The Royal Society for the encouragment of the Arts, Manufacture and Commerce (the RSA), President Prince Philip, Patron the Queen, 'fosters resilient communities' (1):

We have over a thousand Fellows and one of the liveliest programmes outside of John
Adam Street. In all our activities we seek to adhere to the spirit of William
Shipley's original mission, updated to reflect 21st Century issues:

* advancing global citizenship
* towards a zero waste society
* encouraging enterprise
* developing a capable population
* fostering resilient communities


The Local Resilient Forum in Lancashire is clear that they are a private body and therefore do not have to comply with Freedom of Information requests. The letter is signed by the Superintendent Peter O'Dwyer, chairman of the Lancahsire Resilience Forum, (General Purposes) Group. (2)

Some of the 'resilient forums' now operating in the UK are:

Regional Resilience Teams
 http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ukresilience/useful_links/regional_res ilience_map.aspx

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland:
 http://www.localresilienceforum.org.uk/

West Mercia:
 http://www.westmerciaprepared.org/

Essex:
 http://microsites.essexcc.gov.uk/microsites/essex_resilience/

Humber:
 http://www.humberlocalresilienceforum.org.uk/

Gloucestershire:
 http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=3335

North Yorkshire:
 http://www.nysp.org.uk/html/top-links/north-yorkshire-resilience-forum

Cleveland:
 http://www.clevelandlrf.org.uk/

Bedfordshire and Luton:
 http://www.bllrf.org.uk/

Sussex:
 http://www.sussexemergency.info/cms.php

Derbyshire:
 http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/community/emergency_planning/lrf/

West Midlands:
 http://www.westmidlandsprepared.gov.uk/

Norfolk:
 http://www.norfolkprepared.gov.uk/consumption/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET _PAGE&nodeId=4135

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough:
 http://www.cplrf.org.uk/

Lancashire:
 http://www.lancsresilience.org.uk/

Dorset:
 http://www.saferdorset.co.uk/

Thames Valley:
 http://thamesvalleylrf.org.uk/

Wales:
 http://wales.gov.uk/resilience/home/?lang=en

Cumbria:
 http://www.cumbriaresilience.info/home.asp

Suffolk:
 http://www.suffolkresilience.com/

Avon and Somerset:
 http://www.avonandsomersetprepared.org/

Hampshire and Isle of Wight:
 http://www.hiow-localresilienceforum.org.uk/

Gwent:
 http://www.walesprepared.org/index.php?id=4

Cheshire Halton and Warrington:
 http://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/GenericTemplate.asp?menuid=981#Annual%2 0report

Lincolnshire:
 http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section.asp?catId=9175

Greater Manchester:
 http://www.gmep.org.uk/ccm/navigation/greater-manchester-resilience-we bsite/

London:
 http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/LocalResilienceForums.asp

Wiltshire:
 http://www.wiltshire.police.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=artic le&id=239:local-resillience-forum-&catid=58:departments

Warwickshire:
 http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/corporate/faqdb.nsf/Links/0F84DF048486D 6BA802570180054DBA6

Kent:
 http://www.kent.gov.uk/Community/community-safety/emergency-planning.


Why weren'e we told? Perhaps it has something to do with the murderous behaviour of members of this family and those who support them. (3)


References:

1)The RSA 'fosters resilient communities'
 http://www.scribd.com/doc/24100960/The-RSA-Royal-Society-of-the-Arts-fosters-resilient-communities

2)Letter from Local Resilience Forum in Lancashire  http://www.scribd.com/doc/22705321/Lancashire-Resilience-Forum-Freedom-of-Information-does-not-apply

Civil Contingencies and the Lancashire resilience Forum:  http://www.lifeinthemixtalk.com/?p=4326

3) http://www.nowpublic.com/strange/lies-threats-and-government-cover-crisis-democracy