On Your Doorstep Community News from Lawrence Weston Autumn 2018
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Autumn 2018 On Your Doorstep Community News from Lawrence Weston Autumn 2018 Ambition Lawrence Weston exists as a resident-driven organisation striving to make Lawrence Weston a good place to live and work Macmillan coffee morning at Ambition Lawrence Weston. Raised a total of £403,25. Thanks to you, Macmillan can keep supporting people affected by cancer IN THIS EDITION: Housing update: Astry Close and Long Cross sites What is shared ownership? Christmas event: 14th December New community cinema Are you ready for universal credit? Lawrence Weston is part of the Big Local programme run by And much more! Local Trust. This programme provides funding opportunities to help people make their communities even better. [email protected] www.ambitionlw.org @ambitionlw ambitionlawrenceweston Autumn 2018 LAWRENCE WESTON CHRISTMAS EVENT 14th DECEMBER 5-8pm AT St PETER’S CHURCH, RIDINGLEAZE Lawrence Weston Christmas event is happening again this year and will be even bigger and better. Each year many residents attend the Christmas event and we want to put on even more activities this year. This a great community event that brings the whole of Lawrence Weston together . For this year’s event we are planning: Christmas carols Memory tree Live music Meet ‘Olaf’ from Frozen Hot drinks and mince pies TJ Exotic Animals Light a candle for a loved one The event will finish with our cracking firework Fairground games and a rodeo display (weather dependant) reindeer Non-alcoholic mulled wine provided by Juicy Raffle Blitz But we need your help to enable this to happen. We need to raise funds for this year’s event and we are also looking for volunteers to help with the event. There are many ways you can help: 1. Volunteering: Whether you can help all evening or for an hour we would love to hear from you. 2. Help us raise funds. There are two ways you can help us raise funds: Shop via easyfundraising.org.uk and choose Ambition Lawrence Weston as your cause and we'll get a small donation to spend in this year's Lawrence Weston Christmas event. The link for our cause is https:// www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/ambitionlawrenceweston/. The price you pay is the same and it won't be an extra cost for you. Donate through Total Giving https://www.totalgiving.co.uk/appeal/ lawrencewestonchristmasevent. Please donate what you can, every penny counts. This money will be used to raise funds toward fairgrounds activities and rodeo reindeer. 3. We are looking for someone to switch on our tree lights and to start the fireworks.We want you to nominate someone special to have the honour. Simply email or call us and tell us the person’s name and contact information and the reason why you have nominated them. CONTACT Tel. 0117 923 5112 Email: [email protected] Or pop in and speak to us at Lawrence Weston Youth Centre, Long Cross, BS11 0RX 2 Autumn 2018 LAWRENCE WESTON YOUTH CENTRE OPEN DAY The Lawrence Weston Youth Centre and Cheese project Open day took place on the 18th for providing us with August. It was a great success with free prizes for our lots of activities for kids and adults. raffle. We were We had a bouncy castle, TJ Exotic pleased to see the Animals, smoothie making, face amount of people painters, graffiti artist to help who came along to residents of all ages redecorate the the event and made outside of the Youth Centre and much more. The the effort to donate. We raised over £270 which will aim of the open day was to show residents what’s be put towards the Christmas events to make it going on at the Youth Centre, so the different bigger and better. groups using the Youth Centre did a 30 minute For more activities and events happening in taster session. Thank you to Pro-K Kickboxing, Lawrence Weston please visit our events calendar Straight Up Fitness, the Scouts group, RSPCA, Read http://www.ambitionlw.org/whats-on/ Easy, Juicy Blitz and Bristol Museum for coming along. The other aim of the event was to raise funds for the Christmas event. We did so through a raffle, table top sale and donation boxes. Thank you to Kingsweston house, Bristol Ferry boats, SS Great Britain, Morrisons, Hannover, We The Curious, Not Available on bank/public holidays Bristol Thai Festival 3 Autumn 2018 Astry Close Community Homes– It’s a busy time ! In September the Project Team submitted a ‘Pre- be and how the homes will be managed and Application’ report to the planners to get some maintained in the future. In early 2019 there will be initial feedback on the basic layout and designs that an opportunity for all local residents to register are being proposed for the Astry Close homes. Their their interest in the homes so make sure you keep feedback will help the design team decide on some in touch to find out more. You can follow Astry of the more detailed choices that need to be made. Close on Facebook or join the mailing list to keep up The report was shaped by local residents who had a to date. lot of influence on the layout and design choices We are particularly keen to make sure local and there will be further opportunities to have a say residents who are in a position to buy, or part buy a from the end of October onwards, when the next property know how to do this, so please attend LW detailed design stage begins. Youth centre on the 17th November for a ‘Shared Ownership’ awareness drop in session from 10- 4pm. You never know, it may be easier than you think! Continue to look out for events on posters and on social media. For more information about the project you can join the mailing list by contacting Lots of other work is also taking place at the Lisa Denison on 07900 908391 or moment to develop plans of how the homes will be [email protected]. allocated, what the approach to energy saving will FRUIT TREES trees in their garden and they are Also get in touch if you want to not using the fruit – maybe we help make things! Hi, my name is Rachel. I’m a local could gather all the fruit that is [email protected] resident and I’m really passionate not used and make things to share I am also involved in the orchard about food! We are so lucky in with local people in the area or near the farm; a few of us help this area to have loads of trees get together to make fruit pies, out and manage the pruning etc. and greenery. I’ve noticed there crumbles, cakes, jams and Let us know if you’d like to help – are loads of fruit trees dotted chutneys. I would come and no experience needed! around the area – this year I made collect any fruit in exchange for a big batch of damson jam from a some homemade treats, just so tree around the corner from my the fruit isn’t going to waste! house! There is also a lot of fruit Please get in touch if you have a that goes to waste. fruit tree or know of one close to I wondered if anyone has any fruit you where the fruit isn’t used. 4 Autumn 2018 Are You Ready for Universal Credit? Universal Credit (UC) is being rolled out across you will not get paid without your ID Lawrence Weston from September 2018. Once it being confirmed. Even Advanced starts, if you are claiming benefits and have a change Payments are blocked until you prove of circumstances, it is likely you’ll will be moved onto your ID. This can be done online with gov.uk Verify Universal Credit. However, if you do not have any which is quite quick if you have photo ID already changes, then you will stay on your current benefits (Passport, Driving Licence etc.). If you need help doing until 2021 or 2022. this, our MoneySmart Online volunteers can help, or Remember, Universal Credit is one monthly payment you can take your ID to the job Centre. If you do not (not fortnightly) and will include your housing costs for have ID then you can answer questions at the Job you to pay your full rent. Centre to prove yourself (such as children’s names, where you went to school etc.) or you can get verified How to prepare to make a Universal Credit Claim by a professional such as your social landlord, GP etc. Most Universal Credit applications will be done online 4. Get your personal details ready (you may be able to do them by phone and, in exceptional circumstances, by Home Visit). You can You will need the following information before making your claim: use a computer, tablet or your smartphone. The application for a single person takes around 40 You (and your partner's) National Insurance minutes and just over an hour for a couple. Number Your postcode To make the process easier, make sure you are Your email address prepared in advance: Your phone number 1. Get an email address Your landlord's address You will need an email address to set up your account How much rent you are paying online. Once set up, you can opt to manage it with Your bank account details your mobile phone as alerts can be sent by text (rather Details of any savings you have than by email).