Investing in Communities

Community Investment Casebook Introduction Contents

Maria Wilkinson Growing Spaces ...... 4 Community Investment Manager Art, Bread, Skills & Enterprise...... 5

Investing in our communities is fundamental Healthy, Easy, Cheap ...... 6 to supporting the Spectrum Corporate Values of ‘Residents at the Heart’ and ‘Working Communities’. GOALs ...... 7

Spectrum has actively engaged in community Natural Wight’s Green Army ...... 8 investment activity for many years. The focus for our activity is provided by the Group’s Communities and Neighbourhoods Strategy Big Tree Plant ...... 9 which has 4 key strands:

• Sustainable neighbourhoods Use Your Loaf - The best thing since sliced bread ...... 10 • Mobility and homelessness • Social inclusion Spring Fun Day ...... 12 (including worklessness, financial inclusion, health and wellbeing) Bus2Go Christmas Panto Trip...... 13 • Social enterprise

This document profiles some of our activities Teddy20 Big Bash ...... 14 undertaken during the past couple of years. It highlights the range and spread of our community investment work, from small community based Digital Inclusion ...... 15 activities to large scale projects, and gives an insight into some of the outcomes achieved. In Natural Wight, Pan Country Park - all our research and evaluation we have had People, Places, Wildlife ...... 16 100% of participants enjoying their activities with us. Lordshill Community Day ...... 17 We are very proud of the work we have developed and delivered with the support of

Pathway Programme ...... 18 external partners and the commitment from our

internal teams, all of whom have rolled up their sleeves and got involved. This publication just gives a flavour of what has Building communities “ been achieved. I hope you will find it interesting. where people want to live, “and can enjoy their lives Maria and feel safe and secure.

2 Spectrum has delivered a highly successful and varied Community Forum Grants - to fund wider community programme of initiatives. We provide a range of budgets projects granted by Spectrum Community Forums. focused around our community investment activities, these are: Community Investment Projects - to fund major community investment projects, often with match funding. Estate Improvement Fund - to fund major estate regeneration strategies and estate improvements. Neighbourhood Officer Projects - used to fund small neighbourhood projects identified by front line workers. Resident Led Grants - to fund scheme improvement ideas from local residents bids.

Our work in the community doesn’t stop there. An important part of our support to residents involves giving These resources are increased by working alongside detailed advice and help to ensure that they maximise other parts of the organisation and other partners. Before their benefit entitlement. Four Welfare Benefit Officers the individual stories here are some of the headlines from provide support to residents identified by our own front last year: line staff or who come to us directly for support.

• £132,000 was spent supporting a range of estate • In 2013-14 referrals to our Welfare Benefits Officers strategies delivered across our geographical footprint. resulted in some 669 successful claims putting a staggering £2,971,816 per annum into our • £38,000 was spent supporting 27 successful bids by residents’ pockets. residents with ideas to improve their neighbourhood. • 143 external partners worked with us in delivering our • Spectrum resident led Community Forums awarded community development activities a total of £64,985 to 48 community groups and projects. These awards attracted £67,000 of • 8,458 members of our communities took part in these match funding from other sources. projects and activities.

• £337,000 was spent supporting 61 major community investment projects/activities. IN TOTAL £658,854 was invested covering 229 projects/ • £12,000 was spent on 41 neighbourhood officer activities including £127,305 from external match projects, where over 2250 people got involved. funding and “in kind” support. 3 Growing Spaces Across the group by Suzie Mundell

Growing Spaces has been a hugely successful, long- running project based on the Isle of Wight funded by the Lottery Local Food fund. Delivered in partnership with Growing Ideas Ltd, the project encourages residents to grow vegetables, often for the first time, by installing a raised bed in their garden and providing compost, seeds and plants.

Participants are supported throughout the growing season with drop-in sessions where they can exchange ideas and top tips and learn gardening and cooking skills. Our drop- Growing Spaces has really made a difference to in sessions have covered sowing and planting, composting, people, improving the quality of lives and cementing harvesting produce, healthy cooking, the relationships within local “ communities. It has also noticeably pickling and preserving, fruit tree There is a real buzz in Oakfield improved the way that residents giveaways and even a free two day thanks to this project. Lots of people in our neighbourhoods view and gardening course run by local charity, who wouldn’t chat before are sharing engage with Spectrum Housing. This The Footprint Trust. tips on growing veg and showing off “ is one of those simple ideas which their veg gardens. The end of the growing season makes a big impact and leaves an is celebrated with a community enduring legacy. Garden Show in each participating community with competitions and prizes. Over 530 households have taken The success of the Growing Spaces project was endorsed part in this project. On completing evaluation forms, in July 2010, when it won the coveted National Housing 100% responded that they enjoyed taking part in the Federation SE Region What We Are Proud Of Award. project, 94% found they were spending more time in the garden and 92% said the project had taught them more Following its success on the Isle of Wight, the Growing about growing veg. 88% agreed that it had saved them Spaces project has been extended to North Dorset, money on buying vegetables for their family. Christchurch and Bournemouth.

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Art, Bread, Skills & Enterprise Isle of Wight by Lisa Toyne

Fifteen young people have attended the NCFE Demonstrating Enterprise Award Level 1 funded by the Isle of Wight Council Adult Community Learning. Two art focused courses, one based at The Foyer, Ryde and the other at Downside Community Centre, Newport, examined creative art-based local businesses and entrepreneurs, what they do and how they have succeeded. These courses were led by artist Ian Whitmore.

Learners have visited local businesses Quay Arts, Jubilee

Stores, Eccleston George and The New Carnival Company to interview entrepreneurs. The group set up their own mini “ They have visited local bakeries enterprise which included making Skills and qualifications gained and catering establishments and and selling books and cards at from these courses support young have learnt to make bread. This a charity event in Cowes and people in their search for work. course is led by Michelle Newton developing a wilderness walk “ from The Cookery Academy and and face painting activity at a community event at Pan learners will have the opportunity to gain the CIEH Level Country Park. 2 Food Safety in Catering course.

At a separate course based at The Foyer young people are Those attending have enjoyed the course and two of them learning how to make bread to sell to local businesses. volunteered to help the tutor on further courses.

Building better futures

Keep up - to - date /SpectrumHousingSHG 5 Healthy, Easy, Cheap Isle of Wight by Suzie Mundell

The Healthy Easy Cheap project was funded by the Isle of Wight Primary Care Trust’s Healthy Weight Prospectus, and was delivered by the Community Investment team on the Island in partnership with chef Rachel Brown from the Dairy Cottage Kitchen during 2012-2013.

The aim of the project was to provide healthy cookery demonstrations targeted at young people and young families in our neighbourhoods. Each session included the demonstration and tasting of a healthy soup recipe, plus a healthy I have had some great feedback“ cake or pudding. Goodie bags were from residents and staff alike. The The project delivered 11 sessions handed out to participants at the residents are raving about the chilli during the year to: Homestart end of each session including recipe and are coming up with ideas for sessions for families with young cards, the soup ingredients and a “ children, Fellowship House cheap and healthy soups! hand-held blender. Salvation Army hostel for young men, the Women’s Refuge and The sessions have taught participants how they can community fun days during the school holidays. Overall, provide healthy home-made meal options for their the project reached 113 households in Spectrum families, even on a tight budget. neighbourhoods.

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GOALs is a wellbeing programme that equips participants to feel more positive about their lives. It boosts self- esteem and self-worth and helps participants to feel more in control of their lives.

Five two-day GOALs courses were held as part of this project. The first was held in Christchurch, and was attended by 12 members of staff, designed to introduce them to the programme, enabling them to understand who might benefit from the course and to promote it to residents. made me have a big think about how I was going about trying to find gainful employment. It stretched me to think The same two-day course was then delivered in each about ways I might actually adapt my thinking about this - of the four main office locations between February and and fit it into something that might actually be useful. The

March 2014. A total of 31 people attended the four course was set for all levels of ability. I’d like to say that it

sessions bringing the total to 43 beneficiaries. was mostly good fun. But I think the most important element of it was how it demonstrates that Rich Jubb attended the course Feedback forms were completed “ our Housing Association are really and emailed us to say: “As an by all participants and the results going to some levels to help us all unemployed Spectrum resident I were extremely positive. Participants as a community.” was recently invited to participate felt empowered and ready to make on this course. As a forty something “ “I’d certainly recommend this to significant changes in their lives. bloke who has had his fair share of anyone trying to get into - or back ups and downs of the UK labour into the working community. It market... It’s safe to say I entered into this with a hefty might well go some way to challenging otherwise tired dose of sceptical thinking and an attitude.” and jaded perceptions that there is no help out there.”

He then told us how valuable he found the course to be. Due to the success of this pilot project, further GOALs “It wasn’t hard. But common sense rarely is. It certainly courses are planned for the future.

Helping our residents into work

Keep up - to - date /SpectrumHousingSHG 7 Natural Wight’s Green Army Isle of Wight by Claire Hector

Natural Wight’s Green Army on the Isle of Wight are a volunteer group of vulnerable young adults aged 16-25. For over 3 years they have been learning practical conservation skills working outdoors with various partners such as the Isle of Wight Council Rangers and The Wildlife Trust. Their work has contributed to national projects such as the Big Tree Plant, Hedgerow Harvest, non-native species Walking Festival. So far over 220 volunteers have joined control and bee campaigns. in (including two apprentices and six Spectrum Housing Pathway Trainees), working at around 20 conservation As well as learning useful skills, they have been increasing sites on almost 100 Green Army days!! their own health and wellbeing, gaining in confidence and making new friends. Green Army helps the young The Green Army has been funded for the past three volunteers identify what they want from a career and years by The Big Lottery Fund and Natural England’s helps them into employment. Not only is this positive for Access to Nature Fund with match funding and future the young people involved but it also proves to be a boost funding from Spectrum Housing Group. This successful to local communities through the improvement of the project is set to continue for a further five years via natural environment on the Island. an HLF-funded Landscape Partnership Scheme which will see the Green Army work with a range of projects In our outdoor sessions the “ and partners. The Green Army volunteers learn tree felling and was recognised as an exemplary I love Green Army because it gets coppicing, tree planting, habitat project by Natural England and me out and about whilst learning new creation, fire building and many has won an award in the IW skills and it’s made me think about my more skills. Many of the volunteers Community Action Awards 2014. future career - Darren Oakes express a newly-developed interest “ in the outdoors and some have even ‘“I have enjoyed Green Army identified that they want a career in this kind of work, because I love to be outdoors, and I find the projects very and they all get a big confidence boost as it proves that enjoyable as you get to work in team based situations; they are capable of more than they ever expected. The you also have the chance to help clean up the countryside Green Army also run walks, designed by the volunteers for others to enjoy.” themselves, and now contribute to the Isle of Wight Jacob Curliss, Foyer resident.

8 Follow the fun! /GreenArmyIsleofWight Big Tree Plant Isle of Wight by Claire Hector

Spectrum Housing Group and Spectrum Property Care have partnered with local Island charity, Natural Enterprise, in successfully bidding for funding from the Big Tree Plant project, which provides for the purchase and planting of native trees in urban and residential areas across the UK.

Spectrum set aside a small unused brown-field site, adjacent to the Spectrum Property Care depot in Ryde, as the Island’s first community tree nursery. The site was made secure, and raised beds were built “ and filled with top soil in preparation for the arrival of We have planted approximately 6,000 native trees in the form of whips approximately one 800 trees across eight neighbourhoods metre high. Tree species include oak, hazel, elm, walnut of Spectrum housing estates. and buckthorn. “ Natural Enterprise and Spectrum project co-ordinators and a team of volunteers from the Natural Wight The trees are available for planting in Spectrum project’s Green Army joined forces to shift tonnes of neighbourhoods to support estate improvements, as well topsoil (in the rain) and heel in the 6,000 new trees - a as being offered to other community and environmental really fantastic day! groups across the Island.

Working communities

Keep up - to - date /SpectrumHousingSHG 9 Use Your Loaf Across the group by Suzie Mundell

Use Your Loaf is a project currently being delivered to residents and staff across the Spectrum Housing Group. The project delivers half-day sessions to teach staff and residents alike how simple, cheap and satisfying it is to make their own bread.

Although time-consuming, bread-making is not labour intensive or difficult, and during a session there is plenty of down-time to chat, drink tea and prepare lunch whilst the bread is proving. Sessions are held in community centres and church halls The best thing since sliced bread in our neighbourhoods. They are organised and promoted by the housing teams, and delivered by staff in the Community Investment team. very popular, and have been successful in teaching participants how to make bread, as well as being Each three hour course teaches participants how to make enjoyable social occasions where a mix of staff, a basic loaf, explains some of the science and history of residents and non-residents can meet each other in a bread-making, demonstrates other simple bread recipes relaxed, informal and positive setting. and provides a sociable, healthy lunch. Each participant makes a loaf of bread from scratch to“ take home with them. We have so far held 24 sessions in venues across our The sessions neighbourhoods, involving a total of 218 participants, It was a lovely relaxed day with have proved including 62 members of staff. a good atmosphere. Everyone was “really enjoying themselves.

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I’m very grateful to the residents of Rawson Court in Gillingham who were kind enough to allow “ me to join their Use Your Loaf session. It was a great “way to get to know the scheme and to meet some residents and staff. I very much encourage all staff to attend a session when you get an opportunity. Richard Hill, CEO Spectrum Housing Group

The best thing since sliced bread

In feedback from the sessions, 100% of participants said that they had enjoyed taking part in the project, and 91% said that they would make bread again at home. 80% agreed that making bread had given them a sense of achievement and 81% said they had learnt a new skill.

Housing Officer, Rebecca Morgan attended a session at spending quality time with residents and colleagues. Downside Community Centre, and said, “This has been an Suzie was fantastic in her presentation and extremely absolutely fantastic morning, really enjoyable and lovely knowledgeable.”

Keep up - to - date /SpectrumHousingSHG 11 Spring Fun Day Hod View, Stourpaine by Tim Crawshaw, Liz Baker

Families at Hod View, Stourpaine enjoyed sunshine for a fun-packed day of activities on 16th April 2014.

In the morning young people were keen to take part in the litter pick on the estate and six large bin bags were filled with rubbish. A skip was provided for residents to have a proper clear out and get rid of some bigger unwanted items.

The communal gardens belonging to the flats at Hod View have had a recent make-over with new planting, raised beds for growing vegetables, a bird feeding station and two picnic benches. This provided a wonderful venue for went away with fruit, vegetable The day has been a great success with the Easter fun. An Easter egg and herb plants and seeds to

lots of families taking part. It has been a hunt was enjoyed by younger plant in their own gardens. mixture of hard work and fun and the results children living on the estate “ have been amazing. Not only is Hod View and at lunch time everyone “ Approximately 30 residents looking clean and tidy but residents have enjoyed a delicious picnic took part in the day. Since the come together to work and play and build provided by the Shaftesbury event, the children living in a strong community spirit. - Kerry Harvey, charity Hope2bake. the flats have been involved in Neighbourhood Housing Officer. watering, nurturing and eating Budding young gardeners the produce - especially the helped Spectrum staff to plant the raised beds with radishes! The estate has continued to look cleaner and edible plants including strawberries, broccoli and carrots. tidier, especially around the bin area for the flats. There has been a noticeable improvement in the relationship In the afternoon residents participating in the Growing between residents and Spectrum staff, and residents Spaces project joined in a plant giveaway and people think Hod View is a great place to live.

Creating vibrant neighbourhoods

12 Follow the fun! /SpectrumHousing Bus2Go Christmas Panto Trip Blandford by Tim Crawshaw, Liz Baker

We invited Spectrum residents from the villages of Winterborne Whitechurch, Winterborne Stickland, Milborne St Andrew and Milton Abbas to join the Bus2Go trip to see Cinderella at Weymouth Pavilion last December.

Tickets were allocated on a first come, first served basis, and we had almost twice as many people as places on offer. 31 residents from 5 – 85 years attended the trip, and for some older residents it was a chance to take their grandchildren on a memorable outing. For one couple it was their first trip out in months, as the husband had disabilities were met with mobility scooters to get them been in hospital for surgery and couldn’t get out easily. around town prior to“ the matinee performance at 2pm. Like many others, they hadn’t previously known about the The pantomime performance The trip gave residents living in isolated Bus2Go community transport was excellent, and at the end we rural communities the chance to go for a scheme, but are now on their arranged for residents to meet fantastic day out close to Christmas. mailing list for future trips the cast, which was very special organised by them. “ for the younger children.

Our residents were part of a convoy of four community Since attending this trip six residents have signed up for buses, all decorated for Christmas, and full of residents involvement activities at Spectrum Housing Group, and from their local villages, some of whom were meeting for one resident has even signed up as a volunteer for the the first time. When they reached Weymouth, those with Bus2Go project.

Residents at the heart

Keep up - to - date /SpectrumHousingSHG 13 Teddy20 Big Bash Blandford Forum by Liz Baker, Tim Crawshaw

Teddy20 is a charity based in Blandford, Dorset, supporting bone cancer research and other associated causes in memory of Ted Newton who died of bone cancer, aged just 11 years old. The event organiser is Owen Newton, Ted’s father, who is also a Spectrum resident and was the winner of Spectrum’s Community Hero Award in the South Wessex area in 2013.

Each year, the charity holds a Big Bash event at Blandford Cricket Club on the May bank holiday, with cricket matches taking place throughout the day between local “ teams. The day also includes a barbecue, raffle, cream teas, stalls and live music. no exception with upwards of 250 Spectrum Housing Group has The 2014 event raised over attendees despite the threat of rain contributed to their annual Big £4,000 for the charities involved. during the day. A number of teams Bash event for the past three are invited to participate in the years, helping to fund the barbecue, pay“ for the trophies event which encourages attendance from local clubs and presented to the winning cricket teams and provide free groups in both the local area and county wide. bottled water for all the players. Spectrum’s Asset Surveyor, Simon Worfolk, attended the Our support for this cricket event links to encouraging event and presented the trophies on behalf of the Group health and well-being for our residents, and the to the winning teams. Blandford Rugby Club won the first associated activities encourage families to attend this match and the second was won by Dorset Under 17s local event which is getting bigger each year. 2014 was cricket team.

Building strong communities

14 Follow the fun! /SpectrumHousing Digital Inclusion North Dorset by Tim Crawshaw

We have been working closely with other organisations to deliver the first phase of our Digital Inclusion Project for Spectrum in North Dorset.

Firstly, with support from BT Business, we installed communal computers with broadband and WiFi, at ten Independent Living Schemes for people over 55. As a start, this provided the facility to access the internet for 273 households.

In partnership with Age UK, we started a five week training program for residents at these schemes, and to date Age UK volunteers have trained 37 residents, aged residents, as part of our new project and in line with the up to 94 years young, across five sites. Super Fast Broadband project across the county. Several “ residents have taken part in The majority of the training has the bespoke training and have The results have been encouraging, been done using Apple iPads. started supporting others to get with residents taking to the internet for the Age UK Trustee, Chris Spackman, online. first time in their lives, with many stating discovered this device to be the how it has transformed their life. most intuitive tool for teaching “ A regular drop-in session with older residents to get online. Digital Champions has started at Residents quickly learned how to access the internet Signpost House in Blandford. Residents can come into the through a web browser and via specifically designed Tenant Resource Centre and get support, basic training Apps (applications). and free access to computers and the internet. Plans are afoot to hold regular drop-in sessions at Independent Dorset Skills and Learning approached us to look at Living Schemes and other centres across North Dorset developing a Digital Champion Network with our and beyond.

Keep up - to - date /SpectrumHousingSHG 15 Natural Wight, Pan Country Park - People, Places, Wildlife Isle of Wight by Claire Hector

Making sure that people get the opportunity to access and explore nature in their local area is an essential part of our community investment strategy. A great example of this is how Spectrum’s Natural Wight project, with the help of our specialist partners, has enabled our residents to create, conserve and celebrate Pan Country Park, a new public green space in Newport.

Over several years, our Green Army volunteers have helped to transform leftover fields at the edge of a new estate into parkland, planting copses, an experimental elm arboretum and edible hedgerows. Natural Wight the activities for the day, learning more about nature on also linked with the IW College whose students designed the way. Local storyteller Sue Bailey led trails with a Pied ideas for the Park’s interpretation. Piper of Pan puppet, while ecologist

Ian Boyd made sure we met the park’s This spring we held a unique Everything we’ve done at Pan wildlife close up!

Natural Wight event - Pan Park has been a real team effort and a source of pleasure for people, from Safari! - commissioning the New “ Natural Wight co-ordinator Claire Carnival Company to help us “the first volunteers who learned how Hector explains, “The link between celebrate the park. The aim was to plant trees, to our residents at getting outside learning about Nature to show just what a fantastic Pan’s new and old estates, who said and an improvement in people’s well- resource this wild and lovely place how thrilled they were to know they being is well-known. And of course, is for local residents and for its had all this on their doorstep. the well-being of Nature also gets native wildlife - skylarks, slow a boost when we learn more and worms, squirrels and dormice, dragonflies and bees - and start to value it! What Spectrum’s investment in the to introduce them to one another in a creative and positive park illustrates so brilliantly is how this interaction with way. The Green Army prepared the park in advance while nature actually helps build a community, both of people local community groups and school children helped create and wildlife.”

16 Follow the fun! /NaturalWight Lordshill Community Day Southampton by Maria Wilkinson

Spectrum Housing Group delivers a large proportion of our community investment activity through our estate strategies. Having an estate strategy brings housing teams, asset teams and the Community Investment team together to focus resources in target neighbourhoods. In doing this we aim to achieve maximum impact, improve the quality of our homes and the environment and address any specific challenges faced by the community.

Lordshill in Southampton has been the focus for one of communal entry doors. We improved the appearance of our estate strategies for the past two years. It is one of the estate and dealt with damp issues by replacing down

Spectrum’s largest estates with 157 properties. pipes and guttering and carrying out major tree works. We introduced a Warmer The key problems identified “ Homes project supporting centred on high turnover of We looked at habitat creation with the residents to reduce energy tenancies, fly tipping in the community (art ecology) and began a community bills and heat their homes grounds and parking area, engagement programme through participation in more efficiently and held damage to communal doors “ wildlife related activities and planting. a “Planning for Real” and hallways, graffiti and community engagement day noise nuisance. There was also alleged drug dealing/use to consult on what additional improvements residents and the general appearance of the scheme was poor. wanted to see. Once we had addressed the physical works we began working with the community in partnership Within the estate strategy we carried out physical with Arc consulting, especially with the local kids on improvements by improving lighting and replacing landscape improvements.

Safe, sustainable communities

Keep up - to - date /SpectrumHousingSHG 17 Pathway Programme Across the group by Maria Wilkinson

Following on from our successful engagement in the Future Jobs Fund initiative, the Pathway Programme is Spectrum’s new flagship employment project. The project provides an eight week unpaid work placement for unemployed residents, followed by the opportunity for a six month paid placement within the business with accompanying training and support throughout.

Of those that completed the programme in 2013/14, 11 have progressed into employment and 5 have gone on to an apprenticeship with Spectrum Property Care. 2 management tender process to ensure that employment of the 11 that progressed into employment were as a and skills opportunities for residents is incorporated. result of our first placements with a supplier, Jewson. When asked about the programme and their experience, We hope to extend this to other supply chain partners in “ trainees who got jobs as a result of their placement said: the coming year. “One of best chances you’ve got For 2014/15 we will have In 2013/14 we had a total of 36 people to get back into full time work 30 placements across start work placements with us and 28 of if you can get on it. Puts you on Spectrum group locations. those completed the programme. the next level to the rest of the Our Employment and Skills “ jobseekers.” Manager, Duncan Breckell, whose team manages the Pathway Programme will be involved in procurement “It has now made me more confident of giving my family activity including grounds maintenance and the waste a better life.”

18 Follow the fun! /SpectrumHousing Finally, a big thank you to all our funders, project partners and supporters who have helped to ensure the successful delivery of our projects.

Action 4 Keeble Gillingham Football Club North Dorset Children’s Services Adult Learning & Community Working GoalsUK North Dorset District Council Advice Network Growing Ideas North Dorset LA Age UK Gunville Community Association Osprey Leisure Centre AONB Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Pan Together Arc Consulting Hampshire Constabulary Panda Pre-school Aster Housing Hampshire Probation Trust Panel Shop Barnardos Hazelbury Bryan PTA Plymouth Advice Network Benefit Agencies HIWCF Plymstock Community Forum Big Lottery Fund Homestart Children’s Centre Pulham Parish Church Blandford Children’s Centre Homeswapper Radian Housing Group Blandford Cricket Club Hope2Bake Raglan Housing Association Bournemouth Borough Council Hope2Grow Roger Hanley Fencing Bournemouth Churches Housing Association Hub Volunteers Ryde East Community Association Bournemouth Citizens Advice Bureau Ian Whitmore Ryde Inshore Rescue, Isle of Wight Bowey Field Group Incredible Edible Todmorden Safer Neighbourhood Team (Dorset Police) Brighstone Landscaping Group Island 2000 Salvation Army Bus 2 Go Isle of Wight AONB Shaftesbury Primary School Campaign for the Protection of Rural England Isle of Wight Bat Hospital Shaftesbury Town Council Children’s Centres Isle of Wight College Shillingstone Cricket Club Children’s Services Isle of Wight Council South West Disabled Swimmers Clubs Christchurch Borough Council Isle of Wight Green Gym Southampton Cricket Club Citizens Advice Bureau IWYAC Southern Housing Group Community Forums Job Clubs Sovereign Housing Construction Youth Trust Kieran Sheehan Dance Theatre Spectrum Property Care Co-op Landscape Group Stalbridge Primary School Credit Union Landscape Therapy Stepping Stones, Plymouth City Council Dairy Cottage Kitchen Life Education Wessex Sturhealth DCH Housing Liz Earle Cosmetics Sturminster Newton High School Devon County Council Local Food - Lottery SureStart children’s centres Devon Welfare Rights Forum Lordshill Community Centre SVP Digby Community Association MATCH SW Illegal Money lending team Dorset Adult Education MC Enhancement Test Valley Community Development Dorset County Council Adult Learning Mencap The Foyer Dept for Work & Pensions Mid Devon District Council Tree Council East Cowes Pavilion Moors Youth FC The Volunteer Centre Ecclestone George Muntsy’s community care activities UK Sailing Academy Ellacombe All Stars National Trust VCOD English Landscapes Devon Natural England Vectis Road Allotment Association Equilibrium Employability Skills Training Natural Enterprise Wessex Solutions Exeter City Council NCS (National Citizen Scheme) Westcountry Housing Family Learning IW NDDC Westward Housing Farmers’ Market New Carnival Company West Wight Landscape Partnership First Dorset Credit Union Newport Parish Council Weymouth College Footprint Trust Newport Rivers Group Weymouth Community safety centre Four Seasons Cookery Academy NHP Wight Stars Theatre Group Gift to Nature NHS Healthy Weight Prospectus William Barnes Primary School Gillingham Christians Against Poverty Nine Acres Primary School

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