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More and better housing New appointments to Housing Standards Panels The Standards Panels recently elected their annual Chairs for 2013/14. Standards Panels meetings, which are open to the public, are where your tenant and leaseholder representatives meet up with Council Offi cers and Councillors to work together and discuss housing-related issues. The panels meet monthly and your representatives are always happy to hear from you. You can email tenantrep@harlow.gov.uk for your tenant representative and leaseholderrep@harlow.gov.uk for your leaseholder representative. If you would like to attend a meeting, or would like more information on how you can get involved, please contact Zulfi Kiani, Tenant Initiatives Offi cer on (01279) 446330 or zulfi.kiani@harlow.gov.uk Tenancy Standards Panel Chair: Mr Shaun Russell Repairs Standards Panel Chair: Mr Bob McKenzie Finance Standards Panel Chair: Ms Jane Steer Leaseholders’ Standards Panel Chair: Ms Annette Hogan Involvement Standards Panel Chair: Mr Bob Mckenzie Care agency celebrates anniversary Advertisement John Stanley’s Care Agency, which is based at Sumners Farm Close, is to celebrate its first year of operation in Harlow. The agency provides 24-hour care services in a joint venture with Harlow Council and Essex County Council at Sumners Farm Close Extra Care Supported Housing Scheme. Extra care provides additional support for vulnerable elderly people that is not available within other supported housing schemes. This type of scheme is seen as a genuine alternative to residential care for those tenants wishing to retain their independence. John Stanley’s has been successfully operating within the scheme since moving to Sumners Farm Close in June 2012; in fact it has been so successful that it is expanding its operation by renting offi ce space at the Leah Manning Centre, which is where Harlow Council’s Supported Housing Team is based. A joint celebratory event is planned to mark the fi rst anniversary of the extra care service at Sumners Farm Close, which will take place in July. Allocation to properties at Sumners Farm Close is made by a joint allocations panel consisting of offi cers from Harlow Council and Essex County Council. To be eligible you must be over 65 and in receipt of a care package, although each allocation is assessed on the need of the individual. 4 email: contact@harlow.gov.uk ● www.harlow.gov.uk ● Tel: (01279) 446655 harlow home • summer 2013
Renewing Harlow England World Cup stars open new pavilion A new £290,000 pavilion which provides one of the best facilities for an amateur cricket club in Essex has officially opened. Harlow Town Cricket Club’s new pavilion at Ash Tree Field was opened in April 2013 by England World Cup-winning female cricketers Lydia Greenway and Beth Morgan. The Frank Pavesi Pavilion, which was previously a football changing room, has been given a complete revamp thanks to funding from the Gateway Partnership and grants from Sport England and Essex County Council. The improvements have largely been to improve access for all facility users and include: • Installation of four unisex changing rooms. • Improved facilities for people with disabilities. • Access improvements which include pedestrian steps down to the pavilion and an access road with a drop-off point for people with mobility issues. Councillor Jean Clark, Portfolio Holder for Community & Social Inclusion said: “The building has been transformed into a modern cricket pavilion, providing the club with some of the best facilities for an amateur club in Essex. By using Gateway Partnership funding, which has provided the town with facilities like Harlow Leisurezone, the Council and its partners continue to invest in improving sports facilities.” The improvements are already having a positive impact on the development of Harlow Cricket Club. Club Chairman, Stuart Alderson, said: “This is all part of a fi ve- to six-year plan for improvement at the club and these facilities mean we can host disabled cricket as well as Essex Women’s cricket matches.” The project was overseen by Harlow Council, which owns the pavilion, and was completed in time for the start of the cricket season. Stuart Alderson added: “Harlow Council has been extremely helpful and ensured the project was done to a very high standard.” If you are interested in getting involved with the club, email paul.morrell@harlowtowncc.co.uk or call 07719 567333. harlow times • summer 2013 email: contact@harlow.gov.uk ● www.harlow.gov.uk ● Tel: (01279) 446655 7
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