CHINBROOK ACTION RESIDENTS TEAM (ChART) Big Local Plan 2020-2021 (Plan Year 4)

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CHINBROOK ACTION RESIDENTS TEAM BIG LOCAL PLAN

Table of Contents

1. Introduction o Co-Chairs welcome

2. Chinbrook Context a) Data from Local Insight b) Map of area c) Survey and consultation results

3. Partnership

4. Costed Vision and Priority Areas

a) Priority 1: Health, Well-being and Environment b) Priority 2: Education, Training and Employment c) Priority 3: Routes out of Poverty d) Overarching themes: ▪ Community and belonging ▪ Community investment ▪ Monitoring and evaluation ▪ Legacy and leveraging funding

5. Action Plan

6. Legacy statement

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1. Introduction from our Co-Chairs

Hello all,

It is lovely to be able to send you this message a couple of years on from the previous plan. We are still here, still going strong and working towards the goals we set ourselves for our residents. Is this as good as it gets? I don’t know, I depend on the people we serve to tell me … and they do. We have had some successes and failures which is pretty normal. The Food Project, Wassail, Nature Club, Children’s Homework Clubs, just some of the projects, all working well, well attended, with a combination of old and young and every age in between. Friendships being made. People sharing tips, supporting each other. Our Steering Group are a marvellous crowd. Hardworking, original, funny and clever. A great bunch of people and thank you for letting me be part of that. Our future, more of the same and more besides. We listen to our residents and respond to what they say. Our workers, Paul, Suzannah and Victoria work extremely hard in bringing the events to life. A big thank you to you all. Look at our website, come and see us, take part in our events because if you don’t come and join in, they disappear. Bye-bye for now. Jacqui xx

Jacqui Cook, Co-Chair

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Hi,

We are really excited about all the work that has been achieved in the Chinbrook area so far. For the new plan we have reviewed what we have done so far and used the consultations and discussions we have had with people in the area, to put together a plan that builds on that. We hope you agree that it will help deliver the most important projects for our area.

Keep a look out for the leaflets and flyers or go onto the Facebook page or website to find out what’s on. Please come and join us for our events and activities. We would love to have more people on our steering group too to help decide what to do next so get in touch.

Anne www.chartbiglocal.org.uk

Anne Slater, Co-Chair

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2. Chinbrook Context

Chinbrook is a suburb in south east ; it is located 14 km (8.7 mi) southeast of and is in the southeast corner of the London Borough of on its boundary with the London Borough of . Chinbrook lies between Grove Park and , approximately half a mile east of Grove Park centre and is generally considered part of Grove Park.

The Chinbrook Big Local area consists of 1,615 properties (likely to be between 4,000-5,000 residents); the majority of which are houses, the highest proportion of these houses are either social registered housing or owner occupied of a pre1930’s terraced cottage design. There are two main housing estates in the area. Grove Park Estate, to the southwest of the crossroads is a group of roads all with terraced houses, and some semi-detached houses between Marvels Lane and that was built by Lewisham council between 1926 and 1929. Chinbrook Estate, to the southeast of the crossroads is several small roads, has two high tower blocks plus many smaller terrace houses and flats and one community centre. It lies in the south east corner of the Grove Park ward but comes under SE9 not SE12 like most of Grove Park. It is surrounded by and has entrances on Marvels Lane, Dunkery Road, Grove Park Road and Mottingham Sports Ground.

Chinbrook residents benefit from being sandwiched between two large parks, Mottingham Playing fields (known locally as ‘Foxes’) which borders the Mottingham Big Local area and Chinbrook Meadows. Mottingham Playing fields has a small children’s play area, caged basketball and football space and changing room facilities. It also has a stream which borders the woods that link to Elmstead Woods at the top of the neighbouring Chinbrook Meadows. The park has open access from a road that runs alongside it 24 hours a day.

Chinbrook Meadows is one of Lewisham's public parks in the south of Chinbrook and Grove Park, the area was previously occupied by Chinbrook Farm, a dairy farm. The park was first formally opened to the public in 1929 and was then a children's play area of 8-acre (32,000 m2), on the edge of the recently built Grove Park Estate; purchased a further 23 acres (93,000 m2); and the larger area was opened to the public in June 1937. The majority of the park is maintained short grass with footpaths and lined with tall trees and bisected by the ; the grass often has markings for football pitches, a cricket ground and other sports and is used by local schools for sports days. Chinbrook meadows also contains public toilets, a café, public concrete tennis courts, and a football pitch and basketball court in one. The parks and woods are part of the green chain walk linking green spaces throughout London. New outdoor gym facilities have been installed in the park this year.

There are a number of small green spaces dotted within the catchment area as well. Despite what would appear to be a wealth of green spaces in this part of London the parks are most regularly used by dog walkers, families and those hiring pitches and courts. Both parks benefit from committed local groups and associations committed to the improvement, care and increased use of the parks. This has been addressed over the past year with successful ChART walking groups, nature clubs, free yoga sessions and environmental conservation work sessions as well as a ChART presence at the local carnival and dog show. Chinbrook Meadows (which is the park 5 | P a g e

most centrally within the Chinbrook Big Local area) has ‘Friends of Chinbrook Meadows’. They have been instrumental in gaining funding for new play, leisure and sports equipment and park furniture. In addition, they have successfully hosted a number of events which have increased take up and use of the park over the years. The name Chinbrook is derived from "Chin Brook" which was an alternative name for the Quaggy River at the turn of the twentieth century. 2.1 Data from Local Insight

Data from a recent Local Insights report (see summary below in Table 1) shows that the Chinbrook population has slightly more young people than the London average. This data also shows that Chinbrook has somewhat less ethnic diversity than average for London, with the Black African and Black Caribbean communities the largest ethnic minority group in the area. The population has a lower turnover rate than average for London, meaning that residents are less likely to move house than average. There is a slightly higher than average number of lone parent households and pensioner households in the area.

There are also higher than average (for London) numbers of people in the area claiming incapacity benefits and working age workless benefit claimants. The number of people claiming Disability Living Allowance and those who are in receipt of Personal Independence Payments (PIP) is approximately twice as high in Chinbrook as the London average. Until April 2013, Disability Living Allowance was payable to children and adults in or out of work who are below the age of 65 and who were disabled and required help with personal care or had walking difficulties. It is a non-means tested benefit and since April 2013 PIP has replaced Disability Living Allowance for all new claimants. PIP helps with some of the extra costs caused by long-term disability, ill-health or terminal ill-health.

Similarly, the numbers of working age people claiming Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits is almost twice the London average and the number of Housing Benefit claimants is also much higher than the London average, as are Universal Credit claimants. The proportion of children living in poverty in Chinbrook is 26%, which is much higher than the London and average, but slightly decreased from previous years. The numbers of children in out of work households and lone parent households is also much higher than average for London. The number of people on mental health related benefits is almost twice as high as the London average. Approximately 10% of people in the area are providing unpaid care, which is slightly higher than average for London. A person is a provider of unpaid care if they give any help or support to another person because of long-term physical or mental health or disability, or problems related to old age. There are higher than average numbers of children in the area providing unpaid care and numbers of people providing more than fifty hours of unpaid care per week.

The numbers of people in social housing are higher than London averages and increased this year to 42% from 33% in Chinbrook.

Crime figures overall are lower than average compared to London.

Approximately 19% of the population describe themselves as having a limiting long- term illness. Lifestyle behaviours are risk factors which play a major part in an

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individual’s health outcomes and will have varying physical and psychological consequences. Chinbrook has higher numbers of people who are smokers and children who are obese than average.

Approximately 29% of the working age population in Chinbrook have no qualifications, which is higher than average for London. There are higher percentages of people in Chinbrook who are economically inactive than average for London. The largest employment sectors in the area in which people are employed are health, social work, retail and education.

Table 1: Local Insight Data Summary

29% of people have no There are 4,060 people qualifications in Chinbrook living in Chinbrook Estate Estate compared with 18% across London Education & Population

skills

24% of children are living 34% people aged 16-74 are in in poverty in Chinbrook full-time employment in Estate compared with Chinbrook Estate compared Vulnerable 19% across London with 40% across London

Economy groups

The % of people 'satisfied The overall crime rate is with their neighbourhood' lower than the average (73.1%) is lower than the across London average across London Crime & Communities (74.4%)

safety & environment

19% of people have a limiting long-term illness in Chinbrook Estate compared with 14% . Health & across London

wellbeing

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2.2 Map of the Chinbrook Big Local Area

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2.3 Consulting the Community

ChART are committed to look at Big Local funding from a ‘Cradle to Grave’ perspective to ensure that all sectors of the community have been considered in the development of our plan for 2020 and beyond. We have regularly engaged local residents and organisational partners in reviewing our vision and priorities and developing activities and projects for the future. The ChART Facebook page currently has 257 followers, the Twitter account has 293 followers.

ChART has a webpage: http://chartbiglocal.org.uk/

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ChARTBigLocal/ Twitter account: @ChinbrookAction The community consultation over the last year has included:

• A range of informal meetings and gatherings to bring people together; • Monthly meetings of ChART which are open to the public; • Social media engagement via Facebook, Twitter, ChART website and Instagram; • Larger more formal events always include an evaluation and feedback element and • An annual local resident survey.

Over the past year ChART has actively engaged with a wide range of individuals and groups, including the following:

✓ Adult Education Lewisham ✓ Carers ✓ Cheyoga ✓ Chinbrook Community Orchard ✓ Citizens Advice Lewisham ✓ Community Radio Station (UK Unlimited) ✓ College and Gerald Moore Gallery staff and students ✓ Forries Education ✓ Friends of Chinbrook Meadows ✓ Glendale ✓ Groundwork ✓ Grove Park Carnival ✓ Grove Park Neighbourhood Forum (for the elements of the draft Neighbourhood Plan that fall within the ChART area) ✓ Grove Park Youth Club Building Preservation Trust ✓ Job Centre ✓ Job seekers who are local residents ✓ Lewisham Healthy Walks ✓ L&Q Housing residents ✓ Local ward councillors and Grove Park Assembly 9 | P a g e

✓ Nature’s Gym ✓ Older residents (including the Tuesday Club) ✓ Planet Hoop ✓ Students, staff and families at Marvels Lane Primary School and Children’s Centre ✓ Voluntary Action Lewisham ✓ Voluntary Services Lewisham (VSL) ✓ WG Grace Community Centre ✓ and Community Food Project ✓ World of Life Church ✓ Young families in the area ✓ Young people in the area seeking work ✓ Youth Service

Staff, partnership members and volunteers have worked very hard this past year to engage new members and get ideas from local residents about future plans.

The results of the resident survey which took place over the summer of 2019 had a response of 87 local residents. Respondents were very positive about ChART and its activities and the survey also showed how ChART activities link to the Big Local outcomes. When asked if ChART has had a positive impact on the area, 78% of respondents said yes and 93% of respondents said that ChART is good at involving local people. Below are a sample of some of the comments from respondents:

The area has felt more of a community since ChART has been in action, I feel lucky to live in this area with many opportunities provided by ChART.

We have loved the nature club sessions. My children have grown in confidence and it has given them skills that they can now carry out independent when playing together. We have also enjoyed allotment events. We have made new friends through attending these events.

I personally think ChART is a very important part of the community; losing it would be very sad.

It has brought an awareness of what is needed to the area. The changes are slow and positive.

See the Powerpoint slide summary document for more details on the survey results.

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3. ChART Big Local Partnership

The Chinbrook Action Residents Team (ChART) is the Big Local partnership and decision-making body, known locally as the Steering Group. The ChART partnership structure is our way to ensure that people locally have mechanisms to provide recommendations in good faith about how our local area can be improved and to agree that the vision/plan reflects what people locally think are important. This partnership was endorsed by Local Trust in December 2014 and have agreed terms of reference, code of conduct and policies such as conflicts of interest. The partnership’s role is a strategic one and includes planning activities, reviewing the vision and priorities, engaging with local residents, creating budgets and monitoring spending for the Big Local area. The partnership also work with a Local Trusted Organisation (LTO), currently Voluntary Services Lewisham (VSL); to employ staff, manage finances and deliver support to the partnership and their projects. Current partnership members are listed below.

There are also three paid staff members (all part time) who currently work out of the ChART office at the WG Grace Community Centre: • Victoria Morris – working on health and green spaces • Suzannah Clarke – working on education and employment • Paul Marlin – working on routes out of poverty

Members of ChART Big Local partnership 2018-2019

1. Anne Slater – resident and co-chair 2. Jacqui Cook – resident and co-chair 3. Killian Troy-Donovan - resident 4. Georgina Butler – resident 5. Kath Webb - resident 6. David Higgs – local resident 7. Bartholomew (Frog) Morris – local resident 8. Natalina Coghlan-Jasiewicz – local resident 9. Sabrina Coghlan-Jasiewicz – local resident 10. Charlotte (Charlie) Hawksley-Beake – local resident 11. Sandra Sharpe – local resident 12. Edward Dove – Headteacher at Marvels Lane Primary School and Children’s Centre 13. Patricia Okonkwo – L&Q Housing 14. Colin Elliot – Local Councillor

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4. ChART Costed Vision and Priority Areas

The Chinbrook Action Residents Team (ChART – which is the Big Local partnership and decision-making body) developed a vision and priorities for the area in consultation with the community. These have been reviewed annually and are as follows below.

Our vision for Chinbrook is a community: • where residents feel proud, embrace and celebrate our diversity; • where people respect each other, feel safe and cared for; • have a sense of belonging and neighbourliness where people know each other and care for each other; • where residents are able to meet their goals and live healthy and fulfilling lives and • taking a ‘cradle to grave’ approach with opportunities to grow and explore the world.

The vision is being implemented through three main priority areas of work (described below) alongside four cross-cutting themes. Each priority area has a budget attached to it, as does the cross-cutting themes.

Priority 1: Health, Well-being and Environment A healthy and well community. A community with access to appropriate projects which positively improve individuals’ well-being both physical and mental. An engaged community who understands the wider impacts of lifestyle, economics, and environment on their own well-being. Well used, vibrant spaces that the community takes pride in and uses to relax, learn and socialise.

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Priority 2: Education, Training & Employment To support local people to be as fully employed as possible, such as through: • Supporting entrepreneurs • Apprenticeships for young people • Linking employers with local job seekers • Linking local residents to training and qualification opportunities • Supporting the development of a local base or hub related to employment and training • Supporting emerging local economies and local business

Priority 3: Routes out of Poverty Supporting families and individuals to find routes out of poverty; including fuel poverty, food poverty and helping people out of crisis. Building a thriving and prosperous community, where young to old have access to reliable affordable finance and financial advice.

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Cross-cutting themes:

• Community and belonging A community that has a sense of belonging, unity and neighbourliness where people know each other and care for each other. The community looks after each other, feels and is safe.

• Community investment Using small grants as a catalyst for local people to develop ideas and to support the development of local voluntary and community groups.

• Monitoring and evaluation This theme looks at how we measure success for each project and priority area.

• Leveraging funding and legacy This theme is focused on how we will we leave a lasting legacy in Chinbrook after the Big Local funding ends and includes plans for generating income and how we develop as a group in future.

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ChART Planned Costed Vision 2020-2025

Total amount projected to be available from Big Local from January 2020 = £547,651 (this amount may increase once current grants are closed). Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Total annual £205,695 £160,000 £151,956 £30,000 - - budget

The staffing and general office costs are projected at £117,000 for the year, including current staffing and the new manager role and a second hot desk space at the Youth Club. Infrastructure costs are estimated at £18,000 per year. We are confident that we are addressing the concerns of local people through our range of projects. In recent consultation the feedback was clear that the projects we are developing are important in our area. We have received very positive feedback from people attending our events and activities.

ChART Costed 2020 2021, 2022, 2023 Vision General costs; £82,000 including staffing and office costs New project £35,000 manager role Costs will be divided Priorities: depending on additional funding from other funders to P1: Health, well- £22,700 continue programmes being and environment P2: Education, £17,295 training and employment P3: Routes out of £16,700 poverty

Cross cutting themes £14,000 and grants Infrastructure; £18,000 including partnership support, training and communications

We want to continue to develop these plans and realise that the money we have left will not stretch to the full potential length of six years. However, we also see the need to employ a community development worker to oversee the work as a project manager to help bring different aspects of our activities together. This new employee will also be expected to help us fund raise to improve our ongoing development. So, although there will be increased staffing costs over the next three years, including redundancy costs in 2022, we hope this will help us continue the work beyond the end of Local Trust funding and help us look

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strategically at what we do, building links with new partners to ensure some continuity for our community. 5. Action Plan for Year Four

Below we have detailed the activities and projects for each priority area as well as for cross-cutting themes and infrastructure. This Action Plan will run from January 2020 until January 2021. We will update the action plan each year.

Plan Priority – Health, Well-being and Environment

Our aim is to work towards a healthy and well community, a community with access to appropriate projects which positively improve individuals’ well-being both physical and mental, an engaged community that understands the wider impacts of lifestyle, economics, and environment on their own well-being. We want well used, vibrant spaces, both indoor and outdoor spaces, that the community takes pride in and uses to relax, learn and socialise.

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Activity What will we do? Trips for older Supply funding to run trips out of London for local people over people 60. Development from previous years involves running smaller coaches (47 seater) adding a specialised minibus to allow wheelchair users to attend. Possible further development – support family trips by partnering with other local organisations Cost When will it happen? Who will manage?

£4,500 Annually 4-5 trips Grant to WG Grace Seniors with admin support from ChART staff member How does it How does it meet local How will we measure progress address ChART needs? and evaluate? vision? Community Ongoing, very popular, Trips will be fully booked belonging asked for in discussion and Feedback from participants consultation recorded

Activity What will we do? Events We will run up to 5 community events each year in partnership with other local organisations to include as follows; Winter “Wassail”, Spring Celebration, Summer event with MLPS, Apple Day Possible development - We will look for new partners to develop events with others (possibly local radio station). We would like to include a food and culture sharing event. Cost When will it happen? Who will manage?

£3,000 Annually up to 5 events ChART staff, volunteers and partners How does it How does it meet local How will we measure progress address ChART need? and evaluate? vision? Community These are popular events, Post events summary with belonging always well attended, number attended comments received highlight Post event feedback form fun and opportunity to make new friends. Build relationships with existing and new partners for cross cultural and cross age- group working

Activity What will we do? Young Carers’ Fund a club to be run weekly at MLPS to support young Club carers at the school Cost When will it happen? Who will manage?

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£5,000 Weekly in term time for the MLPS with reporting to ChART length of the plan termly How does it How does it meet local How will we measure progress address ChART need? and evaluate? vision? Opportunities to This is already running, Numbers attending remain grow and explore called “Chestnut Club”. It is consistent or grow the world well attended and MLPS will send termly considered very important by evaluation reports with staff at MLPS. It was feedback from staff and suggested by MLPS as a children need at the school

Activity What will we do? Healthy Walking Run a weekly healthy walking group in partnership with group Greenwich Co-operative Development Agency (GCDA) using trained volunteer walk leaders. Pay for a refreshment break at the end of the walk to enhance the social aspect of the sessions Possible development – recruit new volunteer walk leaders Cost When will it happen? Who will manage?

£300 Weekly for length of plan ChART staff with GCDA, trained walk leaders and volunteers How does it How does it meet local How will we measure progress address ChART need? and evaluate? vision? Community This is a small group so far Register of participants belonging but contributing to healthy Feedback from participants Residents live lifestyle and friendships and walk leaders healthy and amongst isolated locals. fulfilling lives There is opportunity for local people to become involved in volunteering and support each other

Activity What will we do? Exercise Run Yoga sessions regularly. Run occasional workshops e.g. sessions hula hooping Possible development - Scope and work with partners set up football group with additional external funding Cost When will it happen? Who will manage?

Yoga - £2,400 Yoga regularly External commissions and Workshops - Additional occasional ChART staff £1,000 workshops

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How does it How does it meet local How will we measure progress address ChART need? and evaluate? vision? Community Yoga has been very popular Simple evaluation after series belonging with regular numbers of sessions Residents live increasing and requests for healthy and continuation via class and fulfilling lives via consultation. Consultation requests for football and additional various fitness activities

Activity What will we do? Befriending Run a weekly session for local people to include activities group such as tabletop games, craft with refreshments. Additionally offer one-to-one befriending Cost When will it happen? Who will manage?

£3,000 Throughout the year for VSL with support from ChART + funding via VSL/ length of plan staff and volunteers external funders How does it How does it meet local How will we measure progress address ChART need? and evaluate? vision? Community Reduce isolation. There is a VSL reports belonging small existing group which Simple feedback form after Residents live has high impact on those series of sessions healthy and that take part fulfilling lives

Activity What will we do? Nature Club Run holiday sessions for local residents and occasional sessions with local nursery Cost When will it happen? Who will manage?

£2,500 Between 1-3 sessions during External commission, each holiday and half term volunteers and ChART staff holiday Occasional term time sessions for local nursery groups How does it How does it meet local How will we measure progress address ChART need? and evaluate? vision? Opportunity to Existing group very popular Simple feedback form after grow and explore with between 30-60 children series of sessions the world each session. Requested in Summary of numbers consultation.

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Activity What will we do? Environmental Produce posters. Buy equipment e.g. pond dipping nets etc. Education Support other volunteer groups for outdoor work sessions with advertising Run an annual garden competition for adults and children Possible development - Run occasional environmental events. Cost When will it happen? Who will manage?

£1,000 Occasional ChART staff, volunteers and partners How does it How does it meet local How will we measure progress address ChART need? and evaluate? vision? Opportunity to Consultation showed many Register and feedback from grow and explore requests for outdoor events the world opportunities

Plan Priority – Education, Employment and Training

To support local people to be as fully employed as possible and improve future projects, such as through: • Supporting entrepreneurs • Apprenticeships for young people • Linking employers with local job seekers • Linking local residents to training and qualification opportunities • Supporting the development of a local base or hub related to employment and training • Supporting emerging local economies and local business • Supporting children with skills and education for life

Primary school age children

Activity What will we do? Art club for 6 half term sessions run as an after school club including an Marvels Lane end of year exhibition Primary School children Cost per year When will it happen? Who will manage?

£4605 for 6 half School term time for length ChART staff, Gerald Moore terms of plan Gallery and MLPS +£795 for annual exhibition How does it How does it meet local How will we measure progress address ChART need? and evaluate? vision?

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Opportunities to Already a successful club, Register of attendance grow and explore with good take up. Identified Feedback from staff and the world by the school as a pupils Skills for life worthwhile addition to children’s opportunities, increasing their experience and enriching their creative skills

Activity What will we do? IT/Coding Fund a coding club to be run by MLPS staff and offered as sessions an after school club for years 3-6 Cost When will it happen? Who will manage?

£2145 After school club throughout ChART staff and MLPS £55 per session school year (39 weeks) for 2 staff members How does it How does it meet local How will we measure progress address ChART need? and evaluate? vision? Opportunities to This is already a popular Feedback from staff and grow and explore group of 13 students. School students on a termly basis the world staff have reported that it is improving students’ skills and offering additional options they did not have previously

Activity What will we do? Science support ChART will help fund an annual Science Week with workshops and additional input Cost When will it happen? Who will manage?

£2,000 Annually for the length of the MLPS with support from plan ChART staff. How does it How does it meet local How will we measure progress address ChART need? and evaluate? vision? Opportunities to Pupils will gain experience Feedback from MLPS grow and explore from other professionals, the world explore and develop Develop skills for scientific skills that will give work them expertise for the future

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Secondary school age children (to 18 years)

Activity What will we do? Homework Club Run a homework club for 2hours per week with 2 tutors (£4212) with additional funds for stationery (£150) and a healthy snack (£388) Possible development with additional funding – educational trips Cost When will it happen? Who will manage?

£4,750 After school on Tuesdays in ChART staff and independent term time 4-6pm tutors How does it How does it meet local How will we measure progress address ChART need? and evaluate? vision? Develop Continuation of existing club. Register of attendance, education for Reporting shows there is a consistent attendance employment skills need. The group has grown Completed feedback from staff since starting and young people attending

Adults (18+)

Activity What will we do? Employment Offer individual advice sessions around employment to service include; CV help, information and links to training and apprenticeships, job search advice and support. Scope the opportunity for a weekly 2 hour employment advice session offering one-to-one support to run as part of the food project service Cost When will it happen? Who will manage?

£500 Over the length of the plan ChART staff with external as needed provider How does it How does it meet local How will we measure progress address ChART need? and evaluate? vision? Enabling people to We know that there is a high meet their goals level of unemployment in the Number of people supported and live happy area and a high proportion of Feedback from individuals and fulfilled lives adults without qualifications. Opportunities to Local residents have taken grow and explore up opportunities for help in the world this area on a one-to-one Skills for basis already employment

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Activity What will we do? ESOL support Provide 3 hour teaching per week and fund exams for students ready to sit exams (£28 per hour for tutor for 28 weeks*) *external funding from L&Q housing funded Autumn and early spring 2020 +£600 for exams Cost When will it happen? Who will manage?

£2,500 Weekly in term time ChART staff and external tutors How does it How does it meet local How will we measure progress address ChART need? and evaluate? vision? Enabling people to It has proved successful for Register meet their goals those taking part previously Termly feedback from staff and live happy who wish to continue and and students and fulfilled lives gain further qualifications to Opportunities to reach their goals. New grow and explore students joined in Sept 2019. the world It provides opportunities for Develop skills for individuals to; improve employment English, settle in the community and make connections with others.

Activity What will we do? Techy tea-parties Continue to enable partnership with organisation supplying training in computer, smart phone and internet use Cost When will it happen? Who will manage?

No cost Occasional ChART staff and external provider How does it How does it meet local How will we measure progress address ChART need? and evaluate? vision? Enabling people to There has been good meet their goals interest shown during Feedback forms by and live happy previous sessions and participants and fulfilled lives people say they have Opportunities to improved their skills. The grow and explore sessions create the world opportunities for people to access modern technology

Plan Priority – Routes out of Poverty

Supporting families and individuals to find routes out of poverty; including fuel poverty, food poverty and helping people out of crisis. Building a thriving and prosperous community, where young to old have access to reliable affordable finance, advice and training. 25 | P a g e

Our vision is to eliminate food and fuel poverty in Chinbrook and to support local residents to be financially secure and independent and to have a skilled volunteer base who are able to provide local support as needed

Activity What will we do? Weekly food Run a weekly food project throughout the year, buying and project storing food and accessing and storing donated goods where possible. Maintaining a list of stock to update as necessary Cost per year When will it happen? Who will manage?

£9,000 Weekly throughout the length of ChART staff and plan, except on bank holidays volunteers

How does it How does it meet local need? How will we measure address ChART progress and evaluate? vision?

Residents are We know that the food bank was Numbers of clients able to meet their very well received from our pilot accessing the service goals and live project in 2018-19. There is a high Number of repeat healthy and level of need as unemployment is clients/ new clients over fulfilling lives high and child poverty is higher time than London average. Since Taking a ‘cradle to restarting in September 2019 46 Feedback forms at the grave’ approach clients have registered, taking food food bank and asking with opportunities for themselves and family people about their for residents to members – a total of 93 people. needs grow and explore Feedback suggests people are the world. keen to receive advice on housing and benefits. Additionally attendees tell us the food project provides a friendly, social hub

Activity What will we do? Fuel, finance and Offer advice and support through partner organisations who other advice and will attend our weekly food bank sessions. These to include support Citizens Advice Lewisham (CAL) and Groundworks and other partner organisations as needed and available Cost per year When will it happen? Who will manage?

£2,700 Weekly as part of Food ChART staff with partner project sessions throughout organisations - Credit Union, length of plan CAL, Groundworks How does it How does it meet local How will we measure progress address ChART need? and evaluate? vision? This has been frequently Residents are Numbers of clients accessing requested through the service able to meet their consultation and commented 26 | P a g e

goals and live on as extremely helpful from Number of repeat clients/ new healthy and our pilot feedback forms clients over time fulfilling lives This will support local Feedback forms at the food residents to be financially bank and asking people about secure and independent and their needs have less stress in their lives

Activity What will we do? Develop Train and support local people to volunteer and work with volunteer base to “Routes out of Poverty” plan projects. We will develop the run food bank volunteer base, enabling people to play essential roles within and other the plan, supporting each other and growing in their own aspects of knowledge and skills. We will provide transport, childcare and project area refreshment costs as necessary in line with our LTO volunteer policy Cost When will it happen? Who will manage?

£5,000 Weekly over the duration of ChART staff plan How does it How does it meet local How will we measure progress address ChART need? and evaluate? vision? ChART residents Local people have will have a sense expressed interest in Number and retention of of belonging and supporting these projects. A volunteers neighbourliness, strong volunteer base will be Feedback from volunteers and where people able to provide local support food bank attendees know each other as needed and build and care for each confidence and skills other

Plan Priority - Cross Cutting themes and Grants

We are aware of the need to develop work for young people between the ages of 11- 18 to provide activities that will help them develop new skills and enhance their opportunities, develop friendships and interests that widen their horizons. The youth club building, which is in the ChART area, is nearly ready for re-opening and ChART is keen to work with others to develop activities that the young people in the community want and need.

Activity What will we do? Youth Work with Grove Park Youth Club BPT/L&Q/Phoenix/Elevating Provision Success to identify and develop projects in the newly refurbished Youth Club building Identifying external providers who can provide a targeted programme for 11-16 year olds e.g. Beats, Rhymes, and Lyrics programme, a course for up to 12 young people for 12-14 weeks £2,160

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Cooking skills for young adults, a cooking skills programme over 12 weeks, providing up to 10 teenagers and young adults opportunities to learn food safety, meal planning, budgeting and skills to prepare cooked meals £3,000 IT/Coding club programme Initially there will be a scoping exercise with Marvels Lane Youth Club, offering as discreet sessions as part of the youth club Cost When will it happen? Who will manage?

£11,000 Dependent on opening of new External providers youth club premises. Short term projects starting mid-year How does it How does it meet local need? How will we measure progress address and evaluate? ChART vision? Sense of Youth provision has been Register of attendance belonging repeatedly identified as an area Evaluation from staff providers Meet goals for development in the and participants and live consultation. There is a lack of healthy and specialist provision for this age fulfilling lives group and the refurbishment of the Youth Club building is nearly complete with plans for work to develop for youth in our area.

Activity What will we do? Training Provide training for staff and volunteers as needed, accessing free courses where available and appropriate and running additional courses with external providers Cost When will it happen? Who will manage?

£3,000 As appropriate, according to ChART staff, VSL and volunteer needs Directory for Social Change How does it How does it meet local need? How will we measure address ChART progress and evaluate? vision? A sense of pride Developing the volunteer base is Attendance on courses and belonging important for continuing work. Our recorded and skills Meeting goals projects rely on good staffing and achieved. a strong volunteer base and we Feedback from course need to help develop people’s attendees showing skills and expertise improved confidence

Plan Priority – Preparing for the end of Local Trust Funding

Monitoring and evaluation - We will be working together to measure the success of the projects we run. We will be supported by a PhD researcher (Imogen Baylis) who

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will help us design and carry out appropriate monitoring and evaluation in our different areas of work. These will help us decide what are the most important projects to build on and seek additional funding for. We will be able to see more clearly the difference we have made and how we have grown as a community and offer guidance for future plans.

Leverage funding and legacy – We will be employing a project manager who will help us find and bring in additional funding streams to support the work we do and, during the year we will look more closely at how we can maintain and develop the projects we are working on. 6. Legacy Statement

We know that we have brought people together over the course of our Big Local programme so far, we have enhanced and developed skills, helped create a sense of belonging and neighbourliness which will continue over the next part of our programme and beyond.

In our recent consultation 89% of respondents knew about ChART’s work and the majority of respondents (more than 78%) thought ChART was having a positive impact in the area; addressing needs, building skills and involving local people.

We want many of the activities and projects to continue beyond the course of the Big Local funding as we can see that they have lasting benefit for the health and wellbeing of people in the community. To this end we have decided to employ a project manager who will help bring together the different threads of our programme, develop even stronger partnerships with other organisations in the area and obtain additional funding for key areas.

Over the next year we will work with Imogen Baylis, a PhD researcher, who will help us gather more information about the changes that ChART projects have achieved and continue to achieve so that we can see more clearly where the most impact has been achieved, this will inform our search for additional funding and decisions about key areas of work.

Geographically, Chinbrook is in the south eastern tip of Lewisham Borough and limited public transport to other parts of the borough add to a sense of being in a slightly forgotten corner. We are working hard to attract attention and raise awareness of our projects, not least with our local MP () and Lewisham Mayor (Damien Egan) who are supportive of our work. The community centre where we base much of our work is planned for refurbishment and a local youth club building is planned for re-opening shortly – as these two buildings improve, the opportunities for the community will improve too, so we, as ChART members, know there is readiness for ongoing and new work.

Some of the key decisions for next year will be whether we become, for example; a charity or an incorporated group or amalgamate with another local organisation. 29 | P a g e

These are the organisational practicalities but, beyond that we know that there is both need and interest in many areas of our work. We also know that, as well as organisational partnerships, we need to continue to build strong personal partnerships. Some of the projects we have been running are organised by paid staff with help from a few volunteers for a larger group of “attendees/users”, people may enjoy and benefit from the activities but are not aware that these will not continue without more involvement from others. We continue to develop an ever-widening group of volunteers and this will help strengthen opportunities in the future. We are working to offer training and support for volunteers so they can become more skilled and confident in being part of a team.

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