Innovation Fund - Round 4 in This Round the Programme Has Funded 21 Projects
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Innovation Fund - Round 4 In this round the programme has funded 21 projects. PROJECT ORGANISATION AREA(S) PILLAR(S) AWARD OR GROUP Think Future JAMES (Joint Keighley Getting On, £ 989 3 Part Project Activities & Getting Along & • Integrate – supporting group engagement between young women and Motor Feeling Safe older women, also across our diverse communities in Keighley. Education Providing safe, supportive sessions to increase understanding and break Service) down barriers • Think – supporting diverse younger and older women to think about the future and create plans on meaningful steps to raise their own and their community’s aspirations. • Action – sessions on their doorstep to respond to local needs; our women and girls will identify the needs in their local area where they can make a difference, such as litter picks. 4 x ‘integrate’ and ‘think’ sessions based within our safe community hub in Keighley 4 x ‘action’ sessions on our doorstep including equipment needed such as litter pickers Women & girls will: 1 • Have opportunities for community interaction and across the generations; providing a safe and supportive space to increase understanding and break down barriers • Raise their aspirations for their future and the future of our communities. Increased confidence and self-esteem will widen their horizons and open their eyes to their full potential. • Increase their ownership within the community, including improved feelings of safety and challenge and action of steps they can achieve First Steps North East Shipley Getting On & £ 995 NEWCA will recruit people from the minority groups within the Windhill Windhill Getting Involved community area to visit BAME people, young people, women and white Community working class groups and invite them to the sessions detailed below at the Association Centre. Encourage them to address meetings as a ‘’guest speaker’’ (Guest speakers will be invited to address the key areas where possible). This is needed to reflect the diversity within the community and to promote equality of opportunity. Workshop Overview Welcome; Meet your neighbours: promote getting to know people in your area; Joining in with activities [to be decided by group]; Refreshments; Introduction to ESOL; Q&A with a Welfare Advisor. Acts of Kindness Wilsden Village Shipley Getting On & £ 4,500 The aim of the Acts of Kindness project is to build a greater cohesion and Hall Feeling Safe understanding between younger and older members of the community. As in most communities, perceptions of young people can often be negative, particularly where young people are seen to be ‘hanging about’ on the 2 streets, the perception from older members of the community is often that they are ‘up to no good’. This is no different in the Shipley Constituency where periodically issues will arise in terms of anti-social behaviour which is either real or perceived and cause tensions in the community. The project will involve young people leaving small individual ‘presents’ or random acts of kindness on the doorsteps of older members of the community. Young people will also write letters to older people sharing aspects of their lives and aspirations and older people will be encouraged to write back to the young people in the same manner. It is envisaged that young people and older people can learn something about each other and break down barriers to engagement prior to actually meeting. When the groups finally do meet each other, they will feel that they have some knowledge of each other and with young people taking the initiative and leading the project, this will promote more positive images of young people in the community. When it is safe to do so, the young people and older people will be encouraged to meet face to face at local community buildings. This meeting will be planned and organised by the young people and will include an element of fun and also discussion about how young and older can work together to build a stronger and healthier community. The aim will be to engage members of the community to engage in such activities as litter picks, flower planting and community events to improve the local environment, but also to share skills and knowledge through a series of projects following the initial kick start of the programme. The project will be delivered through a partnership between Wilsden Village Hall and the Youth Service and rolled out through the whole district. 3 Wilsden Village Hall already has a small group of young volunteers and it is hoped that this will be extended through the Acts of Kindness project and the partnership between Wilsden Village Hall will continue to develop and blossom. Dance Artyfacts Bradford Shipley Getting On & £ 2,250 The disability participants (who are a variety of ages ranging from 8–70 Disability Sport Getting Along years) have experienced isolation from friends including missing the social & Leisure aspect of things throughout Covid-19. They had previously supported an art project online during Covid where they had some interest from members. They want to encourage participants to have some FUN online with each other, encourage some physical activity and develop a new skill, something some of our participants have been doing through lockdown. These sessions provide a platform for Fun sessions with elements of Dance and Art, which will be related each week. They hope to increase participant’s self-confidence, social skills, learn a new skill, be inspired to try new things, encourage family and friends, developing some details of art awareness, ability to work and support one another (mentoring). They are also increasing health awareness, providing opportunities to work in a mixed ability (disability and able bodied) environment. Friend of Roberts Park Friends of Based in Getting On & Promoting ownership by directly involving the wider Bradford community Roberts Park Shipley but Getting Involved to plant trees and highlight the importance of bio diversity through direct open to hands on education. Participation from all our Bradford district participants communities of all ages and backgrounds. from across Highlight the importance of a clean safe spaces for general wellbeing and the district. health for all. 4 This project aims to improve bio diversity in Roberts Park while promoting the importance of green space in our urban district built environment. Create a natural visual splendour promoting Roberts Park as a tourist go place within Visit Bradford initiative. Green space heritage initiative promoting environmental improvement and historical planting. Completing an unfinished 1870 landscape design creating an avenue of Cherry Blossom trees for future generations. Encourage a greater range of pollinator /insects and wildlife improving our visitor green space experience. Woodland Clear up & Preservation Project Social Outreach Bradford East Getting On & £ 750 Working with adults with learning difficulties transitioning from school to Services CIC (Eccleshill) Getting Along adulthood they’ll encourage and teach outdoor activities and help clean up the woods. The grant would be spent on staff and volunteer training, learning module, marking and certificates and a camera. Afternoon Tea East Bowling Bradford East Getting On £ 500 For afternoon tea, playing bingo, mixing and relaxing. The grant would be Pensioners Club (Bowling & spent on cups, plates, spoons, serviettes and bingo books. Barkerend) Promote Community Pride Friends of Bradford East Getting On & £ 1,000 Stronger Community through art – to promote community involvement and Greengates (Eccleshill) Getting Involved pride through street art – the initial focus being on media boxes and utility Cenotaph cabinets. The grant would be spent on media and materials. Mum & Baby Group St James Bradford East Getting On £ 1,000 Items for mums/baby group – toys, gym mats, a taster session, running Community Hall (Bolton & costs and publicity. Undercliffe) 5 Happy Bench Friends of Bradford East Getting On £ 1,000 For a Happy Bench where residents can sit and chat socially distanced and Bradford Moor (Bradford aid health and cohesion. Park Moor) Promoting interaction and understanding Karmand Bradford East Getting On £ 1,000 For 2 coach trips to Blackpool & Filey to bridge gaps in communities and Community (Bowling & promote interaction between them. Centre Barkerend) Castaways Welcome Back Castaways Bradford East Getting On & £1,000 Towards a relaunch of the community choir and theatre group. The grant (Eccleshill) Getting Involved will go towards hall hire, pianist, a social event and catering to relaunch. Mental Health Outreach Programme Beckfoot Bradford West Getting On & £ 1,900 To work with students and families on a Mental health outreach Heaton School (Heaton) Getting Involved programme. Supporting disenfranchised students to reengage with school life after lock down and the Covid, the online sessions use a variety of means of fun engagement tools and the services of an educational councillor to support small group work. Our Girlington Podcast Girlington Based in Getting Involved £ 1,000 The group runs a weekly podcast, which links in directly to the aims and Muslim Welfare Bradford West & Feeling Safe objectives of the Bradford for Everyone Programme. The podcast covers a Association (Toller) but different topic each week, and looks to utilise local people as role models, open to delivering important messages each week. The Podcast has been running participants throughout lockdown, and has covered topics such as Mental Health from across Awareness, Why we should take the Covid vaccine when offered, childhood the district. obesity etc. It has also had on it special guests such as Cricket World Champion Adil Rashid. 6 The fund will be used for equipment that would enhance the overall look and feel of the podcast, allowing it to continue to provide its important message to the community Community Garden Café West Bradford West Getting Involved, £ 2,000 To use the development of a community garden with the installation of Healthy Living (Allerton) Getting Along & accessible raised beds to encourage all parts of the community to grow Centre Feeling Safe fruit, vegetables and herbs to pass on knowledge to children and young people.