Monthly Champion Story

Each month we'll be highlighting an inspirational story of Compact championing in action.

February

Annette Laidler had only been Lambeth Compact Officer for a few weeks when she met with her local police administration; however she came away having recruited nine Compact Champions. The Police are keen to use their Compact to support engagement, especially now that they have the Faith and Neighbourhood and Prevent programmes to deliver. 

These champions include the Superintendent, all four Inspectors in the Borough and three Community Engagement Officers – probably the most anywhere in the country. They will be embedding Compact principles in their everyday work and neighbourhood activities to strengthen their engagement with groups and residents. In addition to receiving the Lambeth Compact Champions Network email newsletter, an induction session involving the Chief Superintendent has been arranged for new Champions, who will explore the practicalities of Compact promotion and implementation.

 

January

 

Alan Backhouse is the Fareham Musical Society’s Compact Champion. His group puts on musical performances, using premises owned by the local council. When Alan realised the terms offered by the council weren’t Compact-compliant, he discussed this with the council, and citing his Local Compact was able to sort out satisfactory arrangements. 

 

Alan feels that energy, enthusiasm and commitment, rather than any expert knowledge of the Compact, is the secret of successful championing .What‘s particularly interesting about Alan’s story, is that his small arts group – which some might think wouldn’t find the Compact relevant to them, was able to use it in a straight forward and effective way. And the council also shares in this particular win, because they can provide more effective support for services to local people.

 

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