At the Liverpool Chain Reaction Stronger Communities, Stronger Economy meeting an idea on Shared Backroom was discussed.

We need direct support at neighbourhood level, for back room, admin for voluntary sector agencies to buy into. Individually, we can not afford backroom, collectively maybe we can.

This support would avoid duplication and be best value for community organisations. We could also develop consortia bidding for funding, development, tenders to deliver.

We need to work together, to enable us all to survive, not burn out - and maybe thrive. Capacity building to enable us all to be fit for purpose. We are all good at what we do, and we can deliver Community Cohesion, Enterprise, and Empowerment, as collectivly we have a lot to offer. Working together would protect the social capital of the local area. We need to create mechanisms and the space to enable it to happen and the resources, finance and skills.

This has to be grass roots neighbourhood led, and would match the local government area agreements strategies. This would also enable us to work towards addressing areas problems at grass roots level. Neighburhoods could Become Self healing.