Bellingham Assembly’s Action Plan

(Updated 20/9/11)

This action plan is divided into Bellingham Assemblies Priorities

  1. Youth provision and perception of young people
  2. Antisocial behaviour
  3. Environment
  4. Poor parks and insufficient play areas
  5. Older peoples issues

For All Five Priorities

ACTION / Time frame and progress / How will we measure success? / Who will we work with?
Publicise what is available in Bellingham ward; Facebook, social websites social networking sites could be used. Community Website and or Blog / PhoenixBellingham Community Project – Bellingham Champions (via Joshua Payne)
  1. Youth Provision and the Perception of Young People

Education / Employment / Development & Support

  • Get support from Local business and shops

ACTION / Time frame and progress / How will we measure success? / Who will we work with?
Help set up a mentoring scheme with volunteers / Gateway / Duke of Edinburgh – Ken Parsons can do Duke of Edinburgh happy to lead for whole ward with a fund to ensure all young people can take part inc those that can’t afford fees.
Support young people to get apprenticeships and write CV’s / NEET Service – Phoneix scheme and Gateway
Sean Suiter PAP workers in youth service DUMPS
Help young people get access to computers when library is not open / Work with Eco computers to ensure access for young people Sydenham library & Marton Close Resource Centre Phoenix
Organise young people to volunteer and train / Volunteer Centre – Lewisham VAL and Gateway
Brighter Futures – Gateway Youth Club project Maureen Barber

Activities

Comments

  • Transport to takedisabled young people to activities – parents forum – Bellingham wardens bus (where is bus?)
  • Activities to breakdown post code barriers.
  • Improved communication between police and young people

ACTION / Time frame and progress / How will we measure success? / Who will we work with?
Boxing classes for young people / TerryPalmerBoxingAcademy have received funding from the assembly to improve their facilities. (09/11) / TerryPalmerBoxingAcademy
Teach young people to cook healthily / Run cooking classes at Gateway and DUMPS signpost YP
Dance classes, acting classes etc. in the community centres / Lewisham Youth Theatre have received funding from the assembly to provide theatre classes for young people. (09/11). / Lewisham Youth Theatre
Creative workshops / Ask Gateway -
More football activities
Promote a summer play scheme for 5-16 years old run by the Lewisham Sports Consortium / LSC failed to receive funding in 2011/ 12 round.
Need to confirm whether the scheme will still be going ahead. / Lewisham Sports Consortium (LSC)
More subsidised after school provision / LSC 4.30-6.30 scheme
See above
Day trips for young people and families / Ken Parsons – LBL received funding to run a day trip in summer 2012. (09/11) / Home park

Projects

Comments

  • Improved communication between police and young people

ACTION / Time frame and progress / How will we measure success? / Who will we work with?
Support Gateway youth project Brighter Futures / Gateway Youth Club
Maureen Barber
Youth Newsletter / Monthly A4 Newsletter? / Gateway Youth Club Home Park Adventure DUMPS
And YP groups
Youth led forum / Assemblies for young people / Sept 10th assembly gave young people the opportunity to vote for the projects which had applied forassembly funding. / Gateway
Youth Service
Young mayor

Inter-generational projects

Comments

  • Use the communities skills and knowledge

ACTION / Time frame and progress / How will we measure success? / Who will we work with?
Develop links between local scouts and young older people. Celebration event of 85 years in the Bellingham ward shared with priority 5 / 8th Lewisham Scouts – given £315 of assemble fund to organise an intergenerational party. (06/11) / 8th Lewisham Scouts
Volunteer project – older people working with young people. shared with priority 5 / Contact Age Exchange what they offer and Gateway what they are doing maybe mix the 2 and incorporate training local people / Possibly - Age Exchange reminiscence & Older and younger groups in ward and Gateway
  1. Anti-Social Behaviour

Requests for the Police

  • Need out of hours patrols
  • Faster response by police to residents complaints
  • Increased patrols around school starting and ending times
  • Reduce the numbers of burglaries

ACTION / Time frame and progress / How will we measure success? / Who will we work with?
Work with the police to try and stop dog fighting.
Ensure fines are carried out / Dog control orders for dangerous dog
Reduction in Dog Fighting / Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) &
Neighbourhood Community Safety Service (NCSS)
Dog Trust Lewisham Homes
Phoenix ASB
Engage directly with groups on the street
Deploy a detached youth work team (Perry Hill) / Ask the youth service about the possibility of this and to look into issue 18/4 emailed Gerry Devine / Youth Service
Try to stop groups of youths drinking in park around Randlesdown road and train station / SNT and NCSS
SNP
Youth Service
Tackle loud
Motorbikes and Scooters / Idea create somewhere for them to drive / use them / SNT and NCSS
Education to reduce antisocial behaviour / SNT and NCSS
Educate young people on road safety / Liz Brooker can come and run more sessions at Gateway contact Liz / SNT – Lewisham Council Community Safety
Liz Brooker
Pimp my bike project – ask Ken Parsons and Dr Bike
Run a keep fit workshop and the outdoor gym in HomePark / Asked FOHP and Adventure to look into project 18/4 / Friends of HomePark NCSS – Adventure Playground
CCTV
Install more and keep existing in operational order / Parks and alleyways, to ensure we liaise with the police to make sure existing ones are in operational order / SNT
Communicate with SNT on how they can support residents through the assembly / SNT and NCSS
Racist abuse / Improve multi agency response to Racist abuse / SNT and NCSS and Community Organisations
Stop football games in the street / Grangehill junction and Broadmead
Tackle Flytipping on residential streets
Provide a free dumping area for unused items? / Lewisham Council Cleansing Dept SNT and NCSS
Dog Fouling
On bridges – to Perry Hill / Idea employ dog wardens in parks and streets? / Greenscene, Highways & NCSS
More support and information on con men and bogus callers
& general home safety / Safer Neighbourhood Team &
Neighbourhood Community Safety Service
  1. Environment

Comments

  • advertise for volunteers to participate in cleaning rubbish and overgrown areas
  • Use volunteers from St Dunstans and 8th Lewisham South Scouts

ACTION / Time frame and progress / How will we measure success? / Who will we work with?
Support Farmstead community garden, to stay open / Friends of FarmsteadGardens awarded funding to upgrade gardens and buildings (09/11) / Friends of FarmsteadGardens
Change derelict spaces use for leisure and allotments / Residents to be asked on 14/6/11 to map where the derelict spaces are in ward
Plant more flowers trees and plants in the ward
more hanging baskets / Greenscene – ask Phoenix about their South end Lane Project
Ask for roads to be repaired after snow – potholes. / Asked Highways Dept if there are planned works 18/4 / Highways
Community clear up campaign needed / Colin Sandiford can organise / Lewisham Council Colin Sandiford advertise through local groups
More litter bins on the street / Asked Mickey White 18/4 – get back to Mickey where they should be / Mickey White - Cleansing Department Lewisham Council
More Recycling Bins / David Brinson confirmed that he will be able to come on Nov 3rd to do a recycling talk / Sam Kirk / David Brinson Lewisham Council Greenscene
Improved bin collections / Ask Mickey White specifics / Cleansing Department Lewisham Council
  1. PoorParks and insufficient play areas

Comments

  • Involvement of volunteers

ACTION / Time frame and progress / How will we measure success? / Who will we work with?
Vineyard Close - revamp disused small play area / Christina Evwierhoma from Lewisham Homes is looking into Awards for All Funding / Lewisham Homes
Bob Townsend Asset investment team – Christina Evwierhoma
Home park – changing rooms refurbished and opened / LJST is working to secure a lease and bid for the funding told about the process 18/4
See Sydenham bid . This project is currently on hold due to lack of funding (09/11) / Home Park TRA
Lewisham Homes
Lewisham Junior Soccer Team (LJST) HomePark
Open up the parks publicise them and have community picnics. / Use public space Bellingham Green, grass by Quaggy playing field by the Gateway / Bellingham Community Project, Phoenix Housing & Community Groups
Play equipment for over 5’s – older Young people / Ask FOHP about free provision of outdoor tennis tables 19/4
/ FOHP & Parks Dept
Promote art displays in parks
More park benches in and around Bellingham – (share with priority 5)
SouthendPark / Asked Trevor Pybus about new scheme if benches are being provided 19/4
Quote for benches to be sent by Darren Budden (Glendale) 2 new picnic benches are already being put in / Phoenix
Glendale
  1. Older Peoples Issues
  • Community organisations working together
  • Try to help plug the gaps of the cuts
  • Link up the Scouts and Older People

ACTION / Time frame and progress / How will we measure success? / Who will we work with?
More Social Services Self Help community Groups -
surgeries to help with form filling and entitlement of benefits / Asked SAGE what is available and to look at a project proposal 19/4 / SAGE
One Support
Pensioners Forum
District Nurses
Ask for ‘Dial a Ride’ transport rates to be dropped i.e. affordable to those not on benefits or low income pensions. / Taxi card
Community Transport Bellingham Leemore investigate what’s available / Lewisham Council Transport
Intergenerational work / See youth priority 1
Coffee mornings for the elderly by the young people/ teenagers and primary school pupils
ACTION / Time frame and progress / How will we measure success? / Who will we work with?
Fund the older peoples social clubs as they are due to close because of lack of funding. / Asked SAGE what is available and to look at a project proposal 19/4. SAGE awarded funding from the assembly (09/11) / SAGE
Reinstate Older Peoples Art Group / 10 sessions - £500
Materials - £300 / Older people socialise make friends and build up confidence / Young at Heart
Tutors for afternoon activities – flower arranging / Asked SAGE what is available and to look at a project proposal 19/4
SAGE awarded funding from the assembly (09/11)
Talking books delivery / Asked SAGE what is available and to look at a project proposal 19/4
Ask Sue Court (Head of Downham library) / Library Service
SAGE
Books for Bellingham
Mobile library service for older people / Asked SAGE what is available 19/4
Ask Sue Court (Head of Downham library) / Library Service
SAGE
Books for Bellingham
Older peoples event in a large dance hall. With service providers offering advice and information as well as fun. 20’s 30’s or 40’s theme / Asked SAGE and Phoenix 19/4
BeGo awarded funding from the assembly to put on event. (09/11) / BEGO and Phoenix as partners. SAGE and Older peoples groups
Joint party with scout groups and elders of Bellingham to celebrate 85 years – old time musical hall party children’s show / £315 awarded to the Scouts to put on an event. / 8th Lewisham Scouts and SAGE older peoples groups
Ask Scouts to put before the assembly on the 14th of June 18/4
Day time trips for older people
More facilities for Black and minority ethnic older people in Bellingham / Asked SAGE what is available 19/4 they said the numbers of BME elders is small accessing facilities in Bellinghamget ideas from BME Elders
Ask churches / BCP SAGE
Churches

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