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An assembly is a group of members of an organization who meet periodically to make decisions about a specific area or scope of the organization.
Assemblies hold meetings, some are private and some are open. If they are open, it is possible to participate in them (for example: attending if the capacity allows it, adding points to the agenda, or commenting on the proposals and decisions taken by this organ).
Examples: A general assembly (which meets once a year to define the organisation's main lines of action as well as its executive bodies by vote), an equality advisory council (which meets every two months to make proposals on how to improve gender relations in the organisation), an evaluation commission (which meets every month to monitor a process) or a guarantee body (which collects incidents, abuses or proposals to improve decision-making procedures) are all examples of assemblies.
Heritage Places - Stoke-on-Trent
#heritage Protecting and Celebrating the Cultural Heritage of Stoke-on-Trent
About this Group Assembly
What it is: Stoke-on-Trent is among the first nine cities in the UK selected to benefit from the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s “Heritage Places” programme, a £200 million, 10-year initiative designed to support heritage-led regeneration across 20 towns and cities The National Lottery Heritage Fundstoke.gov.uk.
Objective: The initiative aims to create a collaborative framework—a “Heritage Places Assembly”—that brings together communities, heritage experts, cultural leaders, volunteers, and local partnerships. Its goal is to harness the city's rich history and heritage to support regeneration, create a shared long-term vision, and help secure sustainable investment in historic sites The National Lottery Heritage Fundstoke.gov.uk.
Community Engagement: A key component involves hosting a series of roadshows across local neighborhoods. These events are designed to gather residents’ views on what heritage means to them—whether that’s architecture, landscapes, traditions, or industrial sites—and to identify priorities for preservation and development stoke.gov.uk.
Supporting Local Heritage: The Assembly also supports smaller, volunteer-led heritage organizations by offering training in grant applications, fundraising, and business planning—helping grassroots groups to secure resources and bring their projects to fruition The National Lottery Heritage Fundstoke.gov.uk.
Strategic Collaboration: It dovetails with existing local efforts, such as the work of Re-Form Heritage, which is facilitating restoration projects (like Middleport Pottery), and broader aspirations to establish a Stoke-on-Trent Heritage Trust to oversee heritage stewardship in the longer term The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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