Community support for new Rossendale Hospital project
Between March and July 2006 the East Lancashire Hospitals Trust (ELHT) carried out a public consultation on healthcare. REAL was asked by the Rossendale Community Network (RCN), ELHT and Rossendale Borough Council to facilitate a wider discussion on health and well-being in Rossendale to complement the formal consultation. From this sprang a vision of integrated health and social care based on a “hub and spoke” model which was picked up by the East Lancashire Primary Care Trust as the basis of a bid for funding for new community health facilities.
REAL has been an active part of the project team acting in a dual capacity. As the operational arm of the RCN REAL represents the community, but as a social enterprise infrastructure body and a health care provider in its own right through its Holistic Resources arm, REAL represents the wider third sector who are potential providers of services in the new faciltity .

Rossendale Community network Conference 2006
REAL and volunteers organized the 2006 Community Conference

Rossendale on the UP - A Day of Celebration
Saturday July 1st 2006 at Alder Grange Community & Technology School

	To promote the work of Voluntary, Community, Faith and Youth groups in Rossendale.
	To celebrate and reward individuals and organisations for exceptional contributions to serving their communities.
	To showcase Social enterprise and community involvement contributions that make Rossendale a better place to live and work.
	To celebrate achievements which are making Rossendale World Class.

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