Press release template - general press release about Compact Week 2009

COMPACT WEEK 2009

‘A Compact for the future’ is the theme for this year’s Compact Week, which takes place from Monday 2 to Sunday 8 November 2009.

Compact Week is an annual event held to promote the Compact, the longstanding agreement that sets out shared commitments and guidelines for partnership working between government and the voluntary and community sector. It encourages and engages Government Departments, regional bodies, local authorities and other public sector partners who have Local Compacts

This year, Compact Week even has its own new website where people associated with Local Compacts can find out more about Compact Week, register and promote their local events and activities, and order merchandise and resources. The website address is http://www.compactweek.org.uk/

Activities are taking place all over England including ……. [please insert your local area here].

Local events and activities include ……..[please insert the details of your events and activities here]

……..[please insert name here], from .......[please insert name of organisation here], said:

“Having a Local Compact has improved the way our local government and voluntary and community organisations work together in partnership. I am delighted that our local area is taking an active role in this year’s Compact Week and it gives us an ideal opportunity to celebrate the good practice taking place in ……………………..”

Sir Bert Massie CBE, Commissioner for the Compact, said:

“This year’s Compact Week is very important as we will be publishing the revised and ‘refreshed’ national Compact. There has been an extensive period of debate and consultation about this over the last year and I am grateful for all the feedback from the recent consultation. The Compact is an essential part of partnership working between government and the voluntary and community sector and I am looking forward to visiting and talking to those involved at implementing the Compact at a local level during this year’s Compact Week.”

For more information about Compact Week, please visit: http://www.compactweek.org.uk/