Sector Spotlight Debates

Sector Spotlight is our online debate series.

Each debate brings colleagues from VCSE organisations across Gloucestershire together to share their views and ideas during a friendly debate.

Better Together or Surviving Apart?

Wednesday 8 November 2023

Join our Chief Officer, Matt Lennard, and colleagues from the local organisations as they debate whether true partnerships and collaboration can work during a friendly but frank conversation. Our panel members for this debate were Elaine Pearson Scott (Gloucestershire Nightstop), Tracy Clark (Young Gloucestershire), Indigo Redfern MBE (GL11 Community Hub), Chris Brown (FVAF) and Florence Nyasamo-Thomas (Lives of Colour).

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