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Central Area Committee Meeting Community Development Service Report AGENDA ITEM 12 Central Area Committee Meeting Community Development Service Report As part of the Community Development Service’s commitment to improving communication, each area committee will now receive a report on the service as a whole, as well as specialized items of their particular area. The Community Development Service (CDS) - Management /Staffing Information: Cllr. Ashraf is the Luton Borough Council portfolio holder for The CDS, which is part of the Housing and Community Living Department of the Council, managed by Pam Garraway. The CDS comes under the direct line management of Mike McMahon (Head of Housing Strategy & Private Sector) whilst The CDS team is headed up by Sandra Hayes (Community Development Service Manager), supported by an Area Operations manager and four area managers (UDMs) and Centre staff; a Neighbourhood Governance Team (Manager and assistant - who are working exclusively in Luton West / South on the Neighbourhood Governance Project); 2 Project Managers (one specialising in group work and the other in communications) and a Service Support Team. In Central Area the Community Development Service runs the Bushmead , Saints and Bury Park Community Centres. The highlights for / from the centres / area from the April 2010 follow together with a Performance Management report on / from the Community Development Service in general, with some interesting information on the communities we work with in Area South: Responsible Unit Development Manager: Heather James (Bushmead) Rizvan Bashir (Saints and Bury Park) Report for Central Area Committee from Heather James UDM (Central and East) • Members of Bushmead Play Project are very concerned that the Government’s decision to withdraw vast amounts of ‘Playbuilder’ funding could mean that plans to develop the area in Lambourn Drive are seriously at risk. A decision will be made imminently to determine which of the proposed developments nation-wide will be affected by the cut in spending. If the plan is able to proceed it is hoped that work could start very soon as the design and consultation work is already complete. 12/1 • The second phase of the Play Project’s development plans has begun. Funding is being sought to make improvements to the Community Centre play area. This area was determined as the number one priority for local people in the Bushmead neighbourhood when extensive consultation was carried out late last year. • The extension to Room 3 is almost finished and will enable greater flexibility for community use as well as offering 15 extra places for under 5’s at the Bushmead Pre-school sessions. The additional space will also house a small office for the exclusive use of the Pre-school Manager and will offer the benefit of much improved lighting as there are new windows to the side of the room. A new large canopy will offer children and families using the play area some welcome shelter, and the play area itself will be made safe and usable until further funding can be found. • There are a number of new groups who will be using Bushmead Community Centre very shortly. ‘Get back to Pilates’, ‘Strengthening Families’, young people’s Street Dance and Body Combat are all keen to get started soon. Centre staff are also working with local Asian ladies to offer a new social session that will meet their needs and interests. • Bushmead Users Association is planning various forthcoming events including a Women’s Pamper day on the afternoon of October 16th 2010 at which there will be opportunities for manicures, massage, reiki, reflexology etc as well as plenty to buy from a range of stalls including bags, jewellery, cakes etc. Meetings have also been held with partners at Christchurch and the John Dony Field Centre to begin to plan the Cattern Day and Christmas Festival on 27th November 2010. • Bushmead Residents Association meets regularly to discuss how local improvements can be made. Dates of meetings can be obtained from the Community Centre on 422818. Saints / Bury Park Responsible Unit Development Manager: Rizvan Bashir SAINTS COMMUNITY CENTRE EVENTS A very successful Big Lunch event at Saints Community Centre was held on the 18th July 2010 with an attendance of around 75 people. This was publicised in the Community First newsletter which is available at all Community Centres with photos of the event. The’ Big Lunch’ featured entertainment for the children, games, face painting etc and for the adults music and songs were provided by Simon Aldridge and Diverse FM. The centre supplied refreshments and cakes and all that attended were invited to bring a dish from their native country, which included foods from Malaysia, 12/2 India, Bangladesh, Lebanon and Africa. Staff are now in the process of planning next year’s event, due to the success and positive responses from everyone. PLAYSCHEMES The centre facilitated the disability playschemes during the summer, run by Friends of Bright Eyes. It was an all day provision offering respite for families of children with severe disabilities, it was a great success and they had an attendance of about 20 young people of various ages, this is an ongoing activity and the centre will continue to support this organisation. Saints accommodated children from the age of 5yrs to 11yrs in providing a summer playschemes programme, which ran for 2 weeks at the centre. Staff members and volunteers ran the programme. The centre engaged with the PCSO’S, Beds Rural Communities Charity, Luton PCT Healthy Eating Advisers, to provide an educational, informative and fun packed programme, which was attended by many local children. Our next centre playscheme will be held in October 2010. SOCCER SCHOOL The Soccer School commenced on Wednesday 5th May 2010 from 5.30 pm to 7pm and has been running very successfully every Wednesday since that day. This project has helped to build stronger links between Bedfordshire Police, the local PCSO’s and LBC Community Development staff. The structured programme has also promoted good citizenship values, active and positive community links between young people and the community. During the World Cup period, a special day was arranged, whereby young people from the Soccer School were invited to watch England v Slovenia match. Refreshments and finger food was provided by the centre during the game. This also proved to be very successful event as there was an attendance of 30 young people. SAINTS LITTLE TREASURES The term has just commenced and the pre-school are busy settling new children into the setting. The setting is supporting our childcare classes and currently has 2 students on placements; this is the requirement for their course to work in a placement to gain the relevant skills and knowledge to successfully pass the course. We are looking forward to help and support the pre-School for the following year. CHILDCARE CLASSES The centre is currently facilitating the running of two level 3 childcare courses and one level 2 childcare course with an average of 42 people working towards a childcare qualification. This is in partnership with Pre-School 12/3 Learning Alliance and is an ongoing established group. This group were successful in gaining funding and have a library of books to help and support the students with their training. BURY PARK COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE Jigsaw Pre School Extension The Planning process and application went through at the second attempt and work started on the extension on Tuesday 31st August 2010. Currently the Bury Park Community Centre car park is also closed due to Health and Safety with staff and centre users parking in the local area. Subject to there being no problems with weather, work should be completed towards the end of December 2010. Due to the building works taking place, the Jigsaw Pre School has been relocated to the Oak Room, as this was the only room that had been cleared by OFSTED. The groups that would normally use the Oak Room during the week have been relocated in other parts of the building with no group having to reschedule or cancel any of their sessions/ activities. Currently we are liaising with partners to ensure the project runs smoothly. Crescent Summer School Bury Park CC have been worked in Partnership with CYCD to run an ongoing Summer School at the premises. Activities included, Table Tennis, Various Games, excursions and workshops. Children from 10-19 years of age attend from Monday-Friday between the hours of 10am- 4pm. This proved to be very popular with up to 90 children attending each day. Dallow Playschemes Staff are currently liaising with Dallow Primary School in setting up October Playschemes at their School. The playschemes will run from the 25th October to 29th October in the mornings from 10.00am to 12 .00pm for children between 5 and 10 years of age. Dallow Festival (NG Event) On Sunday 18th July 2010, the Community Development Service staff were involved in the organisation of the Dallow Festival held at the Brantford Road Park in the Dallow area of Luton. The event was a huge success that was enjoyed by all. The festival held bouncy castles, inflatables, face painting, musical entertainment, food, and many other activities for all the families to enjoy. This was part of the Neighbourhood Governance work with over 100 people attending the N.G tent to raise their concerns and issues within the Dallow Ward. The staff have also carried out 50 face to face questionnaires and are currently working towards the Participatory Budget ensuring that all members of the community are represented in consultations. 12/4 Dallow Learning Community Centre Ongoing partnership work is continuing between the Dallow Learning Community Centre (DLCC) and the NG Worker in ensuring the Neighbourhood Governance events are a success in the Dallow area.
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