Launched in December 2003, this website brings together 60 organisations around Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Funding Alert - October 2008 more...

Personal and Community Development Learning Partnership - South Cambridgeshire and Cambridge City, Application for Development funding more...

Triodos Opportunities Fund (UK) more...

CCORRN Conference & AGM more...

Funded training for Volunteers and Charities through Train to Gain more...

The Compact Debate more...

Grants for Green Power generation more...

SEEE business workshops more...

The Empowerment Fund more...

Red Nose Day Programme more...

Match Funding Scheme for Volunteering more...

DFID's Development Awareness Fund - Mini Grant Scheme more...

Development Awareness Fund (UK) more...

New Sustainable Communities programme, run by Inspire East in partnership with Anglia Ruskin University more...

Participation Works: FREE Training Course more...

Cambridge Carbon Footprint Courses more...

The Big Womble - a major promotional and fundraising opportunity for FRN members more...

For love and money: charities with trading arms more...

(CLG) White Paper delivers power shift to local people - Blears more...

DEFRA News Item - Green goods to come to the front of Britain's shelves more...

Voluntary Sector Management and Leadership course more...

Historical Context - Background on CCORRN

CCORRN is a partnership between the community, public and private sector that was started in early 2003. Financial support was awarded to Cambridgeshire County Council for its establishment, from DEFRA's Recycling Challenge Fund and Enventure.

CCORRN's goal when incepted was to successfully increase the quantity of community reuse and recycling projects in the County. CCORRN is now a Company Limited by Guarantee with its Directors made up of volunteers from all the sectors involved. One full time staff member is employed as the 'Community Recycling Network Organiser' to carry out the work programme set by the Management Committee.

In the second year 2004, the network continued to build upon the first year's success. This included providing 'Seedcorn' funding for project start ups as well as holding events, workshops and visits to allow the dissemination of knowledge and best practice. By assisting groups in defining/developing and bid writing they were able to secure additional funding to develop and expand their operations.

Commissioned a bulky waste survey on current practice by all the District Councils in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Unitary Authority.

Other consultancy included employing Richard Mehmed from the National Community Wood Recycling Project to undertake a feasibility study for Fenland Area Community Enterprise Trust (FACET) into wood recycling as a social enterprise activity. This has resulted in this activity going live.

DEFRA EAF - joint bid with the Association of Charity Shops and ECORRN successful. £111,000 over three years to promote the campaign Choose2Reuse that CCORRN created.

Assistance to Cambridgeshire County Council with WIP LASU funding bid element on bulky waste analysis and community sector opportunities in diverting bulky waste - application successful - work completed by end of March by consultant.

• Research, develop and implementation of 'Choose2Reuse' campaign
• Website created - www.choose2reuse.org.uk
• Promotional bags and promotional pens purchased for 05 roadshows,
• 2 promotional banners produced for use at events
• Branding and licence agreement developed for groups, councils etc to adopt - income stream

Monthly e-news circulated covering local, regional and national news. Website also updated with information.

Change Up Project - This project seeks to identify opportunities, instigate relationships and build infrastructure between community groups and companies to divert waste and create new opportunities for sustainable products and services for the community sector to deliver.

Full circle development - New Development Officer Nikki DiGiovanni (a CCORRN member was appointed 1st of May 2006) said "The next two years represent many challenges and pitfalls for CCORRN and its members with new and tighter legislation, the emergence of a more integrated waste strategy, national and local government pressures and priorities it has never been more important to strategise".

CCORRN is a registered company, limited by guarantee – No: 5370849