Examples of activity in the 3 North East Thriving Places (based on updates to the Steering Groups) Appendix 1 1. Parkhead, Dalmarnock & Camlachie Dates Activity 2014- Match days at Celtic Park. 2016 Dalmarnock - working towards securing land suitable for car park with the aim being to remove all match day vehicles from residential areas to the land identified. Barrowfield/Camlachie - Joint working with LES, Camlachie Community Council and West of Scotland Housing to consult on and implement a residents’ parking permit scheme. Parkhead – Funding secured for a short film made by local children focusing on the effect that match days can have on children. Breakfast Clubs. For local schoolchildren in local schools which saw the numbers attending for breakfast increase. Barrowfield Dance. A dance event within the G31 Centre with about 50 regular attendees. A group from the John Orr Centre who have learning disabilities also attend as well as pupils from St Mungo’s attending to assist and to join in. Meaningful conversations allowed further issues to be identified and addressed, such as a Remembrance Café to support those struggling with issues of bereavement and loss, and further activities have been established to provide exercise and beauty treatments. Nurseries Together A monthly activity for local nurseries to bring together children to build friendships and familiarity, allowing a smoother transition to Primary School. Arts and Music Programme To bring arts and performance to the Thriving Places Area. The first three performances attracted a total audience of 172 people, Parkhead Congregational Church in Westmuir Street, Parkhead Calton Church, and the G31 Centre. Samba Band Funding was secured and instruments bought for a Samba Band in Dalmarnock Primary School. 30 pupils took part in a training and instruction session one day per week. The band will play at the ‘Mela on your doorstep event’ at the Legacy Hub and will take part in the North East Festivals programme. Pan Breed Café This project emerged from conversations held with those attending the tea dance. A bereavement project offering support to those coping with loss. Barrowfield History Group A local history group in the Barrowfield / Camlachie area. A presentation on local history was delivered at the first meeting and a collection of pictures maps and objects collated which will form a permanent display within the community centre. It’s hoped a heritage trail will be established in the area. One of the purposes of this is to re write modern history and attitudes within Barrowfield. Homework and Family Meal Clubs (1). Involving BCLC, Dalmarnock Primary School, Sacred Heart Primary School, PEEK, London Road Nursery. On arrival, the children are given fruit snacks and juice and engage in arts and crafts and word search activity. The pre schoolchildren are guided in activity with staff from London Road Nursery. The adults gather under the direction of a community chef and begin to prepare a meal for all. PEEK then take all willing children outside to be involved in play sessions. On their return, teachers from the schools help all with completing their homework. This project has initiated three further projects. In order to support literacy needs with adults, a smaller group are involved in writing up a cookery book based on the meals made there. Quarrybrae Homework and Family Meal A partnership involving the public and private sector brought this project to Parkhead. The schools involved are QuarryBrae Primary and Parkhead Community Nursery. The premises are provided within Parkhead Congregational Church. The chef and cooking support is being provided by the ‘Eusabis’ deli and restaurant chain, established in Shettleston and now operating in the West End. The project has also assisted a group of 8 adults on 24 occasions with literacy and numeracy support. St Michaels Homework and Family Meal Delivered in Dalmarnock with St Michael’s Primary School and The Legacy Hub. Family food and fun In order to address the issues revealed by ‘The Cost of the School Holidays’ research, a partnership of Education Services, Children in Scotland, the private food supply company Brakes, Cordia and PEEK worked together to keep Dalmarnock Primary School open over the month of July. Families were welcomed and engaged in activities and all attending. East Integration Network Development of a new East Integration Network was facilitated by bringing together a working group of Cranhill Development Trust, Easterhouse Baptist Church, Parkhead’s Nazarene Church. Café Stork The Café engages people early in their parenting journey to increase peer support and develop relationships with staff which may then lead to engagement with other services. It will be linked with community antenatal and parenting groups. This runs from Parkhead Congregational Church. Play Café Play Café supports families with young children. Social Media A blog was established and presence on Twitter and Facebook. Glasgow Kelvin College update: John Wheatley Learning Network The John Wheatley Learning Network has four centres supporting the area: the G31 Centre in Camlachie; the Helenvale Learning Centre in Parkhead; The Enterprise Centre in Boden Street the Legacy Hub in Dalmarnock. In addition, there are three other learning centres which support the area: the Bridgeton Community Learning Campus which has tutor support from the College’s Wider Access programme and support for a Coder Dojo for young people aged 12 and above the Lodging House Mission which supports people experiencing or at risk of homelessness and which is also supported by the College’s Wider Access programme); and the East End Flexible Learning Centre in the College’s main East End campus, which provides tutor support in flexible learning programmes five days a week for people from the area Wider Access programme The College’s Wider Access programme supports community groups and services to commission tutor support from the College for groups of 12 or more adults. The Wider Access programme’s delivery in the area includes: Support for the John Orr group in the G31 Centre; IT flexible learning support in the Bridgeton Community Learning Campus An art programme in the Bridgeton Community Learning Campus; First Aid for the Citizens’ Advice Bureaux in Parkhead; the Licencing certificate for a group of learners from around the area identified by Thenue Housing Association; First Aid certification for learners from around the area identified by Thenue Housing Association; Food Hygiene certification for learners from around the area identified by Thenue Housing Association; Health and Safety certification for learners from around the area identified by Thenue Housing Association; Customer Care certification for learners from around the area identified by Thenue Housing Association. The Wider Access programme also supports the Thenue Learning Works employability programme which has recruited learners from around the area. Youth Access programme Youth Access support has been offered to the Legacy Hub as part of their arrangements for their new learning centre and could become part of the Urban Fox programme there. It has recently become part of the Church of the Nazarenes youth service in Parkhead. Community Achievement Awards The Community Achievement Awards programme was designed in response to the Thriving Places priority and to date has involved people from the following organisations in the Parkhead/ Dalmarnock/ Camlachie area: Calton Athletic; Church of the Nazarene; Community Safety Glasgow (Recreate Programme based in Boden Street); Glasgow NE Foodbank; PARC; Plantation Productions; PEEK; and BCLC The Community Achievement Awards programme works with partners to support people toward co-production capacity through planning activity and evaluating the learning and other achievements involved in engagement with community activities at four SCQF levels: Community Engagement exercise – summer 2015: The aim of the consultation is to get an initial view of how local people feel about their area, what they would like to see change and how they might like to be involved. Partners spoke to a range of organisations and local people. And also linked with a project looking at supporting people through the welfare reform process - the Building Connections Glasgow project. A number of issues were raised and an action plan developed. Thriving Places action plan developed with the following themes: Health & Resilience; Environment; Community Safety; Amenities; Employability & Learning; Transport; and Community Involvement. 2016- Projects running during part or all of this period: *some of these are bespoke Thriving Place activities, others are existing 2017 projects with additional support from partners in the Thriving Place Café Stork (Health and Resilience) Family Meals and Homework Club (Health and Resilience) Family Food and Fun (Health and Resilience) Barrowfiled Tea Dance (Health and Resilience) Neighbourhood Management (Environment) Environmental Task Force (Environment) John Wheatley Learning Network (Employability and Learning) Community Achievement Awards (Employability and Learning) Wider Access Programme (Employability and Learning) Youth Access Programme (Employability and Learning) Community Budgeting (Community Cohesion) Thriving Places History Group Volunteer Library / Bounce & Rhyme Assistants Bluevale Community Centre Asset Transfer Bounce and Rhyme Class Visits to local libraries CoderDojo Scotland (free coding clubs for young