Government BARRIER BUSTING website!

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THE BEST IDEAS to improve local communities quite often come from the people who live there. But quite often rules, regulations or bureaucracy prevent even the simplest ideas from being implemented. This can be extremely frustrating to local community activists who see their good initiatives consigned to the shelf. But this situation might just be about to improve!

A special website has been started by the Department of Communities and Local Government which aims to "bust the barriers" that stifle community activity. barrierbusting.communities.gov.uk has been set up to support local groups who want to get things done but come across barriers that only central government can remove.

If you need help to get things done for your community – and you’ve done everything you reasonably can to resolve the issue at a local level – you can use this website to contact the barrier busting team. Or at least that is the theory!

This new website seems to be a really good idea - but perhaps we need to reserve our judgement until we start to hear the experiences of those who have used the site!? If you use the website - let us know about your experience at hu12@gmx.com