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The Burnley Community Network (BCN) primary role is to give a voice to the voluntary, community and faith sector on the Local Strategic Partnership in Burnley (known as BAP = Burnley Action Partnership). BCN is the representative of the third sector on the Local Strategic Partnership (BAP) with nearly 40% of the seats on the Full Assembly and representatives members o all BAP Thematic groups.
BCN is formed from over 300 VCF sector groups covering the whole Borough. It is self managing with an elected Management Committee.
Burnley Community Network - the one stop shop for information about Voluntary, Community, Voluntary and Faith engagement in Burnley . The team comprises Mrs Adha Bond (Coordinator - Administrator/Information officer) who has been with the Network since 2002 and also oversees the BCN elections & the development of this website . For any publicity, information, communication, funding, Network’s elections and other general information on the Network please contact Adha.
Mr Gordon Howley (Partnership Officer) joined the Network in September 2008 to assist our representatives on both BAP Full Assembly & BAP Thematic groups to fulfill their roles. Gordon also extend the Network’s partnership working with other agencies. For further Partnership details please contact Gordon.
BPRCVS is the Accountable Body for BCN (Mr Terry Hephrun Chief Officer of BPRCVS).
Our newly elected Chair , Mr Richard Chipps, is a well known respected figure in the local third sector :
“ BCN is built on long lasting excellent foundations and the Management Committee supported by the largest membership of VCF organisations in Burnley will endeavour to maintain the sustainability of the Network now the main and only body to engage groups into the decision making of the town via seats made availabe (via BCN) on all the thematic groups of BAP.
The support to our members is also provided by the BCN team .”
Browse our Web site for more information about Burnley Community Network. If you have any questions or would like to speak with a Burnley Community Network representative on the Management Committee or on our Local Strategic Partnership in Burnley (known as BAP = Burnley Action Partnership).please follow this link - for representatives on the LSP thematic groups please follow this link
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