Dacorum Community Matters Autumn 2019
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October Edition | April - September 2019 Dacorum Community Matters Community Safety Days Tenant Academy Waterside Centre Read how we have supported Find out what courses we have Learn how we taught members how to Dacorum Borough Council over the been delivering for the residents of create plant reflectors summer in the Community Dacorum Page 11 Page 4 Page 6 3 Welcome to Dacorum Community Matters. Hello, It has been a busy few months for the Community Investment team and our partners. From free DIY workshops for residents to supporting local employment through community safety days, we have enjoyed getting involved in valuable In this issue... projects across Dacorum. I’ve enjoyed seeing the continued benefits for local people as a result of the fantastic services available across the borough and we are proud to have been Community part of them. Engagement I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of our community partners for their Inflatable 5K Run 3 on-going support and to our people. We are only able to be successful due to Your Town 5K 3 people generously giving their time and talent. Sunnyside Up Sports Day 4 We hope you enjoy the read and if you have any ideas for future projects, please get in touch. Community Safety Days 4 Swing Gate School Fête 5 Sprucing Up a School Garden 5 Southernwood Fun Raising 6 Community Funday at Highfield 6 Our Investment Sunnyside Rural Trust 7 Employment Creation and Skills Development Tenant Academy 8 Apprentice Recruitment Day 9 Employability Days 9 3849 Local people engaged/ 56 benefited Education & Culture Initiatives supported/delivered Work Experience 10 Osborne wins Employment Awards 11 Celebrating Work Experience Success 12 Health & Wellbeing 3 Community facilities improved Singing Around the World 13 185 Creating Plant Reflectors 14 Extra staff hours *These figures reflect our social value impact from April 1st 2019 to September 30th 2019 Community engagement Yes we can! The Osborne ‘Yes We Almost half of the children Can’ team took part in a 5k are under Great Ormond inflatable obstacle course Street Hospital. They cater on Saturday 22nd June in for 4 to 17 year olds and are Redbourne near St Albans. one of the lowest funded in Hertfordshire. We supported The Blue Tangerine Foundation to Our enthusiastic team raise funds for children with bounced their way through special educational needs in the course to the finish line, Hertfordshire. raising a total of £1,450.00! Congratulations to all of our The Blue Tangerine volunteers! Foundation is made up of 2 schools; The Collett School Thank you to the Osborne Team: and St Lukes. Both are Stephen Greenfield, Harley Lewis, special educational schools Carley Manning, Nicky Wardle, attended by children from Daren Norris and Sarah Hodges. across Hertfordshire. All of the children have many Picture of the cheque presentation: syndromes including Down’s Adrian Hoole (Dacorum Borough and 50% of the children Council), Sarah Hodges, Nicky have Autism. Wardle, Gillian Lawton from Collet School and Daren Norris. Your Town 5K This year Dacorum The Osborne team joined Claire Foster, Thank you to the Osborne Borough Council held the local residents & other Community Marshals (from left to right): Laura first ‘Your Town 5k’. The service providers to Kerlin, Debbie Henson, Charlene event was a huge success, Marshall the event. 79 Partnerships at McKeating, Nicky Wardle and Carley raising £810.00 for two local residents of all ages Dacorum Borough Manning. local charities; DENS and (including a lady and baby Council said: Sunnyside Rural Trust. in a pushchair!) participated in the run. “Thank you for all of your help at our first ever Your Town 5k Run. We had great feedback about the marshals and are looking forward to next year!” October 2019 3 Sunnyside Up Playgroup / Safer Community Sunnyside Up Playgroup Helping to create a safer community The Osborne team joined the The Osborne team joined staff, parents and children for Dacorum Borough Council Stephanie Bailey, the Sunnyside Up Playgroup at their Community Safety Housing Projects & Sports Day. and Fun in the Sun events over the summer. Engagement Officer The Sunnyside Community said: Playgroup is a registered The aim of a Community charity, providing childcare Safety Event is to engage “It was great working for children aged 2-5 years. with local residents and with you today, I had To enhance the children’s promote various council learning experience and services and initiatives. a great time and it provide the necessary shows how well as resources, the charity holds We also promote different teams and partners fundraising events every term. ways in which Tenants we can work Funds raised provide outdoor & Leaseholders can get equipment, learning resources, involved and help shape together”. sensory play equipment the councils services. This and improvements to their is a free event and has fun allotment area. for all with other service providers supporting such Osborne donated goodie bags as the Police and the Fire for those who took part and Brigade. the sub-contractor ‘ M. H Goldsmiths and Sons’ Team members from donated the main raffle Dacorum Borough Council Stephanie Bailey, Sarah Askey prize of a TV/DVD combo. were also on hand to inform and Dwain Daniels (Above) the local community of the Sarah Askey, Dwain Daniels and Amanda, who runs the many services the council Louise Ablitt (Below) Playgroup, said: provides, such as the Tenant Academy and Tenant Inspectors. “Thank you so much for supporting our Fun in the Sun is an annual fund-raiser today. free event for all local people. Children have the Everyone had a lovely opportunity to play on the time and inflatables whilst residents the kids loved their can hear about local medals. We raised involvement opportunities and forthcoming events. £608 which is great for a small playgroup like Sunnyside. Thank you also for the amazing Vicki Nash, Sarah Askey and Louise Ablitt (Below) raffle prize”. 4 Spring Fair / Sprucing up a school garden Swing Gate School Spring Fair sponsor their Hair & Osborne supported the Swing Nails stall at the Friends Gate School Spring Fair by sponsoring the Nails and Tattoo of Swing Gate School Art stand. Spring Fair. Money raised from the fair provides This enabled the school to essential resources provide the activities for free. The event was packed with young to improve children’s people and their families. learning experience with books and other Those who attended enjoyed equipment, thank you games, bouncy castle, tombola, arts, crafts and nail art. once again” . Pupils of Year One kept people entertained with country dancing and the upbeat vocals of Year Two got people clapping along. “Friends of Swing Gate were thrilled when Osborne agreed to Sprucing up a school garden Osborne Property Services for pupils to enjoy. work in the community in various ways. One of these has For the refurbishment of the been our work with Potten End garden to be a success, we Primary School. donated materials including fence paint to the group to use. The Friends of Potten School is an association of parents, staff and other people whose aim The PTA, Potten End is to promote the wellbeing of School said: their school. Throughout the academic “We would like to thank year, the group organises a Osborne Property Services number of events to improve for their generous donation the school environment. An of materials. Without example of this was the garden refurbishment party project this, it would be doubtful which took place recently. that our benches and There were over 30 volunteers sleepers would survive who rolled up their sleeves another winter. Thank you and got stuck into weeding, planting, painting fences and Osborne!” generally giving the garden a good tidy up. The garden area provides a calm peaceful place October 2019 5 Southernwood Fun Raising / Community Funday Southernwood Fun Raising Community Funday at Highfield As part of our commitment Sharon Frostick, The Osborne team joined local We also used the opportunity to supporting all of our Supported Housing residents of Highfields at the to promote different ways residents, we are always Officer said: Annual Community Centre tenants can get involved with getting involved in Family Funday. DBC such as learning new DIY fundraising for charities and Skills with the Tenant Academy, local organisations. “On behalf of myself The event was packed the Tenant & Leaseholder and the tenants with a variety of stalls and Committee and how to become We recently supported entertainment for local families. a Tenant Inspector. the local residents at at Southernwood Some of the attractions Southernwood Close, Close, we’d like to included: a petting farm, a a sheltered housing say a huge thank baloon artist, magician, raffles, complex in the community. you for all your tombola and various local The event was held to organisations. fundraise for the Watford support at the event. Peace Hospice with lively We managed to The Mayor of Dacorum also music, cakes, raffle and raise just over £260 visited the event and spent refreshments. which was delivered valuable time talking to local residents and stall holders. Thankfully, the weather was to the hospice by the lovely on the day so the residents. They were On the day we offered free event was held outside in overwhelmed with interactive games with a prize the communal garden. We such a generous for everyone who took part. Sarah Askey and Lorraine Dawe helped to set up the event, (Below), engaging with residents with our people also baking donation, thank you a number of cakes and so much, it means a helping to run the event on lot”. the day. The event was a success, with a welcomed fundraising total of £260 for the Watford Peace Hospice.