Merton Partnership

Public, private, and community sector partners working together to make Merton a great place to live, work and visit. #MPAC18

[Merton Partnership @MertonLSP]

It's almost time to break for lunch! #MPAC18 you've been amazing. Thanks to everyone for being so engaging!!

[Merton Partnership @MertonLSP]

@long_tall_peter @mcil Hi Peter, if you take a look now I have updated the Merton Partnership website in our bio. If you're part of a vol sec organisation you can attend MVSC's INVOLVE meetings (https://t.co/eLnv3q2qr3) otherwise Merton has a number of community forums (https://t.co/GqzofFAD9X)

[Merton Partnership @MertonLSP]

The conference doors are now open and our marketplace is in full swing for #MPAC18

[Merton Partnership @MertonLSP]

@mehbo Hi Andrew, sorry for the slow response - it was hard keeping up with Twitter today whilst also helping out at the conference! We're hoping to write up some of the things that were covered today, including the Q&A, so I'll get back to you once we've had time to compile our notes!

[Merton Partnership @MertonLSP]

Now it's question time at #MPAC18 -- we're using Slido to get the best questions from our audience!

[Merton Partnership @MertonLSP]

@long_tall_peter @mcil In previous years we have also had numerous speakers from the voluntary sector, so don't worry, we are fully committed to engaging with the sector and working together, and we recognise the value the voluntary sector has in reaching communities

[Merton Partnership @MertonLSP]

@long_tall_peter @mcil Hi Peter, thanks for your message. We had around 100 attendees in total which represented a good balance of the public, private, and voluntary sector, and although there wasn't a keynote speech from the voluntary sector they were very engaged throughout the day, including MCIL

[Oonagh Moulton @oonaghmoulton]

Great day attending the @MertonLSP Merton Partnership Conference with @williams4merton on Strengthening Social Capital in Merton - great networking with @Merton_Council Merton’s Partners and the voluntary sector.
Fun to win some chocs too in the Networking Bingo!🍬😊 #MPAC18

[Merton Partnership @MertonLSP]

We had some brilliant questions for our panel of speakers at #MPAC18 -- below is a word cloud to give you a flavour of some of the key themes being discussed

[Merton Partnership @MertonLSP]

Last but not least in our agenda of keynote speakers is @SomayehA from @GeeksLtd talking to us about the role of business in empowering communities #MPAC18

[Merton Partnership @MertonLSP]

Second in line to the microphone is Daniel Jackson from @campaigncompany who is talking to us about community cohesion, and sharing some findings on an interesting piece of research from Merton and Sutton #MPAC18

[Merton Partnership @MertonLSP]

Keep tweeting using #MPAC18 throughout the day and we'll be choosing our favourites and giving out a couple of prizes!

[Merton Partnership @MertonLSP]

Chris Chinnock from @NurtureDev is our first speaker of the day, talking us through Asset Based Community Development! #MPAC18

[Chris Chinnock @chris_chinnock]

Looking forward to the conversation with @MertonLSP today #ABCD @NurtureDev I’ll be sharing some thoughts on helping people to create change rather than doing change to them #strongnotwrong

[Merton Partnership @MertonLSP]

Hello everyone! It's the morning of the conference and we're hard at work making sure everything is set up for today. We've got some amazing speakers and workshops lined up for you all. Don't forget to tweet using #MPAC18 and we'll be giving prizes to some of the best later 🍬

[Merton Partnership @MertonLSP]

We're expecting temperatures of 28c and blue skies for our annual conference tomorrow. If you're attending don't worry - we'll be providing lunch and a lovely outdoor area in which to eat it! Follow along on the day using #MPAC18

[Merton Partnership @MertonLSP]

We hope everyone is looking forward to our conference next week! One of our keynote speakers will be Daniel Jackson from @campaigncompany who will be talking to us about building stronger communities. Not able to attend? Keep up to date by following #MPAC18 on Tuesday!

[Merton Partnership @MertonLSP]

We're hard at work getting everything ready for #MPAC18 next week, so make sure you follow along using the hashtag. One of our keynote speakers will be Chris Chinnock from @NurtureDev who will be teaching us our ABCDs... Asset Based Community Development!

[Merton Partnership @MertonLSP]

We're looking forward to welcoming our speakers for our annual conference next week! @SomayehA from @GeeksLtd will be giving an interesting talk on the role of business in empowering communities. Don't forget to follow along on the day with #MPAC18