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  • Communities to feel the force of 700,000 hours of youth power this summer

    An army of dedicated young people will spend a massive three quarters of a million hours helping their communities tackle social problems.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Suffragan See of Bedford

    Queen approves nomination of the Venerable Richard William Bryant Atkinson, OBE, MA as Suffragan See of Bedford.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £10 million for English language support

    Communities Minister, Andrew Stunell today announced that the Department for Communities and Local Government will make available up to £10 …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for Civil Society writes to Lord Hodgson about progress with Red Tape Task Force recommendations

    An update about some of the progress already made to implement the recommendations in the Task Force's report "Unshackling Good Neighbours".

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Social investment

    Speech by the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First volunteering day marks the start of "A Year of Service"

    Communities Secretary Eric Pickles today joined faith leaders at a special volunteering event held by members of the National Spiritual Assembly…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Award puts Diamond Jubilee spotlight on volunteering

    Nominations open for special award.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Queen’s Award puts Diamond Jubilee spotlight on national volunteering achievements

    A special Diamond Jubilee award will recognise the work of voluntary organisations throughout the UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Grant Shapps responds to an article in the Daily Mail on street parties for the Diamond Jubilee

    Local Government Minister Grant Shapps responds an article in the Daily Mail on street parties for the Diamond Jubilee. Re - Daily Mail, 22…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Business in the Community speech

    David Cameron's speech to the Business in the Community charity.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Birmingham and Fife commit to support members of the Armed Forces

    Representatives from the Fife Partnership and the Armed Forces met yesterday, 21 February, in Glenrothes to sign Fife’s Armed Forces Community…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hate crime speech

    Speech by Maria Miller MP.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Communities together not apart

    The Government has called on people to come together and play their full part in local communities. A new ‘localist’ approach to achieving a…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Francis Maude speech - The Big Society and the City

    Francis Maude delivered a speech at an Institute of Directors ‘Big Society and the City’ event at Portcullis House on 20 February 2012.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Culture Minister launches support programme for libraries

    A new support programme that will secure a place for public libraries at the heart of the Big Society was unveiled by Ed Vaizey today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Social Media Surgery is latest Big Society Award Winner

    Surgeries are now held in 60 locations around the UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Winners of the Innovation in Giving Fund announced today

    The Cabinet Office and NESTA today announce the first 15 investments to be funded from the £10million Innovation in Giving Fund

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Giving local communities the tools to tackle binge and underage drinking

    A new £1 million fund to tackle binge and underage drinking was announced today by the government's Champion for Active Safer Communities, Baroness Newlove.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government to open up a multi-million pound market to deliver National Citizen Service

    The government is today calling on voluntary, business and public sector organisations to help run National Citizen Service (NCS) schemes.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Official ministerial visit to the Holy See

    A delegation of ministers is making an official visit to the Vatican to mark 30 years of full diplomatic relations with the UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government