Enfield 'Big Society Day'

Along with David Burrowes MP for Enfield Southgate, Nick de Bois hosted the first of a series of Enfield 'Big Society Days ' in the Atlee Room at the House of Commons. The reception brought together some of the volunteer groups from across the borough to discuss the thinking behind the coalition governments Big Society. Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society also attended the reception. It was a chance to both recognise the massive contribution volunteer groups make to life in Enfield, and engage with them on ideas and plans for developing the governments policies for rolling out the Big Society. The next set of invitation to other volunteer groups will be going out shortly.

The coalition government have come together with a driving ambition: to put more power and opportunity into people's hands. We want to give citizens, communities and local government the power and information they need to come together, solve the problems they face and build the Britain they want. We want society- the families, networks, neighbourhoods and communities that form the fabric of so much of our everyday lives - to be bigger and stronger than ever before. Only when people and communities are given more power and take more responsibility can we achieve fairness and opportunity for all.

Building this Big Society is not just the responsibility of just one or two departments. It is the responsibility of every government department and the responsibility of every citizen too. Government on its own cannot fix every problem. We are all in this together. We need to draw on the skills and expertise of people across the country as we respond to social, political and economic challenges Britain faces.

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