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  As an outsider not sure I have a right to comment, but here goes...
  
  As you all know I am chair/secretary of London Road Community Forum & chair of the Dover Big Local Interim Partnership.
  
  It makes huge amounts of sense to consolidate/amalgamate local community forums where membership is dwindling, or where their patches crossover or are very close to each other. We most certainly must start working together much more, if for no other reason to make the most of the opportunity Big Local offers Dovorians.
  
  As for my own patch; whilst LRCF has been pretty successful over the years it is the same hard core of people who get involved and run it, year in, year out; many are also involved in many of the other volunteer groups in the town. Right next to our area are 2 community forums that are struggling at the moment, whilst Tower Hamlets looks like it might well get back to its thriving past, St Rads forum is moribund; which is a crying shame given facilities it has available and the need for an active and vibrant group in that area. The latter situation is something we have looked at but recognise that amalgamation in this instance is not the right answer, though greater co-operation and doing things like mentoring people in St Rads to help them take over and revitalise their community forum, most certainly is.

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