community Forum, established in March 2000, is a representative body of community groups and voluntary organisations active and operating in County Sligo. It provides a platform for affiliated community and voluntary groups to exchange information, share experiences, and work collectively to voice issues and concerns relating to the economic, social and cultural development of the county.

Some of the many Community Forum activities in 2004 included:

• In April the Community Forum held a very successful information workshop on Charities Legislation and all groups were invited to attend this workshop which helped formulate our policy response to the Charities Legislation Document, with praise given for this response.
• A number of information evenings were held in April/May with the Cross Border Worker around the county offering advice on a number of different community issues.
• A Draft County Development Plan community Consultation meeting was held in July, a proactive approach to dealing with the Development Plan. This was very well received by both Planning department staff and the public.
• Successful submissions were made to the Development Contribution Scheme, the Strategic Policy Committees and the VEC nomination processes. The Forum have increased their places on the SPC’s ensuring that the Community & Voluntary Voice is heard on the policy making committees. 10 Community and Voluntary representatives were nominated by the Corporate Policy Group to the four SPC’s.
• 5 local election evenings were held resulting in 10 new members to the Executive increasing representation from around the county.
• The Forum had its first public AGM on 30 November.